Weather cycles pretty much make the fishing world go round in South Louisiana. The same cold fronts — along with the waning photoperiod — that drive speckled trout inland and the masses of white shrimp out also serve to sometimes violently flush the marsh when strong north winds make their way through the coastline.[…]
With this past cold front the speckled trout have begun to settle in deep holes of the lakes, bayous and canals around Delacroix, demanding a slightly different method of presenting baits.[…]
My son Boudreauxed James Wilson and Lane Zimmer on his fifth cast of the morning.[…]
Every day, approximately 8,000 to 10,000 cars and trucks cross the new Leeville toll bridge on Louisiana Highway 1 in South Louisiana heading to or from Fourchon and Grand Isle.[…]
Craig Graham of St. Francisville is an avid angler who isn’t afraid to travel a few miles to catch a few fish. So when he heard that sizable speckled trout were being caught in Delta National Wildlife Refuge at the mouth of the Mississippi River, he didn’t hesitate to begin planning a trip there.[…]
Long distance relationships never work out. The problem comes when you finally fly out to meet her only to find that she has fallen for a more convenient other.[…]
Hypothermia is as much a danger during the winter in Louisiana as it is in northern climates. But, using common sense can make all the difference.[…]
So I asked him, “What’s the best speckled trout spot on the central coast in December?”[…]
Dear Capt. Paul,
Can you give me the GPS locations of the Blind Faith and Thunder Hawk rigs and any other coordinates you may have for areas to fish yellows out there?
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Speckled trout show a fairly dependable annual cycle. Most (remember that I said most) spend winters in low-salinity, interior waters — lakes, bayous and canals.[…]
Bryce Michel has so much confidence in the Lake Mechant/Lake de Cade area in November and December that he thinks the biggest mistake a fisherman can make is staying at home instead of going fishing.[…]
This past teal season didn’t exactly knock Capt. Chris Pike’s socks off. The Delacroix charter captain and duck-hunting guide hunted every day, and although he had some decent hunts, most days ended with a few empty spots on his duck strap.[…]
Capt. Chris Pike is used to keeping an eye on the water while he is speckled trout fishing, and that has helped him to understand exactly how water conditions — namely high water and low water — affect duck hunting in the Southeast Louisiana marsh.[…]
The marsh that Chris Pike hunts around Delacroix is admittedly all leased up. That means that one can’t just launch a boat and find the closest pond to make a duck hunt.[…]
Scrunch, Scrunch, Schrunch! The heavy frost on the vehicle’s windshield wasn’t yielding easily to my efforts.[…]
1. The diameter of braided line is much smaller than that of monofilament. If using braid, it is important to wrap the line around the shaft of the cork’s snaps two or three times on both the top and the bottom of the cork.[…]