Lake Decade Speckled Trout: How I Catch 'Em in Dularge, Louisiana

Lake Decade is a popular community honey hole in Terrebonne Parish, Louisiana. But how do hopeful inshore anglers hope to catch speckled trout there? It's pretty easy, and in this video you'll see how I do it.
Hi, my name is Devin. I'm a lifelong inshore angler and former fishing guide, but today I teach people how to catch speckled trout and redfish right here on Louisiana's coast. This fall/winter season I've done exactly that, catching limits of speckled trout from Dularge to Delacroix to Lake Pontchartrain to Chalmette to Pointe a la Hache to Venice. It's been a productive season.
Watch me fish Lake Decade to discover what the winning tackle and technique are, all the way to catch another limit of speckled trout and leave them biting.
While Lake Decade is indeed well known, I also have a knack for punching out to lesser known waters to find speckled trout biting elsewhere. In fact, finding and catching fish from scratch is the backbone of what I teach inside my course Inshore Fishing 101, which is only available in my membership, LAFB Elite. And, since you read this far, if you use code LF30 you will get 30% off when you join.
Tight lines, and thanks for watching!
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[@TheSHOP411]

Devin, a sincere thank you for helping all of us smaller channels. I have had my single biggest jump in subscribers since you visited my channel and brought me into your subscription community. That was truly a selfless act of kindness. I have been watching your channel for about a year and I'm just starting with videoing fishing trips. I have been watching your style and it is my goal to emulate much of what you do while adding my own style. In doing so, I have learned just how much you do to bring us this unbelievable content. Videoing on solid ground is one thing, but videoing on the water is very technical. So much needs to be perfect. Anyway, I have always supported you by watching your videos to completion and watching the ads, but I will definitely support you by buying a subscription to your inshore fishing course and community. If you ever need a hand, I think you just made a bunch of new friends. I would definitely help you out. Thanks for what you do

[@LAFishBlog]

I have no words. You're welcome, and thank you so much for your kindness.

[@beaublanton7788]

Love to see this this, especially in my own backyard. Thank you both

[@LAFishBlog]

Hopefully you enjoyed this fishing trip to Lake Decade and, if so, *please give it a thumbs up!* Your support is appreciated and, if you guys enjoy these videos, then I will keep making them. Tight lines!

[@WalterLowery-qe8cw]

I’ve commented before about you making longer videos showing the grind on locating and catching fish. These videos are great. I also like the boat ride included.

[@LAFishBlog]

Thank you for watching! Glad you enjoyed it.

[@CSG1027]

Really, really liking the long-form videos. Please keep em coming

[@LAFishBlog]

Thanks, glad you enjoyed it! I edited two more today. Thanks for watching!

[@JasonLeblanc-f7e]

I really enjoy your style of videos. Not just the catching and more of the fishing trip. Great job!

[@gwater-_-8421]

Love watching long vedios with someone who knows what they doing!

[@JoeMagnolia]

Appreciate all the knowledge and diversity of locations with all your videos. Keep it up!! Thanks

[@LAFishBlog]

Thank you!

[@copperhead573]

I’m a Texas coast fisherman. I only get to the coast 4 times a year so getting on fish is very important. I love learning from folks like you that really know the water and making changes according to conditions. Thanks for taking time to create real water content. I live over 200 miles from the coast and work as a teacher so it’s expensive and only limited time to go. I do love inshore Reds and trout though.

[@charlesgivens695]

Thanks for the videos and perspective. I have learned a lot watching you. I never would have fished hard baits until I watched one of your videos and got my first hook-up. It was an awesome trout pac-man'ing along the rocks. Keep up the good work.

[@KatchinEmWithKTrain]

Appreciate you for shouting out us South LA Anglers. 🙌🏿 Hopefully I can grow my channel as large as yours. 😊

[@LAFishBlog]

Subscribed. Thank you for watching. I'm no expert on this brand-building stuff, but for me the key has been consistency and longevity. I've been posting reports since 2009. It's a grind, but a worthy one.

