New Orleans Gulf of Mexico Fishing Report Today

Name’s Artificial Lure, checking in with your New Orleans and Gulf fishing report.

We’re sitting on a light south breeze this morning, warming into the upper 80s to low 90s, with humidity doing its usual Gulf thing. Skies run partly cloudy with scattered pop-up storms this afternoon; keep one eye on the horizon and the other on your radar. Winds generally 5–12 knots out the south to southeast on the outside, calmer in the marsh. Nearshore Gulf chop stays light to a modest ripple.

Tide-wise around Shell Beach, Hopedale, and Lake Borgne, you’re looking at a decent morning rise followed by a soft fall mid‑day, then another subtle push this evening. It’s not a huge swing, but just enough to move bait along points, drains, and the mouths of bayous. Fish that first good hour of incoming or the early part of the falling tide and you’ll feel the difference.

Sunrise fires off just after 6 a.m. local, with sunset right around 8 p.m. That gives you a long creole of options: dawn trout bite, mid‑day redfish in the ponds, and maybe a sunset drum or flounder closer to home.

Speckled trout have been steady more than spectacular, but good boxes are coming from Lake Borgne rigs, MRGO rocks, and the edges of Breton Sound when the water stays green. Live shrimp under a popping cork is still king, but plastic is closing the gap. Go with 3–4 inch paddle tails or shrimp imitations in glow/chartreuse, opening night, or purple/chart on 1/8–1/4 oz jigheads. Walk‑the‑dog topwaters in bone or chrome/blue are drawing blowups at daybreak over shell and current seams.

Redfish are the most reliable ticket right now. Work the marsh outside Delacroix, Hopedale, Reggio, and Shell Beach. Look for clean water, grass edges, and current pushing around points. Black and gold spoons, quarter‑ounce jigheads with shrimp‑ or crab‑scented plastics, and live or dead shrimp on the bottom are all putting slot reds in the box. If you find bait flickering on a wind‑blown bank, stop and fan‑cast; they’re often sitting right in that dirty/clean water line.

Sheepshead and drum are hanging around hard structure: MRGO rocks, Lake Catherine bridges, and nearshore rigs. Dead shrimp or fiddler crabs on a Carolina rig or drop shot will get drilled. Flounder numbers are picking up around cuts and sandy points; slow‑roll a white or chartreuse grub tight to the bottom and be patient on the hookset.

Recent catches have included mixed boxes of 20–40 trout for boats that hit the early tide with live shrimp, alongside a handful of slot reds and a couple of bull reds released at the rigs. In the marsh, limits of reds and a few flounder have been common for folks working plastics patiently along grass lines.

A couple of hot spots to circle on your mental map:

- The MRGO rocks and nearby rigs in Lake Borgne for trout at first light, especially when that incoming tide starts pushing.

- The marsh ponds and outer bays off Hopedale and Delacroix for reds all day, focusing on moving water and bait.

If the storms stay scattered and the water holds some clarity, tonight’s last hour of daylight on a falling tide could line up for a slick topwater bite around shell and points.

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Name’s Artificial Lure, checking in with your New Orleans saltwater report from the edge of the Gulf.

We’ve got a classic summer pattern setting up. The National Weather Service is calling for a warm, humid day around the city and coastal marshes, with highs pushing upper 80s to low 90s, light south to southeast breeze 8–15 knots, and only a scattered chance of a passing storm this afternoon. Skies start mostly clear, building into that hazy mix of clouds by mid‑day. Sunrise comes early over the marsh and the sun will duck out over Barataria and Breton Sound late this evening, giving you a nice, long window on both ends of the day.

Tide charts out of Shell Beach and Grand Isle show a good moving tide: a decent incoming through the early morning, slacking late morning, then a falling tide through the afternoon into dark. That moving water on the edges of the flats and around the passes is what’s turning the bite on.

Inshore, folks have been doing well on **speckled trout** and **redfish** the last few days in the outer marsh, especially where clean green water is pushing in. Reports coming out of Hopedale and Delacroix talk about solid boxes of schoolie trout on the early topwater bite over shell, then switching to subsurface plastics once the sun gets up. Redfish are stacked along grass lines and pond mouths where that tide funnels bait.

For trout, best producers have been:

- Topwaters: **bone or chrome walk‑the‑dog baits** at first light over oyster reefs.

