Inshore Fishing
Transition trout biting at Pontchartrain
September can be a tough month to find speckled trout because they can be outside, inside, or anywhere in between.[…]
Inshore Fishing
Inshore Fishing
Redfish ganging up at mouth of East Pearl
When Lake Pontchartrain regular Chas Champagne told me to meet him at the Rigolets Marina at 4:15 in the morning, I wondered if he had lost his mind.[…]
Inshore Fishing
Lake De Cade full of redfish and bass
Although he’s starting to spend more time in the deer woods in preparation for the upcoming hunting season, Captain Ryan Young with Avid Angler Fishing Charters (985-855-5909) out of Bayou DuLarge says he’s been on the water enough lately to know that the redfish and bass are slamming swimbaits in Lake De Cade.[…]
Inshore Fishing
MRGO closure affecting tide more than fish
We didn’t get very far after Captain CT Williams with Big Fish Charters (504-BIGFISH) turned his boat to the southeast as he entered the MRGO from Bayou La Loutre.[…]
Inshore Fishing
Delacroix reds biting despite increased pressure
Fishing redfish out of Delacroix with Sweetwater Guide Service owner Captain Jack Payne (504-453-8382) initially looked like a huge mistake last Friday as flashy bay boats wrapped with candy and shoe ads zoomed past Payne’s small flats boat.[…]
Inshore Fishing
Tripletail distracting Pontchartrain trout anglers
It takes a lot to distract Captain Eric Dumas’ (985-705-1244) attention away from the speckled trout at Seabrook this time of year, but that’s exactly what the tripletail over by the Biloxi Marsh have done.[…]
Inshore Fishing
Grand Isle “jammed up” with nice trout
Anybody that keeps up with saltwater fishing in Louisiana knows that Grand Isle has been on fire the last couple of weeks.[…]
Inshore Fishing
Little Lake reds schooling along shorelines
It wasn’t very hard to tell where the redfish were biting in Little Lake and Bay L’Ours a couple days ago. Captain “Papa” Joe Bush (504-689-3728) wanted to get an early start because he knew word had traveled quickly, and he wanted to get to the hot spots before everybody else.[…]
Inshore Fishing
Fish at night to beat the heat
Wait until the sun goes down, and you’ll find the speckled trout fishing heats up as the temperature cools down.[…]
Inshore Fishing
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.[…]
Inshore Fishing
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.[…]
Inshore Fishing
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.[…]
Inshore Fishing
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.[…]
Inshore Fishing
Trout biting under Bayou Dupont birds
Captain Chris Pike with Bourgeois Charters (504-341-5614) doesn’t play around when he’s fishing birds.[…]
Inshore Fishing
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.[…]
Inshore Fishing
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.[…]