New Orleans Gulf of Mexico Fishing Report Today

Mornin’ y’all, it’s Artificial Lure here with your Gulf Coast fishing report for Saturday, November 15th, 2025. The sun came up this morning at 6:25 AM, and it’ll set tonight at 6:14 PM, so you’ve got a good stretch of daylight to get out on the water. Tides are running a little tricky today—there’s just about 36 minutes left until high tide, and the water’s been swinging between a max of 1.0 foot and a low of -0.7 foot, so keep an eye on the flow. The tidal coefficient’s been on the lower side lately, which means the currents aren’t as strong, but that can actually make for some steady bites if you know where to look.

Weather’s been mild, no big storms rollin’ in, just a light breeze out of the southeast. That’s good news for the fish—they’re not spooked, and you’ll have a calm day to work your lines. The water’s clear enough, and the temps are just right for redfish, speckled trout, and the occasional flounder.

Out around New Canal Station and Slidell, the bite’s been steady. Anglers are bringing in redfish and trout, mostly in the 18-24 inch range, with a few bigger ones mixed in. Some folks are even reporting a few flounder near the deeper channels. The action’s been best in the early morning and late afternoon, especially when the tide’s on the move.

For lures, you can’t go wrong with a copper spinner bait—those things are workin’ overtime right now, especially in the shallows. If you’re after trout, try a quarter-ounce spoon or a Rapala CD7 in brown trout or rainbow colors. For redfish, a soft plastic jerkbait or a topwater popper will get their attention. And if you’re feelin’ old school, live shrimp or cut bait still pulls in the big ones.

Best spots today? Head out to Shell Beach or the Bayou Bonfouca area—those spots have been hot for redfish and trout. If you’re lookin’ for a little more action, try the Paris Road Bridge or Chef Menteur Pass. The water’s movin’ just enough to keep the fish feedin’, and you’ll have plenty of room to work your magic.

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Artificial Lure here, checking in with your Friday morning report straight outta the Crescent City. The sun’s rising a little later at 6:27 a.m. and you’ll have daylight till about 5:01 p.m. – that’s plenty of time to get your boots wet or the boat in the water. The weather’s mellow: starting in the low 60s, pushing into the upper 70s by afternoon, light winds shifting southeast, and only a stray cloud or two expected. It’s that kind of day that makes you glad to call South Louisiana home.

Looking at the tides, we’re seeing an early morning incoming pushing through till mid-morning, then a steady drop rolling into the afternoon. According to the Spreaker New Orleans Gulf of Mexico Fishing Report Today, that's firing up inshore bite windows on both sides of the tide swing. Shrimp are still thick up inshore, and that’s keeping predators feeding close.

Now, let’s talk action. The marshes and bays from Lake Borgne all the way down to Hopedale and Delacroix have been red hot. Speckled trout have been running in good numbers, especially on the moving water at main bay points and where you see diving birds working bait. Folks throwing Matrix Shad in any chartreuse or opening night have been boxing impressive speck stringers—reports have some boats on the schools with limits before 10 a.m., trout averaging 14-18 inches with some gators mixed in.

Redfish are cruising the grass edges and oyster reefs on either cut mullet or live shrimp under a popping cork. Slot reds, plenty keeper-sized with a few bulls pushing up shallow on warmer flats. A few flounder are peeking back in near the oyster beds, and there’s been a buzz about a couple anglers sticking nice ones—try Gulp! Swimming Mullet close to structure if you want to pull a flatty for the skillet.

Offshore, weather’s light enough to push out to the rigs. Black drum, sheepshead, and even a snapper or two (if you’re on state waters) are hitting dead shrimp or crab on bottom rigs tight up to the structure. Cobia have been seen around the buoys, so keep a big live bait or a bucktail ready just in case.

For the artificial crowd, best bet’s soft plastics on 1/4 oz jig heads, especially in that limetreuse or chicken-on-a-chain color. If you want to get fancy, the Rapala 3-1/2" Shadow Shad Hard Bait is doing double-duty, pulling both trout and bass along broken marsh edges—Academy Sports points out its flash and erratic action make it hard for big fish to turn down. Live shrimp is always king if you can get it, with dead shrimp right behind.

Hot spots today? Don’t sleep on Shell Beach for a mixed bag—bird action’s been steady all week. Down Delacroix way, the Oak River and Lake Campo line are holding reds and trout. In the morning, focus near drains and cuts, moving out to lake mouths as the sun gets up.

