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Bass Fishing in Toledo Bend in Central Louisiana
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While the boys are doing the bachelor party in Toledo Bend I thought I should post some pictures.
4 hours ago
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Inshore Fishing in Outside Louisiana
Anyone know what the fishing is like in the Galveston Bay area? What is the population of specs/reds like compared to an area like cocodrie or Big Lake? Will be spending some time in Houston and I am trying to figure out if it is worth towing the boat or not.
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21 hours ago
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Inshore Fishing in Southeast Louisiana
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  • Bob M. Fights a Double on Nice Trout!
  • Some Trout from Gosier Labor Day Weekend
  • Some Trout from Gosier Labor Day Weekend.
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) 47 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
September 06 at 8:31pm
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Inshore Fishing in Shell Beach / Hopedale / Reggio in Southeast Louisiana
Well another beautiful day in the Biloxi Marsh launch at 0500 am this morning out of BSM, wanted to beat the crowds of BP workers that have to report to work early in the morning down the road...!! that's road is real busy after 0500 am so get to BSM early!!!!

I talk to the engineers that bridge is only temporary until they get a new bridge built where the old one is, for those who have been.... Read More
20 hours ago
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Inshore Fishing in The Rigolets / Lake Catherine in Southeast Louisiana
want to learn my way from west coast of ms. toward lake bornge area. can you run it in a small 16'bass boat saftly? are there any markers to follow? what about half moon island? we go to empire/venice each year but driving 3.5 hrs versus 7 hrs. sure sounds good.thanks for any help.
September 08 at 12:54pm
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Freshwater Fishing in Louisiana
I've been fishing these ponds by my house the past few days, and there seems to be a ton of pretty big carp in them. I've tried a few things, but I never caught one yet. If anyone could give me a few tips it would be great. Thanks
July 29, 2009 at 12:26am
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Inshore Fishing in Cocodrie / DuLarge in South Central Louisiana
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  • Granny and the Fish
  • Johnny and favorite son-n-law
Took the in-laws to Coco for Labor Day weekend.
Johnny (father-in-law)and I left Red Oak Camp Saturday morning in route to Last Island. Upon arrival we found birds picking on north side. He had a blast catching 2 at a time. Most were too small, but did manage 20 keepers. Went around to gulf side and found better trout. 24 nice ones.
He also caught his first bull red (16#). Broke off 2 more..... Read More
Yesterday at 6:55pm
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Bass Fishing in Henderson Lake in South Central Louisiana
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
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September 05 at 6:31pm
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Fishing in Vermilion Bay in South Central Louisiana
Thinking about getting a hull built. What are the pros or cons.Should I go Hanko or Scully?Any imput would be appreciated.
19 hours ago
Capt  Bill Lake - Bayou Guide Service Profile Photo
Inshore Fishing in Cocodrie / DuLarge in South Central Louisiana
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  • Boxshot
  • New secret weapon..........reds love them!
A great day to be on the water yesterday 'DOWN IN DULARGE'! I fished with Willie Champagne & Gene Ordoyne who were hoping to find some fish for their tail-gateing Saints party tonight. We started off looking for trout in a couple areas and found nothing at all. We hit paydirt at our 3rd location and filled the box to the top. We caught well over 100 fish and the guys kept their 50 fish.... Read More
23 hours ago
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Inshore Fishing in The Rigolets / Lake Catherine in Southeast Louisiana
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Fri sept 3 had the wonderful opportunity to fish with my and grandson for the first time as they have been overseas. first time fishing for the little one with his dad. didnt do much but had a great time watching t-boy catching a few small fish and then latching on to a 22' red. end of day
1 red
1 head
1 croaker
1 tired little boy

doesnt get any better than this. wont see them again til.... Read More
Yesterday at 5:28pm
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Fishing in Louisiana
i am looking for opinions on gps/depth finder combos or individual units. i am looking for pro's and cons for both any help would be greatly appreciated. thanks my dpeth finder just went out and have not purchased a gps yet. thanks

ssg duplechin
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21 hours ago
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Inshore Fishing in Vermilion Bay in South Central Louisiana
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  • FRESH BLUE CAT!
WENT TO THE DALCAMBRE CANAL AND CAUGHT THESE CATFISH ON SHRIMP.
19 hours ago
Century Man Profile Photo
Fishing in Shell Beach / Hopedale / Reggio in Southeast Louisiana
Launched at 0530am out of BSM this morning, rising tide about 1 ft, wind about 7-14 plus, out of East to East Northeast,, which tells me biloxi marsh no matter what the wind you always have a place to fish in the marsh....

