Artificial Lure here with your Gulf of Mexico, Louisiana fishing report for August 13, 2025. Out the gate, we’ve got that thick August air—highs pushing the upper 80s, light southwest winds 5 to 10 knots, and seas running nice and easy at 1 to 2 feet overnight, according to the National Weather Service Marine Forecast. Sunrise clocked in at 6:13 a.m., with sunset stretching out to 8:03 p.m., giving us a hefty day to work those lines.

Tidewise, today brings some movement worth capitalizing on. Tides4Fishing reports a low at 12:15 a.m. and a strong afternoon high around 2:10 p.m. for Cocodrie, with a tidal coefficient riding near 79 this morning. That’s prime current—expect active fish feeding as water pushes bait around, especially late morning through mid-afternoon.

Fishing activity’s been solid up and down the marsh, bays, and rigs. According to Louisiana Sportsman, Cote Blanche, Barataria Bay, and Lake Pontchartrain are seeing late-summer bites heatin' up. Highlights this week go to redfish and speckled trout near the passes and outer marshes. Serigne’s Fishing Charters down in St. Bernard say their boats are seeing mixed boxes—redfish, black drum, specks, even some sheepshead for those working around structure or oyster reefs.

Best bet for lures right now: tie on Matrix Shad or Vudu Shrimp under a popping cork for the trout and slot reds. Early morning or dusk, bounce gold spoons and weedless soft plastics through the grass edges for those brutish marsh reds—Flats Class on YouTube swears by bright chartreuse or natural colors on a 1/4 ounce jighead for that murky marshwater bite. When things slow up, don’t be shy to break out a live shrimp or cut mullet for black drum and sheepshead on the bottom, especially close to pilings and rocks.

Recent reports say some bigger red grouper are being boxed offshore, as the National Fisherman magazine noted that the feds even bumped up catch limits, so targeting reefs 20–30 miles out with squid-tipped bucktail jigs or big soft plastics is worth a shot. Closer in, shrimp trawlers working out of Cocodrie and Grand Isle are also pulling up lots of bycatch—think snapper, tripletail, and the occasional cobia, so shadow the fleet and toss live croaker or pogies near the rigs.

Hot spots? Today, you’ll wanna check:
- Caminada Pass just West of Grand Isle—morning outgoing tide is pulling bait, the trout and reds are nosing in hard.
- Rigolets Pass near Lake Borgne—late afternoon incoming tide has been money for slot redfish and big trout.
- Marsh drains south of Hopedale—focus on points with grass and current for mixed redfish and flounder action.

As August deepens, remember to chase shaded water, moving tides, and structure holding bait. Hydrate, cover up, and keep that cooler close—you’ll need it for the double-digit stringers going out this week.

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