Fish at night to beat the heat
If the oppressive heat blanketing Louisiana the last couple of weeks has you thinking about trading your coastal camp for a mountain retreat, Captain Marty LaCoste with Absolute Fishing Charters (985-856-4477) has a suggestion for you. “Wait ‘till the sun goes down, and you’ll find the trout fishing heats up as the temperature cools down.”
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Timbalier tank batteries turning on
Twelve of the last 15 days have produced 100-trout limits for Captain Chad Dufrene (985-637-6357) and his customers, and the only reason he missed on the other days was bad weather and wind. He’s been finished by 10 a.m. most of those days but that’s only because it’s taking him longer to find the trout than catch them.
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Calcasieu Lake felt affects of cold front
“Cuz, you should have been here yesterday,” is the phrase with which I’m most frequently greeted upon my arrival. Such was the case at Calcasieu Lake this week. However, strong north winds and funky feeling fish couldn’t stop Captain Nick Poe all day long.
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Grand Isle surf holding some specks
Captain Eddie Berthelot with Spots & Specks Charters (985-637-3177) has a good cure for fishing during the north winds we’ve had the last few days. He’s been fishing the surf side of Grand Isle, and the initial groups of trout that have moved in have kept him more than busy.
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Causeway trout biting in the wind
A calm day has been a rarity since January, but that hasn’t kept some anglers from smacking the speckled trout and redfish. Some, like Captain Eric Dumas at Lake Pontchartrain have even found that the fish bite better in the wind.
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Trout biting under Bayou Dupont birds
Captain Chris Pike with Bourgeois Charters (504-341-5614) doesn’t play around when he’s fishing birds. Rather than make the slow troll up to the action, he runs right in, slams his trolling motor down and picks up a few fish. Then he does it all over again.
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Pockets of fish showing up at Venice
Nobody would claim the fishing at the mouth of the Mississippi River is on fire, but if a recent trip with Captain Shawn Lanier (225-205-5353) was any indication, it’s possible to put together a nice day as long as you don’t get locked in to one spot.
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Scattered islands holding Breton Sound trout
A few reports of trout showing up on the Breton Sound rigs are starting to come in to Captain CT Williams (504-BIGFISH), but he says it’s just a school or two popping up here and there. “Right now, I would focus on the islands and birds,” he says.
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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.
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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. With two people in the boat, they caught 45 one day and 50 the next.
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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. As their metabolism kicks in with warming water, the bite will only improve in the coming weeks.
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