June 29, 2009 - Monday Capt. Barry fished the Wardlaw party, and I had the Woodcook family. Both boats left the dock around 5:30. When we made it to some open water there was a west, southwest winds at 8 mph, which made for  a light chop. When we arrived at our spot we found clear water and schooling redfish that were waking up and down the banks. The bite for the first couple of hours was strong, but seemed to slow down around 9:30. Capt. Barry`s crew had a box of big reds and, and my crew caught their easy limit of solid 5-7 pound fish of which all were released to fight another day. Bait, same thing we have been throwing the past few weeks, Blk/char on a #4 spinner.

     

June 22-28, 2009 - Report for last week. Sorry it took me a couple days to catch up. The weather is extremely hot. I have been requesting that all groups make it to the dock at 5am so that as soon as it gets safe light we can get underway to try and beat the intense heat. Most of last week, the winds were very light, with the exception of a day or two. The water has been, and continues to be crystal clear, and the tide continues to be on the low side. Skies have been bright blue, with a stray cloud here and there. Water temps are as warm as your bath water, and the fishing remains very strong. All trips except for one over the past 6 days have caught their limit, and the crew that didn't came very close with 7 keepers, and a couple stories of the ones that got away. We have been targeting redfish, and besides reds, we have been catching some drums, flounder, and a few lost trout. We have still been focusing our efforts from Lake Salvador to Little Lake, with the best areas being on the west and south west sides of Little Lake. The bait of choice over the past week remains a black and chartreuse H&H cocahoe, with a #4 gold spinner fished with Power Pro line. Trust me, it works!

On Saturday Capt. Tommy fished the David Hessel party and I had the Jackson party for their second day.  The bite on Friday was almost too easy, but Saturday they had to work a little harder to fill the box. Tommy's crew didn't keep any fish so that made for an easy day for him, although he did help me out cleaning some of our catch. Bait selection has been pretty much the same for the past several weeks, its hard to change what works. Spinner baits, blk/chart cocahoes and on some days, later in the morning, blue moon is the ticket. We have been fishing Salvador and most of Little Lake for the past month. The redfish are there, if you don't find them in one place, move to another location.

The Coleman`s from Texas are both in the army and are station at FT. Hood, TX. They both have done two tours in Iraq. As a Vietnam Veteran, Army recon platoon forward observor, myself and this country are thankful for their service, welcome home. The fishing was not as hot as the heat in Iraq, but we did manage to box a few nice reds and a few throwbacks, not bad for their first time. All fish caught on spoons and spinner baits, blk/chart.

Fishing all week long, so check back for updates.

       

June 20-21, 2009 - Another Great Weekend in Lafitte

We ran 5 trips this weekend. On Friday we had the Thomas party, Saturday we had the Williams and Younger party, and Sunday we had the Legndre in the morning and a group from Victoria Inn in the afternoon. The redfish bite continues to be hot even with temps approaching 100 degrees. We fished Sunday afternoon from 2 to 6 and still managed to catch a fine mess of reds. With the light winds we have been having the water remains clear. Not much cloud cover which turns the heat on by 10am, don't forget the sunscreen. Most fish caught on spinner baits but some were caught tight lining dead shrimp on the bottom. All trips fished the same area around Bay L'Ours, Little Lake, and Turtle Bay. All fish have been in schools from 5-25 fish. As soon as you hook up to one fish, instantly one or two others get hooked up which make things very exciting on the boat for the customers. The fantastic fishing should remain all this week as no real weather changes are on the horizon.

     

June 19, 2009 - Fished today with the Kitchen brothers. The guys wanted to fish redfish,  so with an early start it didn't take long before we arrived on scene and started catching fish. They had their limit in the boat in no time again today. The bite wasn't as fast as yesterday, but it was still as good as you could ask for. Light winds, clear water, lots of bait which seem to be where the fish are holding. All fish caught on H&H cocahoes, Blk/chart with a #4 spinner gold spinners. All fish still coming from the Turtle Bay, Bayou Perot, and Little Lake areas. Basically caught fish at all stops. We were back at the dock early, and now it is time to get ready for LSU. GEAUX TIGERS!

 

June 17-18, 2009 - Fished the last 2 days for my good friend Papa Joe Bush. He had a 2 boat crew that fishes with him every year from Baton Rouge. Yesterday's trip, we actually had to do a little work for the fish. By work I mean the limit maker didn't land in the box until about 10am. By this time the bite had picked up significantly, and the guys played catch and release for a while until it was time to take a nice boat ride in to dry off the sweat beads. When the day was done, 30 beautiful reds were on the dock for their photo op.

