Wanted to really bounce around a lot this weekend and check as many areas as possible. The wind, which also had the tide blazing in, ruled a few areas out.
Headed out Saturday morning with Brian 'Sir Lunk-a-Lot' Baldwin and Tristan 'Area Rug' Daire. We started off in the deep passes but couldn't hold the bottom with a anchor so we headed to the marsh off of the ICW. Water.... Read More
Members and Guest,We will be having our September meeting Wednesday, Sept 8 at Tasty Bones in Slidell. Tristan Daire will be our guest speaker and he will be giving a presentation on Redfishing with topics as: How tourney strategies can help the recreational angler put more fish in the box, and how to ramp up your fall tactics and make this your most productive.... Read More
Fished Friday through Labor Day at Gosier Island, limited out with 50 Friday, 50 Saturday, came up short Sunday 3 people 68 Trout, and Monday (Labor Day) 43 Trout. Except for around 2 dozen Trout picked up at Breton Island on Friday, all Trout were 2 to 4 lbs. It was rough going out Saturday and Sunday morning, we had very few fish before noon. However both days around 2 p.m. the wind died.... Read More
A beautiful morning in the marsh ! Plenty droves of bluewing teal this AM and all the reds we wanted. Didn't leave the camp until 7:45 andback for 10:45 with 15 nice reds. White spinnerbaits and LSU chubs worked best in the duckponds. Greg Givens joined Deadeye Chris and I with a good time enjoyed by all. Great weather for the Labor Day weekend. Good luck fishing.
What a great day to be on the water Sunday was. Scott Foret and his boys Taylor and Ben wanted to get in on some of the great fishing action Dularge is having right now. My son Derek came along to help out. Our first plan was to look for trout then if time permitted chase a few reds. Checked the buoys at 4:00am and went to plan B, redfish! Felt like Drew Brees calling an audible as our new game.... Read More
Enjoyed a great 4 day weekend at the camp with family & friends. We fished the previous 3 days and today was no exception. The reds were eating up in the ponds this AM as I was joined by my son Chris and his friend Richard. We left the camp at 7:30 and back for 10:45. Catching in excess of 20 pond redfish was a blast with LSU chubs and white spinner baits doing the damage. We released every.... Read More
Thinking of going fishing out in PAC can anyone tell me if the PAC marnia is still closed for BP and if not does anyone know if the fish or biting down there? Thanks in advance
A beautiful morning in the marsh ! Plenty droves of bluewing teal this AM and all the reds we wanted. Didn't leave the camp until 7:45 and back for 10:45 with 15 nice reds. White spinnerbaits and LSU chubs worked best in the duckponds. Greg Givens joined Deadeye Chris and I with a good time enjoyed by all. Great weather for the Labor Day weekend as it felt like an October morning. Good luck.... Read More
Havent fished leeville in a while. Got there sunday morning at 9 with wife and kids. Didnt fish hard just went to a new area and played. Found clean water and wife put some specs in the boat. I got to try my new Okuma trio 40 rigged with 10 pound test. Caught a nice 27 inch red and that reel is nice ...tried it on a few specs too. Ended with 30 only 4 whities. Most specs were 13-14. They liked.... Read More
My dove hunting plans on Saturday did not materialize so there was nothing to do but go fishing. Not a bad move as we caught 100 trout and left them biting. Mostly 12-14in. fish but I'll take it for trout in Sept. Bayou chubs in various colors including all 3 of the brand new colors along with the LSU worked very well. Dead eye Chris Lake, Alex Gravois & Jessie Luquette whacked the trout .... Read More
What Started as Slowwwwwww Mornin Finished Up as a AWESOME DAY...................
Me&My Wife Sat Mornin Sept 6 headed out to Fish Our Favorite Holes,Ponds,Main Canals @1st Stop on couple Oyster Beds on some lil Island we started Fishin the Points Bout 5-10 ft off Points w/Fresh Shrimp w/ Peels on Tail from Local Walmart theses Are Not Frozen they are how ever DEVINE But Work Great Bout.... Read More
is there anyone who can tell me how to find shrimp to cast net and what makes them move and when do they move? Or is it just a big guess? Last year i happen to be at Hog Island Gully when shrimp were really moving thru. Is this predictable or what
Fished with Capt. Tommy Pelligrin last Friday and all I can say is it was a blast. Hit a few rigs and reefs bustin up the mangroves,reds,beeline and every other kind of snapper they have, along with an aj. almaco jack, porgie and Im sure I forgot to name a few.
