Jim Smith trip
May 11, 2009 by admin
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On May 7th, 8th and 9th Alden, Kory and Myself fished with a great group of guys Jim Smith, Calvin Washinton, Bob Parrott, James Witherspoon, Derbert Dilworth, Joe Dunbar, Charles Guy and Ron Pope. We had three great days of fishing, even with the wind blowing 15 to 20mph. We caught limits of Redfish everyday, with a few Flounders and Speckled Trout to help fill our fish boxes. After three days of fishing we had 165 Redfish, 7 Flounder and 40 or so Speckled Trout. This has been a very successful trip this year, with Mr. Dilworth catching the most Redfish for the trip, and my good friend Jim Smith finally catching more fish than me on the third day! New Orleans Fishing at its Best!
I want to thank all of you for booking with us, and we look forward to fishing with our good friends in the future.
Good Luck and Good Fishing!
Capt. Scott Poche`
Logan and Katie’s Trip
May 4, 2009 by admin
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On Sat. April 18th I had the pleasure of fishing with Logan and his wife Katie. We left the Lafitte Harbor Marina at 6:30am and headed out to chase some shallow water Redfish. We made a stop in one of my favorite duck ponds, And with the wind blowing about 15 to 20 knots it was not a very productive area, only bringing a lonely Flounder to the boat. So I headed out to look for clean water which was hard to find with all the wind we been having these last few weeks. But with a little luck we found a few ponds that had decent water and a few nice Redfish that were willing to bite. We ended the day with catching and releasing atleast 12 Redfish, with only a few going home for dinner. New Orleans Fishing at its Best!
Thank you Logan and Katie for booking your fishing trip with me, and I look forward to fishing with you in the future.
Good Luck and Good Fishing!
Capt. Scott Poche`
Nice Redfish
Double Redfish Action
New Orleans Fishing at its Best!
Logan’s Redfish
Limits of Redfish
I had a chance to fish with a long time client and good friend Stan Read, his wife Teresa, and their 9 year old son Alex. It was Alex’s first Redfish trip to New Orleans with his parents, and for the first time he did well. He Caught his first Redfish casting a black and chartruese Bayou Chub minnow on a 1/4oz jighead. He now joined the rankings with the big guys. It was not an easy day casting against the 20mph wind, but he made it look easy. We saw a Redfish waking down the bank and Teresa chunked a Bayou Chub in front of him and it was ON! There is Nothing like site casting for Redfish in shallow marsh. Stan caught a few site casting on the deck with me also. We ended our day with a limit of Refish, and have the pictures to prove it!
Thanks for a great day!
New Orleans Fishing at its Best, Good Luck and Good Fishing!
Capt. Scott Poche`
Ray’s 1st Redfish
New Orleans Fishing at its Best!
Capt Scott Poche
April 17, 2009 by admin
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Welcome to “The Sportsman’s Paradise,” better known as Louisiana. Step aboard with Capt. Scott Poche` of Crescent City Fishing Charters Inc. and prepare for the fishing experience of a lifetime!
Located only 35 minutes from downtown New Orleans, Capt. Scott will take you to Lafitte’s Barataria Basin with world class fishing opportunities for redfish, speckled trout, flounder, black drum and bass. In addition to being a prime spot for fishing, the waters of Lafitte are well known for their beautiful marshes and spectacular wildlife habitat.
As a native of the New Orleans area, Capt. Scott has fished and hunted these waters for more than thirty years, and has owned and operated Crescent City Fishing Charters Inc. since 1996. Whether it’s your first time casting a line, or angling is your passion, Capt. Scott’s immense knowledge and experience along with his friendly, personable attitude will insure that you have a great day on the water and guarantee that you will catch fish.
Capt. Scott has been featured on several television channels dedicated to fishing and the outdoors, such as Louisiana Sportsman TV, The Outdoors Network and The Sportsman’s Channel. He was also featured in several fishing articles published in Outdoor Life, Louisiana Sportsman Magazine and Field and Stream Magazine.
Let U.S. Coast Guard licensed Capt. Scott Poche’ or one of his well trained, talented guides take you on the trip of a lifetime. Whether it’s a trip for two, a family or a corporate fishing trip, we can customize our services to your needs. We also coordinate company fishing rodeos for groups of 50 or more. A wide variety of single or multiple day trips can be planned to include food and lodging, seafood boils, casino trips and much, much more!
Come enjoy the best of what Louisiana has to offer and book your fishing trip with Capt. Scott Poche` of Crescent City Fishing Charters Inc. today for an unforgettable fishing adventure!