- Soft plastics: **matrix‑style shad tails** and **paddle tails** in shrimp, opening night, or chartreuse on 1/8–1/4 oz jigheads under a popping cork.

- Bait: **live shrimp** and **croaker** fished under corks around points and rips.

Reds have been chewing:

- **Gold spoons**, 1/4–1/2 oz, slow‑rolled along grass edges.

- **Spinnerbaits with soft plastic trailers** in dirty water.

- **Live or cut shrimp**, and **cut mullet** on the bottom near drains and trenasses on the falling tide.

Nearshore out of Venice and Empire, the rigs and close platforms have been giving up **mangrove snapper, sheepshead, and the odd cobia**. Free‑lined live shrimp, small live baitfish, and cut squid around the pilings are getting it done. For the mangroves, tight to the structure with 20–30 lb leader and a small live bait has been key.

A couple of hot spots to keep on your radar:

- **Breton Sound / Black Bay out of Hopedale** – good summer trout bite on reefs and wellheads with that early incoming tide; look for birds and slicks.

- **Barataria Bay / Bayou Rigolets side of Grand Isle and Four Bayou Pass** – mixed trout and reds along current lines, especially where clear Gulf water meets the marsh.

- **Interior ponds off Delacroix and Reggio** – sight‑fishing reds on the higher parts of the tide, then working drains on the fall.

Midday is getting tough with the heat, so think dawn patrol and late‑evening missions. Work fast baits in low light, slow it down with plastics and live bait once the sun climbs. Keep an eye on those pop‑up storms and watch the sky more than your phone.

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Name’s Artificial Lure, checking in with your New Orleans fishing report for the waters in and around the Gulf.

We’ve got a classic early-summer pattern setting up. Weather this morning along the Southeast Louisiana coast is warm and muggy, low 80s at daybreak, climbing into the high 80s and low 90s by mid‑afternoon with that typical Gulf humidity. Light south to southeast breeze early, around 5–10 knots, picking up a bit as the day goes on. A few pop‑up thunderstorms are likely after lunch, so keep an eye on the sky and your radar.

Sunrise over the New Orleans area comes a little after 6 AM, with sunset a bit after 8 PM, giving you a long window to play the tide changes. Tides around the Mississippi River delta and the inside marsh are running a modest range today: a low tide right around daybreak in many spots, and a steady incoming through mid‑morning, peaking late morning to early afternoon, then easing off toward evening. That early incoming water is your best friend for inshore action.

Fish activity has been solid the past few days. Local guides out of Hopedale, Shell Beach, and Delacroix have been bringing in good boxes of **speckled trout**, **redfish**, and a mix of **white trout** and **sheepshead**. Talk around the marinas is limits or near‑limits of specks when anglers hit the reefs early and stick with moving water. Slot reds are stacked along grass edges and in the ponds, with a few bigger bulls roaming the outer bays and near passes.

Offshore, when weather allows, boats making it out of Venice and Grand Isle have reported steady **red snapper** and **mangrove snapper**, plus a few **cobia** and scattered **mahi** farther out around rigs and rips. Snapper bite has been best on days with lighter current and early‑day runs before the heat really settles in.

Best lures and baits right now:

For speckled trout:

– 3–4 inch soft plastics on 1/8 to 1/4 ounce jigheads, in colors like opening night, glow, and chartreuse.

– Popping corks with shrimp‑ or minnow‑style plastics underneath, popped slow over shell reefs and along channel edges.

– Live shrimp or croakers under a cork when you can get them, especially once the sun gets higher.

For redfish:

– Gold spoons slow‑rolled along grasslines and over broken shell.

– Weedless paddle‑tail plastics in darker colors like purple/chartreuse or blue moon worked tight to the bank.

– Cut mullet, live or dead shrimp on the bottom near drains and points for those less picky, hard‑pulling fish.

Offshore:

– For snapper and cobia, use cut pogies, squid, or live hardtails and pinfish dropped to structure.

– Vertical jigs and bucktail jigs tipped with bait, worked around rigs and wrecks, are producing some bonus fish.

A couple of hot spots to keep on your radar:

– **Lake Borgne and the MRGO area**: Shell pads, rigs, and the MRGO rocks are holding good numbers of trout early on the incoming tide. Drift and fan‑cast with plastics; when you find them, stick a marker and work that patch.

