In muddy marsh waters in Texas and Louisiana, I always have a popping cork, a 20-pound flourocarbon leader cut to the right depth and a jighead with a Gulp! We all have fond childhood memories of ...

Many anglers use slip corks to target speckled trout at deeper rigs in Breton Sound, Sandy Point and Main Pass. The rigs are incredibly effective because they hold bait in the strike zone just above ...

Live shrimp are about as easy to get right now as king cake. Cold front after winter cold front have pushed even the most homebody of white shrimp out into the Gulf of Mexico, leaving anglers with the ...

GOOD. 88 degrees. Drifting the big mudflats is the best method for redfish or speckled trout on live shrimp or croaker. Look for a green tide loaded with bait. West Matagorda Bay GOOD. 88 degrees.

With cold, muddy water and high winds, it's been tough on fishermen lately. But for those wanting redfish, Venice may be the place to go - if you're willing to brave the elements. Even way south down ...

Summer days may be numbered but a different season is starting to heat up in Texas. It's currently "red hot redfish" season, according to a recent Texas Parks and Wildlife Department tweet, with the ...

Sean O'Connell of Mandeville caught a redfish Monday morning that had the wire from a popping cork sticking out of its side. The rest of the cork, leader and jighead were inside the fish. (Sean ...

A new technique to catch large red drum of Pamlico Sound and a citrus shrimp recipe. This week on Carolina Outdoor Journal, we’ll use a new technique to catch the large red drum of Pamlico Sound. In ...

STAINED. Overall conditions: FAIR TO GOOD. 88-89 degrees. Redfish are caught in the main area of the lake and along the ship channel on live shrimp under a popping cork. There have been some fish ...

Capt. Dennis Bardwell has an ace up his sleeve for catching redfish that are holding close to the shorelines. (Photo by Todd Masson, NOLA.com | The Times-Picayune) (Todd Masson) Many anglers use slip ...