this new bridge was put up in like a few days,, anyway, getting use to it...I guess... wondering how the team bigfish boats, decidue and and Kerry gonna be able to get.... Read More
September 07 at 6:26pm
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Fishing in Louisiana
The ethanol section of this site is being reworked, and is unavailable at this time. Pete Landry's information is moving to a separate site (to which we will provide links), and we'll be reformating our ethanol section to provide additional links to motor manufacturers so our users can obtain even more information.

An announcement will be made on the front-page news section as soon as the.... Read More
Yesterday at 1:00pm
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Fishing in South Central Louisiana
is barrys pointe aux chein marina at the end of the road open??? hadn't been there in a while!! thanks!!!!!
Yesterday at 4:57pm
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Inshore Fishing in Lake Pontchartrain / Northshore in Southeast Louisiana
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I plan on taking my son out this weekend to catch some specks or what ever we can catch. Any good reports around Hwy 11 bridge or the Slidel twin spans. Any good tips on baits you used would greatly be appreciated also. Thanks a million.
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September 08 at 9:54am
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Inshore Fishing in Venice in Southeast Louisiana
Good morning guys. It has been sometime since I have made a post simply due to the fact of nothing to report other than the obvious. Enough of that. It seems our summer has come and gone and fall will be soon upon us. I ran north from Port Eads yesterday morning at daylight heading north and flocks of pintails were flying high above the river. The amount of teal in the area right now is strong..... Read More
Yesterday at 8:13am
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Inshore Fishing in Cocodrie / DuLarge in South Central Louisiana
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My friend Archie and I found a few hours before the LSU game to bring the boys Trawling. we only pulled for about 1 1/2 hours before the trawl broke. the boys had a blast picking out the shrimp and the crabs for us to boil later that night. it was fun teaching them how to drive the boat with a trawl in the water, and to read the GPS. hopefully he will be strong enough to pull the ropes and.... Read More
Yesterday at 7:14am
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Inshore Fishing in Pointe a la Hache in Southeast Louisiana
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Good day at Pointe a la hache. Slow start in the morning but picked up as the day went along. Fish caught on LSU Chubs and shrimp under cork on the windward shore line. Third day in a row with good catches each day.
Yesterday at 9:46pm
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Inshore Fishing in Vermilion Bay in South Central Louisiana
LOOKING FOR A 225 250 OR 300 YAMAHA FOUR STROKE ARE HPDI.WILLING TO BUY IN PRICE RANGE ABOUT 1000 TO 7000. WOULD LIKE TO HAVE ENGINE BEFORE LABOR DAY. JUST LEAVE A COMMENT SO WE COULD CALL YOU.
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August 28 at 2:32pm
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Freshwater Fishing in Morgan City in South Central Louisiana
Looking to go to the Lower Atchafalaya Basin this weekend to catch some gnarly goggle-eye. If you bass fishermen have been pestered with goggle-eye hitting your artificial bass lures, I have a solution for you. Just send me a private response with the rough location and I'll come and do my best to relieve you of your problem.

