Recommendations for guides and places to stay for red fishing in March/April. I live in North MS so open to options.
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Expert here. Cane pole, fishing line, bobber, lead weight, hook, red worm or cricket, bream bed...in that order.
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Go in late May early June.
The water is generally too dirty in March and April due to the constant fronts coming through. You may get lucky, but May-June is a safer bet.
I’ve been fishing down there for 20 years.
And most of the guides know what they are doing, but if you go when the wind is howling and it is a shitt y day, you aren’t going to catch many fish.
The water is generally too dirty in March and April due to the constant fronts coming through. You may get lucky, but May-June is a safer bet.
I’ve been fishing down there for 20 years.
And most of the guides know what they are doing, but if you go when the wind is howling and it is a shitt y day, you aren’t going to catch many fish.
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Never been and not caught fish. Usually go in March. Saltgrass in Buras. Request Chief as your guide. Have used Paradise Plus too closer to Venice.
Here ya go, Link, call or text him.
I go out with Captain Scott a few times a year, he always puts us on the fish. They have lodging available on-site. You can also stay in New Orleans if you want, it's a 45 minute drive from there to the dock.
There's a lot of guides down there that will throw live shrimp with a popping cork, that's all fine if you just want to put fish in the boat. These guys use plastics and you're actively casting. I prefer actually 'fishing' over watching a bobber. Just something to keep in mind.
They can also do a shrimp/crawfish boil on-site if you've got a group that would be interested in that.
I go out with Captain Scott a few times a year, he always puts us on the fish. They have lodging available on-site. You can also stay in New Orleans if you want, it's a 45 minute drive from there to the dock.
There's a lot of guides down there that will throw live shrimp with a popping cork, that's all fine if you just want to put fish in the boat. These guys use plastics and you're actively casting. I prefer actually 'fishing' over watching a bobber. Just something to keep in mind.
They can also do a shrimp/crawfish boil on-site if you've got a group that would be interested in that.
We always went with a guide out of Port Sulfer La. I never booked it so I don’t remember the name. My biggest suggestion is to start practicing on locating your cast. I’m not much of a fisherman so I don’t get a lot of practice. You’re going to spend the entire day casting up against grass bed lines. Two foot long and your in the grass and either hung up or the grass pulls your bait off. Two foot short and the fish ignore it. I never catch a lot of fish compared to the bass fishermen I’m with because I can’t consistently put the bait on top of the fish like they can.
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will rent you overnight accommodations too....we wear them out every single time
They are on FB/Instagram
Barataria, La....one of the major inlets...
will rent you overnight accommodations too....we wear them out every single time
They are on FB/Instagram
Chris Wilson with Rivers End Outfitters out of Venice. You'll catch fish until your arm is broke. You're welcome.
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The Fishin Magician, Johnny Nunez. Nice facilities and a super nice capt. he’s out of Shell Beach, La
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I haven't been in a few years. But we always went in Late October and self guided with a big group of fellas and destroyed em. Got after them bulls down at Port Lavaca Tx. 40"+ redfish are something else if you have never got into em.
When work was paying for it, we'd go similar time to Lake Calcasieu in La. Hackberry Rod and Gun cast and blast. Hard to beat.
Sir, this is the pack, the only fish we recognize are catfish, bass, bream and crappie (pronounced cropp-ey).
I can put you on a mess of crappie at Gun-aid-er Lake.
Don’t be a communist Yankee and think there are other legitimate fish.
I can put you on a mess of crappie at Gun-aid-er Lake.
Don’t be a communist Yankee and think there are other legitimate fish.
Yes the smaller ones are so much better. When I was kid in the 1970’s we would be trout fishing and get a bull redfish (30-40lb) on the hook we would cut the line. Didn’t want to mess with the darn thing. Small red fish are really good for a Courtbouillon. My cousin used to call me from the Ms. gulf coast area and tell me he was cooking a redfish Courtbouillon I would drive all the way down there from Jackson Ms just to eat.
September/October is my favorite time to fish down there. The winds are usually calm, and it isn’t so stinking hot.