With the Mississippi River much higher then usual we have had dirty river water invading are normally clear winter big redfish zones. This makes for a tough day to just go target big redfish. Although I will try for a while, at a certain point I just want to catch some fish… Fortunately the little […]
I would consider seeing a 25+lb fish tailing in less than a foot of water one of the greatest sights you could see in the marsh. Now this isn’t something that happens everyday but if you have the right conditions this time of year and you’re in the right spot, your odds go way up. […]
Starting in mid November and going through mid March is what I consider Sheepshead season. Not to say there are not sheepies here through the year it’s just easiest to fish for them during these times. This is due to the fact the water in the oyster ponds tend to get very clear during this […]
Although we have had a mild winter, we are still seeing a healthy amount of wintering redfish in the marsh.
There are six classifications of redfish size on my boat and they are … Little fish – 8 lbs or less Big little fish – 9-12 lbs Teener/little big fish – 13-19 lbs Big fish – 20-25 lbs Big big fish – 26-29 lbs JUMBO – 30+ lbs Jumbos are not easy to come by, […]
Although most of our customers come down in the fall to target redfish there are many other opportunities on fly… Foster has caught many big redfish on fly so he wanted to do something different. I was all about it… We started in redfish areas passing on “most” redfish to target alligator gar and drum. […]
September is when we start getting very busy. Although the big fish have not moved into the shallows we are still able to target them in open water with the weather permitting(reasonable winds and sunlight)… This will continue usually through mid October when a good cold front pushes the bigger fish shallow. Although we have […]
Starting in June schools of mullet start moving into Lake Ponchartrain. Following these schools is one of my favorite and most overlooked gamefish, Jack Crevalle aka Marsh tuna aka Jackie boy… With the right conditions the lake clears showing its vast sand flats littered with small grass patches. The jacks cruise up and down the […]
As usual during February the weather has been somewhat an issue. But as usual when the weather was good the fishing was good. February is still considered prime time for big Redfish in the marsh. The water is still clear and the big fish are still holding in their normal winter spots. What also happens […]
In November the Louisiana Marsh is known for having big red fish. But Mile Haines couldn’t pass up the opportunity and made a great cast on this trophy sheepshead while it was tailing for crabs. – Captain Jim Dietz
Starting from the top… Cindy came down and for the 3rd year in a row, nailed some great fishing. This time was especially good timing because we were fishing the redbone, which is a non profit tournament held to raise money for cystic fibrosis. Well we got the big one! 34 lb 46 in red […]
Jim came down from Alabama to get his first crack at some big redfish. What a heck of a guy and a pretty darn good fisherman as well. It’s been cold but the fishing has been hot. – Capt. Paul Lappin
Had a day off, so what did I do? Went fishing, of course. And man it was cold. Captain Ryan Frederick and I managed to put a few in the boat before heading back to the warmth of the truck. Fun day!! – Capt. Paul Lappin
Had a chance to fish with Gary Ellis and Brower Moffitt for the Redbone Tournament benefiting cystic fibrosis. What a great cause and what a fun day on the water with these two characters. – Capt. Paul Lappin
Lived and fished all over the states. From Key West to Alaska. Was introduced to this amazing year round fishery here in south Louisiana and have not been able to leave it. From beautifull weather and a variety of species whats not to love. Not to mention the Big Easy being so close. Lets go […]
Great 3 days of fishing with Kevin George. These guys had plenty of shots on big fish and plenty of funny stories to fill me in on. Great times and great guys. See you in key west fellas!!! – Capt. Paul Lappin
Although we were still dealing with some water clarity issues, we were able to make it to the cleaner outside areas on most days. There we found large singles, schools of spawners (15-20lbers), and even the occasional Jack. On the windy days we stayed inside chasing tailers in the shallows and even got this nice […]
Early this September was probably some of the best fishing I have had in a while. It was by far the best September fishing I have ever experienced. This was immediately followed by some of the worse weather which in turn made for some very difficult fishing. Here are some fish we put in the […]
Summer is hot! So instead of poling around in the marsh we decided to take it to the big water in hopes of finding something different… We found it! The first buoy we pulled up to had about a half dozen Cobia floating just underneath the surface. The water only had about 3-4 ft of […]
Although the big fish are still around they are few and far between. Because of this I like to turn my attention to some other species this time of year. When weather permits we are able to run out to the beaches. This sometimes gives us opportunities at Jacks and big reds. If it’s […]
Although the wind was blowing and the fish weren’t eating right, Capt Kyle Smith still got a pretty good haul. We started the day as usual trying to catch some live bait. After a couple throws with the cast net we got them. Menhaden. We dropped the live bait only to see nothing happen for […]
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