If you got a kayak, hit Bayou Bienvenue—quiet water, plenty bait, and bite’s been good in the first couple hours past sunrise. For boaters, Breton Sound out to L&N Bridge is turning up solid catches, espe

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Artificial Lure here, bringing you the latest on coastal fishing around the Gulf near New Orleans for Thursday, November 13, 2025. If you’re headed out this morning, bundle up—temperatures are starting near 48°F and will rise to the low 60s, with a light north wind blowing at about 8 knots. Skies are mostly clear, making for good visibility. Today’s sunrise came at 6:24 a.m. and sunset’s rolling in at 5:00 p.m. That gives plenty of daylight for both early trips and those who like to fish right up to dusk.

Tides today will play a big role. We had a low tide just after midnight, with the next high tide around 10:30 a.m., then it’ll turn back out toward low again by 8:00 p.m. That morning high should have the fish a little more active in the marsh and bayous from sunrise through midday. This cooler weather and shifting water get the predators cruising, so anglers working the lower passes, especially by breakfast time, are likely to run into some real action.

Reports fresh from Shell Beach and Hopedale confirm it’s been a solid week for speckled trout—nice schools in the interior marshes, especially on falling tides. Several boats limited out before 10 a.m. yesterday. Over toward Lake Borgne, good numbers of slot reds have been crushing live shrimp near oyster reefs and the mouths of small drains. Folks drifting the deeper cuts near Chef Pass are picking up both trout and drum, with a few bonus flounder.

For bait and tackle: Local guides from The Big Outdoor Charters say live shrimp under a popping cork is hands-down the top producer right now. If you prefer artificial, soft plastics in chartreuse or opening night color, rigged about 18 inches under a cork or worked slow on a quarter-ounce jighead, are catching both trout and reds. On those sunny, windless days, topwaters and jerkbaits have been pulling a few bigger reds just after first light. If you’re targeting drum, try dead shrimp or cut mullet on the bottom.

Quick rundown of what’s coming over the rails:

- Lots of **speckled trout** between 13 and 18 inches, some limits by mid-morning.

- Healthy catches of **slot redfish**, with a good number just over the legal mark.

- Decent numbers of **black drum** and the odd flounder or two in deeper channels.

- A handful of sheepshead are beginning to show up around pilings and bridges, especially on higher tides.

Hot spots worth a visit today:

- The **MRGO rocks** by Violet, working outflow points on the outgoing tide.

- **Bayou Bienvenue** near the flood wall, especially on the outside bends with moving water.

- Don’t sleep on **Shell Beach**, especially the areas where small bayous dump into larger lakes—a live shrimp drift here can pay off big.

All signs point to fish moving shallow early, then dropping back as the sun climbs and the tide recedes. Always keep an eye out for slicks, birds, or jittery bait on the surface. With water clarity holding up from the north wind, your odds of sighting fish are higher than last week.

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Artificial Lure here, reporting live from the heart of Gulf fishing in and around New Orleans. With the sun rising at 6:22 AM and setting tonight at 5:02 PM, we’re starting the day with a gentle southeast breeze around 7 knots, scattered clouds, and temps climbing from the low 60s into the mid 70s. Water temps are steady near 70 degrees—ideal conditions for inshore action, though keep an eye on the forecast for an afternoon shift as humidity rises and clouds build.

Tidal movement is solid today, peaking just after sunrise, falling through midday, and picking up again later in the afternoon. These swing tides have been driving bait along the marsh lines and around the jetties, setting up prime windows for quick bites from redfish and specks.

Fish activity has been lively across Lake Borgne, the Rigolets, and out toward Shell Beach. Captain Experiences logs show great action these past few days, with near-limit catches for redfish and plenty of speckled trout—reports as recent as yesterday have anglers filling ice chests steadily all morning, especially when working birds and bait slicks near the passes. A few flounder have made their appearance in shallower flats, and the bayous are giving up some healthy black drum.

Best lures right now? Locals are sticking with the classics. Under the birds and in moving water, soft plastics like Matrix Shad in lemon-head or avocado colors have been producing trout back-to-back. For reds, gold spoons and chartreuse spinnerbaits are the ticket along grassy points, with a few bonus fish on topwater plugs at dawn. Jigheads fished slow on the bottom, tipped with Gulp shrimp, are catching the flounder and drum.

