Redfish Archives - Louisiana Sportsman

Sight-fishing crabs and reds at the same spot

There are many ways to catch crabs and redfish but sight-hunting both on the same trip from a tiny dingy really takes marsh fishing up a notch. […]

Having a tug-of-war with big fish in shallow water is the main attraction to saltwater fly fishing.

Saltwater Fly Fishing 101 – Preparation and tackle

Catch Cormier

Each year, thousands of folks get started in saltwater fly fishing, many here on the Gulf Coast, with ambitions of hooking a redfish. […]

This bass was caught in east Pointe-a-la-Hache working a LiveTarget Hollow Body Mullet across the top of grass beds.

Kayak fishing on the edge

Chris Holmes

Here’s how kayakers can find hungry bass and redfish skirting the waters of the muddy Mississippi. […]

Delacroix’s high river reds

Sammy Romano

Delacroix has become the unofficial redfish capital of Louisiana. Its fertile marsh is teeming with hungry redfish, and at times fishing for them can almost seem too easy. […]

The redfish bite is hot under docks

Brian Cope

Capt. Ben Powers uses his Humminbird Solix to find redfish under docks, then he catches them with live bait on a jighead. The redfish bite is hot right now. […]

Redfish between 18 and 30 pounds are regular catches this month around the mouth of Grand Bayou du Large.

Battle bayou bulls

Don Shoopman

If you want to do battle with bull reds and the bull drum that also bite in the same locations, several areas at Grand Bayou Dularge offer the opportunity in March. […]

On Super Bowl Sunday, Phillip “Flip” Frank of New Orleans braved the fog with Capt. Rich Waldner to catch a red that weighed 45 pounds and easily tops the current Louisiana and world records for fly-rod reds. […]

Delacroix redfish bite heats up

louisianasportsman

Capt. Randall Shaw of Louisiana Fishing Charters caught plenty of redfish during the warm week of Feb. 7. […]

Catching fish despite a cold and windy day in Delacroix

Gina Rivere

Johnny Schmidt, an avid fisherman from Covington, scored big with redfish in a bay south of Oak River in the Delacroix marsh. […]

How to catch specks and reds when temps plunge

louisianasportsman

Wintertime fishing conditions in the marshes of Southeast Louisiana can change dramatically as cold fronts move in and out. But Capt. Charlie Thomason of Coastal Fishing Concepts and Bayou Charters has some tips to help […]

Scott Baker of Arkansas shows off a nice red caught with Smokin’ Reels Charters out of Lydia.

Reds plentiful out of Vermilion Bay

Don Shoopman

Slot reds and bull reds by the box-full can be caught in January in a couple areas around Vermilion Bay. […]

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

Joel Masson

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