By: Joel Masson A few years back, Tag Louisiana started a program that allowed anglers to stick yellow tags in fish, with the potential of that fish being recaptured. The value of this program shows itself in many facets. For each recaptured fish, Tag Louisiana sends both the recipient and the original tagger a…
Hi everyone My name is Chris Miller from Slidell Louisiana.As like many people that grew up in Louisiana it didn’t take long for me to develop a passion for fishing growing up! I can remember when Chas was running dockside bait and tackle I’d go there to get live shrimp.Well one day he gave me…
Summer is now here along with the hot temperatures. If it is speckled trout you are after there are two things you will have to change up from fishing during the spring. First off early starts is key. The early bird gets the worm in the summer months. The other thing you may have to…
Months like May provide a litany of fishing related activities to chose from. With many teens seeing their last days of school before summer vacation, popular saltwater destinations get choked up with fishermen. For anglers who like a real challenge, Tchefuncte River bass are hard to beat. Although the place isn’t known for it, catching…
Michael Booth My name is Michael Booth and I grew up saltwater fishing with my dad. We would make trip after trip to Grand Isle or Delacroix chasing trout in his bay boat. As I grew older I jumped into the world of kayak fishing. I began chasing reds from the kayak all over Louisiana.…
I have fished the SE Louisiana marshes since I was 4 years old, fished from Grand Isle to Slidell. Currently I am part of Team BugginDaFish with Cpt. Calvin Duvalle in both the Tito’s Homemade Vodka Redfish Series and the IFA Redfish Tour. Currently working on my Captain’s license. I fish out of a 24’…
I have always loved fishing ever since I got started as just a little kid with my grandpa on my hometown lake Grand lake. I fish mainly for largemouth bass, crappie, and white bass. I have a passion for bass fishing and I love studying the fish and trying to figure out their patterns. I…
The Pontchartrain estuary is making a turn to be a fall and winter big trout hot spot now the MRGO is closed. It used to be known as the place to be to catch wall hangers all through the spring and summer but the last few years have shown differently. It now seems the…
The kickoff event for the 2017′ Tito’s Redfish Series was this weekend at Coco Marina. Ninety boats awaited blast off at day light with many of them being seasoned pros and veterans. After a long day of fishing and plenty big reds hitting the scales it was Team Hrubes with the largest red of the…
When to Troll, When to Jig Most of you that know us at www.MatrixShad.com know that we mostly jig soft plastics along the bridges of lake Pontchartrain but this time of year it may be a little different. This is a time you may want to try a different technique called trolling. Trolling lures behind the boat…
