Slidell, LA USA

Ok, looking at the BSM webcam, I see someone with a mess of trout laid out.

The BSM webcam is a good way to stay in touch with the marina.

http://bretonsoundmarina.com.bensontechnology.com/live-dock-cam.html

Saturday, November 21, 2009 @ 12:56:46 PM

Slidell, LA USA

Has anybody got onto the trout today with this weather? Any idea as to what this low will do for the fishing tomorrow? I'd like to know how ya did today, so give me a shout.

Saturday, November 21, 2009 @ 12:54:29 PM

Metairie, LA USA

Rob C. the name of the resturant is Black Velvet and it is at mile marker 15 in Buras, turn left at the flag pole when going south and when you hit the levee, turn right...you cant miss it.

Saturday, November 21, 2009 @ 12:45:16 PM

Delacroix Island, LA USA

We have made land fall in Tampa yesterday,and yes we do have the Drum,and a Big Banner that we are going to let out as soon as the Saints make the first sack.GO Saints Go!!!!!We're comming back 10 and 0!!!!

Saturday, November 21, 2009 @ 12:35:37 PM

Hopedale/Delacroix, LA USA

HOPEDALE/BRETON SOUND REPORT.....

Yesterday I had the pleasure of fishing with Doug Carter and his lovely wife Sherry. They are from the central area of Canada and were down in Boloxi at a trade show. While here, Doug wanted to see what the fishing was like. He said where he lives it's fly fishing rainbows and brown trout. Sometimes you catch 5, otherdays 0.

We started out close by in Lake Robin. The fish were biting steady but with a lot of smaller ones in the mix. Shortly after, I decided to start keeping fish for my family. 25 fish or so made there way into the igloo we headed in search of some reds.

At the first stop Doug hooked into the prime example of a redfish. A monstrous bull red surfaced and both he and Sherry couldn't believe their eyes. Some great photos were taken and the fish was released. Two casts later Sherry had her turn and was hooked up with her own "Biggun". She took her time and worked the fish over right to the net and it was a black drum some more pics were taken and the fish was released.

After that the BOILED EGG SALAD SANDWICH was broken out. I didn't say anything at first and let Doug consume, the meal. Being they were from Canada I figured they would have never heard of such a jinx. But, I couldn't help it and told them our chances of finding what we were looking for would be slim to none. Doug probably thought I was crazy. Sherry then realized, why there were soooo many of those sandwiches left on the counter at the marina. Well, on the contrary, the only biggest problem we faced was that everywhere we went lookiing for reds all we found were trout and more trout. (What a problem to have!!!!) So we kept on the hunt for the reds to no avail..... but boxing a total of 50 trout and releasing another 30+.

Sherry said it was her best day ever and Doug had a great time too! I hope they make it down for the summer and come see what that is all about!

Fishing right now remains to be just RIDICULOUS!!! You don't want to miss out on this action! Come experience some of South Louisiana's BEST fishing of the year! Call to get your date on the calendar 504-259- 5304, visit www.OughtToBeFishing.com, or email any questions to captkerry@bellsouth.net.

Overnight Accomodations, Evening Trips, and Multiple Boats are Available!

OUGHT TO BE FISHING CHARTERS.....it's what you "OUGHTTA" be doing!!!!!

 Awaiting ApprovalAwaiting ApprovalAwaiting Approval

Saturday, November 21, 2009 @ 12:15:51 PM

Hopedale/Delacroix, LA USA

HOPEDALE/BRETON SOUND REPORT.....

Yesterday I had the pleasure of fishing with Doug Carter and his lovely wife Sherry. They are from the central area of Canada and were down in Boloxi at a trade show. While here, Doug wanted to see what the fishing was like. He said where he lives it's fly fishing rainbows and brown trout. Sometimes you catch 5, otherdays 0.

We started out close by in Lake Robin. The fish were biting steady but with a lot of smaller ones in the mix. Shortly after, I decided to start keeping fish for my family. 25 fish or so made there way into the igloo we headed in search of some reds.

At the first stop Doug hooked into the prime example of a redfish. A monstrous bull red surfaced and both he and Sherry couldn't believe their eyes. Some great photos were taken and the fish was released. Two casts later Sherry had her turn and was hooked up with her own "Biggun". She took her time and worked the fish over right to the net and it was a black drum some more pics were taken and the fish was released.

After that the BOILED EGG SALAD SANDWICH was broken out. I didn't say anything at first and let Doug consume, the meal. I couldn't help it and told them our chances of finding what we were looking for would be slim to none. Doug probably thought I was crazy. Sherry wondered why there were soooo many of those sandwiches left on the counter at the marina. Well, on the contrary, the biggest problem we faced was everywhere we went lookiing for reds all we found were trout and more trout. So we kept on the hunt for the reds to no avail..... but boxing a total of 50 trout and releasing another 30+.

Sherry said it was her best day ever and Doug had a time too! I hope they make it down for the summer and come see what that is all about!