 

Today, totally different story. We headed out a couple minutes after 5. We arrived at the fishing grounds around 525 or so, and had our limit polished off by 7am. The guys played catch and release the rest of the morning, and then around 9 the guys looked at each other and said, we have had enough. So, we packed up shop, and headed in. Both boats again limited out in a matter of minutes. 2 day catch was 60 gorgeous reds, and several larger throwbacks.

 

Saw a ton of boats out this morning, I was fishing a bank solo for a while, then the boats moved in. When they have schooling redfish in groups of 10-50 swimming up and down the bank, there is plenty of fish to go around for everyone. The trout bite is still good south towards the gulf. Luckily all of our customers have wanted to get in on the insane redfish bite that is taken place within 25 minutes of the marinas.

 

All fish this morning was caught on H&H Black/Chart on a gold spinner. And boy were they eating it up.

 

Conditions this morning, HOT, Calm on the lee shores we were fishing, crystal clear water, low tide (be careful near the shores).

 

For all the anglers fishing this weekend, remember lots and lots of sunscreen and water. Tried to get out as early as possible as the mornings are very pleasant. Around 10 or so, the mercury starts to shoot straight up. Good Luck to everyone.

 

June 16, 2009 -  Another great day to be on the water this morning. My clients today the Lindsly family, Stephanie, Randall and their daughter Casie, enjoyed a beautiful sunrise, and gentle boat ride out. I must say that the Stephanie doesn't let any handicap stop her from enjoying a fun day of fishing. They needed a little help getting around the boat, but that wasn't any problem, nor did they have any problems casting and reeling those redfish in. Fished the same area I have been working for the last several days. Crystal clear water, good tide, plenty of bait around. Got warm really quick, but wasn't as hot as the bite this morning. This crew polished off their limit, and released a few others to fight another day. All fish caught on spinner baits, blk/chart early, blue moon later in the morning

 

June 9, 2009 - Morning Trip

Fished today with the Sabens, Alison and Jerry from Alabama. Left the dock around 5:45 headed south. Sunny, light chop and clean water which made for a great day of fishing. Caught fish at every placed we stopped and left them biting. All fish caught on spinner baits, and once again, blue moon was the hot bait. Going back out this afternoon, hope the bite is half as good as this morning.

Here are a few more pictures from the last several trips.

   

Evening Trip -

Fished this evening with the nephew of my neighbor Don Boudreaux. Jim Smith was a fly fishing guide in Montana. He now lives on a sailboat in Maryland, and is down here visiting his uncle and had never caught a redfish, so I took them out on a short afternoon trip. The bite was nowhere as good as this morning but we did manage 9 very nice ones. Everything on blk/chart this afternoon

 

June 1-5, 2009 - Sorry for the lack of reports but my Wife and I went on vacation this last week and I just returned yesterday. While I was gone Capt. Barry and Capt. Mike held down the fort running all of the trips. I got a few pics from their trips already, but once I get the reports I will post them here on our site.

Back to business this morning, and was I ever ready to hit the bayou early. Capt. Barry had Ben Creel and his son Alex and I had Steve Haas, his wife Sherry, Ronnie Delavan and his wife Chris. Barry fished on the east side of the barataria waterway, and I fished the west side. Both areas produced limits of redfish. The one double hookup we had was a contrast in sizes. Steve gets the trophy for smallest redfish. Overcast, windy and cool for a June morning, water falling and very clean. All fish caught on spinner baits, blk/chart, and blue moon which has been a very hot color lately. If the wind lays down, will give the trout a try tomorrow.

 

May 29-31, 2009 - Weekend Report.

An unusual late May cold front came rolling through the Bayou State last Thursday and made for a really tough weekend for fishing. Although the weather was simply perfect, the tide fell almost 2 feet, and turned the aggressive attitudes of the fish off. Our captains worked really hard, and all of our customers ended their days with limits, or near limits of redfish anyhow. Just not the numbers of fish we caught pre-front. Lake Salvador was off, and most of our fish were all caught south near Little Lake, Plum Point, Turtle Bay, and Bayou St. Denis.

On Friday I had the the Mike Duffy party. They  had fished offshore on Thursday and caught a mess of amberjack. Most of the guys had never caught a redfish and that's what they wanted to do. We had a late start and by the time we made it to our first stop the wind had already picked up, but it did slack off by mid morning. Water conditions were clear, no clouds and a light chop. Reds, flounder and a few blue crabs all caught on H & H spinner baits, Blk/chart and purple/chart .