Have typically fished in the Bayou Pigeon area around Catfish.... Read More
August 25 at 8:10pm
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Inshore Fishing in Cocodrie / DuLarge in South Central Louisiana
I'm tired of the wife complaning of dull knives. Does anyone have a good suggestion for a good knife sharpener? Not looking for cheap but don't want to break the bank. Would like an automatic type so the wife can sharpen when ever she needs. Please be specific if you have had good results with a particular model. Thanks for anyone's suggestions/recommendations.
August 25 at 12:00pm
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Bass Fishing in Southeast Louisiana
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
September 03 at 9:38am
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Fishing in Northeast Louisiana
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  • Great day fishing!
  • Great day fishing!
  • One happy little man!
went fishing with a good friend this weekend and had a blast.We caught 48 trout and plenty of reds! Fishing with live bait on the bottom was the ticket. My 13 year old had a blast as u can see. Happiness is a bent pole!
Yesterday at 5:05pm
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Inshore Fishing in Cocodrie / DuLarge in South Central Louisiana
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Awesome day on the water today with my six year old son and best friend since high school. We fished from 10-1pm catching our limit of reds. A little bit slower today as they would bite in spurts. It was great to watch my son reel in all these fish as he had a total blast!!! He needed some assistance with some of the bigger fish, but did a great job by himself. Incredible time for sure,.... Read More
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September 07 at 6:23pm
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Inshore Fishing in Morgan City in South Central Louisiana
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  • Box shot
Went down the river on Saturday caught some nice reds. Took the wife and her friend, we all had a good time. Check out the box shot.
September 08 at 11:31am
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Fishing in Fourchon / Grand Isle in Southeast Louisiana
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  • Shark caught on East Pass of Grand Isle
  • almost could not get him over the side of my jon boat, the wife was not happy when I did
  • My wife at work on them Reds!
My wife and I fished grand Isle Friday and Sat. We had 14 bull reds over 30 inches caught on large cracked crab! We had 8 reds between 20 and 30 inches, also caught on crab. We caught 12 specks on minnows between 16 and 19 inches long. All caught on bottom in the West pass. On the East end of the island caught 2 bull sharks, 1 was 7 foot and the other 4' 8' both we let go. Don't go to the isle.... Read More
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September 07 at 10:19am
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Freshwater Fishing in Southeast Louisiana
Has anyone ever ran into this situation? Me and a buddy go fishing on Old River yesterday and were fishing a particular spot. Two guys were mad that we were able to get into a fishing hole that they had previously tried. We saw them there before, but they left and we entered the same spot. These guys come back to us and see that we started catching fish in the same spot. When we put the.... Read More
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September 08 at 8:14am
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Inshore Fishing in Leeville / Golden Meadow in Southeast Louisiana
Looking to bring my nephew fishing this weekend, probably Fourchon or Grand Isle. Any reports or suggestions?
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September 08 at 9:53am
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Inshore Fishing in Shell Beach / Hopedale / Reggio in Southeast Louisiana
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  • The Catfish were definitely hungry.
Short report from a Labor day trip out of the BSM. Ralph and Richard met me at the house around 6 am and we headed to BSM I had the ice and charged batteries this time. We headed across the MRGO to the north side of the marsh ended up out around Bob's Lake. We fished the edges cut's and openings trying to stay out of the waves and wind hardly a bite with the exception of the occasional Catfish..... Read More
September 07 at 9:36am
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Fishing in Louisiana
Need advice on a new fish finder/ depth finder.I had a humminbird fish finder that stopped working .I would like to buy a new one .I dont want to break the bank just something reasonable that works.Dont need all the bells and whistles.I Fish the lake ponchartrain area.What about the colored fishfinders?
Thanks for the help.
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September 08 at 9:18am
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Inshore Fishing in Southeast Louisiana
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  • Three Claw
My son caught this crab in the lagoon at Grand Isle State Park on Saturday. We were shocked at the deformed claw. First thing we all joked about was 'Thanks BP'. This one is in our freezer until we can figure how to preserve it. We want to hang it on the wall.
September 07 at 2:44pm
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Fishing in Central Louisiana
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September 08 at 8:28am
Regan Profile Photo
Kayak Fishing in Louisiana
Lafayette Kayak Fishing Club Meeting:
Tuesday, September 21st, 6:00 to 7:30 p.m. at Pack & Paddle
301 E. Pinhook Rd. Lafayette , LA
Listen to guest speakers on kayak fishing techniques, launch locations and routes. Many new fishing events still on the calendar for 2010. Kids, families & fishermen welcome! Tel. 337 232-5854 or www.lafayettekayakfishing.com
September 08 at 7:23am
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Bass Fishing in Chicot Lake in South Central Louisiana
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  • Chicot State Park lake record bass: 13.63 pounds
March 1997
  • Glass Replica of Chicot State Park lake record: 13.63 pounds
  • Top fish: 10lb bass caught out of Black Lake.
Bottom fish: 9 1/4 lb bass: Crooked Creek Record.
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
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September 05 at 11:08pm
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Fishing in Louisiana
I need recommendations on what chip to buy for my GPS...I only fish the Louisiana coastline and it seems a little ridiculous to pay $200 a map of the entire central U.S.....

