Tuesday June 16th
Today I had the pleasure of fishing with and old friend and client Ray Champagne and his son Mason who is 11 years old. Ray asked if I knew a place that we could go and catch some Redfish, so that Mason could experience the fight and pull on the line of a Redfish. We left the dock from Lafitte Harbor Marina at 6:30am and headed out for a place I have been catching Redfish in the Little Lake area just about everyday. We pulled up and threw the cajun anchor pole down, and baited our lines with market shrimp on a jighead with a cork. This is an easy way to catch Redfish when you have kids. At first all we caught were undersize reds, and after about 4 or 5 cast the frenzy was on. We caught a Redfish almost every cast for about an hour, Ray and I really enjoyed watching his son reel in a Redfish one after another. Mason told us he had to take a break and sit and have a drink, because he was too tired to reel in another fish. I hope todays trip catching Redfish made a angler out of Mason, and he will want to come back and catch Redfish again soon, and I look forward to fishing with him and his dad in the future.
I want to thank Ray and Mason for letting me be part of their father and son day. This is a day I will not forget, and I hope Mason will remember this Redfishing trip for a LIFETIME! As always this is New Orleans Fishing at its Best!
If you would like to book a trip for some Redfish and Speckled Trout action, you can contact Capt. Scott Poche` at (504) 915-0392, scott@lafittefishing.com or http://nolafishing.wpengine.com and remember you are only a phone call away from “FISHING WITH THE BEST GUIDES IN LAFITTE”
Good Luck and Good Fishing!
Capt. Scott Poche`
Rick,
The tide does matter in the marsh, It is the difference where you can float one day not the next. If the tide drops a foot and a half, you will not be able to move around as easy and find fish. Most of the fish will be on the shallow flats, and will be hard to get too without spooking them away.
Also the tides make a big difference on the way these fish are going to bite or NOT. If you do not have a moving tide in the marsh, either incoming or outgoing, the bite will be very slow. We are doing better this year in the bays rather than in the ponds.
There has been more bait in the bays this year than in the shallow ponds.
I hope this will help you when you get here for your trip.
Good Luck and Good Fishing!
Capt. Scott Poche`
We celebrated our 37th wedding anniversary with Capt Scott June 17th and stayed at the Victoria Inn. It was one of the most memorable and fun anniversaries we’ve ever had. My wife had never been fishing and I’d been telling her how much fun this could be. At the end of the day we had 75 specs and 15 redfish. Limited OUT! Scott really worked hard to make our trip the best ever. He is honest, hard working and extremely knowledgeable of the area. We celebrated with dinner at the Victoria Inn and it was amazing. If you’re looking for a really good trip, this is it. Thanks again, Scott
Sincerely,
Dick Frohn
McComb, MS
Scott,
very nice site–looks like you are tearing up the reds. I’ll be down there next week Wed. through Sunday at lunch.
I found it interesting that you did so well today when the tides showed very little water movement. see Louisiana Sportsman’s site. I’ve received mixed signals from various fishermen and from my own experience.
Does the tide really matter in Louisiana marsh, when you are only talking about a foot and a half diff. in most cases between high and low tide? Theoretically, you should have had a bad day today due to tides, if you buy the tide theory. Some guys I’ve heard say tide doesn’t matter in LA like it does in Florida. What’s your opinion? Also, for reds, do you prefer a low tide and rising or a high tide and falling?
Hope to see you down there, as usual.
Take it easy.
Rick Blanchard
ps. would love some feedback. —notice I know better than to ask a guide for good fishing spots I’m smarter than that 🙂