Saturday I had Dennis and Suzette Hubbel, this trip was for the Victoria Inn. This crew worked hard through a very slow morning bite, and then the action heated up around 9 or so, and then they landed their limit of redfish plus 1/2 dozen throw backs.

Sunday Capt. Barry and Capt. Mike D. had 2 great crews. They met their crews at the dock and headed off to the redfish grounds early to start working their spinner baits and tight lined cochahoes on the bank. The weather was flat calm, and hot, and in short order the guys beat up on the redfish, and finished off their limit.

It was a very enjoyable weekend, and I want to say thanks to everyone who fished with us this weekend, we really appreciate you!

     

May 28, 2009 - Thursday was ladies day with Mindy and Lynne. The ladies started the day throwing shrimp under a cork to make it easy on them. Once I figured out that they could really fish, it was time to start trolling the banks with spinner baits, and see if they could handle some bigger fish. Well they looked like seasoned vets!  The girls turned out to be some very good fisherman and ended the day catching 30 plus reds and 1/2 dozen bay snappers between the two of them. Another fantastic trip in Lafitte. Weather was great, light winds, and clear water! Going to fish trout in the morning first, so check back for some updates if you have weekend plans in Lafitte.

May 27, 2009 - Day 2 with the boys from Georgia, the Eavenson`s. Left the dock really early this morning. We we greeted with a nice sunrise and flat calm seas as we made the run to Barataria Bay through  Mud Lake on to Manilla Village. The Birds were everywhere, but mostly small school trout. Let the guys pick off a couple keepers and then moved to Hackberry where we found some decent fish. Capt. Barry and his crew fished a little further south and also found some keepers. After a couple of hours of popping corks it was off to find some redfish which were waiting for us. Ended the day with 2 fine boxes of fish. We used Popping corks with glow beetles for the trout and spinner baits blk/chart for the reds. Out the next several days, so check back!

May 26, 2009 - After a mice 4 day memorial day weekend, it was time to get back to business. On tap for today was day one with the Eavenson family. We fished these guys in December of last year and caught trout, so today we thought we would give the reds a try.

After a slow start in the duck ponds we made a move to little lake and found a few fish that were hungry. The guys were pounding the lakeshore as we trolled up and down. They ended the day with 27 nice reds between both boats. Spinner baits and tight lining blk/chart. Cocahoes. Capt. Barry and I are out with the same group tomorrow. If the winds are down we may give the trout a try for a few hours.

 

May 22, 2009 - This morning we had 2 more boats out fishing. On Capt. Barry's boat we had Jody and Lucy, and Connie and Joe fished on my boat. Both couples were staying at the Victoria Inn. Connie and Joe have fished with me at lease half a dozen times before. (Everyone should remember them, Connie is the gal who throws a baitcaster better than most men).  We picked the couples up early at the Victoria Inn. We knew the weather wasn't looking so great before we left. But with a stiff East Wind, cloudy skies, we made our way over to where the redfish have been at the last several days. As it has been everyday this week, we were there for about 5 minutes with the first redfish of the day turned Joe's one piece rod into a two piece rod. We had our 10 fish limit in the boat before 630, and played catch and release for another 2 hours. The rain came, and we got soaked standing in it, but who cares when you are catching redfish on every single cast. The girls put on a clinic on catching fish. Around 845, and 50 fish later, everyone was soaked and ready to head back to the dock. Capt. Barry stayed a little while longer, but made his way back soon after us.  All fish caught on shrimp on the bottom. The weather is not looking very good for the weekend, may have to cancel what trips we have. Thank you to the 2 crews that fished with us the morning, we appreciate it.

 

 

May 21, 2009 - Day 2 with the Jim Schill group was just about a repeat of yesterday. The only difference was that the guys changed boats. After a trophy bluegill yesterday George wasn't going to be outdone landing an awesome 5 inch goggle eye. The guys once again caught redfish all morning long. With multiple double and triple hookups, it was just a short while before the guys caught their easy limits once again. For the next 5 hours, both boats, caught and released dozens of great redfish to fight another day. All fish were caught on shrimp on the bottom. I would like to thank this crew for fishing with us once again, it was definitely our pleasure, and hope to have everyone back soon. Out tomorrow if the weather holds.