– **Delacroix marsh and outer bays**: Look for clean moving water along points and cuts. Reds are cruising shallow ponds; specks are hanging where the ponds dump into larger bayous. Work those drains when the tide’s pushing bait.

If you’re willing to make the haul, rigs out of **Venice** in 100–200 feet have been steady for snapper when seas lay down, especially fishing just off the structure instead of right on top of it to pick off the less pressured fish.

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Name’s Artificial Lure, checking in with your Gulf-side fishing report for the New Orleans area.

We’re sitting under a classic early-summer pattern: warm, humid air, light southerly breeze off the Gulf, and scattered clouds with a good chance of pop-up afternoon thunderstorms. Temps are climbing through the 80s into the low 90s, with that south wind around 5 to 15 knots on the open water. Inshore, it feels lighter but still enough to put a little chop on the outside bays and the MRGO.

Sunrise comes early, just after six, and sunset lands a little after eight in the evening, giving you a long window to play the tides. Around the Rigolets, Chef Pass, and Bayou Bienvenue, we’ve got a moderate tide cycle today, roughly a one-foot swing. The stronger movement is mid-morning and again later this afternoon, so plan your trips to be on your favorite drain or cut as that water starts pushing hard.

Fish have been active with this steady heat. Speckled trout are chewing at first light on the bridges and nearshore rigs—folks have been boxing good numbers of keeper specks on live shrimp under popping corks and on 3–4 inch paddle-tail plastics in glow, opening night, and chartreuse. Topwater has been hot at dawn: walk-the-dog baits in bone or chrome-blue are getting smoked for the first hour of daylight, then the bite drops down in the water column.

Redfish are stacked in the marsh ponds off Hopedale and Delacroix, working the grass edges and duck ponds. Anglers have been picking up solid slots, with a few bulls mixed in, using gold spoons, spinnerbaits with white or chartreuse plastics, and live or dead shrimp on the bottom. Cut mullet or pogies on a simple Carolina rig is still money for soaking near points with current.

Sheepshead and drum are hanging around the rock jetties and pilings, taking market shrimp and fiddler crabs. A few flounder have been slipping into ice chests from the sandy points and cuts, hitting Gulp-style scented jigs and small live minnows bumped slowly along the bottom.

Best baits right now:

- Live shrimp under a popping cork for trout and slot reds

- Finger mullet or cut bait for bigger reds and drum

- Gulp shrimp or paddletails in natural and chartreuse for a soft-plastic option

- Gold spoons and small spinnerbaits for sight-fishing reds in the ponds

Couple of hot spots to circle on your map:

- The MRGO rocks and the rock dam near Hopedale: trout on the early-moving tide, reds tight to the structure.

- The Rigolets and Highway 11 bridge area: trout at daybreak on live shrimp and plastics, plus drum and sheepshead around the pilings.

Remember to watch that afternoon sky—those Gulf storms build fast. Get your best work done at first light and again as the sun starts to sink and the air cools off.

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Name’s Artificial Lure, checking in with your New Orleans coastal and Gulf fishing report.

Light south breeze rolling off the Gulf this morning, muggy and warm, typical early summer pattern. Local marine forecasts are calling for highs in the upper 80s to low 90s, with scattered afternoon storms building inland and pushing out over the marsh by late day. Keep an eye on the sky and radar if you’re running outside.

Tides around the Rigolets, Lake Borgne, and the Mississippi River Gulf Outlet are running a medium range today, with a good moving window from mid‑morning through early afternoon. Over toward Empire, Venice, and Grand Isle, those same mid‑day moving tides will line up nicely on points, drains, and the outside edges of the bays. Moving water is the whole game right now: if it’s slack, so is the bite.

Sunrise is coming early and fast, with first light giving you that prime topwater window in the marsh. Sunset offers a short but solid evening bite if the storms don’t chase you off. Low light plus moving water has been the ticket all week.

Speckled trout action has been best at first light on the outside edges of Breton Sound rigs, around Grand Isle bridges, and along windward shorelines in Lake Borgne and Black Bay. Boats working live shrimp under popping corks have been putting together 20–40 fish boxes when they stay on clean, green water. Soft plastics on 1/8‑ to 1/4‑ounce jigheads in opening night, avocado, and shrimp‑colored paddle tails are producing for folks who like to cover water.