Good times, good friends and a sore back.
Planned a trip to Vermilion bay on Saturday. Weather man called for wind but no rain till the afternoon. 3 miles from the ramp I shredded 1 of my rear tires, limped to the ramp. Water was very high with the water flooding into the parking lot at the ramp. I should learn my lesson when they call for 13-15 mph winds. I decided to fish Marsh Island and had a very wet trip across the bay with.... Read More
I was wanting to go fish in lake Amedee but cant find info on a boat landing there. Can anyone tell me where to put my boat in the water in that area? Would like to fish lake Robin also. Thanks in advance.
Just my observation.Chartering here on the Bend since 75.It was common practice to put the knife to bass 12' and over a 45 three man limit.Did this for years,the fish were plentiful and everywhere.Things changed as time and tournament fishing became very popular and catch and release was born.I can tell you honestly that since that time fram , I get customers, 99% of them , that wont keep.... Read More
WENT SCOUTING FOR DEER ON THE RIVER ABD WHEN WE CAME OUT THE WOODS WE TRIED CATFISHING FOR A LITTLE WHILE,TILL THE RAIN RAN US HOME,MANAGED TO CATCH THESE BEFORE THE RAIN.
Hit up Grand Isle Saturday. I didn't realize the Redfish Rodeo was going on, but no big deal. Everyone seemed to be off the trout and sinking cut bait for reds in the pass.
Trout bite was virtually non-existent for us in the morning as the tide was coming to a halt. Water clarity on the beach was 6 out of 10. Tide finally dropped hard around 830am and the trout started feeding. The.... Read More
Great to be fishing, yesterday I helped out Capt Dude with a group. We started out in very windy conditions with a high tide and coming in hard. Got some live ones from Campo’s and headed to the outside edges in search of trout . Fished where we could out of the wind catching good bit of speckled trout but a lot were too small to keep but fun to catch. Around 9:30 a dozen or so in the box and.... Read More
Hey, my names DJ Rebstock, I'm a senior at Destrehan High School and as a senior we must complete a senior project in order to graduate. As my senior project I chose to do fishing rodeo in honor of my grandma Christina S. Curtis who passed of breast cancer. The tournament will be held October 30th, 2010. The winners will recieve a percentage of the earnings, as 40% of all earnings will be.... Read More
I caught this 14 pound bass in Chicot Lake in March 1997. Once we drove to Ville Platte and back to Chicot for the official weighing and recording for the bass, it was recorded as 13.63 pounds and was indeed the lake record. I was also nicely surprised with a $1,000 check in Chicot State Park’s Big Bass Contest for the 1996-97 season. I released the bass and the park issued a glass replica. I.... Read More
Did anyone do any good in the Spillway this weekend. I went to Pigeon and hit Grand Lake and few places in between, and did not do much. Just looking for some general reports (not locations, lures, etc). I fished it all, grass mats, structure, stained and clear water, so I was just wondering if it was the fisherman or the conditions that caused the slow day? Let me know...
I would like to thank Al Holliday and his 20 man group from DOW Chemical for lodging with us at THE REEL IN. All had a great weekend down Bayou DULARGE. A big thanks to Capt. Marty Lacoste and all his captains for setting up the trip!
Capt Bob Lake
The Reel In Lodge and Guide Service
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We fished Fayette Res. in Texas on Saturday morning and ended catching a few fish. We finished with around 10 fish but all were over 3lbs. with largest going around 6.
I have never fished Hopedale/Shell Beach but hope to soon. Where is the MRGO blocked? Is it blocked between Hopedale and Shell Beach? I want to fish the rocks according to the tide and need to know where to launch to get to either side. Thanks for some advice. Also, can I get live shrimp down there?
Took a trip with father-in-law and his neighbor's son (Nathan) yesterday. Nathan just graduated high school and doesn't get the chance to fish too often; we were looking to put him on the fish and Port Sulphur didn't disappoint.
Hit the P.S. in hopes on busting trout at the rigs in Barataria Bay. Tide was dead early in the morning and the trout weren't very active. Waited for the tide.... Read More
I have an La Traveler that has set up for 2 yrs with a full tank of gas. What is the best way to dispose of it? In the past, I have mixed fresh gas with some old and gone with it. Thoughts on mixing in some Stabil water remover, pumping out half that gas and refilling with fresh ETHANOL FREE gas???
Hard day of fishing, caught 6 red's, found clear water, but high tides. Guess red's were still in grass. Next Saturday Team Hero are fishing with the veteran's in Bayou Dularge.