 

May 20, 2009 - After two hard earned days off, I was back out on Wednesday's  with the Jim Schill party. The sad thing is Jim got a phone call at 1 AM that morning from his wife with terrible news that his mother had passed away. The crew had drove here from Texas, and he didn't want Bob, Jimmy, Tom, Karl and George to miss the trip, so they brought Jim to the airport early this morning to catch a flight back to Dallas. Our sincere condolences go out to Jim and his family. The guys had a great trip on day one, and was wishing Jim could have been there with them. After 2 days of letting the water settle down, I headed back to the redfish hotspot early. When we arrived on site, we found the water to be fair, but saw schools of redfish on the surface. It was a matter of making of couple cast to find out where to drop anchor and set up shop. Once we did it was on. The guys on my boat, as well as Capt. Barry's boat limited out in an hour, and for the rest of the morning we released redfish after redfish until the guys had enough and we returned to the docks. Once again we had to land over 100 redfish between both boats, easy! The feeding frenzy was so strong, that even a small little bluegill decided he needed to get in on the action, and inhaled a shrimp. I would have to say after all of my years fishing, I have never caught a bluegill while fishing for redfish. Baits of the days were spinner baits and shrimp on the bottom.

 

May 18, 2009 - Monday afternoon trip with Mike Vissichelli and Andrew Dangler. What can I say, conditions were as bad as they can get. Thought things wouldn't be terrible since the wind was better in the evening that they were in the morning. That Cold Front (yes Front in Mid May) killed the fishing.  Left from Cocharia's around 2:30. When I left the dock the water was terrible all the way to Little Lake, Bay Round, Bay Long, Three Bayou Bay. Back thru Texaco, found one spot with some clean water. So that is where we set up shop, and the crew worked hard for their 4 keeper reds and 3 bass. All fish were caught on Spinner baits, blk/chart, what else. Can't win everyday. The fishing will be back off the charts once the tide comes up, and the water settles down.

Still have a boat open for Saturday due to a late cancellation, give us a call if you would like to get in on some of the great Louisiana Fishing that we are spoiled too!

   

May 15-17, 2009 - Another weekend bachelor party. The Scott Steenrod bachelor party, Scott, Joe, Wes, Jon, Richard, Allen, Troy, Scott, and Jeff were in town to have a good time and enjoy some good food. Capt. Tommy, Barry and I provided the good time with the guys catching over 100 redfish between the three boats. We kept enough fish for Jan's to provide the good food. Shrimp on the bottom, under a cork, but the better fish were caught on spinner baits and top dogs.

Capt. Mike fished the Sawyer's, David & Anna. They  fished for 2 days catching over 44 keeper reds. Great folks to fish with. Thanks to all our customers that fished with us this past week. Out all week so check back.

 

May 14, 2009 -

Another 40+ Redfish Day!

We all know the trout are out there, but when you can catch all the reds you want up to 9 pounds, what do you do? My customers today said they wanted to get in on the fantastic redfish bite, so off we went. Capt. Mike D. had David and Anna Sawyer who have fished with him the last couple of years. I had Jeff  Mackert and Donna Catapano. Both couples were staying at the Victoria Inn. We left the dock early and made our way to the redfish hotspot, and it was only a couple casts until the first fish decided to show these folks was sheer power is all about. For the rest of the morning, we caught and released these bronze beauties..  All fish caught on spinner baits. They kept 2 and we kept 4 for dinner. I had problems with my motor on the way in ,its running on 5 cylinders , so I'll keep this short. I've got to get old Nellie Belle, my back up boat, ready for the next couple of days. Pics to come.

May 12, 2009 - The Onslaught Continues!

Today I had the pleasure of fishing with John Devites and Don Carter. When I am telling you we caught fish all day, we caught fish all day! Left the dock early to flat calm conditions. Made for a great ride out. Arrived on scence to find decent water, and lots of bait. Started trolling, and before long, wham, a big red decided he was ready to meet his making. For the remainder of the morning, it was same ole, same ole. Throw in a dozen nice trout and it would have been a topped off box. But, at the customers request we only kept 6 reds, and 6 trout for lunch again at Jan's. All in all, we probably caught and released 6 limits of redfish to fight another day. Just a perfect day to be on the water!

 

May 8-10, 2009 - Lafitte Weekend Report

Needless to say, the winds decided to start laying down, and as we have been saying for the last 2 months, as soon as the winds quit, the fishing was going to bust loose. The shrimp and baitfish are everywhere and the speckled trout bite, as well as the redfish bite has now topped the charts. The water everywhere is finally starting to settle and get clearer by the day. We fished all weekend, and just about all boats put a dent in the fish population. We caught plenty of redfish, and trout.