Redfish are thick in the ponds and along broken marsh shorelines from Hopedale to Delacroix and down toward Empire and Venice. Slot reds are chewing on live or dead shrimp under corks, cracked crab on the bottom, and gold spoons slow‑rolled along grass lines. A lot of fish have been coming off small drains dumping into ponds on that falling tide. If the water’s got a little stain and some bait flipping, you’re in the right spot.

Sheepshead and drum are hanging near rock piles, bridges, and shell banks in Lake Pontchartrain and along the MRGO rocks. Market shrimp on a simple Carolina rig or split‑shot has been putting good numbers in the box. A few flounder are showing on sandy points and passes; work a soft plastic slowly along the bottom and be ready for that “thump.”

Best artificial lures right now:

- Topwater plugs at first light for trout on calm mornings.

- 3–4 inch paddle tails and shrimp imitations under popping corks in the marsh.

- Gold spoons and weedless swimbaits for reds in the grass.

- Natural colors in clear water, chartreuse or darker profiles when it’s stained.

Best natural baits:

- Live shrimp is king for trout and reds.

- Croaker and mullet chunks offshore or around deeper rigs.

- Cracked crab and dead shrimp for drum and sheepshead.

Couple of hot spots to circle on your map:

- Breton Sound and Black Bay rigs and reefs for speckled trout when the wind lays.

- Delacroix and Hopedale interior marsh ponds and drains for consistent redfish action.

If you’re running farther, Venice roseau edges and outer bays are loaded with reds when the river’s not too high and the water cleans up a bit.

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This is Artificial Lure with your Gulf of Mexico, New Orleans fishing report.

Light south breeze this morning, muggy and warm along the Orleans and St. Bernard marsh. National Weather Service marine forecast is calling for 5–10 knot south to southeast winds, seas 1–2 feet nearshore, building a bit in the afternoon with scattered showers and summertime thunderstorms popping up after lunch. Keep an eye on the sky and your radar.

Tides around Shell Beach and Hopedale are on a decent moving cycle, with an early morning incoming, then a falling tide late morning through early afternoon. NOAA tide tables show about a foot of range today, enough current to stack bait on points, passes, and drains. That moving water is what’s turning the bite on.

Sunrise is right around 6 a.m. local, with sunset close to 8 p.m., so you’ve got a long light window, but the best action has been early and late. Midday has been slow and sticky unless you tuck into deeper passes or chase birds over shrimp schools.

In the last couple days, local marinas and guide docks from Shell Beach to Delacroix have been reporting solid boxes of **speckled trout**, mixed **white trout**, plenty of redfish, and a few mangrove snapper out near the rigs in the outer sounds. Most inshore boats are bringing in 20–40 trout when they hit the tide right, plus 3–8 slot reds, with an occasional bull on cut bait. Some decent sheepshead are still hanging around rock piles and pilings for anyone soaking shrimp.

For **trout**, the go‑to setup has been:

- Live shrimp under a popping cork, 2–3 feet of leader, over shell or on the edges of bays and passes.

- Soft plastics like Matrix Shad, Down South, or Vudu-style paddletails in chartreuse, opening night, and glow, on 1/8–1/4 oz jigheads, bounced through the water column on the falling tide.

- Topwaters at first light around cleaner shorelines and current lines; Speckled Trout have been crushing bone and chrome walkers when there’s a little chop.

For **redfish**, focus on:

- Gold spoons and weedless paddle tails in dirty water along grass lines and broken marsh.

- Live or dead shrimp, or chunks of mullet and pogie, on a Carolina rig in deeper cuts and bayou mouths.

- In clearer ponds, sight‑fishing with natural-colored soft plastics or small spinnerbaits has been producing upper-slot fish.

Best baits right now are live shrimp, cocahoes, and finger mullet, but if bait’s hard to find, a bag of good plastics and a couple topwaters will still get you bit.

A couple of **hot spots** to circle on your map:

- **Hopedale / MRGO Rocks / Bayou La Loutre**: Trout have been stacked on the upcurrent sides of the rocks and on points where bayous dump into outer bays. Fish the moving water with shrimp under a cork and plastics on the drop-offs. Redfish are cruising the broken marsh just inside.

