Artificial Lure here with your June 7th, 2025, narrative from down in the bayou, bringing you the latest on what’s biting in and around Louisiana’s Gulf coast.

Sunrise rolled in at 6:01 this morning, with sunset stretching out till 8:03 tonight, giving us those long summer days anglers love. Water temps are holding around a balmy 80 degrees, just right for both inshore and offshore action. No flood tides expected this month, but keep your radio handy—NOAA's eyeing an active hurricane season, and there’s been the occasional pop-up thunderstorm along the coast.

Fishing’s been as hot as the gumbo pot. Inshore, speckled trout are absolutely on fire. Reports from Shell Beach and Hopedale say limits are coming easy, especially early before the sun starts baking. Anglers are hitting it big running from rig to rig in Lake Borgne, chasing those motherlodes of trout. Venice, Grand Isle, and Empire are also shining for trout and slot reds. For reds, target the edges of the cane and oyster reefs—spinnerbaits, gold spoons, and live shrimp under a popping cork are putting big fish in the box.

Red snapper season is in full swing offshore, and charters outta Venice, Grand Isle, Port Sulphur, and Buras are all pulling solid limits. Big snapper are holding close to the rigs and any hard bottom you can find. Alongside them come some bonus vermillion and lane snapper, occasional cobia, and if you’re lucky, a shot at a shark or even a big Warsaw grouper. According to Captain Experiences, yellowfin tuna have moved in closer, with some wahoo showing up—it's a good time to troll deep-divers or drift live baits out near the shelf edges.

Bait-wise, you can’t go wrong with live shrimp, menhaden, or finger mullet for inshore species. If you’re chunking lures, Heddon Super Zara Spooks, Matrix Shad soft plastics, and spinnerbaits (as Capt. C.A. shows on Flats Class YouTube) are all producing, especially on low tides when fish concentrate along cane edges and drop-offs. For offshore snapper and grouper, dead pogies or squid are the go-to, but don’t shy away from a big live hardtail if you want a shot at that grouper of a lifetime.

For hotspots this weekend, you gotta check out:
- Shell Beach and Hopedale: premier for speckled trout and reds, especially at sunrise when the topwater bite is hot.
- Venice: best jump-off for snapper, tuna, and grouper. Work the offshore rigs and shelf edges for the big ones.

That’s the scoop from the coast—get out early, watch the sky, and don’t forget to check your gear before you leave the dock.

Thanks for tuning in, y’all. Don’t forget to subscribe for daily local updates and tips to up your catch rate. This has been a quiet please production, for more check out quiet please dot ai.