Friday, Capt. Mike, Barry and I had the Nick Swyka bachelor party. Friday was on the breezy side. We caught  lots of reds,  and we all went and had a great lunch at Jan's. Saturday Capt. Tommy had a couple for the Victoria Inn. He picked up where we left off, and easily nailed over 30 redfish. Sunday Capt. Barry had a group of northern boys and once again it was only redfish, plenty of them! Spinner baits for most of the fish, but some did fall to gulp shrimp under a cork. I have to admit, and I am willing to bet that if you are reading this report you feel the same way, there is nothing like a big red nailing your spinner bait. The thrill of that first mad dash for freedom, the rod doubled over, and to hear that high pitch squeal of your power pro braided line stretched to the max, there is just nothing like it. Well, if you are one of the many whose charter is coming up, get ready, because it is on!

 

 

May 7, 2009 - Today was my last day with Mr. Jessie after 3 great days of fishing. I hope I can do the things he does when I am 80. He gave it hell for three straight days. Today was the best of the three days. With light winds and clear water, he ended up catching his limit of reds and trout. He even had several battles with three big bull reds. He said next time he wants a broomstick for those guys. Salt & pepper beetles under a cork for the trout and blk/char spinner baits for the reds. Thanks for fishing with us Mr. Jessie, hope to join you again in the future. Out with a bachelor party tomorrow, should be fun.

  

 

May 6, 2009 - Day 2 with Mr. Jessie didn't turn out like I would have hoped, no fishing for trout today, it was redfish once again. We may try again tomorrow if the winds are down. Capt. Barry had a couple of local guys who were playing hooky from work, so no names are going to be written. He had a dozen fish, reds and trout and Mr. Jessie had his limit, mine and maybe a dozen more.

All fish caught on H&H spinner baits with blk/char.cocahoes

 

 

 

May 1-5, 2009 - Friday: I had the Jeremy Shows party from Hattiesburg, MS.  Conditions that day were the same that they were for the 2 weeks prior. Windy. So off to the ponds we went. Armed with Spinner baits and shrimp, we went to trolling the banks on the east side of the bayou. The water clarity was good, and the fish were feeding. We ended the day with a nice box of reds, and trout. The guys had a great time, and went home wind burnt.

 

Saturday and Sunday:Capt. Tommy and I had the Mike Desoto party from Marksville, La. and Capt. Barry had the Omar Zelaya party. Saturday was by far the best day as far as the weather was concerned, because Sunday we had to be approaching gale force. Our crews were determined to get out there and catch fish, and so were we. All boats tooks of towards Myrtle Grove to again fish in the high water duck ponds. With just enough grass, and clear water, all boats caught beautiful boxes of fish. Most fish were caught on spinner baits, gold spoons, and dead shrimp under a cork.

 

Yesterday Capt. Mike D. and I had the Mike Desoto group for day number 3. I have to really thank this crew, they always fish with us, several times a year, and really are good friends, and great fisherman. The winds weren't terrible yesterday, but we had greener pastures in mine. We headed to our new secret redfish hotspot, and started catching fish right away. In 3 hours both boats were almost to our limits, when we got the phone call that we had so serious weather on the way. So I advised my crew, that it was time to go, and they were ready. We made it back to the dock, got the fish cleaned, right before the rain let loose.

 

Today I had one man crew,  Jesse Mafuild. Jesse is 80 years young, and is from Cambridge, MA. He is an excellent fisherman, and a very interesting man. With very light winds, Yes, I said light winds, we went after redfish. Would have given the trout a try, but I know the water will be chocolate milk for the next couple days. We ended the day with a very easy limit of reds, and several good keeper size trout. Tomorrow, I am going to make the run for trout, and do a check it out kind of thing, since I know where the redfish are. Will be a nice break, and a nice change of scenery for me.

 

We are booked up pretty good the rest of the month. If you are looking for any weekend dates, you need to call today if you would like a boat. Also, we have a few days remaining during the middle of the week on my boat, so if you want to go, just let me know. We are all inclusive, every detail is taken care of for one price. From Licenses, drinks, to the fish cleaning on ice on your way home, and every detail in between. Let me do the work while you enjoy. You will not be disappointed. Hope to fish with you soon. Check back tomorrow on the Barataria Bay, Little Lake, Hackberry Scouting report.

 

As Always, Thanks!

 

Capt. EJ

 

     

 

April 30, 2009 - Chuck Sharamitaro and his son have been fishing with me for the last several years around Jazzfest. Left the dock at 6am heading for the duck ponds. The water in the area where I have been fishing was not very clear today, so we tried a different approach. My spinner baits of choice, black/chart and purple/chart were not working , so we tried some tight lining on 3/8 and1/4 oz jig heads. The two hot colors were electric chicken and opening night, who would have thought. Sometimes when its slow just a color or pattern change may make all the difference. Ended the day with a limit of reds with several more released and a couple of nice flounders. Chuck does welding artwork and brought me a lamp he made with a trout and redfish, beautiful piece of work, my wife loves it, thanks again Chuck. Lot's of fishing coming up, let's hope the weather stays right. See ya!

