Blog https://www.visitthenorthshore.com/blog/stories/ Blog Mon, 16 Sep 2024 15:42:14 +0000 Summertime Crabbing in St. Tammany https://www.visitthenorthshore.com/blog/stories/post/summertime-crabbing-in-st-tammany/ https://www.visitthenorthshore.com/blog/stories/post/summertime-crabbing-in-st-tammany/#comments https://www.visitthenorthshore.com/blog/stories/post/summertime-crabbing-in-st-tammany/ Mon, 17 Jun 2024 15:00:00 -0400

Lake Pontchartrain Blue Crabs

Summertime is here on the Northshore! In addition to its wonderful fisheries, St. Tammany Parish residents and visitors now have the option to catch what is considered the highly prized Lake Pontchartrain Blue Crab. Corey LaBostrie of Lacombe has been catching crabs in

]]> Trolling Lake Pontchartrain’s Bridges for Springtime Speckled Trout https://www.visitthenorthshore.com/blog/stories/post/trolling-lake-pontchartrains-bridges-for-springtime-speckled-trout/ https://www.visitthenorthshore.com/blog/stories/post/trolling-lake-pontchartrains-bridges-for-springtime-speckled-trout/#comments https://www.visitthenorthshore.com/blog/stories/post/trolling-lake-pontchartrains-bridges-for-springtime-speckled-trout/ Mon, 11 Mar 2024 15:00:00 -0400

For most anglers in Louisiana, trolling isn’t at the top of their list when it comes to their preferred style of fishing. The technique of dragging lures behind your boat until a fish bites may just be the last technique you want to engage in. But trolling the bridges during March and April has

]]> Mid-winter Sac-a-lait Fishing Heats up on The Northshore https://www.visitthenorthshore.com/blog/stories/post/mid-winter-sac-a-lait-fishing-heats-up-on-the-northshore/ https://www.visitthenorthshore.com/blog/stories/post/mid-winter-sac-a-lait-fishing-heats-up-on-the-northshore/#comments https://www.visitthenorthshore.com/blog/stories/post/mid-winter-sac-a-lait-fishing-heats-up-on-the-northshore/ Fri, 23 Feb 2024 18:00:00 -0500

Madisonville's Tchefuncte River in winter.The Tchefuncte River during the winter months is a place of solitude and beauty.

Sac-a-Lait, The Favored Fish

As winter sets in on The Northshore, fishing gets tough for most freshwater anglers. With water temperatures in the 50s and barometric temperature swings happening weekly, anglers are

]]> Lake Pontchartrain Speckled Trout Come Alive in October https://www.visitthenorthshore.com/blog/stories/post/lake-pontchartrain-speckled-trout-come-alive-in-october/ https://www.visitthenorthshore.com/blog/stories/post/lake-pontchartrain-speckled-trout-come-alive-in-october/#comments https://www.visitthenorthshore.com/blog/stories/post/lake-pontchartrain-speckled-trout-come-alive-in-october/ Tue, 26 Sep 2023 19:00:00 -0400

As the dog days of summer come to an end, there is a revived breath in Lake Pontchartrain. We’ve been through an abnormally hot summer with temperatures hitting the upper 90s for weeks on end and it’s had its effect on the lake, primarily with the speckled trout. Forrest Green of Lacombe has been

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