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Inshore Fishing in Shell Beach / Hopedale / Reggio in Southeast Louisiana
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  • Bull red pogie boat fishkill.
  • Bull red pogie boat fishkill.
  • Bull red pogie boat fishkill.
A few days ago I was motoring across Breton Sound and came across a horrible sight... Thousands of big mature redfish flying dead on the surface. They went on for miles and miles. I know anyone out there recently can confirm this. I took pictures and video. The fish were stacked up in a rip line with 'pogie foam'. That nasty brown foam that is a byproduct of pogie ships harvesting. The.... Read More
May 17 at 12:12pm
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  • Pop displaying one of the many of Michael's redfish.
  • Day 1 haul.
  • Day 2 haul.
Well the last two days I got to do one of my favorite things in the world. Fish with my Pop, and my little brother. They were down from Shreveport staying with me for a couple days and we made a couple trips. Day one started out windy so we motored down to the rocks to see what we could get rolling. Water was dirty and bite was slow at first but managed to start putting a box together under.... Read More
May 22 at 11:15pm
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Inshore Fishing in Shell Beach / Hopedale / Reggio in Southeast Louisiana
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  • Couple Breton trout.
  • Drag screamer.
  • Day's haul.
Had a great couple of guys fishing with me yesterday. Stan and Chad are long time friends and fishing buddies and were in for a treat out there Thursday. We had almost perfect conditions with calm seas, and nice strong incoming tide. Water was a little dirty but the fish did not seem to mind. Made a long run like a shot out the barrel into the Sound for our first stop. Couple fishermen.... Read More
May 17 at 2:55pm
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  • Jennette with her biggest ever redfish.
  • The days catch.
Had a great day of fishing yesterday wtih a Father-Daughter team. Jennette is from New Orleans and Her father came down from Shreveport to do a little fishing. With nice calm conditions we knew it was going to be a good day. First stop was corks down from teh first cast. Only problem was gnats were insain and the trout were throwbacks. Carry on towards Eloi. First stop nada. Further out,.... Read More
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May 15 at 10:03pm
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  • Klingon Catfish
  • Rhett with a big mama
  • Pile of silver.
Had some three time Salty Dogs back aboard with me today. These guys are trout fishermen and with trout just firing up we made that the plan for the day. Got a tip on a bite Captain Jacques had been on in Eloi the last couple days so we headed there for dawn bite. It was on from the get go, but the small fish had invaded. We did manage around 20 keepers with some good fish in the mix which.... Read More
May 08 at 9:18pm
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Inshore Fishing in Shell Beach / Hopedale / Reggio in Southeast Louisiana
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  • Big marsh red wanted him some gold spinner.
  • John with one of our beauty marsh specks.
  • Just glad we caught him on a catch and release day...
Had a good group of guys out with me yesterday from Michigan before all that rain. The guys had to catch a plane and we needed to stay close in the iffy weather, so we went straight after redfish. We were not disappointed by the big hungry drag pullers we found in the ponds and lagoons around Lake Robin. Lots of redfish and drum were caught and released as the guys did not want any fish. .... Read More
May 01 at 12:16pm
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  • Father son double.
  • Big haul of tasty filets.
Had yet another father son team down to fish with me Monday. JT picked up his Dad Shawn from Mississippi and drove down for a day of catching out of Shell Beach. Guys really wanted an offshore trip so we made it happen. Forecast was for calmer seas then we ended up with but guys were tough and it was fishable. We hit rig after rig deep in Breton Sound and found large redfish, slot redfish, drum,.... Read More
May 01 at 12:02pm
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  • Gene's drag puller.
  • Nice batch of marsh reds.
  • Not a bad meatfish haul on a windy day.
Had a couple of Hawaiian fellows on the boat Friday. We had Chuck and his father Gene on board for what turned out to be a great day in 20mph winds. We headed straight after redfish. The guys wanted something to pull hard on the line and also wanted to see some of our natural beauty. I have never been to Hawaii and loved talking to the guys about the islands and fishing there. We fished the.... Read More
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April 28 at 3:23pm
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  • Brittany with her biggest of the day!
  • The crew reward for the day
  • Kyla caught our biggest red for the day.
Another breezy one, but I had a blast yesterday with a group from the far north. They were down in the city and wanted to make a run out into the marshlands and chase some finned critters. I was able to oblidge... With the 20mph SE wind we hit the bayous and ponds around Lake Robin over on that side and got on a few good redfish bites. The girls were killing the guys on both numbers and big.... Read More
April 18 at 4:41pm
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  • Keith with a monster jack.
  • Roland with a nice speck.
  • Crew's haul for the day.
Had a rather breezy morning to go fishing when I met Keith and Roland at Campo's Friday morning. Guys were excited to give it a shot and once baited and gased up we hit Mr.Go. After some white caps and bouncy ride we hit out first spot in the channel. Had 2 drum and a good start on trout mixed whites and specks by the time we left for the marsh. finished up the day in the Lake Robin area on.... Read More
April 15 at 4:11am
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  • Day's haul.  All but one dinner worth of filets donated to our monthly charity po-boy giveaways!
Had another father and son team down to fish with me on Saturday. Fred and his son FJ had a blast getting in on this spring action. Nice calm day so we hit the Sound again for more big fish action. Guys caught big reds, puppy drum, and sheephead on just about every drop all morning. The structures are covered in big drag pulling fish right now, all we need is a calm day to get out to them. .... Read More
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April 08 at 3:41pm
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  • Ransom with his biggest fish ever.
  • Father son team double.
  • Beautiful leopard redfish.
Had a father and son team out with me a couple days ago and boy were they in for a treat. Action on big fish offshore continues to be nothing short of insain. Just to start both of them caught there biggest fish ever before the day was over. Ransom with a 40inch redfish and Prayson with a massive Jack. We had drag pulling hook up after drag pulling hookup out in Breton Sound. Prolly caught.... Read More
April 03 at 6:03pm
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Inshore Fishing in Shell Beach / Hopedale / Reggio in Southeast Louisiana
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  • LeAnn's big red.
  • One of many released to make babies.
  • The picks of the litter.
Back to business in Shell Beach! I have been off the water for the winter season so I was very anxious to get back to fishing. Spring bite is in full effect, with large catches of redfish, drum, and sheephead on the outside. On windy days there is also some action on marsh shorelines if we cannot get out into open water.

