The time of year most Gulf Coast anglers dread the most is here upon us now. From late February to early March is just about as tough as it gets for chasing speckled trout and red fish in our areas. What this time of year is great for is Slinging Slabs. Thats right, the time…
Well the Bonnet Carré Spillway is open as most know and it started in January. Fresh, dirty and cold Mississippi River water is flooding the Lake Pontchartrain basin. Lets hope by the time you read this all the Bonnet Carré bays will be closed and the lake will be on its path to becoming salty…
We are entering one of the harder seasons for fishing the Pontchartrain Basin area and the weather has not made things any easier of late. The tremendous amounts of rainfall has the Mississippi River creeping over its banks and stirring up discussions of opening the Bonnet Carrie Spillway. If this occurs, salt water species can…
If you are wondering where to fill the box right now the answer is “The Wall’ as the locals call it. Every year from September all the way into February, the “Great Wall of Chalmette” has been with out a doubt the place to be from fall to winter off the Lake Pontchatrain basin. Ever…
This is a time of year where big trout will suspend in even the deepest of water. We have really been targeting big specks lately and throwing hard baits especially the Matrix Mullet Prototype in crystal clear water watching big specks coming from the depths up to 10′ to charge the Matrix Mullet. Soon as…
Now is the time to look up into the sky rather than down into the water. Every year in the Pontchartrain basin during this time of year birds start working on the shrimp that the reds are pushing up to the surface. If you catch the right flock of birds you will catch big trout…
I own and operate Spot On Fishing Adventures out of Leeville La. Here at Spot On Fishing Adventures we take you on a inshore guided fishing trips in the marshes, bays and coastal areas chasing Speckle trout, Red fish, Flounder, Black Drum and many other species of fish that beautiful south Louisiana has to offer.…
My name is Kevin Wartberg. I reside in Slidell, La., and have been fishing Lake Pontchartrain, Biloxi Marsh, and Hopedale for about 20 years now. Working all throughout the marsh in my 20′ Skeeter Bay is my favorite way to put em in the boat. I’ve been using Matrix/Vortex Shad since the day they were…
If you are wanting to chase doormat size flounder no matter what area you fish across the Gulf Coast there is no better time than NOW!!!! It is one of the most complicated species to target as most of them are caught by accident, but not this time of year. During the Months of September,…
Captain Bill Willis is a native of Pensacola and has fished the waterways surrounding Perdido Key and Orange Beach for over twenty five years. In addition to local knowledge he has fished Key West ,Marquesas Islands, Sebastians Inlet, Mosquito Lagoon, Indian River, Apalachicola, Sarasota sound, Indian Pass, Louisiana Marsh and most lakes and ditches in…