New Orleans Gulf of Mexico Fishing Report Today

This is Artificial Lure reporting from the edge of the Gulf, bringing your local New Orleans fishing scoop for Sunday, September 7, 2025. Today we’re talking big water, tidal swings, and one heck of a shrimp season opener.

Sunrise hit at 6:40am and sunset’s at 7:16pm. You’re getting twelve and a half hours of daylight, just enough to grab that early topwater bite and stick around for a golden hour closer. Tide action is jumping: the low rolled in pre-dawn around 5:42am at 0.45 feet, with the high tide peaking tonight near 7:14pm at 0.86 feet, according to Tide-Forecast.com and Tides4fishing. The tidal coefficient is high—expect strong water movement and bait on the move. Bigger swings mean predators will be lurking near points and cuts, especially as we hit those solunar windows close to sunrise and sunset.

The weather’s on your side until later this evening. Winds are light at 5 knots early, seas are calm at about a foot—perfect for both inshore and nearshore runs. But a strong front is expected to move in late today, flipping the breeze to a gusty north and roughing things up into Monday, per the National Weather Service Marine Forecast. If you’re looking to sneak offshore for some snapper or hit the rigs, now’s your shot before the blow sets in.

Let’s talk fish. Rojas Fishing Charters reports out of New Orleans marshes that the redfish and specks are chewing, with plenty of action for those casting around grass lines, shell points, and the edges of current rips. Most are catching and releasing, but the numbers are solid, especially on the moving tides. Bull reds are making inshore pushes—these heavyweights are bending rods everywhere from Lake Borgne to the pass entrances. Look for crashing bait and crashing birds.

In the bays and Lake Pontchartrain, trout are responding best during dawn and dusk, especially around the Causeway and along the eastern shoreline. August and early September hauls have been heavy, with fish up to 22 inches reported by Louisiana Sportsman readers. Shrimp action is prime as the delayed inshore fall shrimp season just opened. This means not only can you tip your jigs with fresh shrimp, but it’s bringing all the predators in for a feast. Red drum, southern flounder, and speckled trout are dialed in on these migrating shrimp, reports the Louisiana Shrimp Association.

Top baits today: nothing beats fresh shrimp under a popping cork for the inshore bite. But don’t sleep on plastics—white and chartreuse paddle tails are getting smoked. If you’re working the bridges or deeper holes, a bucktail jig bounced off the bottom remains a killer, especially when tipped with a sliver of shrimp. Topwater plugs at first light will get explosive strikes from trout and reds. Offshore folks—drop live pogies or cut mullet around the rigs for snapper and big bull reds.

Best hot spots this morning: the northern shorelines of Lake Borgne, especially near the Rigolets and Chef Menteur Pass, are delivering steady catches. Lake Pontchartra

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Artificial Lure here with your Saturday morning fishing report for the waters in and around New Orleans and the Gulf of Mexico. Tide’s running strong today with a tidal coefficient of 76, which means there’s plenty of movement—those fish are on the chew. You’re getting about 13 and a half hours of sunlight, with the sun rising just before 6:39 AM and setting around 7:16 PM. That solar transit hits right at lunchtime today, so plan your spots[Paris Road Bridge tide chart].

Weather’s looking fair to start: seas running 3 feet or less, hardly a wind to mention early, but keep an eye open for those scattered showers and a rogue thunderstorm in the afternoon. Bring your rainslicker just in case--that Gulf humidity’s gonna be thick[NOAA Marine Forecast].

Fish activity is picking up with these tides. Louisiana Sportsman reported bull reds rampaging inshore just a week or so back, and we’re seeing big schools pushing bait into the marsh edges and nearby passes. Folks are hauling in plenty of slot reds and some oversize bulls, especially early and late when that surface bite pops off. Venice and Shell Beach are both on fire for redfish, and the bridges around Chef Menteur have had some real tug-of-war battles the past couple days.

Trout fishing’s still good—those speckled trout are holding around deep cuts and oyster reefs. Best action’s been at sunrise on soft plastics in opening night or glow, as well as live shrimp under a popping cork. Try the Rigolets or the north side of Lake Borgne—those spots have been steady for solid keepers[Gulf of Mexico, Louisiana Daily Fishing Report].

