Columns
Matrix X-Shad
The Matrix XShad is the exact mold of the Matrix Shad, except it gives anglers the opportunity to rig it weedless or on an open-faced jighead.[…]
Speckled Trout
Newsletters
Catching trout on points with Capt. Charlie Thomason
In this Sportsman TV video, Captain Charlie Thomason breaks down how to properly fish points in the marsh for speckled trout.[…]
Fishing Hotspots
Influx of river water may push Delacroix fish to the middle
Capt. Chad Dufrene said that anglers who venture out should be able to find some fish in the mid-zone middle of the Delacroix area.[…]
Fishing Hotspots
Leeville offers kayakers plenty of opportunities
For many fish in the marsh, April is a transition period into their summer patterns. The marshes around Leeville fill with redfish in April.[…]
Fishing Hotspots
April speck action in Sulphur Mine, Catfish Lake
Capt. Mike Guidry, of Rippin Lip Guide Service, says he’ll fish the Sulphur Mine and Catfish Lake this month until the trout make their annual transition.[…]
Features
Trout in the grass, Understanding SAV
Speckled trout love grassbeds; learn how submerged aquatic vegetation (SAV) helps fish, the environment and Louisiana fishermen.[…]
Fishing Hotspots
Park and shop at the MRGO rocks in April
Capt. Gene Dugas, of Rather Be Fishing Adventures, says April should be a good month for speckled trout and redfish fishing at the MRGO Rocks.[…]
Newsletters
Finding speckled trout during a warm April
Our unusually warm March kicked the speckled trout into motion and they are moving down the estuary earlier than normal this year.[…]
Newsletters
How to catch trout in open water with Capt. Charlie Thomason
It’s a tough thing to figure out what speckled trout are doing in open water. Capt. Charlie Thomason breaks it all down in this Sportsman TV video.[…]
Newsletters
Topwater baits for spring trout
For a number of reasons, spring is the best time of the year to throw floating stick baits for speckled trout in Louisiana.[…]
Columns
Is overfishing really the cause of Louisiana’s speckled trout decline?
It’s unlikely Louisiana anglers will for very long enjoy the same speckled trout limits that have been in place for nearly four decades.[…]
Speckled Trout
Big sow trout in Grand Isle
Tommy Vidrine shows how the spawn in beginning in Grand Isle. He caught a huge sow trout and some beautiful redfish on March 23.[…]
Columns
Never give up! that big speck won’t
More often than not, patience in letting a bite develop or changing techniques to target certain parts of the water column, has directly led to success.[…]
Newsletters
Good signs for Grand Isle trout anglers
Tommy Vidrine caught some great speckled trout in Grand Isle at the Caminada jetties on March 17. It’s starting to look like the spring time.[…]
Speckled Trout
New Matrix XShad battles trout in Chalmette
Chas Champagne breaks out the new Matrix XShad in Chalmette and shows how it catches trout after trout on this episode of Dockside TV.[…]
Features
March into spring trout
Delacroix-area guide commands anglers to ‘move’ if they want to fill their coolers with speckled trout and some bonus redfish in March.[…]