Fishing right now remains to be just RIDICULOUS!!! You don't want to miss out on this action! Come experience some of South Louisiana's BEST fishing of the year! Call to get your date on the calendar 504-259- 5304, visit www.OughtToBeFishing.com, or email any questions to captkerry@bellsouth.net.

Overnight Accomodations, Evening Trips, and Multiple Boats are Available!

OUGHT TO BE FISHING CHARTERS.....it's what you "OUGHTTA" be doing!!!!!

Saturday, November 21, 2009 @ 11:53:17 AM

Houston, TX USA

Commander,
Where is 152, I love to get into the tuna but would
much rather find a Blue any day!!!  We are going to
be there fishing Mon and Tues.  I also am looking for
the name of the restaurant up the road from Venice
Black something had some great oysters there last
year. Y'all have one hell of a great state!!!!!!!!!!!
Rob C

Saturday, November 21, 2009 @ 10:02:28 AM

Algiers, LA USA

A quick duck hunting recap from the Blue Ponit / Ollie Canal Area.  The marsh is in great shape but holding very few birds.  Having hunted solo so far this is the recap.  All the birds were Teal.
Opening day 6
Sun. 1
Wed 5
Fri. 6
No birds lost
Need the midwest to go into the deep freeze.  ARRIVE ALIVE!!!

Saturday, November 21, 2009 @ 9:53:24 AM

Mandeville, LA USA

Looking for info from fisherman in the Buras to Hospital Bay area and where you get your data for tides? I can't find one other that the Empire jetties and those are really far away. Thanks, John

Saturday, November 21, 2009 @ 6:53:50 AM

marrero, LA USA

friday morning we left joshua marina in buras at 630am, clear water,hard northeast winds and 150 live shrimp. 930 am we had our limit of 75 nice trout.the boat that came with us also limited out. these trout are making it hard to go deer hunting.

Saturday, November 21, 2009 @ 5:53:19 AM

marrero, LA USA

friday morning we left joshua marina in buras at 630am, clear water,hard northeast winds and 150 live shrimp. 930 am we had our limit of 75 nice trout.the boat that came with us also limited out. these trout are making it hard to go deer hunting.

Saturday, November 21, 2009 @ 5:53:18 AM

lacombe, la United States

In response to peewee's big adventure

A 3-way limit...now that's what I call a
good trip! Congrats on that P!

Saturday, November 21, 2009 @ 5:50:18 AM

Venice, LA USA

Hey guys and gals

Getting a few calls about the overnight trip. I can do it Sunday/Monday or Monday/Tuesday. Either way only need two guys to fill either trip. Will leave the dock at no later than 1:00 pm and fish all night.

The area I'm going to is no doubt on fire and we will bang them up for sure.

Xtreme
504-710-2950

 Awaiting Approval

Friday, November 20, 2009 @ 8:50:03 PM

Shell Beach/St. Bernard, LA USA

Fishing Magician Charters

Today Capt. Jason had the pleasure of fishing with Poco Sloss, John, and Bob. Jason picked them up at their camp in Proctor's Landing. Then, they headed to the Biloxi Marsh

They made a couple of stops before catching their limit of 75 speckled trout in the 12 - 18" range. The guys had a great time catching fish and joking around with each other. They were just enjoying the day; and the weather has been beautiful.

All fish were caught 2' under a popping cork using Campo's live shrimp. If you want to catch some fish and have some fun, Fishing Magician Charters is the one. Give us a call to book a great day of fun and enjoyment.

Fishing Magician Charters
504-239-3159
fishingmagiciancharters@yahoo.com

Friday, November 20, 2009 @ 8:31:00 PM

Slidell, LA USA

Fishing report for Friday, November 20th, 2009

My dad came in from out of town to do some fishing today with me and one of his buddies. He rarely gets to go fishing anymore and the last time we went was somewhat of a bust.

We arrived at BSM at 0450 in the morning, with the boat in the water next to the baitshed by 0500. Upon arriving at BSM, I observed these conditions:

-high water
-falling tide
-clear skies
-water clarity of 4 on a scale of 1-7 (5+ in Bayou Biloxi)
-IFF of 7
-calm east winds building to 10-15 knots after the sun came up
-surface water temp of 60 degrees

We planned to go to Bayou Biloxi, but because of circumstances, decided to stay close to the dock. We loaded up and began our epic journey to the DockSpot (I have covered this spot before in previous reports), leaving BSM with 100 live shrimp, 10 storm minnows, 2 unfortunate baby crabs and 2 very confused puffer fish. After riding for a whole minute, we arrived to the DockSpot for about 0530 and patiently waited for the sun to come up.

Around 0600 or so we got into the trout, putting 45 in the boat by 0730. We were laughing our asses off because we could hear people yelling at the dock and zipping away while we were getting triple hookups. The water stopped moving at about 0800, and that killed our trout bite. I'm guessing the strong east winds were battling the falling tide. Either way, we were SOL and needed to find 30 more trout.

