A few reports of trout showing up on the Breton Sound rigs are starting to come in to Captain CT Williams (504-BIGFISH), but he says it’s just a school or two popping up here and there.[…]
This week the Louisiana Department of Wildlife and Fisheries Office of Fisheries stocked a total of 252 adult Florida largemouth bass into the New Orleans City Park lagoon system.[…]
A few spotty reports are starting to surface from Lake Pontchartrain as the trout begin to spread out on the bridges to the east, and Captain Eric Dumas (985-705-1244) reported that he and his customers had great trips on Tuesday and Wednesday.[…]
If Captain Gene Dugas’ (985-640-0569) most recent trip out of Hopedale was any indicator, it looks like the speckled trout to the east of New Orleans are starting to get more and more active every day.[…]
Captain Marty LaCoste with Absolute Fishing Charters (985-856-4477) says it has stayed windy down in DuLarge for the better part of a week now, and the cooler nights haven’t allowed the water temperature to climb much higher than 60 degrees.[…]
These wicked winds are forcing guides to cancel trips all across coastal Louisiana, but I bumped into at least one that was able to make a few trips this week.[…]
The trout and redfish bite between Dulac and Cocodrie has been pretty good the last few days according to Captain Clark Trosclair with Sea Creatures Fishing Charters (985-563-2531).[…]
Anglers heading out to fish the Hopedale area in the next few days will find that the redfish bite is really strong. Captain Charlie Thomason with Bayou Charters (504-278-FISH) said, “They’re not in super shallow water, but it seems like it because the tide is so low right now.”[…]
An interesting thing happened during a trip to the Texaco Canals with Captain Papa Joe Bush (504-689-3728) to catch some redfish.[…]
Although Captain Chad Dufrene (985-637-6357) has been sidelined lately because of some surgery, it hasn’t kept him from keeping up with what’s going on with the fish at Golden Meadow.[…]
The old adage that you don’t know unless you go was on full display last week as Captain Josh Howard with Deep South Charters (225-572-7408) and some of his fellow offshore guides found flat seas on a day when 3- to 4-foot seas were predicted.[…]
The great thing about catching trout this time of year for Captain Theophile Bourgeois (504-341-5614) is that he only has to run about 8 minutes from his dock to catch fish.[…]
With all the crazy weather South Louisiana has been experiencing lately, it’s nice to know that at least one place hasn’t been adversely affected.[…]
Gov. Bobby Jindal announced Dec. 15 that Elmer’s Island, a once popular destination for coastal fishermen, campers and other outdoor enthusiasts, is open again for public recreational use. The state is opening 250 acres of Elmer’s Island for public use after extensive title research found that this portion of the island is the property of Louisiana.[…]
Speckled trout are starting to move to the deeper holes on the west side of Buras out of Joshua’s and Yellow Cotton Marina according to Captain John L. Taylor (504-657-9739).[…]
After fretting about what the new duck season would be like around Delacroix due to the affects of Hurricane Gustav, Captain Mike Smith with Louisiana Marsh Guide Service has been happy to discover that any negative predictions have been totally proven untrue.[…]