If you’re itching to run offshore, the snapper bite hasn’t let up yet. Boats running out of Hopedale and Port Fourchon are coming back with boxes full of red snapper. Jigging butterfly jigs or dropping squid down to the rigs and reefs is your best bet. And don’t sleep on mangrove snapper around the rigs either—cut bait’s doing the work.

Artificial baits have been putting in major work. For redfish, gold spoons and smoke-colored paddle tails are local favorites, especially around grass and oyster beds. Topwater lures like Spooks and Skitter Walks are getting explosive hits at dawn and dusk. If live bait’s your thing, nothing beats fresh shrimp on the bottom, or finger mullet when you can find ‘em.

Two hot spots you can’t miss this weekend:

- Elmer’s Island—reds and specks are thick in the surf and the cuts, and you can fish it without a boat.

- The MRGO rocks near Shell Beach—consistent for trout and puppy drum, plus it’s a bull red magnet with the pushing tide.

Remember, fishing’s been hot when tide and sunrise lines up, so hit those transition times for your best shot. Always check for any last-minute advisories from the Louisiana Department of Wildlife and Fisheries before heading out.

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Artificial Lure here with your September 5th fishing report for the Gulf of Mexico waters around New Orleans. This Friday morning kicked off with sunrise at 6:37 a.m. and you’ll want to plan your trip around prime hours—sunset clocks in at 7:26 p.m. today, giving you a solid window for both dawn and dusk action. According to Tides4Fishing, tides are moving strong with a high coefficient over 80, meaning big tidal swings and strong current; first high tide hit just after dawn and we’re heading into a solid evening push, so work those moving water edges for the best bite.

Weather-wise, the National Weather Service calls for a classic late summer setup—light east winds around 5 to 10 knots near shore with waves about 2 feet and an uptick in scattered thunderstorms after midday. Offshore breezes pick up to 10-15 knots with seas 2 to 3 feet, so be alert if storms build in the afternoon. Keep an eye to the sky and don’t push your luck around lightning.

Now let’s talk fish. Water temps are in that sweet spot for inshore action. According to local charters featured on FishingBooker, catches this week have been absolutely on fire for speckled trout, with several boats limiting out on keeper-sized specs and solid slot redfish in the marshes and near the passes. Best action’s early and late, especially around the mouths of the Mississippi River, Delacroix, and Chef Pass.

Folks targeting bull reds and black drum have been doing well right at the edges where marsh drains meet open bays—the big reds are moving back in after their recent spawn out on the Gulf. This is prime time for 20-plus pound brutes, and they’re downright greedy for live or cut mullet, blue crab chunks, or big fresh shrimp.

For you lure slingers, the bite’s been solid on popping corks with live shrimp; but don’t overlook artificial baits—Vudu Shrimp, Matrix Shad, and gold spoons have been tricking both redfish and specs. If you like to throw ultra-light setups, anglers have raved about the Buoyancy 7'0" micro lure rods for feeling those light trout taps. Topwater action has also been steady at first light, especially on bone-white Spooks and Skitter Walks—great for those heart-stopping blowups.

Sheepshead and flounder are filling the cooler along hard structure; bring some fiddler crabs or mud minnows if you’re after these. And don’t forget, the Louisiana Department of Wildlife and Fisheries just wrapped up a big batch of Florida bass stockings, so freshwater action is solid if marsh salinity gets too high.

Hot spots? My top two picks today are:

- The east side Biloxi Marsh, drifting over oyster shell points and grass lines—lotta redfish tails pushing shallow.

- The old Mr. Go channel near Bayou Bienvenue for speckled trout—steady catches the past week, especially on a moving tide.

Before you hit the water, remember: keep your gear light for trout but stout for those big reds, and always check your local regs on size limits and creel. With the marsh popping, tides pumping, and fish a

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Artificial Lure comin’ at you live with your boots on the bayou for today’s fishing report out of New Orleans and the wider Gulf of Mexico, Wednesday, September 3, 2025.

Sun popped up this morning at 6:37, and she’s planning to call it a day around 7:26 tonight, giving y’all almost 13 hours of daylight to wet a line. According to tides4fishing.com, we saw an early high tide at 5:24 AM, low at 8:53 AM, and another big high rolling in at 7:36 tonight—perfect set-up for an afternoon and sunset bite if you’re aiming to fill a cooler after work. The tidal coefficient is high today—up to 84 at noon and 85 at day’s end—so you can expect some heavy water movement and hungry fish on the feed. That’s exactly what we like to see when chasing the September inshore slam.