Was wondering if anyone been fishing chicot lately. Trying to figure out what the bass are doing for this upcoming weekend. Would greatly appreciate a report. Havent been there in a while. Trying to catch Bass so any and all help would be greatful.
What a incredible day smashing the redfish. Had six boats running today with a big group from DOW Chemical. One stop shop as we boated forty redfish today (keeping our 25 fish limit) and many black drum. Over 600 pounds of fish between all the boats were brought to the cleaning table. Over 100 reds, 25 puppy drum, and a few flounder were caught. Everyone had a incredible day on the water.... Read More
I took my brother to Henderson Saturday and we located the bass early. They hit anything we threw. white or chatreuse spinner, worm, fluke, ribbit, rattle trap or crank baits. They were everywhere. We caught over 60 ( I was counting fairly accuratley)by 1:00. We left them biting, brother had to go. We kept 5- 16' fish to smell the skillet. most of the others wer 13 1/2' football. All were.... Read More
MADE A RUN TO WK'S BAY THIS MORN.,STARTED AT 7:00 A.M. DONE BY 8:30 A.M. CAUGHT SEVEN KEPT FIVE,WENT HOME AND CUT GRASS.WATER WAS HIGH AND GOING OUT AND CLEAR,GOOD FOR RED'S
Spent a wonderful day at Hopedale Saturday. Sunny, but the air was dry, nice. My daughter Megan is now attending college in the area and got her first redfish trip. My father-in-law Jerry also joined us. We got a mid-morning start to miss the BP madness and catch the tide change.
It didn't start out so nice when I got the truck stuck in mud in the BSM parking lot after launching, but we.... Read More
Does anybody know how to purchase land on the bayouside of hwy 1 in Leeville? If it is even possible. I know it is marsh and would have to be built up, but it is near impossible to find any land for sale in Leeville and I'm tired of paying rent and getting nothing back in return. Any info would be great. Thanks
Saturday's trip out of BSM Ralph showed up at the house about 6:30, but when I got up I discovered that I didn't plug in the boat's trolling motor batteries. Not a good start but I had them plugged in for a bout an hour and we decided to give it a shot. Launched and with the high winds decided to go towards Lake Couquille hoping to find a leeward shore to fish. Ended up staying in the protected.... Read More
On friday I had the pleasure of taking Capt Will Wall and his best buddies fishing Cocodrie style. First up was the mangroves and they didn't disapoint us at all. We stacked 35 in the box pretty quick and decided to go deep to catch some jacks and any odd ball fish we could find. We were supposed to go deep dropping but it seems Capt Hunter slept in with all of the deep drop equipment. No.... Read More
I plan on bringing the wife and kids fishing on laborday. Were are the fish. Bream,Bass, Sacalit! thinking about going to the basin, but if you know where they are biting let me know. Thanx.
Brought a buddy of mine fishing for the first time I limited out on specs with one red, six croaker, and one stingray (I hate stingrays). Caught fish on live cocahoe, dead shrimp, Gulp shrimp (new penny), and 2 inch Gulp shad (new penny). Started catching and kept catching until we ran out of bait both live and artificial. BUMMER! All caught in 25 ft of water. Great day!
Joining me today were Mark Ogier and Sherrie Stiles from Arkansas. My crew had never caught reds or trout before ever. That all changed today as we put a major SMACKDOWN on both!!!! My crew maul dragged the reds early this morning putting our limit of 15 in the boat by 9am while also fighting many black drum. We left the reds biting in search of the yellowmouths. It only took two stops as we.... Read More
has anyone ever fished by the 'locks' in the bogue chitto? how are the launches and can a 17ft champion bass boat fish there?
catfish or bass is what we looking for
Saturday morning sun up went to Terrys for bait and met Whitebeans for the first time, that dude is as upbeat as any individual can be....
Fished Casse Tete Island picked up one white trout at the cut on the west end. Moved around to the east end south side and picked up one decent speck and one 10' released to fight another day. Moved to grand bayou blue hardheads, moved to west side of.... Read More
I got to post this story , it happened to my good friend and is worth telling : His exact words out his mouth Friday was ' you know this year is the first year in 25 that I ain't going to the hunting camp as I am taking the kids fishing and camping at the new State Park in Franklinton this weekend , I might be messing up ' , that was an under statement , they we to Gus's Tackle to get some.... Read More
Hey Capt Bill, I'm new to fishing for reds here. When you....