Early January and more Great Fishing in the Marsh

Big fish continue to give us tons of shots in the marsh and we have been taking advantage. Here are a few photos from the past few days along with a couple photos from Captain Doug and Brian Johnson’s trip.

Cold Weather Brought in Monsters!

We got a cold front this past week that dropped the water temps 10 degrees. This brought in bigger numbers of 20+ pound red fish. Check out some of the 10-15 pound smaller fish and check out how fat their bellies are! These fish are extremely heavy and healthy. We got at least 60 shots at 25+ pound red fish today, let me tell you that it was awesome! Enjoy the photos.

“The Heart of the Marsh”- By: Waterline Media, Greg Dini, and Gregg Arnold

This video was entered into the Drake Film awards and won best story and cinematography. We did what we needed to do to promote the fishery and show people that the marsh is fishing awesome despite all the bad press is got on the news. The oil spill was a bad situation but the marsh has over come it and the fishing is on fire. Enjoy!

North end of the Biloxi Marsh

We got into these guys all day long. Had some great guys in the boat Tommy Sr. and Tommy Jr. We had a blast throwing at these fishing pushing down the shorelines with their backs out of the water. We had 1 shot at a 30+ pound red and a few shots at some 30+ pound Black Drum. As we start to get some cold fronts more of the big fish will start pushing in. Tight Lines!

Great Time, Great Friend, Awesome Red Fishing!

Today was a special day. I had the opportunity to take my longtime baseball coach Mr. Dixon red fishing out on the marsh today. We reminisced about old times and how things have changed since I was a youngster playing baseball. If we wouldn’t have caught a fish I that would have been fine with me because I had great company, the fishing made it even better. The red fish were thick!

August Red Fishing!

Out in the marsh for the past three days. Fishing is awesome right now, redfish pounding shrimp and small baitfish on the shore line, fish tailing in the grass and still getting a few shots at some monster drum. I love the sequence in these photos with the fish pushing down the shoreline and the eat right at the boat. Tight lines!

THE CAST

THE EAT

THE RESULT

Back in Louisiana after a Great Tarpon Season!

After a great tarpon season on the west coast of Florida and in the Panhandle it is great to be back in New Orleans and back out on the marsh. A few weeks ago Louisiana Wildlife and Fisheries opened almost all state waters to recreational and sport fishing and commercial fishing zones are slowly starting to re open. This is great news for all the fishing guides because with no hesitations now we can start filling up our calendars with trips for the upcoming fall/winter redfish season. I have been out on the marsh for the past 4 days and have gone 20-25 miles out where I do all my winter time red fishing and I have to say the marsh is as beautiful as ever and there is NO OIL to be seen. The people who are out there everyday cleaning up our shorelines have done an incredible job and we appreciate their hard work. Baring any huge storm that blows what is left of the oil that is out there into the marsh, things should be great. There are tons of fish out there along with all the pogies, shrimp and crabs that they feed on. The marsh is as alive as it has ever been and the fishing will be incredible this upcoming fall. I hope that for all that were effected by this disaster we can move on and look forward to a positive future and watch the gulf coast thrive like it always has. Tight Lines!

Past few Weeks On the Louisiana Marsh and West Coast of Florida

I have been splitting my time in the marsh and florida the past two weeks. With everyone still waiting to see what the extent of the oil disaster, all the local fly fishing guides including myself have still been putting hours on the water taking trips and putting some beautiful redfish in the boat. The redfish are in there summer patters and are all in the thick grass, tailing and crushing shrimp down the shorelines making it a ton of fun on fly rod. I have also been taking trips for Tarpon on the west coast of florida and the fish have been poring through. We have been getting tons of shots and jumping a few every day on fly. Heading to the panhandle tomorrow for the next 60 days to take tarpon trips there, very excited and looking forward to tarpon that will chase a fly down. Tight Lines!

Oil Spill Redfish, West Coat Tarpon

Well, as we all are aware of the oil spill has been on our minds here in Louisiana over the past few weeks. We are all keeping our fingers crossed for the best outcome. I have also been on the west coast of florida the past week in search of monster tarpon on the beaches and back country of charlotte harbor and they are in! With multiple fish days the poons are in and we will be there to get in their path. Yesterday was my first day back in the marsh in over a week and the red fishing was on fire. We fished for 4 hours on the west side of the mississippi river which is still open to recreational fishing and landed 8 nice reds on fly! WE were enjoying every minute on the water because if this oil takes a turn for the worst we may not know when the next time we will get to fish the marsh. We will keep you posted with any updates, keep us in your prayers. tight lines!

A Few more Swamp Donkeys!

Had another great day today on the marsh with some great guys. We landed a number of fish in the 8-12 pound range and we capped the day off by sight fishing a 30 pound red fish and a 38 pound black drum in less then 2 ft. of water. There are still a few big fish in the marsh and when you see them they are a pleasant surprise. Tight lines!