Live bait is strong too: shrimp on a Carolina rig or free-lined works when the artificial bite slows, especially near deeper cuts. Cut menhaden and crab are the choice if you’re soaking for bigger drum or bull reds off the canal edges.

Hot spots this week:

- The Rigolets has been loaded with trout, especially early in the outgoing tide.

- Shell Beach, particularly near the MRGO rocks, is holding redfish and black drum.

- Lake Borgne’s east shore, drifting the oyster reefs, for steady speckled trout action.

Charter captains are calling this one of the best Novembers in recent years for action and variety. Multiple reports from Captain Experiences clients just over the last weekend mention “catching lots of different species,” “limits of reds and trout,” with guides moving to where the fish are biting and not afraid to switch spots or tactics. Veteran guide Jay put clients on “back-to-back trout all morning,” and others report “cleaning up with sand trout and filling chests for the fryer.” Folks are landing seven to fifteen keeper fish per trip on average, and the mornings have been best before the wind picks up.

If you’re fishing solo this week, don’t skip the classic New Orleans marsh combo: a popping cork rigged with live shrimp or a paddle-tail plastic just above submerged grass. Cast and drift along

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Artificial Lure here with your November 10th, 2025 Gulf of Mexico and New Orleans-area fishing report—let’s dive right into the bayou action.

**Weather & Tides:**

We kicked off the morning with a cool northerly breeze. National Weather Service out of New Orleans calls for north winds steady at 10 to 15 knots and waves hovering in the 2 to 3 foot range, so small craft were rocking a bit but not enough to stop the bite. High pressure moving in should keep things calm but brisk today and early this week. Sunrise hit us right at 6:23 AM, and we’re looking at sunset around 5:04 PM. Tides around Grand Isle are working a decent swing, with high tide peaking around mid-morning and low tide falling out just after lunch, prime for folks wanting to work the falling water along marsh drains and shell banks.

**Fish Activity & Recent Catches:**

November fishing is lighting up like the French Quarter at dusk. Reports from local guides and regulars say speckled trout and redfish have fired up in the marsh, particularly as water temps dip and schools transition from the lakes and bays toward winter holes. Just this weekend, multiple inshore boats limited out on slot reds and picked through schools of speckled trout under slicks and diving birds—Capt. Jay worked the edges of Lake Borgne and hammered the trout, with folks culling dinks for keepers all morning.

Offshore, weather limited effort, but when boats got out past the Chandeleur Islands, bull reds ran strong and some nice black drum and sheepshead were caught around deeper rigs and cuts. A few tripletail were brought in by tossing live shrimp under buoys east of the river.

Red snapper season is closed, but charter reports from last week noted hefty mangrove snapper and lane snapper caught on reefs and wrecks near the mouth of the Mississippi. Strong bites on cut bait and soft plastics near structure. A hot hand even put a couple nice flounder in the box near oyster beds!

**Best Lures & Baits:**

Marsh reds are eating up gold spoons, chartreuse paddle tail soft plastics on a 1/4 oz jighead, and old-school live market shrimp under popping corks. For specks, Matrix Shad in “shrimp creole” or “lemon head” have been hot, especially rigged on light jigheads bounced off the bottom of points and windblown shorelines. If you’re soaking bait, fresh dead shrimp and finger mullet will tempt everything from black drum to flounder.

Offshore, those chasing snapper or mangroves are still swearing by squid strips and menhaden chunks, while big bull reds won’t turn down a live mullet or cracked crab.

**Hot Spots:**

For inshore anglers, Bayou Bienvenue and the MRGO wall are holding fat reds and trout, especially near the edges where marsh drains meet deeper channels. Another consistent producer: Hopedale Lagoon—work those oyster reefs on a moving tide for a mixed bag. Out on the coast, the east side of Grand Isle and Fourchon Beach have seen steady runs of slot drum and trout at first light.

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This is Artificial Lure with your November 9th fishing report for the Gulf of Mexico and New Orleans region.

Today we're waking up to a classic coastal fall morning—temperatures hovering in the upper 50s to low 60s at first light, with a sunrise at 6:21 AM and sunset dialing in around 5:28 PM. We've got light northwest winds this morning switching due north this afternoon, expected to build from about 10 knots to upwards of 20–25 knots, and seas pushing 2 to 4 feet, building higher later as that cold front moves in according to the National Weather Service Marine Forecast. There's a Small Craft Advisory, so smaller boats should keep a close eye on afternoon conditions.

