Louisiana Sportsman

Capt. Ryan Vincent caught this 16-pound redfish off a rock point in Bayou Pirogue, fished off the bottom with dead shrimp on a 3/8-ounce jighead.

Lafitte fishing heats up

April 4, 2024 Rusty Tardo

According to Capt. Ryan Vincent of Reel Cajun Fishing, fishing action picks up in April and just gets better after that in Lafitte.[…]

Theophile’s Reef

June 15, 2023 From News Reports

A new inshore artificial reef was installed in Hackberry Bay near Lafitte in honor of legendary Louisiana angler Capt. Theophile Bourgeois.[…]

Cooking seafood in a Cajun paradise

May 5, 2022 Jared Serigne

Jared Serigné joined Theophile Bourgeois IV of Bourgeois Charters in Lafitte to check out sinker cypress logs and cook soft shell crabs.[…]

This redfish fell for a soft-plastic shrimp imitation in the marshes near Lafitte, La. (Photo by John N. Felsher)

Jean Lafitte’s redfish: Barataria estuary’s fall currency

October 1, 2021 John Felsher

Redfish now preside over Jean Lafitte’s old stomping grounds in the Barataria estuary. Here’s how to put them in your treasure chest.[…]

Hit the early morning and late evening bites in Lafitte

August 20, 2021 Will Martin

The early morning and late evening bites are the ticket in Lafitte according to Colby Creppel of Griffin Fishing Charters in Barataria.[…]

Chase Lafitte redfish in August

July 29, 2021 Will Martin

Late-summer redfish in Lafitte are drawn to cool, deep water during hot days. Here’s some advice from the pros at Griffin Fishing Charters.[…]

Early May Lafitte Trout Fishing

May 6, 2020 louisianasportsman

On a recent trip out of Lafitte, Captain Theophile Bourgeois IV and his family went after early morning speckled trout.[…]

Soft plastics and spinnerbaits are both effective if you’re targeting redfish out of Lafitte this month, according to Capt. Theophile Bourgeois.

Watch the wind when fishing out of Lafitte

December 15, 2018 Joel Masson

What to do if you want to catch fish in Lafitte in the month of December.[…]

Capt. Lane Zimmer likes to fish the edges of grass beds for October specks out of Lafitte.

Lafitte is commonly known for relatively small trout — but this fall could be quite different, according to Capt. Lane Zimmer. He said a tough year last year could benefit the area this autumn, which means anglers will spend more time throwing speckled trout in their ice chest than on the measuring stick.[…]

Capt. Lane Zimmer was catching a few speckled trout inside before Gordon's surge. He expects to see that trend accelerate in the coming days.

Gordon gives Lafitte the nudge it needed

September 14, 2018 Todd Masson

For the last couple weeks, Lafitte-area speckled trout were standing on the edge of the diving board, their toes curled, unsure of whether they wanted to commit yet to the inside pool.[…]

Capt. Paul’s Fishing Edge: GPS waypoints for Lafitte

September 8, 2018 Captain Paul Titus

I refer to the Lafitte Edge area as the location in the Southeast Louisiana marsh in St. Charles, Lafourche and Jefferson parishes between the Bayou Segnette launch in Westwego, Lakes Cataouatche and Salvador, areas in the Lake Salvador Wildlife Management Area, southwestward to Bayous Gauche and des Allemands, Lac des Allemands and Bayou Boeuf and eastward toward The Pen and Bayou Du Pont, then continuing south to the northern part of Barataria Bay.[…]