Why You Come to Louisiana

"That's why you come to Louisiana," David Iverson said with a grin as he, Nathaniel and I all battled redfish. We'd found a big group by a jetty and every time someone would reel up one fish several others would follow. When that would happen, whoever didn't have one on needed only to drop a lure among then to hook up.  We had multiple doubles and triples within a few hours.
Top baits today were a Bomber Mud Minnow Curltail and Super Pogy. I fished mostly with the Pogy and caught fish by working it several different ways. The most productive technique overall was to let the bait fall a few seconds after casting it and then work it back with a series of rod lifts and pauses.
We have one more day remaining, and I suspect we'll start in the  area where we caught most of our fish this afternoon. It'll be interesting to see if the fish are still there and how they act.

Marsh Play

The afternoon plan was to sight-fish in the marsh, but heavy winds and very dark skies said otherwise. Instead we fished blind in areas the reds have been using in recent days, throwing Bomber Mud Minnows under Paradise Poppers. The bite was slow for Louisiana, but we did manage a few, which might end up being part of tonight's dinner. Thank you to Barnie White and contending with mountain boys in the marsh.
Nathaniel caught two redfish, which I believe might have doubled his lifelong catch. Maybe he'll crank that total up a big notch tomorrow! Tomorrow's plan is to start around Southwest Pass, which is expected to be less impacted by wind than areas we worked today.

Sharks and Redfish

We started the morning targeting bull reds, with the knowledge thar the sharks have been thick around South Pass, making the big redfish tougher than normal to come by for this time of year. Sure enough, when Lawrence Taylor hooked up with thw first big fish of the morning, it turned out to be about a 70-pound shark, which he landed.  No complaints from Lawrence or the rest of our group.  The shark provided big fun for him and great photos and video for everyone. It seems Lawrence had the hot hand early because by the time our boat left the pass to fish the marsh he'd caught three sharks and one red of about 20 pounds. He caught all his fish on a black and chartreuse Bomber Mud Minnow fished beneath a Paradise Popper
Photos and afternoon report to follow