 

 

April 24-26, 2009 - The wind continues to blow down here on the bayou, so rather than chasing trout we have been fishing the ponds for redfish, and the past few days have been spectacular. On Friday Capt. Barry had the Mike Hollander party and I had a couple for the Victoria Inn. Saturday I fished a morning and afternoon trips. The Sandberg family fished with me for their fifth time in the morning, and Grandma Jane Glass and her grandsons joined me in the afternoon. Her dream was to catch a fish in the bayou's of Louisiana. I would say she caught 15 or more. We caught than 100 redfish between both boats in two days. Most of the fish were in the 16 to 22 inch range with a few goods ones thrown in. Bait of choice for the weekend was Spinner baits in the morning and shrimp under a cork in the afternoon. Many thanks to our customers for fishing with us.

 

 

 

April 22, 2009 - My client and I, Charlie Deen from Virginia, left at safe light. With blue bird skies the earlier the start the better, but the early bite was not going to happen.. Light winds with no ripple on the water produced 3 or 4 fish for the first couple of hours. That was the first half. Around 9:30 the wind picked up, a nice ripple formed on the surface and the bass were on fire. A five pounder, a couple of fours and 18 to 20 in the 2 plus pound range, just and awesome morning to be on the water. A few on the lizard but the spinner bait, Chart/wht was the killer. It was one of days when even I got in on the action. Good fisherman, good company and a good time. It doesn't get any better than that. All fish were released to fight another day!

 

April 17 - 19, 2009 - It's been several rough days of fishing but we've done our best to try to put our clients on fish. Capt. Mike J had Ryan Lafaye and his two kids. Capt. Barry and I had The Mike Lanier party. A mix bag of 12 to 15 fish per boat was about all we could muster with the windy, rough conditions. When you fish as much as we do, you are bound to have a rough stretch of fishing that we have had the last 9 days or so. With more fronts, low humidity conditions, the fishing will more than likely remain tough the next several days. Shrimp and glow beetles under a cork, H&H spinners with baby bull minnows, blk/chart. Thanks to all of our customers for fishing with us this weekend. We really appreciate it.

April 16, 2009 - Saltwater fishing has been tough the last two days so we decided to give the bass a try. Not much luck there either. With the windy, blue bird conditions after our latest front, the water has dirtied, and the fish have lock jaw. We ended the day  a couple of two pound Bass, and a few small ones. Weather doesn't look very good for the weekend with another front coming in. Bring on the hot, sweaty summer!

April 14, 2009 - Tuesday's trip with Maurice and Mary Wood from Wisconsin was one of those you should have been here for yesterday's trip, weather wise that is. A hard front past through during the night which made for some cool windy conditions. We didn't catch any redfish, but we did have a mess of trout and a few bass, only keeping enough fish for lunch at Jan's. With the windy conditions, I didn't want to cross any big, rough water with this couple, so I did my best to find some clean, calmer water in the canals. H&H spinner baits in blk/chart. and  H&H glow beetles under a cork were the baits of the day.

 

Hope everyone had an enjoyable Easter with their families. We had 6 boats out Friday and Saturday and I made sure not to book any trips on Sunday to allow our guides to spend time with their families before they start working everyday. Given the conditions that we had all weekend with the blowing, shifting winds, all of our customers managed to catch very respectable catches thanks to our hard working guides.

 

Friday morning Capt. Barry, Capt. Jason, and Capt. Mike had 3 different crews out. Capt. Barry and Capt. Jason headed to one area where the fish were left biting on Thursday, and Capt. Mike headed south in search of trout. When Capt. Barry and Jason arrived at their fishing area, they found crystal clear water, lots of bait fish, and lots of redfish that wouldn't bite. They tried to wait them out, but by 9 am, and no fish in the box, they had to change the game plan with the wind steadily increasing. They both made a 25 minute jump to the south. When they arrived to their destination, they found birds working, and it was almost instant pandemonium as soon as the corks hit the water. Working the protected side of the bay, they were slinging trout over the side left and right. Both groups pounded the trout as fast as they could, and then the customers from Oklahoma decided they needed something to stretch the line a little harder. With over 40 trout in the box, Barry jumped towards the shoreline and started pitching spinner baits. It wasn't long before some monsters redfish decided it was dinner time, and in no time they had over 10 big reds in the box. Capt. Jason was not far behind as he too caught over 10 reds, and a few nice drum. Capt. Mike was working an area not far from them, and he ended the day with over 35 trout, plenty reds, and drum as well.

