Headed to Louisiana

Headed to Louisiana middle of May,,, Grand Isle....

 How does one fish for Red Fish????   or whatever else swims around there....

Better not be skipping out on Shelter Cove for that!   

Better not be skipping out on Shelter Cove for that!  

Right After....  

It's something for The Hero's on The Water Thingy....

Danglin,

There are quite a few charter services there. Speckled trout, redfish, etc... Offshore fishing is awesome as well, real red snapper, tarpon, tuna.....

I haven't beeen there in a few years, but you will find fish!!

Gumbo, etoufee, crawdads, hushpuppies oh my.....

Rich

Sounds Yummy!!!!   

we do have kayakFishing Guide, and will be fishing the Mississippi delta area

I'm just curious as to what I could bring in the way of lures etc....

I have been on the Gulf side of Florida fishing for reds. We fished just like bass fishing. Used spinner baits, swim baits, crank baits and live shrimp all work well. Sea trout we used a small shrimp jig. Hope you have a boat cause first you got to locate them. For the reds we were sight fishing from a flats boat. And the sea trout we fished over sand where mullets were feeding. You could see water color change where the sand would cloud up. I wish I were going Its a great experience. You could catch all types of fish when fishing the Gulf.

It's something for The Hero's on The Water Thingy....

WTG.   

Get ready for good times and insanity!!





Redfish are awesome, I grew up catching them. We used live bait, stickbaits, poppers all kinds of stuff. Standard bass tackle, baitcaster with 10-14lb test most of the time. Tons of fun I am jealous!

Thanks All   

 Wow!!!   Did not know what I was getting into..........

This looks promising......

Yeah!!!  Hope you carve out some time to check out New Orleans as well....let me know if you want any tips on nightlife/restaurants/live music...

For fishing, my family and I always have a good time with Captain Sonny from Shore Thing Charters...actually launches out of MS, but the drive is shorter from NOLA than going all the way down to Venice area...

http://www.shorethingcharters.com/index.htm

http://www.facebook.com/album.php?aid=353889&id=677140191&l=018125bf27

For Offshore, have had great times catching Yellowfin, AmberJack, Dolphin, Wahoo, King Mackerel, Red Snapper etc with Paradise Outfitters...I prefer the inshore (less time spent getting out to the fishing grounds, and less expensive), but offshore is also a ton of fun!!

http://www.paradise-outfitters.com/default.htm

Here are some articles to get you excited for fishing down there!!!!

http://www.nighthawkpublications.com/journal/2008/33/journal_5.htm

http://www.nighthawkpublications.com/journal/2008/33/journal_3.htm

http://www.ms-sportsman.com/details.php?id=350#

http://www.commercialappeal.com/news/2007/Oct/07/hooked-on-redfish/


Hope you have a great time, and please let me know if you want any more detailed tips on exploring the NOLA area!!!

Sincerely,

Jim

Grand Isle is also famous for its Tarpon fishing:

http://tarponrodeo.org/GITR/Home.html

And, here is a little bit of video fish porn that shows why Louisiana is called the Sportsman's Paradise!!

Thanks Jim....

It's a Hit and run kinda deal, No time for The Big Easy,  and our time OTW is tight too,

thanks for the info ....  

You can catch redfish on anything but nothing is more exciting than fishing topwater plugs in shallow water. Bring a few walk-the-dog type plugs in various sizes. Spinner baits, weedless spoon and soft plastics with 1/8 - 1/4 oz jig head are also very effective.

I fished the same area out of a mother ship last summer. I'm hoping to do it again this year. Good times!