Warm Winter Redfish
After catching plenty of little fish Chuck got a hook into this big fish.
With some really strong wins we made the day by landing this 42 lb monster that was taunting us with his tail.
New Year, Same Big Redfish
Recent pics…
Start it off with a quick duck hunt I had on a bad weather day. Roll Tide.
Summer Temps Lead to Winter Fish
I had Will and Andrew from Chicago on the boat this weekend. Mother nature dealt us a hand we could not help but take advantage of. Got on the water to calm winds and temps running in the mid 70′s. Luckily for us the red fish were as happy as we were about the warmer temps and they were floating high and showing off! Will and Andrew are both excellent fly casters and they were able to lock in on some massive reds and capitalize with some accurate shots to hungry fish. Sunday’s temps were similar and resulted in the same experience except that Andrew hooked and landed a red fish of a lifetime. After a 10 minute fight I snatched this slob of a red that went just shy of 30 pounds on the boga! 
All in all a great weekend of fishing that boated 4 fish over 20 pounds!
Mike’s last day of Louisiana redfishing
My buddy Mike from the shop is packing up and moving to Denver. After fishing Louisiana marsh for years and never having a good opportunity on a trophy fish we decided to make it happen. After adjusting our presentation from smacking the fish to actually leading the fish we started getting true refusals on the purple fly. We made the switch to brown and it was on. We caught some little guys and had 4 takes by big fish before we finally got a hook in. Good fish to hook into though. This beast went about 30.5.
Dec 30 -Jan 2
I fished these four days with two young men visiting from Japan. Since my clients spoke very little English, we had to rely on the basics of fishing to communicate. During this four day trip, my only interactions with these young men consisted of “cast here”,” reel fast”, “reel slow”, “jig” and “set the hook.” With this direction we landed 8 fish over 20 lbs, 2 of which were over 30 lbs.
Floating Bull Redfish in Louisiana
We had a great day this day with non stop shots at huge floating bull reds. The fish were so happy they were daisy chaining on the surface with their tails waving in the air. It was a sight to see. Even though some fish were being picky with the bite we had so many shots we obviously capitalized on some.
The Hords of Bull reds have arrived on the Oyster Flats
Finally had a good weather day with calm winds clear skies and warming temps. This was the switch that got the big fish moving. Everywhere we stopped there were big fish floating and hungry. We landed many fish but this was by far the most unique one.
Last days of Venice clean water
Here are some picks from the last successful trip I took out of Venice before the water rose and brought with it the chocolate milk. Partly cloudy with every bit of a 30 mph wind.
Recent Big Redfish Caught on Fly
This has been a great fall so far. As the temperature drops and winter sets in the game changes but the results should stay the same.
12 yr Old With a Huge Redfish He Caught on the Fly
I had a great time fishing with the Greens. They were both great anglers but Daniel at the age of 12 is better then most adults I have seen. Daniel can not only see the fish, accurately cast at the fish (with distance), but also remembers to strip set on the take. Needless to say we had a good day. Big fish for Daniel which was also big fish for the day was this 28 lb beauty. 
Louisiana Fall Fly Fishing at Its Best
Guide day fun fish with Dini.
Winter Bull Reds in Summer Temperatures
The weather has been extremely warm for November but this isn’t stopping giant fish from moving into the shallows. Here are just a few of the 20+lb fish we caught last week.
Recent Trips
Here are some recent trips I have taken. The fish are glowing and floating. They also seem to be very hungry!
Oct 13 Scout Trip
Rocky and I had a decent weather day off and decided to make a run and see what we find. 120 miles later we had few shots but did manage to get this 47.5 lb black drum and 22 lb Red. Not bad but was hoping to see more.
Safety Men Throw Caution Into The Wind…by Captain Lucas Bissett
Took out Dr. Dave and Seth today and we were met by a stiff ENE wind. The weather man told a fishing story again today by forecasting diminishing winds. The only thing that diminished was the sun behind the partly cloudy skies. All that being said, my guys looked past all that and managed some nice fish on the fly rod. With lowered visibility due to the wind and lack of sun we saw most of our redfish close to the boat so it was hand to fin combat the whole day. Way to get up close and personal and hand feed some flies! Had a great day today guys the only thing that needed to be careful was the fish!
Great fishing = Guide Party
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Both these days we were fortunate to have perfect weather with mostly clear skies and 0 winds at times. Although the first day it took us a few hrs to find them once we did we were all over them. Needless to say we headed to the same spot the following morning. As the day went on we were joined by both Gregg Arnold and Greg Dini. Because the fishing was so good everyone was happy to fish next one another. All boats did very well.
Dirty Water Bull Reds
My friend Nick was nice enough to join for a scout day today. I told him off the bat it will be a lot of looking with very little fishing. He agreed. Like I said we did a lot of looking. Traveling almost 100 miles finding only one group of fish. But they were good ones. Here are the two we landed.