The tide is running low today, with a tidal coefficient of 41 this morning and a midday drop to 37, according to Tides4Fishing's report for New Canal Station. Translation: that tidal swing is small, and current will be weak. You’ll want to focus your efforts during those key movement periods—the last couple hours around the low and high tides. That low amplitude favors inshore and backwater action, especially around the marshes, bayous, and drainage points.

Recent catches have been strong as the cool front’s arrival has the **speckled trout** and **redfish** pushed into interior marshes and bayous. Local anglers are reporting limits of specks in places like Lake Pontchartrain’s south shore and the Chef Menteur passes. Redfish are thick in the Biloxi Marsh, with slot reds eager to eat along grass points and shell flats. Anglers using popping corks tipped with live shrimp or Matrix Shad plastics in purple haze and shrimp creole colors are seeing the best results. Topwater action early—and even into mid-morning on cloudy days—has produced some explosive strikes around flooded grass.

Out in the deeper passes and nearshore rigs, the drum bite is still on. Folks drifting Carolina-rigged cut mullet or crab are wrestling in some solid black drum and the odd sheepshead. The flounder run is on the upswing—recent YouTube trip reports around the Louisiana barrier islands are full of “doormat”-sized fish taken on live finger mullet and white paddletail soft plastics bounced slow along the bottom.

Hot spots today include:

- **Bayou Bienvenue and the MRGO Wall:** Consistent trout and redfish reports, clear water, good bait movement.

- **Biloxi Marsh, near Bayou La Loutre:** High concentrations of reds holding on points; the marsh drains are loaded on the outgoing tide.

Weather-wise, the wind’s turning up midday—so hit those protected marshes, inside cuts, and leeward banks. Artificial lures to bring include:

- **Matrix Shad in shrimp creole and purple haze**

- **Z-Man DieZel MinnowZ in pearl or glow**

- **Topwater baits like the Heddon Super Spook Junior** for those early morning pushes.

- For bait, live shrimp or finger mullet are gold standards.

If you’re feeling adventurous and the boats can safely make the run, try outside Breton Sound for bull reds staging up on windblown points and

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Artificial Lure here with your Gulf of Mexico, New Orleans fishing report for Saturday, November 8th, 2025.

We’re off to a crisp start this Saturday—cooler air rolled in overnight and the winds are hovering out the north-northeast at 10 to 15 knots, gusting higher mid-morning. Skies are mostly clear, but prepare for a little increase in cloud cover this afternoon according to NOAA’s marine forecast. Water temps are sitting right at 67°F, so the bite’s still steady but fish are thinking fall patterns.

Tides today in the greater New Orleans area are showing a high at 8:08 AM, cresting just under 0.8 feet, and we’ll be dropping out with a low at 9:35 PM at only 0.18 feet, per Tide-Forecast and Tides4Fishing. Sunrise came up at 6:20 AM; sunset’s at 5:07 PM. That big outgoing tide all day means bait’s getting flushed from the grass and marsh, so gamefish will be staging on points and drains.

Fishing action lately has been downright solid. Spreaker’s November update says speckled trout and redfish are on fire in the marshes and passes. Recent catches are seeing limits of school trout—mostly 13 to 16 inches, but plenty of keepers—coming out of Lake Borgne, Chef Menteur Pass, and the nearshore rigs off Shell Beach. Popping corks rigged with Matrix Shad, Vudu Shrimp, or live shrimp continue to hammer ‘em. Early risers working light popping corks just inside the Biloxi Marsh have had easy limits, cracking that first hour after sunup.

Redfish are stacking in the ponds and along the Roseau cane edges from Delacroix to Hopedale. I heard from Captain Chase out by Shell Beach on November 3rd that his party caught their limit of big reds—eight more going back in the water—and gigged four flounder before weather rolled in (via Captain Experiences). Cut mullet and shrimp on jigheads are top, but if you want serious fun, tie on a gold spoon or a chartreuse spinnerbait and bump it along the grass points.

As for offshore: when weather lets you slip through the passes, the nearshore rigs are producing hefty sheepshead, black drum, and a few lingering mangrove snapper. If you’re lucky, you might still tangle with a bull red out there busting up the menhaden schools. The live bait bite’s reliable, but don’t overlook a strip of cut squid for those drum.