On the 18th I had the pleasure of fishing with LeAnn and Steve from.... Read More
March 21 at 7:11pm
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  • Roger with a nice big ol'redfish.
  • Sandra was the monster trout slayer of the day.
  • The crews haul!  All donated to our charity po-boy give-aways.  Thanks yall!
I had Sandra and Roger down from Shreveport to join me for a day of fall marsh fishing yesterday. We loaded the baitwell with Campo's live skrimps and headed to the holy fishing grounds. Were greeted with fast action on keeper specks, large sheephead, and 14-15 inch redfish on almost every cast. Again working points in the bays under corks. Great morning with the wind up to keep the gnats.... Read More
November 11, 2012 at 7:24pm
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  • Tanner with his big Sheepy.
  • The guys with a nice double on purdy marsh trout.
  • All these tastey marsh critters are up in Kansas saying were not in Louisiana anymore Toto.
This report is from Friday. Had Eric and Tanner down from Kansas city for a little Louisiana fishing. I took them into Biloxi Marsh to see just how beautiful our fishing can be in the fall. Started out working points in small bays putting a nice box of trout together. It was hunt and peck with 10 or 12 keepers at each stop. The guys were having a great time but I wanted to find them some.... Read More
November 11, 2012 at 7:07pm
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Inshore Fishing in Shell Beach / Hopedale / Reggio in Southeast Louisiana
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  • Jen with her first ever redfish.
  • Clark and I with a fish we hunted all day, and he will never forget.
  • Clark realeasing his trouphy.
Fishing has been very good last couple weeks out of Shell Beach. This is a report from Thursday. I had Clark, James, and Jen in my boat all native Nebraskians. They were in for a treat as we motored way up into Biloxi Marsh. Would have stayed closer to Campos where we have been catching trout but Clark wanted a trouphy redfish so we went hunting. Started the day with trout over oyster beds.... Read More
November 11, 2012 at 6:55pm
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Inshore Fishing in Shell Beach / Hopedale / Reggio in Southeast Louisiana
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  • First fish of the day, blackened puppy drum fer dinner.
  • Fly girly fly!
  • Eye of the beast.
Few days ago got a day off and took my lady for a day out in Breton Sound. Was really flat so we went out to the islands and swam and wade fished. Then hit a couple rigs on the way in. She really wanted to see a shark which was not really hard to pull off. Heh fun day not having to worry about catching a bunch of specks just enjoying the outdoors. Not too many trout on the islands now.... Read More
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August 22, 2012 at 4:41pm
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Just want to say thanks to everyone who donated part or some of their catch for our charity poboy give away. Fed a bunch of hungry people couple days ago and helped some people of New Orleans keep the faith in their fellow man. Thanks y'all!

Salty Dog Charters, L.L.C
Captain Markham Dickson
www.saltydogchartersllc.com
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(504)481-8216
August 22, 2012 at 6:10pm
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Inshore Fishing in Shell Beach / Hopedale / Reggio in Southeast Louisiana
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  • A spot of hope for the future.
  • George with a mernin' speck
  • Seafood platter.
Had a really good time yesterday out of Shell Beach. George from Texas and Kenny from north Louisiana were in the area so decide to go fishin' with me. I am glad they did, they were really upbeat and fun to fish with. It was Kenny's first time salt fishin' and boy was he in for a treat. And my lady, Ines, was trying her hand at decky and did very well. I took the guys to the boundry water.... Read More
August 22, 2012 at 3:29pm
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Inshore Fishing in Shell Beach / Hopedale / Reggio in Southeast Louisiana
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  • Gray and Otis with a couple of nicerns.
  • interesting rain gear.
  • Was happy to find um before storm timmer buzzed.
Had a great day on the water yesterday. Had a group of 4, Gray, Otis, Matt, and Parnell. Considering the impending storm I thought we would be lucky to even get in a day of fishing but put down the throttle and headed for the Sound none the less. First rig, shark week. Guys had a blast though were excited about catching their first sharks, which was not a problem. I was not excited about the ice.... Read More
August 19, 2012 at 8:32pm

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