Inshore Fishing
Duck ponds around Madison Bay full of redfish
It didn’t take Capt. John Pellegrin with Top Water Charters (985-852-9560) very long to sum up his fishing fortunes for this past week.[…]
Inshore Fishing
Inshore Fishing
Pontchartrain bridges starting to turn on
A few spotty reports are starting to surface from Lake Pontchartrain as the trout begin to spread out on the bridges to the east, and Captain Eric Dumas (985-705-1244) reported that he and his customers had great trips on Tuesday and Wednesday.[…]
Inshore Fishing
Hopedale trout bite moving out
If Captain Gene Dugas’ (985-640-0569) most recent trip out of Hopedale was any indicator, it looks like the speckled trout to the east of New Orleans are starting to get more and more active every day.[…]
Inshore Fishing
DuLarge specks and reds hitting swimbaits
Captain Marty LaCoste with Absolute Fishing Charters (985-856-4477) says it has stayed windy down in DuLarge for the better part of a week now, and the cooler nights haven’t allowed the water temperature to climb much higher than 60 degrees.[…]
Inshore Fishing
Beat the wind with reds in Garden Island Bay
These wicked winds are forcing guides to cancel trips all across coastal Louisiana, but I bumped into at least one that was able to make a few trips this week.[…]
Inshore Fishing
Trout biting under corks at Lake Boudreaux
The trout and redfish bite between Dulac and Cocodrie has been pretty good the last few days according to Captain Clark Trosclair with Sea Creatures Fishing Charters (985-563-2531).[…]
Inshore Fishing
Hopedale reds ganging up in Lake Robin
Anglers heading out to fish the Hopedale area in the next few days will find that the redfish bite is really strong. Captain Charlie Thomason with Bayou Charters (504-278-FISH) said, “They’re not in super shallow water, but it seems like it because the tide is so low right now.”[…]
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Saltwater Perch Jerking
The venison fajitas and sheepshead ceviche were the hit of the evening. As usual for the post-Endymion festivities, Doc Fontaine’s Bourbon street bungalow was packed to suffocation.[…]
Inshore Fishing
Trout in Catfish Lake biting between fronts
Although Captain Chad Dufrene (985-637-6357) has been sidelined lately because of some surgery, it hasn’t kept him from keeping up with what’s going on with the fish at Golden Meadow.[…]
Inshore Fishing
Guide speeding things up at Big Lake
While nobody would consider the Calcasieu Lake trout bite fast and furious at the moment, Captain Norman Rester with A-Speck Charters (337-884-0656) says that there has been enough action to keep things interesting.[…]
Inshore Fishing
Lafitte grab bag begins with trout
The great thing about catching trout this time of year for Captain Theophile Bourgeois (504-341-5614) is that he only has to run about 8 minutes from his dock to catch fish.[…]
Inshore Fishing
Weird weather doesn’t faze DuLarge trout
With all the crazy weather South Louisiana has been experiencing lately, it’s nice to know that at least one place hasn’t been adversely affected.[…]
Inshore Fishing
Buras trout migrating to deep holes
Speckled trout are starting to move to the deeper holes on the west side of Buras out of Joshua’s and Yellow Cotton Marina according to Captain John L. Taylor (504-657-9739).[…]
Inshore Fishing
Two cited for black drum violations in Lafourche Parish
Louisiana Department of Wildlife and Fisheries (LDWF) Enforcement Division agents cited two fishermen for alleged fishing violations on Oct. 19 in Lafourche Parish.[…]
Inshore Fishing
Lafitte improving after cold front
Captain Mike Daigle with Cast It Charters (985-331-8548) was smoking the redfish right before the last front blew through coastal Louisiana.[…]
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Lafitte’s Treasure
Redfish are tearing up spoons in Lake Salvador,” the voice said on the other end of the phone. The inflection in the voice made it both a statement and an implied question.[…]