Louisiana Delta Fishing Report

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Andre’ Savoie brings you the Louisiana Delta Fishing Report, the first podcast to deliver a local, no fluff fishing report from New Orleans to Venice, Grand Isle, and all points in between, whether it’s good, bad, or ugly. Each week, Andre’ talks with anglers and guides who live on this water to break down what’s biting, where it’s happening, and how to catch fish right now. From bull reds, speckled trout, and flounder in the bays and barrier islands to bass and panfish in the backwater marshes and canals, the Louisiana Delta is always changing with the tides, the river, and the weather. This show gives you practical, on the water insight so you can pick the right spot, fish the right pattern, and make the most of your next trip.

  1. 3d ago

    Fall Fishing Heats Up: Sac-à-Lait Secrets, Speckled Trout, and Redfish

    Welcome to this week’s Louisiana Delta Fishing Report, covering New Orleans, Venice, Hopedale/Delacroix, Grand Isle, Houma, and everywhere in between. Host Andre’ Savoie talks with Ray Miller, better known as Cajun Ray, about sac-a-lait (crappie) fishing on Louisiana’s Northshore rivers, including the Tchefuncte, Tickfaw, and Bayou Lacombe. Andre’ also catches up with Capt. Ben LaVergne of Bentup Fishing Charters about improving speckled trout and redfish action around the Biloxi Marsh and Lake Borgne, the approaching cold fronts, and why November and December could offer some of the best fishing of the year. Cajun Ray explains how October’s changing water temperatures affect crappie fishing, with fish currently holding shallow around brush piles, fallen trees, and tributary mouths before moving into deeper water as winter approaches. He shares his approach to locating fish with electronics, using Spot-Lock to stay positioned over structure, and fishing Bobby Garland soft plastics that imitate small minnows. Ray also explains why slowing down presentations is important during the fall transition and how he targets crappie in 20 to 30 feet of water once colder weather settles in. Capt. Ben reports good numbers of speckled trout, redfish, and occasional flounder around the western Biloxi Marsh, with plenty of shrimp and baitfish keeping fish active. He expects the upcoming cold fronts to improve the bite and bring larger trout into shallower water as temperatures drop. Ben explains why late November and December are his favorite months for targeting bigger trout with jerkbaits and topwater lures, particularly on warmer afternoons when shallow flats begin heating up. He also discusses how the remaining tripletail season depends on water temperatures and why anglers willing to fish artificial lures through the winter can experience some outstanding action with fewer boats on the water. Sponsors: EMS Endeck PVC Decking SlipSki Solutions KillerDock Hilton's Realtime Navigator

    Fall Fishing Heats Up: Sac-à-Lait Secrets, Speckled Trout, and Redfish

  2. Oct 8

    Trout Moving In, Redfish Feeding & Flounder Getting Big

    Welcome to this week’s Louisiana Delta Fishing Report, covering New Orleans, Venice, Hopedale/Delacroix, Grand Isle, Houma, and everywhere in between. Host Andre’ Savoie talks with Capt. Rory Rorison of United Charters about the fall transition around Shell Beach, where shrimp are pouring out of the marsh and trout are beginning to move closer inside. Andre’ also catches up with Capt. Louis Rossignol of Venice Guide Service about redfish, big flounder, tripletail, and some unusual manta ray encounters around the Venice Delta. Rory explains that cooler mornings are getting fish into a stronger feeding pattern, with trout showing up around Breton Sound, Black Bay, the MRGO, and interior waters. Live shrimp remain productive, but artificial shrimp have also been catching fish, while bull reds and sheepshead add to the mixed bag. He expects the inside trout bite to improve even more once spawning winds down and stronger cold fronts arrive. In Venice, Capt. Louis says redfish are still being caught by finding clean, moving water near grass beds, while flounder have been especially impressive around river passes and current-swept areas. He also explains why September manta rays are worth watching closely, since big cobia can sometimes travel underneath them, and shares recent success with tripletail as fall fishing continues to develop across the Delta. Sponsors: EMS Endeck PVC Decking SlipSki Solutions KillerDock Hilton's Realtime Navigator

