Paddletail lures are, by far, the most popular style of baits among South Louisiana's coastal anglers. Many anglers are fiercely loyal to particular brands. (Photo by Todd Masson, NOLA.com | The Times ...

Redfish BayGOOD. 75 degrees. Cold fronts are starting to change the pattern. Drum can be caught on reefs or in small ponds in back lakes. Redfish are scattered over oysters ...

Drive to the end of the Earth, and you’ll find a fishing village like no other. Venice, Louisiana, is in the marsh at the mouth of the Mississippi River where it pours into the Gulf of Mexico, a good ...

• NORTH SABINE: Redfish are good in the marsh on weedless soft plastics. Trout are fair to good under slicks and birds on topwaters and soft plastics. • SOUTH SABINE: Trout are fair to good under ...

The biggest change on the fishing front around Mobile Bay is that a swarm of slot redfish has taken over the lower marshes and tidal rivers to the west. Inshore guide Bobby Abruscato said an excellent ...

1. At Big Pier 60 in Clearwater, mangrove snapper, sheepshead, speckled trout and jack crevalle have been steady catches most days this week. Sporadic pompano have been caught on shrimp and Doc’s ...

-- On Friday, the party boat Texsun II put 45 anglers on 123 red snapper, with the top 12 between 12 and 17 pounds. Scattered other fish, including a 35-pound ling and a small Warsaw grouper, were ...

When it comes to catching fish, there is absolutely nothing more important than finding them. You can have the fastest boat, most-sensitive rod, highest-end reel and absolutely perfect bait for the ...

• NORTH SABINE: Trout are fair to good under birds and pods of shad on soft plastics. Redfish and flounder are good in the marsh on shrimp. Flounder are good on shrimp, shad and Gulps at the mouths of ...

Drive to the end of the Earth, and you'll find a fishing village like no other. Venice, La., is in the marsh at the mouth of the Mississippi River where it pours into the Gulf of Mexico, a good ...