The recent high level of the Mississippi River has kept speckled trout away from Breton Island, but that sure isn't true of its neighbors to the north. Whenever Mother Nature takes a day off from her ...

Capt. Theophile Bourgeois is an admitted topwater diehard. He'll fish surface plugs during the seasons of the year when other anglers don't even carry them in their tackle boxes. He loves seeing ...

No matter where you target specks, it’s hard to beat a paddletail soft-plastic, and the Sea Shad emits a strong vibration that these fish can’t resist. The One Knocker is a modern cousin of the ...

If you ever get a chance to fish along the Atlantic coast, redfish are an awesome species to target. These hard-charging muscle torpedoes will aggressively chase down swimbaits, flies and topwater ...

To a casual speckled trout angler, the month of March is as productive as Johnny Jones' offensive scheme. The fish scatter to the four winds, and although catching a few is seldom difficult, loading ...

The bays south of Cocodrie aren't known for producing the state's heaviest speckled trout, but this is the time of year when anglers there can encounter some really nice fish. Capt. Justin Breaux has ...

There has been a good run of big kingfish off the Space Coast this week. Sometimes they will skyrocket on baits, trolled or simply free jumping, resembling a SpaceX flight taking launch. Inshore, the ...

Redfish BayGOOD. 60 degrees. The tides have dropped out after the recent cold front. Look for any areas that are about knee ...

For years, I’ve been fascinated by the redfish, a saltwater species found along the Atlantic Coast. I tried to fish for reds once in Florida, but a tropical storm foiled my plans. So, on a recent trip ...