Field Reports
Captain Charlie’s Post Storm Update in Hopedale
After the recent Tropical Storm Christobal and a late-season cold front, Captain Charlie Thomason is happy to report that fishing is getting back to normal.[…]
Hopedale
Fishing Hotspots
MRGO rocks, outer bays will produce numbers in June
Huge numbers of smaller, male speckled trout await Shell Beach anglers in June. They should target the MRGO rocks and outer bays.[…]
Fishing Hotspots
Park and shop at the MRGO rocks in April
Capt. Gene Dugas, of Rather Be Fishing Adventures, says April should be a good month for speckled trout and redfish fishing at the MRGO Rocks.[…]
Fishing Hotspots
Trout showing up inside at Hopedale, Shell Beach
It’s been a tough year for trout chasers, but that’s in the past. Speckled trout are showing up inside at Hopedale and Shell Beach in big numbers.[…]
Fishing
Target reds off the bank in Hopedale
Hopedale guide finds most of his redfish away from the shoreline in January.[…]
Inshore Fishing
Right depth critical to Hopedale success right now
If you’re one of those guys who sets your cork at a specific depth and doesn’t touch it again for the rest of the trip, you’re probably not going to catch a whole bunch of fish right now out of Hopedale.[…]
Fishing Hotspots
Stay on the move to find Hopedale trout
Hot. Sizzling, searing, scorching, broiling, roasting — all describe our summer weather, and the trout don’t seem to like it any more than we do. Perhaps it’s why they pulled a disappearing act in June and have had anglers scratching their heads ever since.[…]
Ask Captain Paul
Waypoints for Hopedale/MRGO to Bayou Terre Boeufs
This St. Bernard Parish area is one of the prime inshore fishing spots in all of the Louisiana coastal marshes, with many weather-protected fishing locations. […]
Fishing Hotspots
Head outside from Hopedale
Capt. Sal “Gotcha Hooked” Fontana (504-812-7773) said he heads outside this month out of Hopedale to hunt both specks and reds in deeper water.[…]
News Breaker
Hopedale hotspots
“Trout action is on fire on the inside,” according to Hopedale area Capt. Gene Dugas, with Rather Be Fishing Charters (985-640-0569). “From the deep interior all the way out to Bay Lafourche, the trout are eating up baits and the reds are thick and hungry.”[…]
News Breaker
Targeting transition trout out of Hopedale
“I can’t wait for October,” said Capt. Rory Rorison, of United Charters (504-439-1680). “I look forward to it every year. I finally stop making the long runs out into Breton Sound and I start fishing the in-between areas for both trout and redfish.”[…]
Inshore Fishing
Leader length key for Hopedale redfish
It’s no secret finding the bait is absolutely critical to finding the predator fish.[…]
Fishing Tournaments
Fat 6.7-pound Hopedale trout leads CCA-Louisiana STAR’s East Division
Daniel Compagno experienced a wide range of emotions on the water out of Hopedale Tuesday, first losing the biggest flounder he’d ever seen after landing it up on the rocks near the MRGO dam — then barely managing to reel in his personal best speckled trout only an hour later to unexpectedly grab the lead in the CCA-Louisiana STAR Tournament’s East Division.[…]
Inshore Fishing
Hard-plastic Hopedale trout
There’s no doubt that a popping cork with a soft-plastic underneath is a deadly way to catch a boatload of speckled trout — particularly in the fall when fish are gorging on white shrimp.[…]
Inshore Fishing
Hopedale fishing curve balls
Leave it to Capt. Charlie Thomason to march to a different drummer.
When I called the veteran captain looking for some Biloxi Marsh fishing tips, I received an unexpected answer.[…]
Inshore Fishing
Fish Hopedale trout where they cool off
Go to Blue Bayou Water Park on a scorching hot Saturday and you’ll likely be waiting more than an hour to ride the water slide.[…]