So, "to hell with it!" we said as we departed for Bayou Biloxi Marsh via Lena Lagoon to St. Malo to Lake Borgne to Bayou Biloxi.

FYI, my boat is slower than molasses therefore I HATE making that trip but it's always worth it when I get there. I wanted to try a new spot on the shore of Lake Borgne, but seeing the less-than-cooperative water, we went to one of my favorite spots and tossed 30 more nice trout into the boat, effectively calling it a day. We limited out by 1130.

We trolled a little bit for reds afterwards and put one in the boat, but for the most part we were done and wanted to clean fish then go home.

All fish were caught on live shrimp, storm minnows, sugar spice Gulp! and glow chartreuse sparkle beetles on a 1/4oz jighead. The trout primarily liked the live bait (to include the minnows) but got into the Gulp! later in the day. They were into the

The redfish was caught on a Johnson Sprite 3/4oz gold spoon.

We had very few throwbacks, enough to count on both my hands. We were tossing back most 12" trout, citing "because we're good fisherman, we don't need to hoard everything that breathes water...we can catch bigger trout". All our trout were 13" to 17", with the average being 14".

Success factors:

MOVING WATER

Trout need moving water to get a bite going. If your cork isn't drifting with the water (not the wind), then you're probaly not catching trout and don't need to be. Water can't be too fast or the trout will just go hide, only to eat later in less stressful circumstances. Sometimes you can see the water moving, sometimes it appears motionless but you will see driftwood float by. If you're not sure, throw a cork out. However, whenever the bite stops for me, it's because water is moving too hard or not at all.

BAITFISH

Generally, if I don't see shrimp jumping and minnows running I don't catch fish. I've heard of people throwing a handful of shrimp out to get the trout going. Maybe I'll try that sometime.

Sunday will be a great day to go fishing as of now. I don't think this low will mess anything up for us.

If you want help, advice or questions answered then feel free to contact me. Keep in mind that I get a lot of emails, so please bear with me.

 Recon with 75 trout

Friday, November 20, 2009 @ 7:17:59 PM

Lafitte, LA USA

Lafitte Report

Today Capt.James had the pleasure of fishing with Kevin Keese and his girlfriend Lillian.Today was a special trip as this was Kevin's last fishing trip before he deploys to Iraq.With the northeast winds they decided to forgo the trout bite to the west as it was dirty there yesterday.Once on the Myrtle Grove side,Kevin and Capt.James worked the fringes of the duck ponds.Capt.James's stays out of the ponds this time of year as this is what the duck hunters wait all year for.Anyway, they started picking away at the reds putting some good ones on ice.Kevin had the hot hand today as the fish gods must have known this was his last trip for awhile.They worked them over catching around 30 reds in all and putting their 10 fish limit on ice and releasing the rest.They also added 2 trout and a puppy drum to the box.Lillian did not fish as she was nursing a fractured wrist.She sat back and enjoyed the scenery.

All fish ate H&H Baby Bull Minnows tightlined to the shore on 1/4oz.jigheads with St.Croix Rods.

Kevin, as a Air Force Veteran, I want to THANK YOU for your service to our country.It is people like yourself that allows us to have the freedoms in this country that many take for granted!! Again THANK YOU and remember you will always have a place on my boat.

GOD BLESS

Capt.James

 Kevin and Capt.JamesKevins Red

Friday, November 20, 2009 @ 6:27:26 PM

slidell, la United States

In response to 2lovetofish

Congradulations!!! Good marriage and limits of specks. Don't get better than that. Buddy

Friday, November 20, 2009 @ 4:37:43 PM

slidell, la United States

In response to peewee's big adventure

Now that's a good fishin trip.

Friday, November 20, 2009 @ 4:33:30 PM

Lafitte, LA USA

Lafitte Report:

 Gorgeous Freshwater RedfishGreen TroutEasy Limit

Friday, November 20, 2009 @ 2:53:57 PM

Venice, LA USA

Saturday. Nov. 14

Quack! Quack! Quack!
The common sound you hear early in the morning before shooting time.
Shortly after the guns are firing.
That's what the opening morning was
like for our four customers Saturday.
They had grays and teals giving them a great time of shooting. Mottled ducks and pintails as well. After limits of ducks we went hunting for those reds.
Caught limits of reds and had a blast
And cast of a day with Cajun Unlimited. Same group With Mr. Geary
Will hunt and fish Saturday Nov. 21.

Friday, November 20, 2009 @ 2:31:48 PM

luling, LA USA

Just got the news that Mark smith of South Lake kennels made it to the final round of the nationals today.Round 10 starts tomorrow, and chances are looking good.If you want your lab trained by the best Marks your man.504-858-5400


mark aka 2lovetofish

Friday, November 20, 2009 @ 2:30:10 PM

Bay St Louis, MS USA

Made 2 trips this past week out of BSM. Wednesday, we fished all around the Stump Lagoon area. Caught 75 trout. Went again on Thursday to the same area and caught 40 trout. Nothing real big. 12-14 inches. Water was super clean and tide was falling pretty good both days.  