Best lures and baits this week:

- Matrix Shad (Lemonhead or Shrimp Creole colors)

- Vudu Shrimp under a popping cork

- 3” Gulp! Swimming Mullet (white or chartreuse)

- Gold spoons for reds

- Live shrimp or finger mullet when you can get ‘em

- Cut mullet or menhaden for the big boys

Hot spots right now? Try Rigolets Pass—trout are loaded up at the mouths of the deeper cuts. Shell Beach is producing mixed bags off the rocks and easy access to the marshes. Southshore anglers should check Bayou Bienvenue locks for drum and flounder—work the eddies on the falling tide.

One heads up: there’s chatter about the Louisiana Wildlife and Fisheries Commission considering adjustments to the menhaden (pogy) buffer zones, which m

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Artificial Lure here, bringing ya the Friday, November 7th fishing report from the sweet and salty waters around New Orleans and the Gulf of Mexico. Get that coffee hot and your reels ready—here’s what’s biting today, where, and how to fill that box before sunset.

We’re off to a foggy, humid start this morning, classic early November stuff. Sunrise hit at 6:21 a.m., and we’ll have the sun hanging around until 5:05 p.m. Winds are light from the north-northeast, air crisp in the low 60s early, warming into the upper 70s by midday. Storm threat low, just a mix of clouds and sunshine. Water clarity is improving—thanks, north winds—the perfect recipe to sneak up on those hungry redfish.

Check your tides: low hit just after 1 a.m. at 0.07 feet and your next high is rolling in around 12:24 p.m., peaking at 0.36 feet, with another quick low then small push high by late afternoon. That noonish high combines with the warming sun, priming those marsh drains and points for a solid fall bite according to Fishingreminder. As that tide drops, every cut, drain, and shell point around Bayou Bienvenue, Hopedale, and the interior marsh will stack up bait and fish.

Now, onto what’s hot:

Speckled trout are thick just outside Lake Pontchartrain’s bridges, especially at dawn and dusk, with schoolie redfish mixed in. Popping corks with live shrimp are working best when the breeze settles, but natural-colored soft plastics on a 3/8-ounce jighead—working ‘em slow and low near pilings—are nailing the keepers. For more aggressive action at first light, topwater plugs like the Super Spook or Skitter Walk can draw explosive hits from both trout and reds.

Down near the marsh edges and cuts, gold spoons and weedless paddle tails in chartreuse or opening night are killer for slot reds, especially around windblown points. If you’re searching for flounder, try a slow-rolled jig tipped with a minnow along deeper channel edges or undercut banks—don’t be afraid to revisit those old faithfuls, as every drain could be loaded after this week’s tidal swings.

The Shreveport boys at Captain Experiences reported plenty of action this week: limits of redfish up to 28 inches, steady numbers of slot specks, a couple of chunky flounder, and even a surprise black drum at the trestles. A few guides are scoring bonus yellowtail snapper and mangrove out by the rigs, but that’s a longer run in calm weather.

For bait, it’s tough to beat live shrimp under a cork for specks right now, but finger mullet and mud minnows are solid redfish baits. Cut pogies are always a must if you’re soaking on the bottom for drum or hoping for a bull red.

Two local hot spots that’ve been firing this week:

- The spans along the Lake Pontchartrain Causeway and Seabrook Bridge at dawn—moving water, diving birds, trout all over.

- The marsh drains at Reggio and Hopedale on the outgoing tide—if you see pelicans diving and bait popping, drop anchor and work the area slow.

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Artificial Lure here, dropping your fresh Gulf fishing report for New Orleans and nearby marshes on this crisp Thursday, November 6, 2025.

Sun cracked the horizon at 6:17 this morning and sets tonight at 5:24, giving you about eleven hours of light to chase some fins. Winds started soft out the northeast, barely pushing 6 knots, and skies are fair—classic late-fall weather that brings out those big Louisiana trout and reds.

Tide’s running on the mild side today. According to Tides4Fishing, the tidal coefficient is low—just 41 this morning, dipping further through the day, so tidal currents will be gentle. Expect less water movement, which means fish won’t stray too far from structure or the deeper holes. High and low tide swings are modest, topping out at about a foot at the New Canal Station and Grand Isle. The best action today is likely around slack high tide in the late morning, with some bonus bites at changeovers.

