Well easy street should slow some as what we call suicide month is over. We call May suicide month due to the simplicity of filling coolers. Now as we get into June water temps rise fishing changes some and trout start seeking saltier waters. I’m not saying June is a hard month I’m just saying…
If you are wondering what the “Big Bridge” is, well it the 24 mile concrete reef that connects Mandiville and New Orleans stretching across Lake Pontchartrain called the Causeway. This bridge gets neglected and forgotten at times as boats tend to crowd the Trestle in Slidell while leaving the Causeway vacant. The Causeway is arguably…
Wow this April has started off tough for us down here in the Pontchartrain Basin. High rivers and high winds has hand cuffed us to certain areas and finding clean water a challenge. One of the biggest tips I can say when the Lake gets flipped like it has lately is learn to google search…
We are finally out of the windiest month of the year. Cold front after cold front, high rivers and dirty water, March can be a frustrating month but April is now here and things are on the up and up. The best part of April is that it is speckle trout spawning season. More record…
March is here so lets discuss the changes that occur with our first month of spring. First off water temps are on the rise which drives the fish out of the deep canals and pushes them up to shallow flats, or the start to seek out choke points with good tidal flow and especially bridge…
Wow!!! What an amazing event we just witnessed on the Gulf Coast. Some areas on the Gulf Coast had over twelve inches of snow. While everyone seemed to enjoy it especially kids but now there are some concerns on fish kills across the Gulf Coast. I personally have not seen a kill at all here…
As temperatures cool something special happens in our local residential canals. White trout surge into our deep man made canals and make for a wonderful adventure to bring a kid fishing. When I see the white trout start to pile up in the canals such as Eden Isles the first thing I do is bring…
Most anglers are thrilled to catch trout period and when they are catching 2 and 3 pounders on the trestle they are more than excited. For trophy trout hunters like myself I’m always looking for the biggest and best thing out there. I think we all know by now the trestle, Causeway ect are on…
Well what do you know, we get into the ALCS and NLCS right before the World Series and the big trout have magically popped up on the bridges. Is it because they just love baseball? Well maybe but here is my theory. When Autumn approaches World Series time it typically means the spawn is about…
During early fall the key to finding autumn specks is to locate grass. Whether it’s a shallow eel grass bed or a deep canal with coon tail grass on the banks finding grass is essential. Once you find some grass I recommend starting the morning off with top water matrix mullets. If you get a…