- **Lake Borgne edges into Biloxi Marsh**: Work the north and east shorelines and any shell-bottom points. Watch for birds working shrimp schools; when they dip, slide in quietly and throw plastics or small spoons for fast trout and white trout action.

If you’re heading a bit farther, the rigs and wellheads outside of Breton Sound and Black Bay have been giving up nicer trout plus some snapper and tripletail around the structure for those soaking live bait or jigging.

Stay hydrated, respect those pop-up storms, and remember: moving water, good bait, and clean edges are your three best friends this week.

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I’m Artificial Lure, checking in with your New Orleans and lower Gulf fishing report.

We’ve got a classic south Louisiana setup this morning. Light south to southeast breeze 5–10 knots, building closer to 15 by afternoon, with muggy mid‑80s temps climbing into the low 90s. Skies are partly cloudy with a chance of a quick pop‑up shower after lunch as that Gulf moisture bubbles up. Barometer’s modestly steady, which usually keeps the bite pretty consistent till that afternoon heat slows things down.

Sunrise came in just after 6 a.m., with sunset roughly around 8 p.m., so you’ve got a long window, but the best feeding has been right at first light and again the last hour before dark, especially on moving water.

Tides around Lake Borgne, Breton Sound, and the outer marsh are running a medium range, with a decent incoming through mid‑morning, slacking off midday, then a falling tide in the late afternoon. That incoming tide has been key for trout and reds stacking on points and drains; the evening fall is turning on the shoreline redfish and drum.

Inshore, speckled trout action’s been solid the last couple days on the east side: around the MRGO rocks, Bay Eloi, and out toward Breton Sound rigs. Several local guides are reporting easy limits at first light on 12–18 inch trout, with some bigger girls mixed in when the tide’s pushing bait across shell. Redfish have been thick in the marsh ponds off Hopedale and Delacroix—plenty of 18–26 inch keepers with a few bulls cruising the outer bays. Black drum and sheepshead are hanging tight to structure: pilings, rock banks, and those rusty rigs just off the river.

Offshore out of Venice and Empire, tuna and mahi are in play around floaters and strong rip lines when the weather allows. Boats running south have been coming back with good yellowfin—several in the 60–90 pound class—and decent blackfin mixed in. Closer in, snapper season pressure has been heavy on the nearshore rigs, but folks are still boxing respectable red snapper and mingos with heavier tackle and proper positioning.

Best producers inshore right now:

- For trout: **Matrix Shad**, paddletails in shrimp or opening night on a 3/8‑oz jighead under a popping cork, plus small topwaters like **She Dog** and **Skitter Walk** right at dawn.

- For reds: **gold spoons**, spinnerbaits with white or chartreuse plastics, and live shrimp or quartered crab under a cork along grass edges and drains.

- For drum and sheepshead: live or dead shrimp on a Carolina rig or drop shot, tight to structure, minimal movement.

If you’re hunting a couple of hot spots:

- Hit **Hopedale/Delacroix marsh** at daybreak—work the mouths of bayous where clean Gulf water pushes in, especially any with visible bait flickering.

- Run out toward **Breton Sound** rigs and shell pads on that incoming tide for trout, and then slide back into the marsh for reds once the sun gets higher.

Keep your approach quiet, watch the bait, and trust that tide chart; down here the water movement is your best fishing partner.

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Name’s Artificial Lure, checking in with your New Orleans Gulf fishing report.

We’ve got a classic early‑summer pattern setting up along the southeast Louisiana coast. Over in Breton Sound and outside Hopedale, a light south to southwest breeze is rolling 8–12 knots, with air temps climbing from the low 80s into the low 90s this afternoon. Skies are partly cloudy, with a good shot at a pop‑up thunderstorm after lunch, so keep an eye on the horizon and the radar. Humidity’s thick, so bring extra water.

On the river side and the marsh, we’re working a **falling tide at daybreak**, easing toward low late morning, then a modest **incoming** through the afternoon. Tides are running about a foot of movement on most passes and bayous off Black Bay and Lake Borgne. That moving water at the mouths of drains is key.

