When I first moved to New Orleans as a (very) young man in the mid-1960s, I just knew that I was a fishing hot dog. I thought I knew all there was to know about catching bass, bream, white perch and catfish — and that’s where the fishing world ended.[…]
Zutie Auenson is clearly a man taken with Grand Isle, his April to September guiding headquarters. Although he is obsessed with speckled trout, he says that the island resort has it all.[…]
It’s no wonder kayak fishing continues to grow at amazing rates each year: It is an exciting, economical and eco-friendly sport for fishermen of all ages.[…]
“I fish live bait — live croakers,” the 68-year-old says with conviction, as if looking for a challenge. “Using plastic can be a good way to find the fish,” he adds, seeming for a moment to soften a bit, “but when I find them, I throw croakers to catch more.[…]
The sun and the tide were rising as wind sang through the fishing lines of the unused poles on the boat. It looked to be a promising blue sky Saturday (April 28), as birds fed on balls of shrimp where the water cleared in the growing salinity of Lake Robin.[…]
The action out of Hopedale could hardly be any better than it is right now.[…]
For the next three months, the Lake Pontchartrain Causeway will be one of the hottest spots in Southeast Louisiana for long, heavy speckled trout.[…]
With the strong cool front that is forecasted for this weekend, many anglers will write the Lake Pontchartrain area off for several days.[…]
Friday the 13th isn’t a day renowned for its good luck. If there is a community on earth that has a superstitious bent it’s the fishing community.[…]
While telling me about how the Davis Pond Diversion has affected speckled trout fishing around Lafitte, Capt. Theophile Bourgeois mentioned something that I don’t think he realized provided a perfect contrast of the life before and after the levee break started flowing.[…]
The Mississippi River is supposed to be 6.5 feet at New Orleans Carrollton Gauge by Monday (April 23), and that has Capt. Owen “Big O” Langridge chomping at the bit.[…]
Are you the best speckled-trout angler in Southeast Louisiana?
It’ll take you only $50 to find out.[…]
An old commercial for Barq’s root beer said that New Orleans’ favorite beverage had “bite.”[…]
The U.S. Coast Guard has informed St. Tammany Parish Government that they will begin picking up debris from the Pearl River Navigational Canal between Locks One and Two within the next several weeks.[…]
All this southerly wind has blown an ocean’s worth of water into the marshes around Magnolia.[…]
Louisiana Department of Wildlife and Fisheries (LDWF) Enforcement Division agents found the deceased bodies of a father and son on the Natalbany River in Tangipahoa Parish around 9:30 a.m. on April 12.[…]