Louisiana

[jchiquet]

The New Orleans Westbank ELKS Lodge #2496 has decided to hold their 3rd annual fishing rodeo at Joe's Landing in Lafitte on September 18th & 19th. Entry fee is $25.00 per angler with a guaranteed $2000.00 pay out with five categories. The categories are as follows:
Bull Redfish
Redfish under 27"
Speckled Trout
Flounder
Bass

We will pay out each category as follows:
1st place $250.00
2nd place $100.00
3rd place $50.00

Scales close at 6:00 pm on Saturday and at 2:00 pm on Sunday. Ticket price includes food, beer, soft drinks, music and door prizes. We are also raffling off a Shimano Calcutta/Falcon Low Rider Combo for $1.00 a ticket and a icechest filled with fishing tackle for $1.00 a ticket.
For more info email me at jchiquet@cox.net

[Capt Marty LaCoste]

I had the pleasure of taking out Mike Folse and Tony Fontenot this morning to film a show for Sportsman Paradise. We could not have asked for better conditions, as everything worked out as planned. As soon as we pulled up, the RED TIDE was ON!!! Thousands of reds crashing pogies all over the surface. Triple hook up on the first cast, as it only took about 2 seconds for a red to eat up the baits. We decided to throw a bare hook out.....and of course it was fish on within 2-3 seconds in the water. We caught reds for a good 2 hours before the bite shut down, then went look for trout. We were not as lucky with the trout (only catching about five), as the wind had picked up and we had already missed the early morning bite. Mission accomplished though as we got all the red-fish action on film. Incredible sight to see for sure. The show will air on HTV in about two weeks, so check it out. Thanks guys for a awesome time this morning.
Capt. Marty LaCoste
985 856 4477
www.absolutefishingcharters.com

[Capt Marty LaCoste]

Today I had Tim Barras on board again, he brought his son Josh Barras, and customer Larry Landry. We started offshore catching a few trout and one red. Had LDWF stop by and ask us how we were doing. The agents were very nice and did not even board, just asked if the fish were biting then head North. We also headed North to find the bite we were looking for. We had the trout coming in the boat everycast on the falling tide, then like a switch they turned off when the tide switched. We made one more stop and found the reds STACKED!!! The reds were coming in the boat everycast. It only took us about 35 minutes to put our remaining 19 reds on ice. Fishing is good as it gets right now, so give me a call to get in on this incredible action!!!!!!!! Thanks Tim for another great trip, I look forward to our next trip.

Capt. Marty LaCoste
985 856 4477
www.absolutefishingcharters.com

[Capt Marty LaCoste]

Incredible fishing Down in Dularge as we started the evening out with reds all around the boat and as far as we could see. They were hitting the side the boat and almost jumping in!!!!! It was reds every cast until our arms were worn out!! We left the reds in a frenzy to head for the trout. Fish on again as we had them coming in the boat from the very first cast. No problem getting our limit as we left the trout biting!! Good as it gets, give me a call if you want in on this insane action!! Thanks to my crew for the great company and I look forward to your return in October.
Capt. Marty LaCoste
985 856 4477
www.absolutefishingcharters.com

[jchiquet]

The New Orleans Westbank ELKS Lodge #2496 has decided to hold their 3rd annual fishing rodeo at Joe's Landing in Lafitte on September 18th & 19th. Entry fee is $25.00 per angler with a guaranteed $2000.00 pay out with five categories. The categories are as follows:
Bull Redfish
Redfish under 27"
Speckled Trout
Flounder
Bass

We will pay out each category as follows:
1st place $250.00
2nd place $100.00
3rd place $50.00

Scales close at 6:00 pm on Saturday and at 2:00 pm on Sunday. Ticket price includes food, beer, soft drinks, music and door prizes. We are also raffling off a Shimano Calcutta/Falcon Low Rider Combo for $1.00 a ticket and a icechest filled with fishing tackle for $1.00 a ticket.
For more info email me at jchiquet@cox.net

[administrator]