Redfish Courtboullion with Seafood Dirty Rice
Chef John Currence won the 2008 Great American Seafood Cookoff with this recipe.
Mississippi Redfish
1 Lb. Redfish, cut into two inch cubes
Courtboullion
½ cup raw bacon, chopped
1 cup yellow onion, diced
1 tablespoon garlic, minced
¾ cup red bell pepper, diced
½ cup green bell pepper, diced
3 cups okra, chopped
6 cups fresh tomatoes, chopped
1 lemon, zest and juiced
¾ cup white wine
1 cup fish stock
1 cup Shock Top beer
½ pound crabmeat
½ pound fresh shrimp, chopped
1 cup peanuts
3 cups + 3 tablespoons flour
1 ½ tablespoons Creole seasoning
2 teaspoons Tabasco sauce
3 tablespoons unsalted butter
salt and black pepper, to taste
Seafood Dirty Rice (recipe below)
To make the courtboullion: render the bacon. Add butter and 3 tablespoons flour and make a light brown roux. Stir in and saute the onions and garlic until tender. Add and saute the bell peppers. Stir in the okra and season with salt and black pepper. Add tomatoes and Creole seasoning and bring to a simmer. Stir in wine, lemon, and fish stock, and then bring to a boil.
Chop peanuts in food processor and blend with flour. Dust shrimp with peanut flour. In a separate saute pan, saute redfish and shrimp in butter, in batches until lightly browned. Add seafood to the courtboullion and cover. Add the crab after the seafood has been sauteed and added to the courtboullion. Simmer for 20 minutes. Season with salt, pepper, Tabasco, and Creole seasoning to taste. Serve over Seafood Dirty Rice.
Seafood Dirty Rice
½ cup bacon, chopped
½ cup chicken livers
½ cup shrimp, chopped
3 ½ cups fish stock
1 cup Shock Top beer
¼ cup onions, minced
1 tablespoon garlic
3 cups rice
2 tablespoons butter
¼ cup parsley, chopped
salt and black pepper, to taste
Cook off bacon. Add chicken livers and cook through. Remove, chop, and return to pan. Add shrimp and season with salt and pepper. Add onions and garlic and saute. Stir in rice, butter, and fish stock. Then pour the beer into the fish stock. Bring to a simmer. Cover and finish in 400º oven for 20 minutes. Season with parsley, salt, and pepper.
Brett’s Bachelor Party
April 17, 2009 by admin
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This weekend we headed to Lafitte, LA to fish with Capt Scott Poche for Brett’s Bachelor Party. The weather was a question mark all week but the cold front stayed away long enough for us to get out Saturday morning to go catch 9 limits of redfish. The biggest was 30 inches and 10lbs. We left the Marina at 6:45 a.m. and we were back at the dock by 11:30 a.m. We had a very good day! Capt Scott put us on the redfish and we caught all our fish in one spot. What a blast. New Orleans Fishing at its Best!
The Huckestein trip
April 17, 2009 by admin
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Yesterday I had the pleasure to fish with a great father and son group from Birmingham.
It was a beautiful day to be out on the water that morning, nice cool breeze and no rain in sight. We started the day out from Lafitte Harbour Marina in search of Redfish. I went in the direction of Bay Round to find some nice reds I saw a few days before. But the water was very dirty from the windy days before, and the rain and high winds we had the night before. So we decided to go to a few of my favorite duck ponds, and see what the shallow water looked like. But the duck ponds were dirty from the bad weather the night before also.
We saw many redfish waking down the banks, and across the shallow ponds that we threw baits at, but were not very successful at getting many to bite in the dirty water. The first area we stopped did not do us any good, as we did not get a bite from the fish we saw. But one of my favorite ponds had some redfish helped us out. we caught 9 redfish and 1 lonely Speckled Trout, after casting baits at somewhere near 50 or so redfish. It was frustrating watching these redfish swim by the baits and turn their nose to a lure. So we moved on to other areas that did not help us with the catch either. After exhausting our efforts and run out of places to try and find clean water,with the wind blowing at 15 to 20mph by now, we called it a day and returned to the marina with 9 redfish and our 1 lonely trout.
I enjoyed fishing with Bob and Joseph, and look forward to fishing with them in the future.
If you would like to book a trip for some redfish and speckled trout action, you can call myself Capt. Scott Poche at 504-915-0392 or find us on the web at www.lafittefishing.com and just remember your only a phone call away from” FISHING WITH THE BEST” New Orleans Fishing at its Best!
Good Luck and Good Fishing!
Capt. Scott Poche`
