Louisiana’s officially designated state saltwater fish is in no danger of being relieved of that title anytime soon. Speckled trout, officially known as spotted sea trout, were once again the most ...

Two boats slide off the back of their mothership and into the Gulf’s green waters. Then the real work begins. With waves rocking them, the boats begin to separate, unspooling a net bigger than five ...

Every March, an influx of croakers fires up the speckled trout and flounder bite in the marshes of South Louisiana. The post ...

The largest commercial fishing industry in the Gulf of Mexico is accidentally killing and discarding more than 22,000 redfish annually in Louisiana waters, according to an independent study released ...

It’s a moment that can spark dread among even the most scrupulously law-abiding Louisiana fishermen. As you return to the dock after a fine day on the water, solemnly serious men or women in state ...

Louisiana's record freeze and snowstorm last month killed many thousands of fish, but marine conditions were not as severe as a 1989 cold snap and time will tell if species such as speckled trout and ...

The Cajun cooking craze nearly wiped out the species native to Louisiana, but conservation stemmed the tide. Now the fish faces new threats Fishing guide Tori Arnona, 23, holds a redfish caught near ...