Friday, November 20, 2009 @ 2:05:20 PM

Shell Beach, LA USA

LAST TRIP OF THE YEAR FOR ZACHRY CONSTRUCTION CO. WE HAVE HAD GREAT TRIPS ALL YEAR WITH THE LARGE GROUPS THEY SEND DOWN ON A WEEKELY BASIS. Come down and see why the largest privately owned Construction Company in the world is FISHING WITH THE KING!!!!!!  WE LOOK FORWARD TO FISHING WITH THEM NEXT YEAR. WE ALSO KNOCKED EM THIS MORNING!!  Capt Rory and I fished the Zachry Group today. We had 2 boats with 4 anglers in each boat. We picked them up at John Miremonts lodge in beautiful Fort Beauregard. We started off in the back of Hopedale and got on a speckled trout bite right away. We made 2 stops and that was all it took.  Both boats limited out on specked trout catching 125 each. In my boat they caught there limit of puppy drum 20 and 8 heads. We filled the box to the top and headed for the lodge. Capt Rory also had a beautiful box of fish.   125 SPECKLED TROUT 3 REDS 5 HEADS AND 4 PUPPY DRUM. All the fish were caught on Campo's live shrimp. Check out the dock shot below.

Fishing remains outstanding at the beach.  We have the best fishing guides in the area waiting to take you on your next fishing adventure. Have Monday open and it looks like a great day if you want to fill your freezer now is the time. cHARTER INFO 504-887-4960 504-881-9966

 Group Dock Shot

Friday, November 20, 2009 @ 1:39:26 PM

Venice, LA USA

Want some tuna with your turkey???

Need 2 or 3 more for an overnighter Mon night with Capt. Al Walker of Extreme Fishing Charters.

There are some big tuna out there right now let's go get 'em!

Cost is about $400 / person, max of 5 people on trip.

Email or call me 907-321-9668.

Friday, November 20, 2009 @ 11:08:51 AM

Luling , LA USA

BRIDGE CLOSING DATE CHANGED BY PARISH-NOTE BELOW:
HALE BOGGS BRIDGE CLOSURE - DEC. 5 Posted Date: 11/20/2009
The Hale Boggs Bridge will close completely in both directions from 6 a.m. to 6 p.m. Dec. 5 due to ongoing work related to the cable replacement project.
http://www.stcharlesparish-la.gov/index.aspx?page=26&recordid=695

Friday, November 20, 2009 @ 10:43:25 AM

Venice, LA USA

After several weeks of strong easterlies and a brush with a tropical storm, the gulf laid flat like a pond, allowing for beautiful conditions. On Saturday I ran a trip for the Mexican Gulf Fishing Company. My crew consisted of a all star MLB line up that included hall of fame inductee Barry Larkin, formerly of the Cincinnati Reds. We rolled down the river at 50 m.p.h. and I never had to pull the throttles back once we hit the gulf. We started out wahoo fishing and only had a pull off to show for a serious effort. A capt. buddie hit me up on the radio that he had found some stud yellows and to get there quick. He was about fifteen miles away and in no time we pulled up to find his client bowed up in the harness. After a short lesson in chunking we picked up seven jumbo blackfin. We reset and started the process again and doubled up on two serious fish but broke one off in the pandemonium of trying to clear the lines as the fish crossed each other. The little 30w Tiagra was still screaming and we gave chase and was able to settle in with a straight up and down fight. Forty five minutes past by like five hours, add alot of grunts and groans and throw in a few select words and I sunk the gaffs in a nice fish in the 120-130lb class. We reset again and caught jumbo blacks on after the other keeping six more and releasing the rest. The guys called it a day early feeling satisfied and in the need of a cocktail. On Sunday the conditions were the same. I headed to the same area and we got started. Again, the blacks were thick. These are the 20-30lb jobs that eat anything thrown in the water. We fished into the early afternoon without seeing a yellow, when two studs appeared deep in the slick about 40ft down. They were playing hard to get eating everything without a hook. I downsized to 60lb Frenzy floro to try and get them to eat. We kept laying out the buffet when a nice cow dolphin showed up and we caught her quick. I kept feeding the tuna and finally the bigger of the two came right up and ate my chunk on que. I settled in and fought this fish while the guys were feeding two other tuna that came up on the other side of the boat. I am leaning on this fish hard when I look over and there is a wahoo in the 80lb class eating everything and lit up like a neon sign in the cobalt blue water. I yell for Capt. Mike to hook him. He ate the chunk as soon as it hit the water and streaked off on the surface for Mexico. The wahoo ate thru the floro after ten minutes which I was surprised it took that long. In the process Kevin hooked one of the other tuna and now we were doubled up on fatty's. Close to an hour later I finally had my tuna on its side and two gaffs later, a nice fish in the 140lb class hit the deck. I immediately focused my attention on Kevin's fish which was giving him a hard time. Another thirty minutes past and the circles got smaller and after an intense moment with a deep gaff we layed a nice fish in the 120lb class right next to his buddy in a bloody mess. Cool way to end the day indeed. The fishing here in Venice is strong right now as long as the weather permits. Starting in January it will go into full swing on large yellowfin and wahoo. I have dates available in December and the upcoming big fish season. Give me a call to book your next trip in Venice.


