Crooked Bayou Fishing Reports (July 2026)

During the summer there are two options: If you want big boys, you head to the fringes of the Gulf of Mexico and look for massive bull reds, if you want numbers, you stay inside and fish the gin clear water in grassy duck ponds for slot reds. Personally, the slot reds are my favorite. They are plentiful, pop out clear as day when they come floating up, and have a beautiful copper coloration. They are aggressive, forgiving, and put up a hell of a fight in this ultra shallow environment. Today we stayed inside. I set my clients up...

These we’re caught today! The sheepshead bite is on fire for Springbreak. Hurry and get on the bite, book today!

I have been fishing, unknown pass in the Rigolets area. We are using live shrimp on Carolina rigs in 19 ft of water.

I've been catching Speckled Trout & White trout in the bayous off Lake Pontchartrain. Using live shrimp with Carolina rigs

Fishing Lake Ponchartrain, in 14 ft of water with 1/2 jig heads various colors

The weather is hot in Nola but so is the morning fishing! With water temps reaching the upper 80s mid day the best time to target our slot fish this time of year is during the morning hours while the water temps are cooler and fish are up on the flats. During this time they are still hungry and eager as ever to take a fly