If you've ever wondered where Louisiana's big trout roam, you need to have a new book written by Louisiana Sportsman editor Todd Masson. The 190 fully illustrated pages of "Specks, Louisiana?s top 10 trout destinations and exactly how to fish them year-round" is filled with information about the life cycle of speckled trout and the state"s big-trout locations.

The life-cycle information will help anglers understand how speckled trout live and how best to target the big girls.

The 10 hotspots highlighted are Calcasieu Lake, the Cocodrie/Dularge area, Cypremort Point, Delacroix, Empire/Buras, Grand Isle, the Hopedale/Reggio/Shell Beach region, Lafitte, Pointe a la Hache, Venice and eastern Lake Pontchartrain.

Each chapter contains experts' insights into regional habits of trout, local hotspots and tips on how to produce big bites.