Captain William Wall

Pelagic Charters

1.225.454.5365

 Solid doubleCapt. Will with fattyGet Em!Barry Larkin With A fattyMajor League Effort

Friday, November 20, 2009 @ 10:30:07 AM

St Bernard, LA USA

Just as a side note I stopped for gas after fishing Sunday at the Quick Stop on Hwy 39.  They have ethonal free gas.  The store is on the corner of Judge Perez Dr and Oak Dr.  There is no sticker on the pump for ethonal so I assume it does not have any in it.

Tight lines and enjoy the day.
Jim

Friday, November 20, 2009 @ 9:16:05 AM

kenner, LA USA

Reggio report.
First time I ever launched at Reggio and it was a good experience. Launched at 6:30, in lake Amedee for 6:40. Had the Doc and the Old retired Gov. Man along. Went to a spot by the twin pipe lines and Amedee, where the Young Gov Man had caught his limit in 2 hours the day before, but they were no longer there.
Fished several spot in the lake and had about 6 to show for an hour of fishing. That's not good when you have two of the best tight line fisherman in the New Orleans area in the boat. So off we went to the Delacroix side and with a 2 ft. tide the twins were just to hard to fish. Fished 4 horse and Round lake and 2 more hour we were up to maybe 15 silver wonders. (1-pack?) So it was back over to the Hopedale side and into Lake Robin. Things started looking up as the 2 tight wads, I mean the 2 tight line pros started putting them in the box. We also threw about 100 (-12")back in the water. Had to restrain the Old Retired Gov. Man from throwing back the ones between 12 and 13 because he and the BULL don't like keeping those.
Headed back to the launch about 1 p.m. with a final count of:
59 siver wonders
1 20" drum
1 white trout
2 oysters
(that's all I can think of 1-PACK)
Oh, the Old Retired Gov. Man did donate a nice rod and reel to Lake Robin. He said it was old, but I think I saw a tear in his eye.
And DOC, please bring those reels in for some TLC.

Friday, November 20, 2009 @ 8:58:36 AM

Luling , LA United States

In response to dl

There are two NOAA data buoys in da-lake and you can find them at this web site.  You can click on the station you want and then use the icons to see the tide prediction for the day and other data as well.
http://tidesandcurrents.noaa.gov/

Friday, November 20, 2009 @ 7:18:08 AM

Luling , LA United States

In response to dan

Bad idea not only for safety reasons, but also because moisture can collect in the dead air spaces resulting in miss-fires and the powder is corrosive causing damage to your barrel.  If it is too much of a pain to clean suggest you take up tennis.

Friday, November 20, 2009 @ 7:09:47 AM

Slidell, LA USA

What a wonderful week of fishing in the Lake this week.  We saw some really impressive catches come out of the lake the last couple of days.  Adam and I made a trip in the lake last Friday, we fished the twin span the trestle the causeway and the new arificial reef infront of Bayou Lacombe and had similar results at each spot.  We ended the day with 42 trout 5 drum, 2 reds, and one flounder.  Mionday Mark and I went and fished the trestle and Hwy 11 and made a nice catch boating 22 trout 7 drum 5 flounder and 2 reds.  That same day Terry came in with a limit of 50 trout from the twinspan.  Yesterday the bridges were a little tough but a friend called me and told us where some reds were in a canal and I took Devin over to them and we boated 18 reds keeping 10 and 6 bass all released and 2 keeper trout in about an hour it was awesome and then we went right back to the bait shop.  Also make sure to look out for birds diving in the Lake as the bull reds have moved in I had some friends, a two boat group of nine hit a flock of birds Sunday and the crushed the bull reds up to 18 lbs.  The lake is really comming to life right now as we have been seeing some trout up to 5lbs.  and the most flounder we have seen in a couple of years and the drum are ridiculas as usual.  And look out for the Huge Bluecats swimming around on the trestle they are really showing up.  Check out the fishing game report with Capt. Kenny and Frank Davis too see all the different species swimming around te trestle right now.    Come see us at the bait shop.
Don't forget to fish the Redfish Tournament Dec. 12 call us for details.  

985-707-2105
www.DockSideLA.com
118A Harbor View Ct.  70458
Check out all the pics from this week

 Biggest Trout of the Week Terry cleaning some horsesRed ManiaAlan with a MonsterBox shot from Trestle and CausewayCauseway TroutTrout Limit

Friday, November 20, 2009 @ 6:58:28 AM

Slidell, LA USA

Beautiful day down @ delacroix fish with bro-n-law JL caught 50 speck and 40 white trout all on plastic on the bottom double rigged.

