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Trout showing up inside at Hopedale, Shell Beach

November 1, 2019 Rusty Tardo

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. […]

Capt. Charlie Thomason said low water conditions in January typically move redfish further away from the shoreline, so position your boat closer to the bank and cast away from it.

Target reds off the bank in Hopedale

January 18, 2019 Joel Masson

Hopedale guide finds most of his redfish away from the shoreline in January. […]

Right depth critical to Hopedale success right now

September 20, 2018 Todd Masson

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. […]

Stay on the move to find Hopedale trout

August 8, 2018 Rusty Tardo

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. […]

Waypoints for Hopedale/MRGO to Bayou Terre Boeufs

June 8, 2018 Captain Paul Titus

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. […]

Head outside from Hopedale

March 4, 2018 Rusty Tardo

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. […]

Hopedale hotspots

October 27, 2017 Rusty Tardo

“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.” […]

Targeting transition trout out of Hopedale

October 17, 2017 Rusty Tardo

“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.” […]

Leader length key for Hopedale redfish

June 22, 2017 Joel Masson

It’s no secret finding the bait is absolutely critical to finding the predator fish. […]

Fat 6.7-pound Hopedale trout leads CCA-Louisiana STAR’s East Division

June 14, 2017 Patrick Bonin

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. […]

Hard-plastic Hopedale trout

November 30, 2016 Joel Masson

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. […]