Anyone know of a reasonably priced chip that works with a Lowrance GPS unit, and gives me what I need without all the lagniappe adding extra cost??
September 07 at 8:44pm
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Bass Fishing in Lake Pontchartrain / Northshore in Southeast Louisiana
any pointers or info on bayou lacombe bass fishing? i drove out to the launch this past weekend, so i know where it is. however, i just want to know if i can go north from the launch (up the bayou) and fit a 17ft bass boat. also, what can i use to try for bass. thanks
September 07 at 8:03pm
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Inshore Fishing in Leeville / Golden Meadow in Southeast Louisiana
weekend report, bean style....got down to paradise friday evening, late, worried that terry's would be closed......but as always, he is there to help you out with a smile....
my brother limited out on solid trout friday a.m. on 17' to 20' trout, and pulled in 3 arm breaking reds at 38' he was around calumet area using minnows........then he played alligator amos for the weekend, (in which he.... Read More
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September 07 at 11:44am
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Inshore Fishing in The Rigolets / Lake Catherine in Southeast Louisiana
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windy but caught some fish not bad day
September 07 at 6:38pm
Capt Mike Guidry Profile Photo
Inshore Fishing in Leeville / Golden Meadow in Southeast Louisiana
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  • The ultimate winning fish.
Here is the Ultimate winning TAGGED redfish.
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September 07 at 4:16pm
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Offshore Fishing in Cocodrie / DuLarge in South Central Louisiana
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  • good times
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.
September 06 at 6:00pm
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Bass Fishing in South Central Louisiana
My nephew and I fished the spillway yesterday. Good to see a healthy population of 10' to 13' bass coming back. We caught fish in the Murphy lake area, Catfish lake and Little Pigeon. Find good moving water and you have fish. Even caught some nice goggle eyes on texas-rigged plastics. Might break out the jig poles and tube jigs next weekend :)
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September 07 at 1:57pm
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Inshore Fishing in Fourchon / Grand Isle in Southeast Louisiana
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  • one hour- not too bad
  • lil bro says he's fishing live pogies next time!
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
September 06 at 12:58pm
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Bass Fishing in South Central Louisiana
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???
September 02 at 6:25pm
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Bass Fishing in Central Louisiana
Went to Lake Bruin over the weekend. Did not fish alot but did fish. Did catch 6 bass during daylight hrs. Fished at night around the lights and got a bunch of stripers. One was 5lb and one was 6 lb. Love the lake.
September 07 at 3:42pm
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Fishing in Southeast Louisiana

BASS BOAT OR BAY BOAT?? I think I am the same a dilemma a lot of southeast Louisiana fishermen have been through. I mostly fish the Lake Salvador, Bayou Gauche and Cloverly areas. Presently I have a Nitro 640LX with a 90 Optimax and am looking to get a new boat. The more I shop and the more brochures I look at the more confused I get. At first I wanted something with no carpet that I cou.... Read More
February 11 at 2:13pm
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Inshore Fishing in Fourchon / Grand Isle in Southeast Louisiana
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  • 25 pound Bull Red
Saturday and Sunday nights the Bull Reds were running off of the fishing pier in Grand Isle State Park. Average weight 20 - 25 lbs. Heres a picture of the 25 pounder my son caught. Saturday night a total of 7 were caught by all the people on the pier. Sunday night 4 were taken until we left the pier. They put up such a great fight and were fun to reel in. Make sure you have a gaf on a rope.... Read More
September 07 at 2:55pm
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Inshore Fishing in Lafitte in Southeast Louisiana
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  • D&M Steel
  • Beryl Party
  • Brian Smith Party
Another good holiday weekend of fishing for us in Lafitte.We had several boats out all weekend and plenty of redfish hit the cleaning table.

Saturday

We had 5 boats out today.Capt.James,Capt.Mike H,Capt.Beau Jr.,Capt.Mike D., and Capt.Mike G. They fished with the Carrollton Plumbing crew,Higgbothom crew,Barrileaaux crew,D&M Steel crew and Driza crew.The winds and tides were up so.... Read More
September 07 at 10:47am
Capt  Bill Lake - Bayou Guide Service Profile Photo
Inshore Fishing in Cocodrie / DuLarge in South Central Louisiana
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.

Capt Bill Lake
985-851-6015
September 05 at 1:27pm




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