Friday, November 20, 2009 @ 6:19:14 AM

Slidell, LA USA

Get someone a Sea Tow membership for Christmas this year! Many of you already have, Call today! Sea Tow New Orleans (504) 301-4545

Friday, November 20, 2009 @ 6:07:33 AM

Delacroix, LA USA

Hey Everybody! We have been very busy at Sweetwater Marina.  We are trying to get in place what everyone has been asking for....BAIT.  Well we have cockahoe minnows swimming happily in a pool right outside just waiting for YOU thats right YOU!  The cockahoes will be 25 cents a piece.  We are also making arrangements to have market bait!  You asked for it and you got it. Thats the way we want it to be at Sweetwater Marina.  Capt Jack is so excited he wants to run a special so we will offer to our customers....100 cockahoes, a 20lb bag of ice, a pound of market bait, and the launch for $35.00!! We also will be taking credit cards very soon.  I am just waiting on the equipment.  The lodging is going up very fast and should be completed by mid December! We are looking forward to seeing everyone this weekend.  It looks like rain on Saturday, but please call us if you feel like fishing.  I can't you how many times the weatherman has predicted a wash out and the weather was great here.  Sunday looks great though.  See you this weekend!!!

Friday, November 20, 2009 @ 12:42:18 AM

metairie, LA USA

any inshore charter capts. or customers need to fill a boat for Sat.?  (Lafitte, Shell Beach, Lake Ponchatrain)

Thursday, November 19, 2009 @ 10:03:39 PM

REGGIO, LA USA

Plan was to run down to paris road, pick up a bunch of live shrimp and run back to fish the causeway this morning.

Dropped tiny tuna off at screwel and was at the friendly fisherman for about 9:30 and the pen was PACKED and the flags were flying straight out! Scratched the lake idea and decided to head down solo to REGGIO..

LEE, you're right, MIKE is a great guy and will bend over backwards to help out anyone who's at his launch... anyway, I got a wave from mike from the window, plugged 10 bucks into his mailbox and launched the banana boat.

Didn't have to go far to find em. First cut that was emptying into the reggion canal produced some beautiful trout. Put about 10 in the box then the dinks showed up and shortly the bite stopped so I headed down to stop 2 which had a boat anchored off in MY spot and they were bringing in some dinks.

So I went to my semi best favorite spot, but couldn't get on em right away having to throw back 3 ratreds finally the trout bite picked up.. Put another 3 or 4 on ice and the bite stopped.

Went down to a little dead end canal that had been holding trout the past few weeks and found it to be flat full of REDFISH... lots of throwbacks but managed to box 5 nice reds, and 10 of the fattest bass I've ever caught.

Missed a couple more reds at the side of the boat... reeling em in on 12 lb test and netting them yourself isn't all that easy. I decided that since i at least had a limit of something, it was time to head home..

On the way back down the reggio canal I found my spot empty and decided to give it a try even though I was OUT of live shrimp... put a green beetle about 2 feet under a cork and it was ON! Beautimous trout one after another until I hit my trout limit.

Not a bad day by my self...25 trout, 5 reds (one monster) and 10 fat bass.

Water was falling almost all day, temps were 59.5f and the quality on a scale of 1 to 10 was about an 8...beautiful day to be in the sun and breeze and I'm glad I ddin't go to the Lake...

Always an adventure! Til next time

Thursday, November 19, 2009 @ 8:24:32 PM

Madisonville, LA USA

Can someone email the website that has Lake Pontch tides. Thanks in advance

Thursday, November 19, 2009 @ 7:56:21 PM

Shell Beach/St. Bernard, LA USA

Fishing Magician Charters

Today I had the pleasure of taking out Dane Bennett and Rusty Tardo from Louisiana Sportsman's Magazine. The guys wanted to fish the Biloxi Marsh and so we did.

Two stops, and the guys put 60 trout into the boat. Then, we called it a day early.

Guys, fishing isn't going to get any better than it is now. Give us a call to book a fun day of fishing.If you want to catch some fish and have some fun, Fishing Magician Charters is the one. Give us a call to enjoy a day you will remember for ever.

We still have a boat slip available for rent. It has electricity, water, cleaning table and a boat lift.

Capt. Johnny Nunez
504-239-3159
fishingmagiciancharters@yahoo.com

Thursday, November 19, 2009 @ 7:46:07 PM

New Orleans, LA USA

Louis, You should head down to Campo's if you want to catch fish in Lake Borne. Just head straight accross the MRGO and into the lake. My friends have been catching beautiful reds and into the marsh for trout. I have been fishing out of BSM between Lake Robin and Bottle Lagoon and doing good on the last two weekends. If you really want to go to Bienvenue, you can still get to Lake Borne there also. I haven't heard any good reports about that area lately.  Good luck and tight lines.