Hopedale High Winds Slow Fishing Trip,

Today Brandon and I left out of Hopedale early to beat the heat and to get some fishing in since the weather appeared moderate. The tide was falling all morning but the fishing was slow for the most part. All of the anglers we observed were doing little but catching catfish, except one nearby boat that was able to put a few redfish aboard. This gave me the idea to throw the cast net to catch some mullet which were very prevalent in the water and one of the favorite snacks for big redfish. After two casts I netted a few mullet and proceed to cut them into nice fist-size chunks. Thereafter I rigged one of the poles with high line capacity for bottom fishing with a Carolina rig and pitched it southbound. It wasn’t long before the pole bent in two and the line started screaming out with reckless abandonment. I lifted the rod tip and set the hook and handed it over to Brandon to work out on it, seeing this was a large fish and he’d be the better muscle than me to fight with it. The redfish was a brute, running line out intermittently and one time around the anchor rope which we maneuvered around and got it free. It didn’t take long for Brandon to wrestle it to the landing net where I scooped it up with much effort and placed it on the deck where it lay in exhaustion from the brutal battle. Besides one flounder this redfish filled the 95 qt ice chest weighting in at an estimated 45 pounds. We came in soon after as the winds were getting heavier by the minute and the tide was getting dangerously low for a trip back through the marsh. Specs were very scarce today and one angler group we spoke to used live shrimp and only caught 6 of them. When I told him we had a redfish that was a big as the 95 qt. ice chest he later beckoned to see it. When I lifted it to show it off, he was astounded.

Good fishin’,
Jerrylabella.com/forums

Brandon smiles with pleasure showing off this bull redfish he caught

[Capt Marty LaCoste]

Elizabeth with the first trout

Two at a time

8yr old James with his 28# bullred



Shawn usher, 6yr old Elizabeth Usher, 8yr old James Usher, Tom Groves, and 8yr old Charlie Groves joined me today to bust up the fish!! All about putting the kids on the fish today and boy did they have a blast reeling them in. We had the trout coming in 1-2 at a time on the tantem rigged chubs, AS USUAL!!!! After filling the box up with trout we went soak crabs. The kids had the time of their lives reeling in the biggest fish of their lives!!! Drum and reds almost every-cast. The kids will be talking about this trip for a long time. Thanks guys for an exceptional day.

Capt. Marty LaCoste
985 856 4477
www.absolutefishingcharters.com

[Capt Marty LaCoste]

Shawn usher, 6yr old Elizabeth Usher, 8yr old James Usher, Tom Groves, and 8yr old Charlie Groves joined me today to bust up the fish!! All about putting the kids on the fish today and boy did they have a blast reeling them in. We had the trout coming in 1-2 at a time on the tandem rigged chubs, AS USUAL!!!! After filling the box up with trout we went soak crabs. The kids had the time of their lives reeling in the biggest fish of their lives!!! Drum and reds almost every-cast. The kids will be talking about this trip for a long time. Thanks guys for an exceptional day.
Capt. Marty LaCoste
985 856 4477
www.absolutefishingcharters.com

[Capt Marty LaCoste]

Great time catching trout and reds with Dr John Stevenson and his brother Paul. Despite our late start we found the trout stacked and hungry at our second stop. We had them coming in the boat 1-2 at a time on our tandem rigged Chubs. Many trout in the two pound range. After finishing up with the trout, we made a drift down a bank hooking up with five reds, then called it a day. HOT HOT HOT out there, thank goodness for the cloud cover we had. Always fun fishing with these guys and look forward to our next trip.
Special thanks to Capt. Joel Wakeland, Capt. Ricky Brondum, and Capt. Gerald Ellender for running the trips last week for me while on vacation.
Capt. Marty LaCoste
985 856 4477
www.absolutefishingcharters.com

[administrator]

Wind-Blown, No Water, Few Fish, Jonah Aboard Hopedale Report,

Today Ernie, Brandon (AKA Jonah) and I left out of Breton Sound Marina while still dark to beat the heat and crowd (still plenty boats out, however). When arriving at the end of the short rocks of MRGO, winds were a bit higher than we expected which put a damper on fishing the Bay Eloi side (East side). After fishing with white Berkley Gulps tipped with shrimp snippets and clicking egg corks along with various other lures, both tight-lined and corked, the only thing obliging were “slime dogs” (Gafftops and hardhead catfish)… and the winds were picking up to at least 20-25 mph adding to the misery . One thing I learned after fishing for over 50 years, when catfish are on the rampage, look at the tide: it was slow and very low. We moved all over the place, even fishing some dive-bombing sea gulls which were very few, only to yield more catfish and a very few and small amount of undersized trout. We at first though it may have been “Jonah” who came along for the first time, but after he asked around at the launch to clear his nickname, others said it was a pitiful day of fishing. We came back with 2 sheepshead, 1 black drum, 3 trout and was back at the launch around elevenish.

Good fishin’,
Jerrylabella.om/forums