    Trout Moving In, Redfish Feeding & Flounder Getting Big

  3. Oct 5

    35 Yellowfin, Giant Trout & Louisiana Fishing Lessons

    Welcome to this week’s Louisiana Delta Fishing Report, covering New Orleans, Venice, Hopedale/Delacroix, Grand Isle, Houma, and everywhere in between. Host Andre’ Savoie looks back at some of the best recent conversations from across Louisiana, including Capt. Josh Edwards of Calcutta Gold Fishing, Jerry Cottrell of JBF Kayak Charters, Capt. Danny Hunter of New Orleans Best Charters, Capt. Shawn Mitchell of SaltyFrog Fishing Charters, Capt. Aaron Benfield of AB Charters, Capt. Joey Lemoine of Cast on the Other Side Charters, Capt. Ryan Vincent of Reel Cajun Fishing, and Capt. Frenchy. Highlights include Josh’s story of hooking more than 35 yellowfin in one day without landing one because of sharks, Jerry’s six-pound tournament trout getting attacked during the fight, and Danny explaining why keeper tripletail can turn into complete chaos around the boat. The episode also features some of the best fishing lessons from recent shows. Jerry talks about slowing down and working productive water longer, while Capt. Frenchy explains how bird behavior, muddy water around feeding catfish, clean-water edges, and even the sound of shrimp popping can help anglers locate trout and redfish. Other highlights include 20 bull reds in about an hour, strong cobia fishing around Grand Isle, big flounder, and a debate over whether white trout may be one of Louisiana’s best fish to fry. The show closes with Capt. Sean Mitchell sharing the personal story behind the Salty Frog name and the promise he made to his father to become a charter captain.  Sponsors: EMS Endeck PVC Decking SlipSki Solutions Sea Tow KillerDock Hilton's Realtime Navigator

    35 Yellowfin, Giant Trout & Louisiana Fishing Lessons

  4. Sep 24

    Giant Yellowfin Close to Venice & The Secrets to Finding Trout

    Welcome to this week’s Louisiana Delta Fishing Report, covering New Orleans, Venice, Hopedale/Delacroix, Grand Isle, Houma, and everywhere in between. Host Andre’ Savoie talks with Capt. Josh Edwards of Calcutta Gold Fishing about the fall offshore transition around Venice, where yellowfin tuna begin moving much closer to the Mississippi River as mullet and pogies migrate offshore. Andre’ also talks with Capt. Frenchy, a New Orleans-area inshore guide and avid fly fisherman, about the fall trout transition, reading bird activity, finding clean water around feeding catfish, and using subtle clues to locate fish. You can also follow Capt. Frenchy on Facebook. Capt. Josh explains why fall is one of his favorite times to chase tuna out of Venice. As October approaches, the fish transition from the distant offshore floaters to areas much closer to shore, often only five to 15 miles out. Mullet and pogies begin migrating offshore to spawn, creating bait balls that attract yellowfin and blackfin tuna in open water. Josh says fall is more about trophy fishing than numbers, with some of his best days producing several yellowfin in the 150- to 180-pound class. Sharks can make landing those fish difficult, so he uses heavier tackle to shorten fight times, including one 222-pound yellowfin landed in about five and a half minutes. Swordfish in the 150- to 200-plus-pound range are another option, while wahoo begin showing around offshore rigs. Capt. Frenchy breaks down an inshore bite around Shell Beach, Lake Borgne, and the waters east of New Orleans that remains in the fall transition. Speckled trout are beginning to move back toward inside waters with migrating shrimp, but the fish remain scattered and many of the trout closer to the interior are still small. Frenchy explains how he uses fly tackle for far more than shallow-water redfish, targeting trout with sinking lines and weighted flies in deeper water as well. He also shares several ways anglers can better read what is happening around them. Diving gulls can indicate shrimp being pushed to the surface by trout or redfish, while birds simply scooping from the surface may be following feeding catfish. Instead of immediately leaving muddy water and catfish behind, Frenchy recommends working outward until finding the cleaner edge, where trout often hold just outside the mud cloud. He also explains why anglers should occasionally shut down the engine, watch the water, and even listen for shrimp popping nearby. Sponsors: EMS Endeck PVC Decking SlipSki Solutions Sea Tow KillerDock Hilton's Realtime Navigator