Thursday, November 19, 2009 @ 7:32:28 PM

slidell, LA USA

how long will thepowder last in the gun of a muzzle loader before it goes bad. hate shoot it just to unload. i have been takeing the primer out for safetys sake. thanks in advance

Thursday, November 19, 2009 @ 7:01:21 PM

covington, LA USA

Went to the tressels today got some great bait from chas at dockside but to no avail fished from 10 till 2 today with 2 trout to show for it.Better luck next time.beautiful day on the water.goodluck & be safe........................mf

Thursday, November 19, 2009 @ 7:00:15 PM

Petal, MS USA

Made a trip out to Hopedale today with a friend of mine. One stop shopping today! Number 50 hit the ice for 8:15.  Caught most on live Campo's shrimp (as always a very generous count from them.)  When using plastic, a green sparkle beetle worked best but, live was the hot ticket today.  Fished 2 ft under cork in a narrow bayou and everyone was very polite in passing.  Gave our left over scrimps to a lone fisherman.  Great day to be out.

We went down last night and stayed at Frank Moore's lodge.  Very nice and comfortable place. I've known Frank for quite a while and if you stay with him you will enjoy the company.  


Finished the day with:

50 specks (up to 19 inches)

about 10-12 throw backs(11 to 11.5")

3 Reds

Thursday, November 19, 2009 @ 5:50:03 PM

madisonville, LA USA

a friend of mine call me today and told me that a friend of his got a ticket down hopedale while in his boat for not haveing a trash can, the wildlife and fishies gave him the ticket, said he had the have a bucket with lid and it must say trash on the side, this is hard to believe. would anyone have any info on this.

Thursday, November 19, 2009 @ 5:48:01 PM

New Orleans, LA USA

Has anyone been catching any speckled trout in the Tchefuncte River??? Plenty specks were caught last year at this time.

Thursday, November 19, 2009 @ 5:34:49 PM

Slidell, LA United States

In response to Lee

We fished the Pen the past Saturday and did very good with the speckled trout.  The MRGO is completely closed due to the new flood control structure so you would have to take another route to Lake Borgne.  I think, but I'm not sure, that you can still take Bayou Bienvenue into Lake Borgne.

Thursday, November 19, 2009 @ 5:23:31 PM

luling, LA USA

50 ON THE 21ST

Hit the Hache today with the wife to celebrate our 21st year of marriage.Was the first boat to Crevasse and Oak this morning and enjoyed steady action with birds working close by UNTIL the fleet arrived.Went from 1 boat to 6 in a flash of an eye.Wanted a peaceful day today so with 12 in the box we made a move to a near by bay.Drifted tossing corks over some flats near deep water and did not get a bite.Decided to move back to oak river and to my surprise no boats.Worked a cut off of oak and it was on.The wife was working a cork and i a double rig and fish were flying in non-stop UNTIL another boat passing by decided to get in on the action.He trolled right pass us and into our casting area,fished for 5 minutes without a bite and left.We reset up letting the wind against tide hold us in the area we wanted to fish and in no time it was back on,but now they wanted it on the bottom and slow rolled.Had ANOTHER boat stop in to get on the action.These folks were true sportsman.Stayed out of casting range and worked the area the same as us;no anchor,wind and tide keeping the boat in place.It was not long and they were slinging in fish at a steady pace.My wife was pleased to see another woman in their boat;we see very few out once the cold weather starts to set in.The bite stayed steady and the fish grew in size as we hit number 40: perfect.Decided to do a bonus round as most were close to 18 inches anyway.The fish must have gotten the word because the big girls turned on in a big way for both boats.It did not take long for number 50 to hit the box.Looked at the cell phone and the time read 12:20pm.Ran back to Beshels, packed up and crossed the 1:00pm ferry.

GREAT DAY ON THE WATER WITH MY BETTER HALF.

Looking forward to another 21yrs.

WE WILL BE BACK WHEN ITS RIGHT!!!!


MARK

 50 ON THE 21ST

Thursday, November 19, 2009 @ 4:35:32 PM

Hopedale/Delacroix, LA USA

BEST FISHING EVER!!!

Well my Captain's, Shane Robin and Joe Vinson were out today with Gayle Bailly of Bayer Crop Science GA and Pat Rome with his crew.

Capt. Shane loaded Pat and his crew into his boat after they walked down out of our Silver Side Lodges and started their first day of fishing!  Capt. Shane headed to Four Horse and fish the Bayou on the Right catching their limit of 75 Trout in 47 minutes!! WoW!!!  They were using any plastics they wanted 2.5ft under a cork.  Once the trout were iced down they headed over to Branville Bay and hit the reds fast and hard.  The reds were eating dead shrimp under a cork on a point that the water was rolling across!  The fish were all keepers with a few bulls caught and released.  They ended up catching 44 reds and filled the box to the top with their limit by 9:00am!

Remember we don't catch our limits and make you get back to the dock!!  We want you to have a full day of fishing and fun, no rushing back to the dock???????