[@Hunting-with-Hayes]

Great videos Devin ! I’ve learned a lot watching you go through your processes and plans for fishing a certain area. Always great content ! Thank you

[@Marsh-Mechanic]

I know what you’re saying about “getting a bit bored” going to the same place to fish. It’s so much fun to try different places and learn new areas. As you know in Louisiana, we can fish new areas every day for 100 years, and never come close to running out of them!! lol

[@brianchicola2014]

Best LA fishing videos out there!

[@LAFishBlog]

Thanks! Glad you enjoy my fishing videos!

[@dannybryant6960]

Really enjoying the longer videos. I fish a bunch between October through June and I’m always learning something from your videos.

[@dougashton8617]

Great video! I think in one of your recent videos you said how important filing a float plan is. I learned this a long time ago. Great advice.

[@dddppp8131]

Enjoyed the video and yes appreciate if you would continue. I fished Lake De Cade for the first time in late October, outgoing tide, and caught an 18, 14, 16 and 13 inch trout before having boat problems. Returned in mid November, lots of wind and few trout. Again in early December, many throwbacks and kept a few. Everything was under a cork with the Marker 54 glide shrimp. You are right....those fish only want the cork. LOL We enjoyed being on the water. Take care and again thanks for the video.

[@LAFishBlog]

Thank you for the report and thank you for watching!

[@RiggedPFA]

Looks like the trout bite is good everywhere right now 👍👍

[@LAFishBlog]

It sure is. Thanks for watching!

[@RiggedPFA]

@ enjoyed it

[@rosswatkins2277]

It is

[@fishinwithferg6048]

Raymond, it sure has! That bank fishing trout you caught a couple videos ago was insane!

[@RiggedPFA]

@ that was definitely a mule trout for sure

[@MarkRose-r7v]

Devin, I have been fresh and salt water fishing my whole life here in south La. I have my own style of fishing and never really followed the monkey see monkey do thing. I’m new to youtube and saw one of your Video’s. I haven’t stoped watching. You have showed me some new techniques very much appreciate that. No matter how long you do things. You can always lean more and better ways of doing them. Keep the video’s coming. Stay safe out there.

[@LAFishBlog]

I’m always learning, too. A lifelong student of the marsh. Thank you for watching.

[@RickyVargasIII]

In my back yard! Thanks for the video, Lake Decade has been on fire this fall. Also other places you mentioned is doing awesome right now too!

[@LAFishBlog]

It's been a great fall for trout. Thank you for watching!

[@Larry-hi1ri]

Hey buddy love fishing lake decade most of the fish we catch besides the popping cork is a tsunami swim bait red and black and pink clear most of the time we drift from one side of the lake to the other then repeat might pick up 4-5 r 10-12 on a drift when they are on they on I’ve limited out one day and only a couple the next day great videos

[@LAFishBlog]

Excellent advice!

[@glenntoups4615]

Like your patience and thought processes......a lot of guys drop an anchor make 20 casts and then. move and leave lots of fish. It is always a challenge to change types and colors of baits to see how many diffednt techniques and presentations actually produce. Thanks for sharing. I have caught lots of nice trout, reds, bass over the years in DeCade and Merchant. Has been pretty good lately,

[@jared7394]

Another great video. Keep up the good work.

[@hookmwoodfishingchannel9233]

I love lake decade one of my favorite places!!

[@xmob20001]

Great Lake when its calm too bring the kiddos, easy fishing

[@LAFishBlog]

If it were closer, I would totally bring my kids! It's perfect for them! Thank you for watching.

[@Eyesofthasouth]

Thoroughly enjoy these videos. Real life fishing trip with ur thoughts. I dig it. What’s ur popping cork setup?

[@kimovercash2887]

Kinda wish I was back in La throwing sparkle beetles to speckled trout under a poppin’ cork. Thanks for posting.

[@fishinwithferg6048]

Thanks for helping us fellow content creators! Hopefully we can get something good going like the Florida and Alabama content creators. I’m definitely going to do some collaboration this year!

[@pierrearchambeault6409]

Like it very much informative. ThAnk you happy new year.

[@pierrearchambeault6409]

Going to hopedale tomorrow trying to load up on specks well see.

