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Shallow South
5348 Bellaire Drive
New Orleans, LA 70124
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
Early Fall Action
It is that time of the year when the shrimp boats are holding massive black fin and yellowfin tuna. We didn’t hook a yellowfin on the fly on this day, but a 20+ lb blackfin was certainly a battle on the 12wt. The redfish have been schooling in certain areas. The schools mostly consist of […]
The Bull Days of Summer
Recently we have been having some great action all over the marsh. From popper fishing for small reds and sheepsheads in the ponds to outside fishing for bull reds, we’ve been trying to stay busy this summer. I had Jack and Denny back in town for a couple of days and when they are here […]
Summer Action
We have had a great summer with all kinds of fish being thrown at and caught. The latest being this 26 lb bull that I caught on a calm, hot, summer afternoon. Slot Fish are around in droves. I have seen groups of up to 100 fish just milling around in a pocket. We have […]
Late Spring/ Early Summer
It has been a pretty good spring and not a bad start to the summer. The fish have started grouping up and we have had plenty of clean water to work with. The gator population is certainly not hurting as well. It seems like they have a gator on every turn. The Sheepsheads have also […]
Bass Poppers??? Redfish Poppers!!!!
Popper season is here!!!! The water is warming and our fish are starting to look up. We landed 4 bass and 7 redfish on poppers this past saturday which is a great start to the season. If you don’t know, then believe me, there is no better sound then that of a redfish sucking in […]
Spring has Sprung
The grasses are here and the water is beautiful. This time of year the fish are very active cruising banks, tailing and sometimes backing showing almost half their body. It’s a good time for all types of topwater action including Poppers, Topwater plugs, and even frogs. The variety of fish is also good with the possibility of […]
Late Winter Sheepshead Madness
Sheepshead aka Marsh Permit aka Convicts aka my new obsession. This past winter, we constantly saw these big heads tailing and cruising all over the place. Unlike some guides out there, I encouraged my clients to cast at them. Most of the time they would spook before you could get the fly to them or […]
Top Water to Save the Day
The past few weeks have been anything but pleasant. Seems like our weather is just punishing us for having such a nice fall. Well, when you have guys that have traveled hundreds of miles to just have the opportunity to catch one of our big Bulls you have to try and make a day, no […]
End of December Pics
Here is the rest of my December pics. Sorry it took until February to post them but we have been busy. We had the usual big fish bite in the ponds but on certain days we were able to pop outside and chase birds which is always entertaining. We mainly caught redfish from the 18-26 […]
Ridiculous December Double
Here is a day back in December that although started cloudy we had calm wind and very happy fish. The fish were floating so high they had the tips of their tails breaking the surface. Both casters were very talented and hit most the shots we had. We actually became a little bored catching […]