    Giant Yellowfin Close to Venice & The Secrets to Finding Trout

  5. Sep 18

    Cocodrie Trout & Lafitte Redfish Heating Up for Fall

    Welcome to this week’s Louisiana Delta Fishing Report, covering New Orleans, Venice, Hopedale/Delacroix, Grand Isle, Houma, and everywhere in between. Host Andre’ Savoie talks with Capt. Aaron Benfield of AB Charters about the late-summer transition around Cocodrie, where speckled trout are beginning to move toward their fall locations, white trout are providing steady action, and bull redfish are already producing some outstanding trips. Andre’ also talks with Capt. Ryan Vincent of Reel Cajun Fishing about extremely shallow redfish around Lafitte, improving fall patterns, returning flounder, and what anglers can expect as cooler weather moves into the Barataria Basin. Capt. Aaron explains that Cocodrie is in the middle of the transition from summer to fall, leaving speckled trout scattered from areas near the interior lakes all the way to wellheads in roughly 30 feet of water off the coast. While anglers may have to work harder to put together a full box of keeper trout, Aaron says there are fish in almost every direction, along with plenty of 11- to 14-inch white trout that can save the day when conditions are tough. The bull redfish bite has also been excellent, with one recent trip producing around 20 fish in an hour. When the bulls are visible and schooling, anglers can cast directly to them, while cracked crab fished on the bottom around deeper holes and points provides a reliable option when the fish are harder to locate. As fall progresses, Aaron expects trout and slot redfish to push farther inside, especially after the first significant cold front. His fall trout fishing is almost entirely artificial, including plastics under corks and double-rigged plastics, and he says October through December can be one of the best stretches of the year for anglers looking for a mixed box of trout and redfish. Capt. Ryan breaks down a Lafitte redfish bite being driven by unusually low water and persistent north winds. The fish are beginning to school, but many are holding in extremely shallow marsh ponds and flats where getting within casting distance can be the biggest challenge. Ryan has been easing into six-inch-deep water and casting toward fish that are pushing, tailing, and busting along the surface. Market shrimp remains his dependable bait option, while anglers are also catching reds on black-and-chartreuse Cocahoe-style minnows, gold spoons, and shrimp under popping corks. Trout fishing has remained inconsistent around Lafitte, but Ryan is beginning to see smaller fish moving closer to inside waters and expects the bite to improve as temperatures fall. He has also seen an encouraging number of juvenile redfish throughout the marsh, abundant shrimp providing plenty of forage, and some impressive flounder showing up as bycatch, including a recent fish around 24 inches. Sheepshead are beginning to appear as well, and Ryan expects schools to move onto rock walls, cement structure, and other hard cover once the first October cold fronts arrive. Sponsors: EMS Endeck PVC Decking SlipSki Solutions Sea Tow KillerDock Hilton's Realtime Navigator

    Cocodrie Trout & Lafitte Redfish Heating Up for Fall

  6. Sep 10

    Grand Isle Cobia & Hopedale’s Early Fall Trout Bite

    Welcome to this week’s Louisiana Delta Fishing Report, covering New Orleans, Venice, Hopedale/Delacroix, Grand Isle, Houma, and everywhere in between. Host Andre’ Savoie talks with Capt. Joey Lemoine of Cast on the Other Side Charters about improving fall fishing around Grand Isle, including bigger speckled trout, strong mangrove snapper action, and an unusually good cobia bite close to shore. Andre’ also talks with Capt. Shawn Mitchell of SaltyFrog Fishing Charters about trout and redfish transitioning into early fall patterns around Hopedale, Delacroix, the Biloxi Marsh, and Breton Sound. Capt. Joey explains why September and October can produce some of the best fishing of the year around Grand Isle as water temperatures begin to cool and fishing pressure drops. Speckled trout are getting larger following the recent full moon, with fish holding along beaches, oyster reefs, artificial reefs, rock piles, and areas with moving current. Joey has been fishing mostly artificial baits, including Marker 54 shrimp and Matrix Shad under Four Horsemen popping corks, while croakers fished on the bottom, freelined, or on Carolina rigs remain a strong live-bait option. Nearshore, mangrove snapper have been both plentiful and good-sized, and cobia have been especially thick around rigs three to 10 miles from shore. Joey says some rigs have been holding multiple cobia at a time, with several fish around the 50-pound mark caught this year. Capt. Shawn breaks down an early fall transition already underway around Hopedale and the Biloxi Marsh as white shrimp begin moving out of interior ponds and speckled trout follow them toward the inside. After an excellent summer that produced trout in the 24- to 27-inch range, he expects the fishing to continue improving from mid-September through Thanksgiving. Small shrimp imitations such as Mojo Shrimp and Marker 54 Shrimplets under popping corks are his preferred trout presentations, while redfish are concentrating around drains, shorelines, and interior lagoons where shrimp are leaving the marsh. For reds, Shawn recommends a shorter cork leader matched to the water depth with a 1/8-ounce chartreuse jighead and live shrimp. He also discusses a growing tripletail opportunity around crab traps and poles on the northeast side of the Biloxi Marsh, unusually salty water bringing species such as mangrove snapper farther into the marsh, and why the first cold front that drops water temperatures just four or five degrees can be enough to trigger trout and redfish to begin their fall movement. Sponsors: EMS Endeck PVC Decking SlipSki Solutions Sea Tow KillerDock Hilton's Realtime Navigator