Captain Miles LaRose
Captain Miles LaRose
Born and raised in the great state of Louisiana, Captain LaRose grew up on the north shore of Lake Pontchartrain, only 25 miles outside of New Orleans. With access to freshwater fish in the river and coastal fishing in the lake, he has longtime life experience catching fish.
Take a look at the video below to get a full rundown of the boat and some of the custom features!
Center Console Fury Heading to LA from East Cape on Vimeo.
Captain Rocky Thickstun
Captain Rocky Thickstun
Captain Thicksun grew up in a family passionate about hunting and fishing. He has fished all over the world, and after realizing that Louisiana bountiful amounts of redfish, today he helps other people to experience his passion for catching fish.
Captain Greg Dini
I was born in Orlando, Florida and began fishing at a very young age. I graduated to the saltwater environment at the age of 10, when our family bought a condo on the east coast of Florida. I mastered my home waters of Mosquito Lagoon while in high school and made trips every other weekend to the west coast of Florida to fish the Charlotte Harbor area. I was fortunate enough to play sports as a young man and received a scholarship to play division one baseball at the University of Miami. This is where my addiction began as I got hooked on the three biggest saltwater flats species (Tarpon, Bonefish, Permit). Going to class was extremely hard when you live in an area that has incredible fishing opportunities, as South Florida did.
After my sophomore year at UM, I transferred to play baseball at Tulane University which is located in Uptown, New Orleans. I didn’t realize how good of a fishery that I had moved into and was out on the water in no time, learning the area that is considered to be the best red fishery in the world. Putting in thousands of hours on the marsh and polling around in technical skiffs has made me realize how incredible and resourceful the Louisiana marsh really is.
Whether you are interested in marsh fishing in Louisiana or searching for the silver kings on the coast of Florida, I invite you to come share in my addiction..
As a former customer of guides all over the world, I know how it can be to get yelled at and put in your place when you don’t make the perfect cast, or can’t see the fish right away. For this reason, I will never put my anglers down when they are on the bow of my boat. I strive to make my trips as enjoyable and comfortable for my clients, with trips consisting of instruction, encouragement, and tons of laughter. Creating friendships and memorable experiences is my vision for Fly Water Expeditions and I can’t wait to hear from you.
Capt. Greg Dini Jr.
Visit my site at Flywater Expeditions
Season On The Edge
I have spent the last 3 out of 4 days being a chase boat for Capt Greg Dini while he was filming an episode of Season On The Edge. The mistake the host Ken made was telling Dini he wanted him to fish (big mistake).
This picture is a great example of how our days went. Notice the host and the camera crew in the background.
Spent the first two days fighting the wind but still catching fish. The last day was perfect weather and the wind dropped to nothing, and at the last hour of the last day the host Ken catches this stud on topwater, it was a great finish.
Overcast Skies, High Winds, and Bull Redfish
Yesterday we fished and caught plenty of small fish but no big fish. Although we saw and presented flies perfectly to them we had no strikes at all. So after a little tweaking of my fly patterns we started day two. All weather forecast we saw were wrong. We had little to no sun all day and a pretty steady wind, but we knew where the fish were and we now had the flies to catch them.
So here are the big boys….
22lb
27lb
32lb
Last but not least the 37lb
Oct 6-7
Day one started off with a bang with the first cast catching this 20 lb stud.
After this start it was tough to beat. We managed to catch plenty of fish but none this big. Due to the wind we did have to break out the spin gear but we did keep it interesting by throwing this massive tuna popper. It was pretty sweet to watch a red take that thing down. 
The second day was even more interesting with the winds blowing 25-30 mph. We fished close to the launch just to keep it safe and sure enough we found fish. I knew it was going to be good when we pull up and immediately see three tournament boats fishing the same area. With the winds so bad we actually spent most of our day just staked out in one area, but it was all we needed. We had fish busting around us constantly and when the sun actually came out it was almost a sure thing you were going to get a shot. Here is one of the many fish we caught.
Whacking the reds
Mr. Larry whacking the reds, catching lots of fish, but not catching lots of big fish. Water clarity being the key and it hasn’t been the best, some clean some not. Good enough to really pound these voracious eaters with double digit numbers of fish caught each trip! This time of year we need tide and sunshine. We will have a great trip…..
Double Digit Redfish – Louisiana
Mr. Bob of Michigan giving the reds a lot of trouble, lots of fish caught and beautiful weather. Temps in the upper 70’s FANTASTIC weather ! water clarity coming around a little, for sure good enough for a day of sight fishing catching double digit red fish and having some real good shots at large black. Great trip and a great sportsman….. not a bad caster either
Report Submitted by Captain Rocky Thickstun
NOAA Weather
Boothville-Venice
Last Updated on Dec 2 2019, 10:51 am CST
Weather by NOAA
Current Conditions: Fair
Temp: 52°F
Wind: North at 16mph
Humidity: 49%
Windchill: 47°F