Redfish Archives - Louisiana Sportsman

The redfish bite is hot under docks

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

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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

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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 […]

Specks have been somewhat hit or miss, but redfish action so far this winter has been fantastic out of Dularge.

Seeking redfish in Dularge

Don Shoopman

Marshes north of two popular lakes in the Dularge area have been giving up redfish consistently for several months, and that shouldn’t stop in January. […]