Let’s talk fish—it’s prime time for speckled trout and redfish all up and down the marshes and barrier islands. Louisiana Sportsman shared that the Buras-Venice area is still hot, with “just about everything biting at the mouth of the Mississippi River.” If you want easy limits of specks, November is kayak heaven, and pier and bank anglers are stacking up solid stringers as well. Recent catches include 2-to-3 pound specks, plenty of slot reds, and even a few bull reds released after a good tussle—case in point, a 40-inch bull red was landed on a Redfish Magic spinnerbait near Lafitte last week.

Live shrimp on a popping cork remains the gold standard for both specks and reds—can’t go wrong. If you’re going artificial, toss Matrix Shad, Down South Lures, or chartreuse/white paddle tails. Topwater plugs at sunrise and sunset, like the MirrOlure She Dog and Zara Spook Jr., are triggering explosive strikes, especially near grass beds and oyster reefs as the light gets low. For reds, spinnerbaits and gold spoons are still producing with slow, steady retrieves along marsh drains and flooded grass.

Those fishing in deeper passes and around the rigs have reported kingfish, a few lucky flounder, and scattered schools of mangrove snapper. Offshore action is slower today thanks to mild tides and stable barometric pressure, but someone always finds mahi or jack around weed lines if they put in the miles.

Hot spots for today:

- **Barataria Pass near Grand Isle**: Reds and trout are working the edges of oyster beds, with bonus flounder on the drop-offs.

- **Rigolets at Chef Menteur Pass**: Specks are tracking shad schools at daybreak—bring your paddle tails and a popping cork.

- **Lakeshore Park bulkheads**: Quick access from downtown, and steady bites of panfish and smaller reds for easy fun.

Keep an eye out around the menhaden boats—according to Louisiana Illuminator, the conflict over buffer rules continues. Sport fishers are sticking to the half-mile zones—these areas are seeing less bycatch and more redfish and trout.

Remember, best

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It’s Artificial Lure reporting with your Gulf of Mexico and New Orleans fishing update for November 5, 2025. If you’re tuning in from the Big Easy or packing up for a saltwater run, here’s what you can expect in our corner of the coast today.

Let’s kick things off with the **tide and weather report**. New Canal Station is showing a tidal coefficient around 34 to 41, so we’re working with weaker tides and mellow currents—meaning less dramatic water movement. It’s a cooler morning with **north winds** still hanging around, which is keeping the water clean and the marshes crisp. Expect sunrise at 6:38 AM and sunset at 5:14 PM. Bring a light jacket if you’re heading out early or planning to ride those dusk bites. According to MarineWeather, winds are staying southeast at about 5 to 10 knots, with waves a foot or less—perfect conditions to get out there and set the hook.

Fishing activity is picking up now that cool fronts have started to settle in, and predators are feeding heavy at dawn and dusk. With the **fall transition**, the **speckled trout bite is hot** over the oyster reefs and around the bridges in Lake Pontchartrain. Local legends from Louisiana Sportsman and guides across the marsh are reporting fast morning action on topwaters, especially just before sunrise. Once the grass starts warming up, swap over to soft plastics under a popping cork for suspended trout working in 4 to 6 feet of water.

**Redfish are running strong** along the drains and edges of the marsh, especially on a falling tide. A familiar tip from local hands: Work gold spoons or toss live shrimp near those pinch points. Around the mouths—think Hopedale or Shell Beach—slot reds are hanging tight to current-swept points, while **bull reds** in the 30- to 40-inch class are cruising the passes near Grand Isle and the Mississippi River jetties. Bring some cut mullet or crab if you’re hunting a biggie.

If it’s **flounder you’re after**, paddle tails slow-rolled along the bottom of current seams are putting fish in the box. Reports from this past weekend show steady numbers, with some doormats sliding up around Rigolets Pass and the cuts feeding into Lake Borgne. On the freshwater side, the Atchafalaya and spillway bass are chasing shad, making crankbaits and finesse plastics the go-to when the wind’s up.

The best lures this week? Top choices are **Salt Pro Minnows, gold spoons, and soft plastics** like Matrix Shad in natural colors. Bring along live shrimp or fresh cut bait for either under a cork or on the bottom. The bite is strongest with water moving, especially two hours on either side of a falling tide.

Hot spots? You can’t go wrong with:

- **Lake Pontchartrain bridges** (Highway 11 and the Twin Spans) for trout and slot reds.

- **Shell Beach and the MRGO** for mixed bags and that first true cold front bull red action.

- The **Bayou Bienvenue locks and marsh drains** for limits of slot reds and flatties on the right tide.

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