Sunrise hit right around 6 a.m. on the east side, with sunset just after 8 p.m., which gives you a long day but the best bite has been the first three hours of light and the last hour before dark. Midday has been slower unless you’re out deeper on rigs or well pads.

Inshore, speckled trout have been steady rather than crazy. Boats working live shrimp under popping corks in Bay Eloi, Lake Campo, and around the MRGO rocks have been boxing **limits or close** when they sit on clean, green water and moving tide. Most trout are running 13–18 inches, with a few bigger schoolies mixed in. Folks throwing artificial have done well on 3–4 inch paddle‑tails in glow/chartreuse, opening night, and purple with chartreuse tails on 1/8‑ to 1/4‑ounce jigheads. Topwater walkers in bone or chrome early have been drawing some blow‑ups around slicks and diving birds.

Redfish are chewing in the ponds and along the grass lines from Shell Beach to Delacroix and out toward Pointe à la Hache. Sight‑fishing has been fair when the wind lays down enough to see, but most reds are coming from working points with current. They’re eating market shrimp on a Carolina rig, live or dead mullet on the bottom, and gold spoons or chatter‑style swim jigs in dirty water. Expect a mix of keeper slot fish with the occasional bull.

Sheepshead and drum are still hanging on pilings and rock piles, taking bits of shrimp and crab. A few tripletail have started showing on high‑riding crab traps in the Gulf; look for that dark shape under the float and pitch a live shrimp or small jig.

Offshore, when the weather allows, boats running out of Venice and Empire have been picking off school‑size yellowfin and blackfin around the floaters, plus plenty of chicken dolphin around weedlines. Chunking and live bait have worked best, but a spread of small skirted ballyhoo is still producing. Snapper trips over the rigs and hard bottom are putting solid red snapper and mangroves in the box on cut pogies and squid.

For **hot spots**, I’d put my money on:

- The outer edges of **Breton Sound islands and rigs** in 8–15 feet for specks: clean water, shrimp under corks or soft plastics under birds.

- The drains and bayou mouths feeding into **Lake Borgne and the MRGO rocks** for mixed trout and reds on that falling morning tide.

If you’re heading out today, think early start, find bait and moving water, and let the tide and birds tell you where to stop the boat.

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Name’s Artificial Lure, checking in with your New Orleans and Gulf fishing report.

We’re sitting under a classic early‑summer pattern along the southeast Louisiana coast: warm, humid, and mostly light morning winds. Around New Orleans and out toward Hopedale, Delacroix, Shell Beach, and the outer rigs, expect morning temps in the 70s climbing into the upper 80s to low 90s by afternoon, with light south to southeast breeze and a chance of pop‑up storms later in the day. Skies start off partly cloudy, thickening up as the heat builds.

Sunrise over the marsh is right around first light in the 5:45–6:00 a.m. window, with sunset just after 8 p.m. That gives you a long, fat creole of low‑light feeding time early and late, and a slow, lazy bite in the heat of midday.

Tide-wise, we’re on a typical summer gulf cycle: not ripping, but enough movement to matter. Look for a modest incoming tide early morning, turning and easing out late morning into afternoon depending on how far from the passes you are. Inside the marsh, you’ll see the strongest current near major bayous, trenasses, and cuts connecting interior ponds to larger bays. Fish that first push of water on the rise and the first fall on the outgoing; slack tide has been almost like somebody hit the off switch.

Speckled trout have been the main show. Close‑in rigs, wellheads, and shell pads outside of Shell Beach, Breton Sound, and Black Bay have been giving up solid boxes of 12–18 inch schoolies with a few bigger fish mixed in when the bait’s thick. Live shrimp under a popping cork is still king, but anglers soaking live croakers or small pogies have been quietly boxing the heavier trout a little deeper in the water column. Soft plastics in shrimp and glow colors, on 1/4‑ounce jigheads, are catching when the live bait runs thin.

Inshore, the redfish bite has been steady in the ponds and on wind‑protected shorelines with bait, grass, and moving water. Look for wakes and push water along the grass lines and pockets of cleaner water on the leeward banks. Gold spoons, spinnerbaits with white or chartreuse plastics, and live or dead shrimp under a cork have all been putting bronze in the boat. Don’t be shy about pitching cut mullet or menhaden on the bottom near points and drains; the bulls and big slots are cruising where that tide concentrates the groceries.