Capt. Joe had the crew I had the pleasure fishing with yesterday for their final day of fishing.

They headed to Pumkin Bay and Drum Lake and found the birds working like crazy with very nice trout under them.  They caught their 75 trout limit in 50min and were ready for some more arm pulling redfish!

Capt. Joe told me that they headed over to a point where they noticed some mullet jumping and that was it!  The reds were coming into the boat with dead and live shrimp under a cork as fast as Capt. Joe could get them re-baited.

NOTICE TO ALL ANGLERS!!!!!!!!!!!

I have an opening tomorrow morning with Capt. Joe, and two boats open on Sunday and one boat open Monday.  Call us ASAP and get on the books, don't miss this opportunity to have your fishing trip of a lifetime!

AS ALWAYS, WE ARE FULL-TIME GUIDES THAT FISH EVERYDAY, WE DON'T FISH ON OUR DAYS OFF FROM OUR REAL JOBS!!

www.CaptainCharlie.com or (504)-278-3474

Thursday, November 19, 2009 @ 4:13:55 PM

Louisiana, L United States

In response to DJ

Altought I've never seen it open, I would think it must function because the E. Pearl River goes to Stennis Space Center. Prior to Katrina there were some larger boats that moored above Hwy 90. I beleive the bridge is open by appointment only or 24hr advance notice.

Thursday, November 19, 2009 @ 4:03:28 PM

Delacroix Island LA, LA USA

                                                           The bashing continues!

Today was day one for the Lavulet construction crew from Lafayette.
Karl , Amos and Robert from Lafayette got on board this morning and the decision was made to hit the numbers first and then look for the bigger trout after they had enough meat in the box.
First couple of stops and we were sitting on 50 trout from 13 to 16"so the rest of the morning they wanted to hit the bigger trout.
Made the first stop near the twin pipeline and little lake John and worked a ledge and got on a slow but steady bite with most of the fish ranging from 15" to 20" bouncing double rigged plastics on the bottom in the purple and chartreuse.
That bite quit with some help of boat traffic so we made a short jump to another point near four horse lake and I cast out a rig to show them how to work the drop off and set the hook on two trout that were both over 18".
That had them jumping over each other to get their lines wet and Amos got the hot hand quick swinging slabs over the gunnel at a steady pace.
Karl and Robert were right behind as they paid close attention to his every move and before I knew it there were big trout flopping on the floor faster than I could get them in the box.
The clicker hit 100 and they played catch and release for a few minutes and asked for a red fish so we just trolled over to the closest point and Amos hooked up first again with a nice 26" slot then the guys put in three more right behind him and with the box chock full we headed to the barn to clean up.
You could not have asked for better weather with a light north breeze cool temps and a good tide range.
The trout are bashing the shrimp in all the major lakes and bays from Lake Robin to Four Horse
and this cool snap has put some bigger trout near the ledges

Till tomorrow .....Take a trip and rip some lips!

Castaway Charters
capt Stan Cuquet
DELACROIX ISLAND LA
WWW.CASTAWAYCHARTERS.COM
504-272-0550   504-451-7600

 Robert,Karl and Amos

Thursday, November 19, 2009 @ 3:59:05 PM

Greenwell Springs, LA USA

What a great fishing trip with Captain Owen of Big O Charters.  Bobby, Steve and George fished Monday and limited out with specks and reds, three reds over 27 inches and most trout in the 2 to 5 lb range. Captain Owen put us on the specks and reds on the west side of Empire.  Everything  was just perfect, the weather was beautiful, hardly no wind and a mild temperature.   We had a great time and the fishing was awesome.  Special thanks to Mike C. and Big O Charters.  We will be back!

Thursday, November 19, 2009 @ 3:05:01 PM

Shell Beach, LA USA

BEAUTIFUL DAY AT THE BEACH!!!!! Had the pleasure of fishing today with Kit Marye Shawn and Pat. They drove in from Baton Rouge last night and got an early start this morning. We started off in the back of Hopedale and went further in from there. We caught fish everywhere we went today. A lot of schools had small fish in them and some had decent fish. We ended the day limiting out catching 100 speckled trout, 1 red , 8 puppy drum, 4 sheepshead and 1 flounder. We had a cajun slam for sure. All the shrmp were caught on campos live shrimp. Weather is beautiful and fish are eating up. We have openings November and December with the best charter guides in the area. Give us a call.

Some people tell you about all the boxes of fish they catch. We show them to you with NUMBERS & DOCK SHOTS. One picture is worth a thousand words. We have lots of pictures!!!!!!. ONE CALL THAT’S ALL SHOW UP WITH A SMLE AND WE WILL DO THE REST

GIVE US A CALL FOR PRICING AND TO BOOK YOU’RE NEXT FISHING ADVENTURE. OUR PRICE INCLUDES GAS, BAIT ICE, FISHING EQUIPMENT, AND FISH CLEANING!!!!!!!!

 Group Dock Shot

Thursday, November 19, 2009 @ 2:19:27 PM