 

Saturday, We had Capt. Barry, and Capt. Jason out again, and this time we had Capt. Mike Daigle working a crew that has requested him for the 3rd straight time. They all headed south to the area that they were working the morning before. With the wind switching directions, they just headed to the other side of the bay where the cleanest water was and started catching fish all morning. All 3 boats ended up with ice chests full of trout, and several more reds. In all, what a great weekend. I was in Mississippi finishing up a project on my farm, and was very thankful all of Capt. could fill in for me while I was out. So thanks guys, and thanks to all of our customers that came in town to spend time with their families, and spending a great day fishing with us. We appreciate it. We have several boats out all week, so check back for updates, as we will be hunting down the fish.

 

All fish this weekend were caught on H&H Glow Beetles, or Clear with the chartreuse tail under a cork, and H&H cochahoes on a gold spinner.

 

 

April 1-6, 2009 - On Saturday Capt. Tommy fished the Vlasic party and I had the Kaynor party, a group of kids which really was a birthday party. Mix bag of reds and trout between both boats.
Sunday Capt. Mike had the Landers party, Capt. Barry had the Weller party and I had the Sarner party. Barry`s group and my group were catch and release trips. Capt. Mike had had 14 reds. Most all the reds caught on spinner baits, trout glow beetles under a cork. Here comes another cold front, temps in the 40`s Tuesday. Should make for some fun fishing.

 

 

 

 

March 27-29, 2009 - Lafitte Weekend Report!

What a great weekend of fishing down here on the bayou. Last weeks blustery south winds, and rains made for an extremely high tide, crystal clear water, and a fantastic redfish bite. All parties this weekend caught limits of fish, and played catch and release for the remainder of the day.

Coming off a stellar fishing day last Thursday, we kept the momentum heading into the weekend. Capt. Barry started it off on Friday landing over 40 Redfish and hitting the dock with their crews easy limit. Saturday, We had 4 boats out. Capt. Barry, Capt. Tommy, Capt. Mike, and myself all headed for the high water duck ponds early. Despite the blustery conditions, we all hammered the redfish. All crews came back to the dock with ice chest full of some really nice reds. Sunday, I was the only boat out, and needless to say, the bite in the area we were fishing slowed. All of the fish probably had sore mouths since we hooked everything for miles the 3 prior days. Add on the fact that the tide took a plunge the night before from a passing cold front, and dirtied the water. We still managed to end up with a really nice mess of reds. Just a great weekend weather wise with the sunny skies, and comfortable temps. If we could have shaken the winds, it would have been perfect conditions. At least the strong redfish bite made it enjoyable. Most fish this weekend were caught on Black and Chartreuse, or Purple and Chartreuse cocahoes fished with gold spinners. Some fish caught on spoons as well. Got another busy week this week, so check back later for updates.

I would like to that the Howard, Leonard, Reeves and  Powers party for fishing with us. Hope to have all of you back soon.

 

 

 

March 23-26, 2009 - Bad Weather most of the week, but the fish are still biting.

Everyday this week the winds have been 20+ mph. Coastal Louisiana has been under a coastal flood watch most of the week, and the tide is extremely high. Had to cancel Tuesday and Wednesday, but today, I had a crew that was determined to fish, rain or shine, and I was ready to go!

Things weren't looking good when I awoke this morning. Rain, rain everywhere. My clients Sheila and Grant Copple were staying at the Victoria Inn. No way we could leave the dock at 7 as we had planned. Tried for 8:15, that didn't work. It was after 10am before we could leave the dock. Fished an hour or so and the rain came again. Headed to a friends camp and watched it rain for 40 minutes. Finally it came to an end and the fishing was back on. With the water so high we fished places I usually can't fish. We ended the day with a  couple of trout and an easy  limit of reds, plus an additional 15 reds  released for kicks. The crew had a blast, even though they fished through the rain. All fish were caught on Spinner baits blk/chart. Should be a great weekend to fish, if the rain stays away. Forget about the wind, the water is high enough for you to hide out easily and catch some fish. Good Luck all.

 

March 19-22, 2009 - Weekend Report (Tough and Windy)

Sunday - Capt. Barry has another great crew this morning, and when they hit the marina, the winds were blowing 20+ stiff. The flags at the marina looked at though they were going to tear apart. He headed south, slowly and made his way back to some ponds. His crew started pitching spinner baits and spoons, and ended the day with several reds, and a few trout.

