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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). Lake Boudreaux seems to be the hottest of all the interior lakes.
“We’re catching some reds and trout in the marsh right now,” said Trosclair. “The trout are running 12 to 16 inches, and if you get the right mix of weather and water clarity, you can put a limit together.”
Trosclair says the right mix of weather and water clarity would obviously be a calm day with clear water, but that combination can be a little tough to come by this time of year. If the mix isn’t right, Trosclair said to simply pick the leeward bank no matter which way the wind is blowing and get some baits in the water.
“The trout really aren’t holding on anything,” Trosclair continued. “If they’re anywhere in particular, it would have to be the deeper holes out in the middle of Boudreaux, but we’ve been doing best just making drifts across the lake because the trout could be anywhere.”
Purple/chartreuse and motor oil plastics have been producing best for Trosclair when he suspends them about two feet below a popping cork. To up his odds, he has been fishing a lot of double rigs beneath his corks with one line about two feet and the other about two and a half feet.
“Fishing the double rig just ups your odds a little bit,” Trosclair said. “I like to fish the purple and chartreuse on one and the motor oil on the other.”
Redfish can be found in most of the small, unnamed ponds between Dulac and Cocodrie, but Trosclair specifically pointed out those around Bay Antoine and Bayou Sally as being the ponds to fish. And the redfish bite isn’t very complicated if you get in the right pond.
“Hit the points in the ponds with shrimp under a cork if the water is a little dirty,” Trosclair concluded. “You can go to the plastics if you get in some clear water, though. Just keep moving around until you find a pond loaded with reds and you’ll catch some fish.”