[@Mark-rr8te]

Keep up the great work Capt. Devin! Will participate in LAFB Elite again to address tactics, presentation and navigation. Primary focus is to develope safe route planning and data transfer skills from GEP to Lowrance.

[@LAFishBlog]

The new Inshore Fishing 101 is great, and really helped me navigate around Dularge. But, hands down, the best part of LAFB Elite is the Community. Being able to get help planning fishing trips goes a long way. Thank you for watching!

[@michaelbarras6950]

The tried and true sparkle beetle! 👍

[@kevinbabineaux3014]

For sure, keep doing these videos

[@jeffbrown7924]

Very good content. Thanks

[@gogetemtv5004]

Nice video bro! My wife and I was out there a few days ago and killed the specks!! My last few trips I’ve caught my limit and it was some good trout!!

[@LAFishBlog]

Outstanding, glad to hear it. Hopefully it keeps up through the winter. Fishing has been good! Thank you for watching!

[@kennethcomardelle2187]

I always enjoy your videos. I’m a Lafbelite member but you catch a lot more fish than I do. Thanks for info, but where did the tide info for Lake DeCade?

[@LAFishBlog]

I'm using Lake Caillou on Windfinder.

[@michaelsartin5650]

Damn man you were back in my neck of the woods. That Ranger was a Cayman 191.

[@LAFishBlog]

Thank you! It's a sharp boat.

[@VisualAFMedia]

Poppin Cork Mafia 🤘🏽😤

[@xmob20001]

You in my Wheel House ,love that Lake an the others around there.Run to Raccourci under the Powerline when the tide is falling Nov-Dec,biggins there.

[@xmob20001]

Devin,just make sure you follow the white poles to your left as you enter the lake from Bayou decade you will see a small island in the middle stay way left of that very skinny water.

[@xmob20001]

Devin,i got to make a correction .I havent fished that spot in a few yrs an a friend just told me the powerlines have been removed.Basically its the west side of the bay is where they where,good luck hope you get a chance to try.

[@towertalkTV]

Great video. Does your check it stick float? Great idea to mount wood to it. I have dropped one and lost it. Thanks for giving a shout out to other fellow content creators.

[@nobis64]

We do well using swimbaits in Lake Decade for the winter pattern.

[@bartmormino907]

Went the other day at Venice and limited out in 4 hours. We were doing so well we started at 14' and above.

[@LAFishBlog]

That's outstanding! I fished Venice a few times recently, too. Great fishing down there. Thank you for watching!

[@bartmormino907]

I tell my friend how well you do on plastics but he believes you need shrimp, I finally made him a plastic man.

[@nathanankersen4695]

21:50 [insert Starship Troopers "I'm doing my part!" gif]

[@LAFishBlog]

ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha

[@mattmagee9292]

I have a camp in Montegut on the water. When ya wanna go fishing !

[@kennycolden3629]

Have you thought about making the videos make more thoughts behind it only available on your platform. Like an overview more of why here, preplanning coverage and maybe post thoughts. I think to the community you have it would be helpful. I love these videos I just you still have more to offer within these that I think your community would appreciate more.

[@LAFishBlog]

Yes, it's called Inshore Fishing 101 and the accompanying seasonal courses. It's twelve hours of video plus the couple hours each of the seasonal ones are.

[@kennycolden3629]

@ I have that. I see that. I was thinking more like you used to do with your fishing trips. But you wouldn’t have to be super detailed because a lot of content is already in video.

[@LAFishBlog]

Okay, I see. Yeah, I have no idea if someone commenting on YT is a member of LAFB Elite or not. Yes, I did do the Fishing Trip Reviews, but I stopped doing them for myriad reasons, one of them being that people were just using it to get fishing spots rather than learn the process to finding fish. That's not my brand. That's not what I do. That and those people rarely, if ever, engaged the Community and posted fishing reports. Again, that's a problem. There were plenty more reasons why. This post here explains them all: www.lafbelite.com/news/what-happened-to-the-fishing-trip-reviews/ I'm sure you would put FTRs to better use than those people did, but I'm way past that now. The best way to make the best use of LAFB Elite is to apply what's taught inside 101 and leverage the Community to that end. Make a post to get help planning your next fishing trip and other anglers/members can chime in. That's the best way we are going to you vectored in onto some fish. The members who post fishing reports catching limits of fish have done the above. It works. The only missing ingredient that I cannot provide is self application. I can only lead a horse to water. It's up to them to drink. I hope that makes sense. Thank you for understanding.