Weather’s straightforward Gulf late-summer—temps running about 87 with humidity thick as étouffée, winds light outta the southeast, and just enough scattered clouds to keep you from crisping up by noon. The water’s got a steady chop but nothing that’ll keep a Cajun off the water.

The bite’s been steady this week, especially as the mullet run moves right along the passes. According to reports in the local marinas and chatter on the dock in Shell Beach and Hopedale, redfish and specks are turning on strong in the early mornings and then again right before sunset. Yesterday, one charter out of Delacroix iced down a dozen reds, most in the 22- to 28-inch range, plus a healthy mess of speckled trout—biggest pushing 4 pounds, most between 15 and 18 inches. Folks have also seen tripletail hanging around the crab traps and some solid flounders pulled around the marsh cuts and oyster reefs.

Best bets for lures: Gold spoons and chartreuse soft plastics on a jighead (especially Matrix Shad or Gulp! Shrimp), topwater plugs just after sunrise, and popping corks rigged above a live shrimp or glow plastic in the current. If you’re targeting bull reds in the passes, you can’t beat cracked crab or big chunks of cut mullet fished right on the bottom. Trout are stacking around the deeper oyster reefs and swinging points, picking off live shrimp and artificial swimbaits bounced slow.

Hot spots? Put the bow towards Breton Sound and hit Stone Island for redfish cruising flooded grass on the high tide. In the Rigolets—especially at the mouth of Lake Borgne—the trout bite has been lively on moving water, with bonus slot reds mixed in. For a little less pressure, launch out of Hopedale and fish the MRGO rock dam around high tide—lots of mixed bags and zero shortage of action.

One local tip: Old-timers say, “Find the clean water and you’ll find the fish.” That’s especially true after recent rains; chase the edges of those grass lines and drained-out ponds for your best red bites.

On the dock, the talk’s all about big shrimping hauls this week, thanks in part to that new law backing up domestic Gulf shrimp over the imports—shoutout to the Texas Shrimp Association and Louisiana’s own working crews. They’re dro

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Artificial Lure here, and I’ve got your Gulf of Mexico New Orleans fishing report for Sunday, August 31st, 2025.

We woke up to warm muggy air with sunrise at 6:33 a.m., and we’ll see sunset at 7:17 p.m. Paris Road Bridge’s tidal coefficient sits high at 76, so you’ll find **strong currents and bigger swings between high and low tides today**, making for prime fish movement. The morning’s tide has already been up, but expect another high around midday—plan your casts around those changes for best results according to tides4fishing.com.

Weather offshore is steady with west winds hitting 5 to 10 knots and seas right at 2 feet—manageable for skiffs and bay boats, good news for those working the outer marsh or venturing to Breton Sound. This afternoon, clouds are brewing and there’s a fair chance for a thunderstorm after dark, so anglers are hitting it early as marine.weather.gov forecasts.

Fish activity is peaking at dawn and again in late afternoon. This weekend saw **solid catches of speckled trout and some big bull reds**, especially at the passes and shell reefs east of town. Local charters and guides are reporting “a ton of fish,” with some boats limiting out before lunch according to recent reviews at Captain Experiences.

Best bets for tackle: Specks and slot reds are smashing live shrimp and croaker under a popping cork. If you’re tossing artificials, go with **matrix shad soft plastics in “lemon head” or plum color**, and keep a micro crankbait handy for finicky trout—as H8 Bait Creek Squeaks recommends, smaller profile crankbaits with snappy action are triggering bites near grass lines. Topwater in calm slicks at sunrise drew heavy hits. For reds in shallow ponds, gold spoons and gulp swimming mullet in new penny color put several in the boat.

Don’t overlook crappie-style soft plastics like Bobby Garland’s Itty Bit Mayfly—Crappie Dan notes these versatile baits in new colors, and they’ve fooled some fat white trout and drum hanging around marsh points lately.

**Hot spots** this weekend:

- Chef Menteur Pass and the bridges are stacked with trout at the deeper ends during incoming tide.

- Shell Beach and Bayou Bienvenue, especially where moving water pours through.

- The Rigolets for redfish action as moving tide pulls bait and crab across the flats.