    Grand Isle Cobia & Hopedale’s Early Fall Trout Bite

  7. Sep 6

    Big Trout, Tripletail, and an Early Fall Fishing Shift

    Welcome to this week’s Louisiana Delta Fishing Report, covering New Orleans, Venice, Hopedale/Delacroix, Grand Isle, Houma, and everywhere in between. Host Andre’ Savoie talks with Capt. Danny Hunter of New Orleans Best Charters about a strong late-summer trout bite in the Biloxi Marsh, a growing tripletail opportunity around Lake Pontchartrain and Lake Borgne, and what he expects as September fishing takes shape. Andre’ also checks in with Jerry Cottrell of JBF Kayak Charters about his push for the top spot in the CCA STAR Tournament after entering a 6.16-pound speckled trout caught from a kayak in the boat division. Capt. Danny explains why August and September are some of his favorite months to fish the Biloxi Marsh, where speckled trout are holding around oyster reefs in saltier water. He has been catching trout under popping corks with Marker 54 artificial baits, then looking for tripletail around crab traps and other floating structure on the ride back toward Slidell. While the Lake Pontchartrain area is not traditionally known for big tripletail, Danny says more anglers are figuring out the fishery and sight-fishing keeper fish over 18 inches. He also describes an abundance of shrimp in Lake Borgne, redfish concentrating along shorelines when west winds pull water from the ponds, and extremely salty conditions that have brought dolphins and jack crevalle into Lake Pontchartrain. As September progresses, sharks can make trout fishing in the Biloxi Marsh more difficult, which often pushes Danny toward big sheepshead around the bridges. Jerry breaks down his pursuit of a CCA STAR Tournament win after catching a 6.16-pound speckled trout on topwater from his kayak and entering it in the boat division, where he was sitting in second place with only two days remaining. He explains how drought conditions and unusually high salinity are helping trout remain productive across South Louisiana and why he is already seeing signs of an early fall migration. Jerry focuses on major travel corridors such as Bayou Lafourche, the MRGO, large bayous, passes, and other areas that provide quick access to deeper water and the Gulf. Rather than constantly changing locations, he breaks water into small sections and is willing to sit on productive structure for long periods when the conditions, current, temperature, and habitat line up for a trophy trout. He also discusses the bull redfish showing up near the coast, why kayak anglers can take advantage of fish much closer to launch points than many boaters realize, and the return of Louisiana kayak tournament season as cooler fall conditions approach. Sponsors: EMS Endeck PVC Decking SlipSki Solutions Sea Tow KillerDock

    Big Trout, Tripletail, and an Early Fall Fishing Shift

  8. Aug 28

    Low River, Big Redfish: Fall Fishing Starts Early

    Welcome to this week’s Louisiana Delta Fishing Report, covering New Orleans, Venice, Hopedale/Delacroix, Grand Isle, Houma, and everywhere in between. Host Andre’ Savoie talks with Capt. Louis “Rok” Rossignol of Venice Guide Service about an early fall fishing pattern developing around Venice and Capt. Chris Faler of Southern Outdoor Bowfishing about extremely low water, redfish, and late-summer bowfishing around Hopedale and Shell Beach. Capt. Louis explains how an unusually low Mississippi River has cleared the water around Venice and brought redfish and speckled trout much closer to the river earlier than normal. He covers targeting redfish along flats, grass beds, canals, and areas with moving water using live shrimp under popping corks, while trout are already showing up in areas that normally produce later in the fall. Louis believes the low river has accelerated the seasonal transition and could set up an early fall bite heading into September. He also remembers longtime Hell Divers Spearfishing Club member and mentor Terry “Papa Smurf” Megard, sharing stories from more than four decades of diving together and Megard’s legendary 407-pound sand tiger shark. Capt. Chris breaks down how weeks of persistent west winds have pushed water out of the Hopedale and Shell Beach marshes, leaving ponds and shallow areas extremely low and forcing anglers to adjust where they look for fish. He recommends concentrating on deeper shorelines, canal mouths, drains, rocks, and other areas that continue to hold enough water for redfish and sheepshead. Chris also explains why low water can create excellent bowfishing opportunities, how groups of redfish are concentrating in certain areas, and how moon phases can change fish behavior after dark. With sunset coming earlier and seasonal winds expected to eventually shift, he expects bowfishing conditions and fish locations to continue changing as South Louisiana moves into fall. Sponsors: EMS Endeck PVC Decking SlipSki Solutions Sea Tow KillerDock

    Low River, Big Redfish: Fall Fishing Starts Early
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Andre’ Savoie brings you the Louisiana Delta Fishing Report, the first podcast to deliver a local, no fluff fishing report from New Orleans to Venice, Grand Isle, and all points in between, whether it’s good, bad, or ugly. Each week, Andre’ talks with anglers and guides who live on this water to break down what’s biting, where it’s happening, and how to catch fish right now. From bull reds, speckled trout, and flounder in the bays and barrier islands to bass and panfish in the backwater marshes and canals, the Louisiana Delta is always changing with the tides, the river, and the weather. This show gives you practical, on the water insight so you can pick the right spot, fish the right pattern, and make the most of your next trip.

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