Field Reports
Crushing the trout on a warm fall day
On this episode of DockSide TV, we are fishing big speckled trout over grass beds at the end of the fall entering the winter on a warm day.[…]
Speckled Trout
Fishing Hotspots
Big Lake fishermen can go for big trout or bunches
One of the biggest decisions an angler has to make at Big Lake in December is whether to target big fish or plenty.[…]
Fishing Reports
The Westcott’s Hopedale trip
Craig Westcott Sr. holding Craig Westcott Jr.’s first speckled trout.[…]
Fishing Reports
David’s Lake Borgne speck
David Flores, 6, hooked his first speckled trout on his first fishing trip in Lake Borgne back in October 2022.[…]
Field Reports
This area has speckled trout every cast
There are still places left with thriving speckled trout populations, and Marsh Man Masson had the good fortune of fishing one of them.[…]
Features
Speckled trout anglers look both ways
Jon Miller asked speckled trout anglers to break down their fishing experiences this year by season and to look ahead to 2023.[…]
Fishing Hotspots
The best month of the year for Pontchartrain speckled trout
One of the most popular Lake Pontchartrain areas to fish is the Train Trestle — and for good reason: it holds piles of fish every November.[…]
Columns
Speckled trout “ting” is really a “whole buncha tings” facing Louisiana
Marine biologists say we don’t have enough large egg-producing female speckled trout to keep our trout population from being self-sustaining.[…]
Columns
Dock shots should go the way of MySpace
There’s one habit that Marsh Man Masson would like to see go away forever: Posting pictures on social media of tables loaded with dead fish.[…]
Features
Fish traffic picks up under Lake Pontchartrain’s bridges
Several bridges spanning Lake Pontchartrain create miles of artificial reefs that hold various fish species.[…]
Fishing Reports
John’s first Big Lake speck
John Allen Francois, 6, was fishing on Big Lake in August when he hooked his first speckled trout, this 3-pounder, on live shrimp.[…]
Newsletters
Action taken by LWFC to modify speckled trout size and bag limits
The same issues affecting speckled trout is affecting redfish and ducks. The habitat loss is too great to support the fisheries we expect.[…]
News Breaker
LWFC adopts Notice Of Intent to modify spotted seatrout size and bag limits
The LWFC adopted a NOI to increase the minimum size limit of spotted seatrout to 13.5 inches and to decrease the daily bag limit to 15 fish.[…]
Fishing Hotspots
October freckled frenzy in Dularge
Veteran Captain Bill Lake has followed a successful speckled trout fishing strategy at Dularge for decades.[…]
Field Reports
This bayou is always hot this time of year!
For decades, Jeff Bruhl of Madisonville has been fishing Bayou Liberty on the edge of Lake Pontchartrain for speckled trout.[…]
Columns
Taking a fish-eye view of some of the top shrimpin’ bait options
Autumn is the time of year to take advantage of the shrimp run and get your favorite artificial shrimp bait out for speckled trout.[…]