With the tidal swings up and fish chasing bait hard before this afternoon’s storm, now’s the time to get out, drift a few live shrimp or throw a lemon head jig for a quick box. Keep an eye on that sky, and work those transition zones between open bay and marsh for most consistent bites.

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Artificial Lure here, checking in from the brackish waters and bayous around New Orleans and the greater Gulf of Mexico, bringing you the latest fishing rundown for Saturday, August 30, 2025.

Let’s talk weather and water first. As per the National Weather Service and NOAA marine forecasts, we’re looking at **gentle west winds at 5–10 knots this morning, ramping up just a bit to 10–15 knots after midnight**. Seas will run a light chop, **around 2 feet**, so boaters and kayakers should have a decent ride offshore and inshore alike. Expect isolated scattered showers early, so pack your rain gear just in case. Sunrise hit at 6:34 AM and sunset’s set for 7:32 PM, giving us a solid window for both morning topwater action and late evening flurries.

On the tide front, NOAA Tides & Currents called **high tide at 6:58 AM with 0.83 ft** and **low tide rolling in around 2:54 PM at 0.52 ft**. That means you’ll want to fish moving water on the outgoing for most of the afternoon bite, and don’t sleep on that early-morning high on the flats and marsh ponds.

As for fish activity, the late summer Gulf bite continues to be **steady and diverse**. According to multiple charter reports and recent docks in Shell Beach and across the Rigolets, folks have been loading up on **speckled trout and redfish**, with a respectable mix of **flounder, black drum, and sheepshead** coming in as bycatch. Trout limits are being pulled around deeper cuts and oyster reefs at sunrise using popping corks tipped with live shrimp or Vudu Shrimp plastics. The redfish are stacked around grasslines, submerged points, and current rips—cut mullet or gold spoons have been slam dunks in those stained outflows.

In the city’s own backyard, local guides and captains say **the Lake Pontchartrain bridges are still holding decent numbers of slot reds and drum**, especially on the outgoing tide. The Chef Pass area has delivered consistent speckled trout, particularly with Matrix Shad in lemonhead and shrimp creole colors.

If you’re heading farther south, **Hopedale Lagoon and Delacroix marshes have been prime hot spots**, with anglers pulling in mixed bags using live croaker and crab when chasing bull reds, while artificial purists have scored big on topwater plugs at first light—think bone or chrome walkers and noisy popping plugs.

For those looking for a supper-worthy haul, the **shrimp run is strong and authentic**—Louisiana Shrimp Task Force and local investigators confirmed that nearly all shrimp being sold around New Orleans right now is wild-caught, U.S. Gulf product, so fresh bait is never far from your cast net, and it makes an unbeatable live offering for drum, redfish, and even big trout.

Quick heads-up to waders and anyone with open cuts—**there’s been an uptick in Vibrio vulnificus infections in warm, brackish water this year**, so keep those wounds dry and clean, and always sanitize if you get poked or scratched.

For bait and lures, here’s what’s been getting results this week:

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Artificial Lure here with your August 29th report, straight from in and around the Gulf of Mexico and the New Orleans region.

We rolled into morning on a slack high tide around 6:06 am at Shell Beach, with the low rolling in by 2:50 pm. The sun peeked out at 6:33 and will dip below the horizon by 7:24 tonight—almost thirteen hours to chase fish. Today’s tidal coefficient is running average at 61, which means decent water movement but not much crazy current, so baits can stay in the strike zone longer. Grand Isle’s tides are riding a little higher this week with strong swings, which always perks up fish activity.

Weatherwise, we've got light west winds 5 to 10 knots this morning, picking up a touch as the afternoon rolls on. Seas will rock gently around two feet, so it’s a good day for small crafts and bay boats. Forecasters from the National Weather Service say showers and thunderstorms might sneak in by evening—bring a slicker just in case and keep a weather eye open, especially near the afternoon tide change.

Water clarity’s fair to good in most marshes and nearshore spots, with surface temps riding steady in the upper 70s—a touch cooler in deeper passes. That’s prime comfort for late summer trout, reds, and drum.

Reports from guides running out of Venice to Grand Isle mention a solid bite on the incoming tide, especially around drains and shell pockets. The marsh is heating up with keeper specks, slot reds, black drum, and the start of flounder trickling in. Trout are stacked early along points at Lake Borgne, while reds are tight to grass edges in Delacroix. Over the past week, groups working the outside flats around Breton Sound boxed double-digit counts of specks, reds, and the occasional sheepshead.