Saturday - I had the same crew that fished with me on Friday, and Capt. Barry had another crew. We both left good and early and headed south towards Myrtle Grove. The wind was blowing all night long, and was continuing to blow. The water was rising fast, even with the low tide that was predicted on Saturday. We started working some ponds and small bays, catching a few small trout, and a few keeper trout, but the wind made it difficult to fish. We decided to run and duck out of the wind and headed for some canals and interior marsh spots. We started throwing spinner baits along the banks, and managed to catch a few reds. Both boats ended the day with a really nice mess of fish, given the conditions.

Friday - Two boats out, Capt. Barry and I. We left the dock at sunrise and headed south in search of trout. Well, we found them, but there were lots of small trout. After catching 3 throwbacks for every keeper fish, we finally boxed 20 plus keepers, and dozen keeper reds between both boats. The water was a little low, we need about another 6 or 8 inches of water to get back on the redfish, a couple days of southeast winds should do it. Glow beetles under a cork for the trout and spinner baits for the reds

Here are a few more pics of the parties over the weekend. The Dale Fitterling and Ken Cumbus

 

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March 18, 2009 - What a beautiful bluebird morning. Left the dock 15 minutes before sunrise and after a 25 minute boat ride we hit several groups of birds diving on shrimp. Most of the trout were small but we managed to box a dozen or so keepers. Kendall had some trouble working the cork for the trout, but Chris was a natural. It was another story with the redfish. Kendall didn't have any problems working a spinner bait. She was the Queen of the reds, catching most of the dozen are so that were landed.

March 16, 2009 - At 10 o'clock last night I didn't think we had much of a chance of getting on the water today. Capt. Barry and Capt. Mike's parties were ready to go at 7am. My crew wanted to leave at 8. Hopefully with a little luck we would get a couple hours in before the rain started. I had two couples on my boat, so I stayed close and started working the ponds with all the high water. The ladies had enough by 12 after fighting some really nice reds all morning. The other two boats didn't get back until after one since they decided to make a little further run. They had two beautiful boxes of reds, and lucky for me all of ours were released to fight another day. All fish caught on H&H spinner baits. Conditions: Windy, Cloudy, light rain, clean water, and lots of smiles!

  

 

March 14 -15, 2009 - Lafitte Weekend Report

This is second time in the last four weeks that Charles Davison and a group of his co-workers have fished with us. They are all from out of state, but are now living and working in the Baton Rouge area. Capt. Barry had took out half the crew, and I took the other half. The wind didn't do us any favors, but at least we did find some clean water in the ponds. Not a bad catch for the conditions. All fish were caught on spinner baits, blk/char and blk/pearl. We fished the Bay Round area that had a really high tide and clear water. Had to cancel Sunday with some Texas customers who didn't wanted to gamble with the weather, so we got them reschedule. Monday isn't looking good, so let's hope the weather holds for our three groups, I hope we can get it in.

March 13, 2009 - Billy Gatlin, Joe Paul and Chad Madenwald and I left the dock around 6:45 am. Water was very dirty at the first couple of stops, and no fish and no bites were to be found. We were on the west side of the waterway working our way from Little Lake through Turtle Bay, then on to Bay Long, 3 Bayou Bay. As the wind picked up it was time to head over to the east side towards Texaco. There we found some clean water in the ponds and a caught a nice mixed bag of reds, specks and bass. The guys left with 3 bags of fillets to grill up for dinner. All fish caught on spinner baits, blk/chart. Out again tomorrow with two boats.

 

March 9, 2009 - Several of my neighbors got in on the hot bass action. They didn't catch any really big fish, but they did have a few 3lb plus. All their fish were caught on worms.

 March 8, 2009 - Evening Trip. Great afternoon to be out on the water. Papa Joe and I hadn't been bass fishing together since last year. Today had to be the day. It started off very slow due to the full moon we had last night. Around 9 things started to happen. Boated 12 to 14 in the 2 lb class with a 5 and 6 pounder for a picture. Lizards and 6 inch curly tail worms were the baits of the day. 

 

March 3, 2009 - Hello Everyone. I would like to apologize for the lack of reports here lately. We have been trying to develop a more robust, and more attractive reports page, so we have been working hard on that. We have also been doing lots of fishing when the weather permits. If you can fish 3-5 days after a cold front, the fishing has been great. We have been catching lots of big, beautiful redfish on the interior bays, and canals. The trout have been a little scattered, but with a little warmer weather, that should improve. We have been catching lots of bass here lately too. But, like all other fish, you need the right day weather wise to catch them. Nothing is better than a warm, muggy, overcast day! Which we should have towards Thursday and Friday of this week. We have lots of trips on the book for this month and next, so the reports will start coming almost everyday. If you have any questions, just let me know. Here are a few pics from some recent trips.

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