[@rashadbaptiste7216]

W video and I’ll go check out the website when I get a chance

[@rosswatkins2277]

Shit bro. Im an addict. I for sure fish because i love it. Slidell la. Going in the a.m again . Went this morning every fish i got on was at leat 4. If you wanna go let me know. Threw em all back

[@WhiteTree87]

Keep makinem

[@downsouthfishing8039]

Man we were in de Cade yesterday lol. Too much wind not enough fish

[@LAFishBlog]

Some days are better than others. Thanks for watching!

[@kevinbabineaux3014]

I throw that same hard bait. Ever try the voodoo shrimp? Works pretty well. I live in morrero on lapalco close to aims Blvd.. Love Louisiana

[@LAFishBlog]

Great question. The Vudu shrimp is a great lure, but I generally catch just as many, if not more, fish on a plain ol' sparkle beetle.

[@viperdocf16]

Do you do any fly fishing for specs and reds? I found your LAFB 101 course helped a lot in understanding marsh biology since I’m primarily a fresh water angler here in central Alab@ma.

[@LAFishBlog]

I do not, but @WhateverBitesTyHibbs does

[@dillardwinters4882]

Keep it up

[@nobis64]

Great video! Is your electronics a "Live Scope" type???

[@LAFishBlog]

It is not. I only use sidecan, downscan and 2D.

[@LawOfficeofJimBodin]

What’s your rod and reel combo there when you’re throwing the popping cork? Thx

[@LAFishBlog]

The answer is, "it depends". Usually something medium to MH, mod fast to fast, ~7ft. To fully flesh that out, I wrote this guide to selecting the right rod for your needs: www.lafishblog.com/choosing-best-rod-speckled-trout-redfish/

[@LawOfficeofJimBodin]

@@LAFishBlog thx. No I was asking for that rod/reel combo you were using in that specific lake decade video. I really liked the action w/ popping cork. and what blue (braid?) line are u using on that rod? thank you for the info + your videos.

[@jw228w]

if you could remember to tell us why you are using cork vs tight line water temp, clarity, something else? thanks John

[@LAFishBlog]

I think it's pretty evident in the video: they were biting the cork more than anything else.

[@jamaicandreamerz]

Are they in lake pontchartrain... i live here and new to fishing so i only catch cat fish and bluegil... need help...

[@LAFishBlog]

There's been a lot of speckled trout in Lake Pontchartrain, but you'll need a boat or kayak to get at them. If you want more information, there's a slew of it for free on this channel, my other channel @captaindevin and my website, https:/www.lafishblog.com Tight lines!

[@jamaicandreamerz]

@LAFishBlog i only fish from shore...

[@ryankissee4333]

Did they bite a topwater?

[@LAFishBlog]

Not on that day. lol

[@Staysalty_77]

You were right next to my camp in Bayou Decade. I been in Decade for 30 years, message me if you would like to come fishing. Trout are biting better in Mechant than Decade this year. Good luck👍

[@LAFishBlog]

Y'all have nice camps down there! I guess the gill netters didn't set them on fire in the 90s like in St. Bernard. Thank you for watching!

[@CrushItGel]

Hey man really enjoyed your video. When you get a chance I would like to chat with you.

[@LAFishBlog]

Thank you so much, but I really have a lot on my plate right now and don't have the extra time for sponsors, collabs, etc. In the future maybe, and for that I have a contact page on my website: www.lafishblog.com/contact/ I wish I could accommodate everyone who reached out, but I just cannot. I appreciate your understanding and thank you for watching.

[@CrushItGel]

​@@LAFishBlog no worries, understand. Keep up the awesome work!👍🎣