Lure action has been steady—local sticks say orange and chartreuse soft plastics are money right now, especially under a popping cork. Paddletail jigs, like DownSouth or Matrix in white ice or pearl, are getting crushed in low-light or stained water. On calmer days, topwaters like the Super Spook Jr. are earning big blowups at first light. If the water turns off-color after a shower, bump up to chartreuse tails and work drains where bait balls are flipping.

Live shrimp under a popping cork is still king for mixed bags, but for targeting bigger trout and snappier reds, try a 1/8 oz jighead with a Shrimplet or Gulp swimming mullet in new penny or nuclear chicken—let it sink and twitch on the pause. For drum and flounder, fresh cut bait or market shrimp fished on bottom rigs along oyster reefs is the ticket.

Hot spots today:

- **Shell Beach drains and Lake Borgne’s east shoreline**: Trout and slot reds at daybreak, working shell and grass mix.

- **Delacroix marsh cuts**: Redfish in the grass, especially near Alligator Pass and around Oak River.

- **Bayou Biloxi and outer bars of Breton Island**: Larger specks and the chance at flounder with moving water on the incoming tide.

Stay current, watch that tide, and follow the bait—if you see mul

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Artificial Lure here with your Gulf of Mexico and New Orleans area fishing report for Thursday, August 28, 2025.

Sunrise kicked off around 6:28 AM, with sunset landing at 7:37 PM. We’ve got just over 13 hours of daylight to get on the water. Today's moon phase is a waxing crescent at about 23%, and the best bite windows—the “major times”—were 8:29 to 10:29 AM, and are coming again tonight from 8:53 to 10:53 PM, with minor opportunities right before daylight and mid-afternoon, according to the Solunar Calendar.

Tides have had a strong swing thanks to a high tidal coefficient for late August. For example, Shell Beach started with low tide at 1:03 AM, high tide at 8:48 AM, low again at 12:39 PM, and high rolling back in at 5:54 PM. According to Tides4Fishing, these big swings mean currents are ripping pretty good, setting up those ambush points for reds and specks.

Weather today is classic late summer—hot and muggy, barely a whisper of north wind early, building to a moderate onshore breeze as the sun did its work. Water temperatures hovered in the low-to-mid 80s, about par for this time of year. Expect a little afternoon chop, but not enough to scare folks out the marsh.

Fishing action has fired up! Louisiana Sportsman and the Daily Gulf of Mexico, Louisiana Fishing Report both say speckled trout and redfish have been solid, especially with these strong moving tides. Reports put the best action along the lakefront, around the Rigolets, and in the deeper passes near Hopedale and Delacroix. Trout have been stacked along the Causeway and in Lake Borgne, with plenty of keepers mixed in. Redfish are in the marsh drains and points, especially where there’s shell mixed in the grass.

This week, anglers have hauled in limits early—mainly trout up to 18 inches and slot reds when you can find moving bait. Black drum, flounder, and even a few stray tripletail have shown up in the “trash fish” category, but nothing to frown at for a late summer trip.

For those asking about lures, Captain Jeff Brandon with Get the Net Guide Services and other local guides have leaned heavily on popping corks rigged with 18-to-24 inch leaders to live shrimp—that’s the classic, but artificials are also banging. Top-water baits like Spooks and Skitterwalks got crushed at first light, especially over shell and along the outer marsh. When the sun got up, folks switched to soft plastics: white and chartreuse paddle tails on 1/8 to 1/4 oz jigheads have been the best bet depending on the wind and current. Notably, tails without paddles fished slow have tricked some bigger trout in clearer water. If you’re after reds, gold spoons and Matrix Craws bumped along the grass lines are also producing.

Best Bait: Live shrimp under a popping cork remains king for both trout and reds, but soft plastics like DownSouth and Matrix Shad tails, along with topwaters at dawn, are taking fish all over the marsh. If you can net some finger mullet or mud minnows, those will tempt the bigger reds.

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Artificial Lure here with your June 22, 2025, fishing report for the Gulf of Mexico and New Orleans area.

