by: Don Shoopman A veteran saltwater fishing guide who says he fishes with soft plastics 99 percent of the year always reaches for a bag of soft plastics he has the utmost confidence in when he’s out on the water. For the past year or so, that has meant putting on a…
Detailshttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OsL2N1trMTI Winter fishing so far this year has been stellar. Great days on both redfish and trout. We have simply been playing the weather. On warmer days we have been chasing the specks. On the colder days we been fishing the reds. The trout have been thick in the chalmette area around the great…
Detailshttp://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yuxpYN3tDJ8&feature=c4-overview&list=UUsxNKRbpJK9WZa5-WP4WRtw Focus on fishing the days just before fronts this time of year. When scouting around after big fronts pass and weather gets nice and cozy keep close attention to where some of your nicer trout are coming from because if you go back right before a front hits the trout will go nuts. The…
Detailshttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WPmjCeS-53M&feature=c4-overview&list=UUSoq4NZEkXZ_MrqPqUB94xw?rel=0&vq=720 If your looking for fast action one fish after another you might as well quit reading this story now. If you are looking for trophy fish with an opportunity to put one over the fire place pay close attention to the next paragraph. The time is finally here and I mean finally. After…
DetailsWith the horrible weather of late the DockSide crew couldn’t take it any more. We didn’t know exactly where we were going but a fish had to be caught it has been to long. We simply headed the boat east out of dockside and decided to slip into salt bayou and hide from the wind.…
Detailshttp://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GWIEDRd2Hp0&feature=c4-overview&list=UUSoq4NZEkXZ_MrqPqUB94xw The interior marsh off Lake Pontchatrain have produced pretty consistent catches for DockSide anglers of late. Look for bayous such as lacombe, liberty and irish to produce nice trout reds and bass for next 8-10 weeks and for the trestle to produce doormat flounder, drum and sheepshead. Also focus on lakeshore estates for trout…
Details http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=B9gd5KdbfDg As we have been patiently waiting on our annual world series trout run big doormat flounder have kept us interested as the trout do not seem to know the world series has come and gone. The few trout that we have seen on the bridges this fall are very nice in the 2-5…
Detailshttp://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4dMF-pTVjrQ Until water temps set in to the high 60’s and low 70’s its going continue to be a run and gun show popping corks in the twisting bayous that connect ponds deep in the marsh or settle for deep water live shrimp in bayou thomas or around the great wall and locks. We have…
Detailshttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Mi8lJtNj2ww#t=17 Fall is creeping up on us again and the place to be the last several years during this season is and around the Great Wall in Chalmette. This man made monstrosity is a sight to see. This multi million or billon dollar project does more than keep the storm surge out it also hold…
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