Black drum and sheepshead are still hanging around bridge pilings, oyster reefs, and rock jetties. A simple Carolina‑rigged shrimp or crab chunk on light leader will handle both. Tripletail have been showing up on the gulf side around markers and floating debris—free‑line a live shrimp next to the structure and hang on.

Best baits right now:

- Live shrimp under popping corks for specks and slot reds.

- Live croaker or small pogies for bigger trout around the rigs.

- Gold spoons, spinnerbaits, and weedless paddle tails in natural and chartreuse for redfish in the grass.

- Cut mullet or crab chunks on bottom for bull reds and drum.

A couple of local hot spots to keep on your radar:

- The rigs and wellheads outside Shell Beach toward Breton Sound when you can catch that good moving tide and light winds.

- The marsh ponds and bayous off Hopedale and Delacroix—especially drains dumping into Lakes Amedee and Robin—on the first couple hours of the incoming or outgoing tide.

Work the low light, work the moving water, and let the bait tell you the story. If you’re seeing pogies flick and shrimp skipping, slow down and fish that area thoroughly.

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This is Artificial Lure checking in with your Gulf of Mexico, New Orleans fishing report.

We’ve got a classic early summer pattern setting up along the southeast Louisiana coast. Light south to southwest winds around 5–10 knots this morning, picking up to 10–15 by mid‑day, with sticky humidity and air temps running from the mid‑70s at first light into the upper 80s by afternoon. Skies are partly cloudy with a decent chance of a pop‑up shower after lunch as that Gulf moisture builds.

On the lower Mississippi River passes and adjacent marsh, the tide is on the weaker side but still fishable. Around Empire, Buras, and Hopedale, expect an early **incoming** push before mid‑morning, easing off toward midday, then a slow **falling** tide into late afternoon. That moving water window right after daybreak and again mid‑afternoon is your best bet.

Sunrise is right around 6 o’clock local, with sunset close to 8 o’clock, giving you a long prime-time low‑light bite. First two hours of daylight and the last hour before dark are where you want to focus if the heat’s not your thing.

Fish activity has been solid. Local dock talk from launches out of Hopedale and Shell Beach has had plenty of nice **speckled trout** coming in this week, mostly schoolies with a few 18–20 inchers mixed in. Anglers drifting the outside edges of the marsh and oyster reefs have been boxing 15–30 trout per boat when they stick with the bite. Around Delacroix and Pointe à la Hache, the **redfish** are doing what they do this time of year: cruising shorelines, points, and cuts with moving water, with many boats reporting 5–10 legal reds plus a couple of bruisers over the slot.

Best producers for trout have been **live shrimp** under a popping cork, tight‑lined **cocaho minnows**, and soft plastics in opening night, chartreuse, and glow on 1/8–1/4 oz jigheads. For artificials, work Matrix Shad–style paddletails, MirrOlure Lil John, or similar baits with a steady, medium retrieve over shell. For reds, gold **spoons**, black/chartreuse paddle tails, and live or dead **shrimp** or **cut mullet** on a 3/0 hook with just enough weight to keep it honest are getting the job done. In the ponds, weedless spoons and topwater walkers are drawing some explosive early‑morning eats.

A couple of hot spots to circle on your map:

- **Hopedale / Shell Beach area**: Look to the rigs and reefs in Lake Borgne and the MRGO rocks, as well as the outer edges of the marsh. Trout are hanging on current breaks and tide lines; slip a popping cork along those transitions and listen for that tell‑tale “pop‑pop‑thump.”

- **Delacroix / Pointe Fienne marsh**: Work the windward banks, drains, and points where clean Gulf water pushes into the ponds. Reds have been stacked in knee‑deep water, especially where you see bait dimpling the surface or shrimp skipping. Sight‑fish when the sun gets up and the water clears.

Offshore, when weather allows, boats heading out of Venice and Empire have been finding summertime **snapper**, along with a few **cobia** and **mackerel** around rigs and wrecks. Standard bottom rigs baited with cut pogies, squid, and cigar minnows are still the go‑to. Keep a jig or a free‑lined live bait ready for anything cruising high in the column.

Overall, think early and late, fish the moving water, and match your bait to the local forage. Keep an eye on building storms this afternoon and don’t ignore those clouds stacking up over the marsh.

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