Sunrise this morning was at 6:01 AM and we’re looking at sunset at 8:04 PM. The weather’s been cooperating—warm temps, light winds, and just a hint of humidity typical for late June. Conditions are stable, with clear mornings, making for excellent sight-casting in the marshes around Lake Borgne, Shell Beach, and Hopedale. Tidal movement today is moderate, bringing a good morning push and another promising window before dusk. Fish activity ramps up with these tides, so early birds and late casters are getting the best bites.

Inshore, anglers are limiting out on speckled trout and seeing steady redfish around grass lines and oyster beds. Limits on specks are coming easy, especially near Shell Beach and Hopedale, with catches topping out before mid-morning. Flounder are making a solid showing, stacking up near shoreline structure and cuts. Black drum are also joining the inshore lineup, rounding out the catches.

Productive lures right now are June bug and purple soft plastics rigged on swinging jig heads, fished under popping corks early in the day. Live shrimp is the top bait for both trout and reds, but gold spoons have been deadly for sight-casting redfish along the grass edges. If you want to try topwater, tie one on for the first hour after sunrise near bait schools—the blow-ups have been aggressive.

Offshore action is heating up with the serious summer bite kicking into gear. Out by the shrimp boats and rigs, bull reds, Spanish mackerel, cobia, and red snapper are all on the hunt. The Loop Current is pushing blue water close to the Mississippi Delta, and folks running out are finding chunky grouper and snapper around nearshore reefs. For these, bring cut mullet or squid, or go bold with brightly colored jigs. Paradise Outfitters reports a 275-pound Warsaw grouper was boated just last week.

For bass enthusiasts, Lake Cataouatche and city bayous are producing solid largemouth action early and late in the day. Plastic worms, crankbaits, or jigs along current breaks are working well. Try small minnows or crawfish if you’d rather go the live bait route.

For today’s hot spots: Shell Beach and Hopedale are lights out for specks and reds. The deeper channels near Lake Pontchartrain’s causeway pilings are still giving up big sheepshead and drum. Offshore, target the rigs just south of Venice for snapper and cobia, and run out to Lake Borgne rigs for mackerel and the odd tarpon.

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Artificial Lure here with your June 21st, 2025, fishing report for New Orleans and the mighty Gulf of Mexico. We’re deep into summer, and the bite is as hot as a midday po’boy, so let’s get you dialed in for a banner day on the water.

Sunrise came in at 6:01 AM this morning, with sunset set for a generous 8:04 PM. That means you’ve got plenty of daylight to work those marshes and rigs, and with this weekend’s light southeast breezes and clear skies, conditions couldn’t be better.

Inshore, it’s prime time for speckled trout, redfish, and flounder. Shell Beach and Hopedale are popping off right now—local guides are reporting quick limits of trout by mid-morning. Early hours are best, especially around the deeper cuts and marsh edges. The fish are aggressive at daybreak, so get on the water early if you want a full box. As for redfish, look for ‘em pushing up into the calmer marsh waters on higher tides. Grass lines and oyster beds near the New Orleans Jazz National Historical Park are reliable—try sight casting with gold spoons or soft plastics for best results. Gold spoons are a classic, but don’t overlook topwater lures in the first light, especially if you spot bait schools getting busted up.

Flounder are hanging tight by shoreline structure and main-lane cuts. If you’re targeting them, small live minnows or finger mullet are a safe bet, but June bug and purple soft plastics fished on a swinging jig head are catching plenty, too.

For you freshwater folks, largemouth bass have been steady in the city’s bayous and backwaters. Plastic worms, crankbaits, and jigs along current breaks or downed structure keep producing. Live bait enthusiasts should stick to small minnows or lively crawfish.

Offshore, the action is steadily ramping up as well. The Loop Current is pushing clean, warmer water right into the Delta, and that’s got bull reds, Spanish mackerel, and cobia on the hunt around shrimp boats and rigs. Red snapper season is firing—cut bait like mullet or squid is working on the reefs and rigs, but if you want to cover water, break out some big, flashy jigs and you’ll get a shot at grouper and cobia, too.

A couple of hot spots for you: Shell Beach and Hopedale for that early-morning trout and redfish rush; the passes around Lake Borgne are choice for mixed bags; and the nearshore rigs just east of the Mississippi Delta are drawing in snapper, grouper, and summer cobia.

Tides are moderate today, so expect the best bite on the moving water at sunrise and in the late afternoon. Water temps are warm, winds are light—it’s just about perfect.

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