In December of 2019, the weather rarely gave us a break. Usually, in December the die-hard fisherman comes down from up north, so the cold/windy weather does not deter them from heading out. On our good weather days, the fish are cooperating nicely. Live shrimp and pink, or clear plastic lure on a 5/16th oz […]
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Most of the trips this month were for Speckled Trout. By the last day of November, 1,076 Speckled Trout had hit the cleaning table. Using drop shot rigs with plastic lures or live shrimp was common. Occasionally we threw 3/8 oz jigheads paired with a dark green plastic lure. A lot of our fish were
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October saw the fall bite turn on in the local area. Redfish were fired up as the temps started dropping. MANY fantastic trips this month. Live shrimp and plastic swimbaits were used for both Trout and Redfish. The Four Horsemen Cork with a light purple lure 3′ underneath did most of the catching. Captain Drake
September saw great numbers of Redfish continue to hit the table. We started focusing on Speckled Trout later in the month with good success. The absolute bait of choice this month was live shrimp under a 4 Horsemen cork. Captain Drake Morvant
For the last several weeks we have been catching limits of Redfish before 8 am. Some mornings before the sun rises. It has been an incredible time for fishing in Lake Catherine. Once we locate a school of Reds, we’re throwing spoons, spinners, shrimp, swim baits, etc. It doesn’t matter. As soon as your line
Paul and his son Collin fish in The Rigolets area often. They booked a fishing trip with Victory Bay Charters to catch Redfish and learn the area a little better. At the first stop, Collin started reeling in red after red. After putting a good number on ice, we ran around the ICW, Lake Catherine,
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George and Christine travel all over the world to hunt and fish. They came down and booked a New Orleans fishing charter with Victory Bay Charters. We left the dock around noon and made a short run to a pond that has been holding good numbers of redfish all winter. The trick on this trip
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Michael was staying at our Greener Pastures Lodge on Lake Catherine and was interested in seeing what was beyond their dock. It was a cold day and we left at noon to let the sun warm things up. We had a great time covering a lot of water looking for fish. By the end of
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As we pulled out the slip at Island Marina, I mentioned to Mr. Aaron that we may find a bite early, and then have a long lull until noon or after. Well, unfortunately, the prediction became a reality. There were many factors (temperature, moon, tide, wind) that were just not favorable to keep the fish
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