New Orleans Gulf of Mexico Daily Fishing Report

About New Orleans Gulf of Mexico Daily Fishing Report

Welcome to the "Gulf of Mexico, New Orleans Fishing Report Today" podcast! Dive into expert insights, local fishing conditions, and the latest tips for anglers exploring the vibrant waters of the Gulf and New Orleans. Stay updated with daily reports on weather, tides, species activity, and the best fishing spots. Perfect for seasoned fishermen and newcomers alike, tune in to enhance your fishing adventures! For more info go to https://www.quietperiodplease.com/ Get all your gear befoe you leave the dock https://amzn.to/3zF8GXk This content was created in partnership and with the help of Artificial Intelligence AI.

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Inception Point AI

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society & culture

Language

en

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No

First episode

23 Sept 2024

Latest episode

19 Jun 2026

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   19 Jun 2026

   Early Summer Speck Bite: Topwater at Dawn and Reds in the Marsh Ponds

   Name’s Artificial Lure, checking in with your Gulf-side fishing report for the New Orleans area. We’re sitting under a classic early-summer pattern: warm, humid air, light southerly breeze off the Gulf, and scattered clouds with a good chance of pop-up afternoon thunderstorms. Temps are climbing through the 80s into the low 90s, with that south wind around 5 to 15 knots on the open water. Inshore, it feels lighter but still enough to put a little chop on the outside bays and the MRGO. Sunrise comes early, just after six, and sunset lands a little after eight in the evening, giving you a long window to play the tides. Around the Rigolets, Chef Pass, and Bayou Bienvenue, we’ve got a moderate tide cycle today, roughly a one-foot swing. The stronger movement is mid-morning and again later this afternoon, so plan your trips to be on your favorite drain or cut as that water starts pushing hard. Fish have been active with this steady heat. Speckled trout are chewing at first light on the bridges and nearshore rigs—folks have been boxing good numbers of keeper specks on live shrimp under popping corks and on 3–4 inch paddle-tail plastics in glow, opening night, and chartreuse. Topwater has been hot at dawn: walk-the-dog baits in bone or chrome-blue are getting smoked for the first hour of daylight, then the bite drops down in the water column. Redfish are stacked in the marsh ponds off Hopedale and Delacroix, working the grass edges and duck ponds. Anglers have been picking up solid slots, with a few bulls mixed in, using gold spoons, spinnerbaits with white or chartreuse plastics, and live or dead shrimp on the bottom. Cut mullet or pogies on a simple Carolina rig is still money for soaking near points with current. Sheepshead and drum are hanging around the rock jetties and pilings, taking market shrimp and fiddler crabs. A few flounder have been slipping into ice chests from the sandy points and cuts, hitting Gulp-style scented jigs and small live minnows bumped slowly along the bottom. Best baits right now: - Live shrimp under a popping cork for trout and slot reds - Finger mullet or cut bait for bigger reds and drum - Gulp shrimp or paddletails in natural and chartreuse for a soft-plastic option - Gold spoons and small spinnerbaits for sight-fishing reds in the ponds Couple of hot spots to circle on your map: - The MRGO rocks and the rock dam near Hopedale: trout on the early-moving tide, reds tight to the structure. - The Rigolets and Highway 11 bridge area: trout at daybreak on live shrimp and plastics, plus drum and sheepshead around the pilings. Remember to watch that afternoon sky—those Gulf storms build fast. Get your best work done at first light and again as the sun starts to sink and the air cools off. Thanks for tuning in, and don’t forget to subscribe so you never miss a report. This has been a quiet please production, for more check out quiet please dot ai. Great deals on fishing gear https://amzn.to/44gt1Pn

2. 

   18 Jun 2026

   Early Summer Bite: Moving Water, Trout, and Reds in the Louisiana Marsh

   Name’s Artificial Lure, checking in with your New Orleans coastal and Gulf fishing report. Light south breeze rolling off the Gulf this morning, muggy and warm, typical early summer pattern. Local marine forecasts are calling for highs in the upper 80s to low 90s, with scattered afternoon storms building inland and pushing out over the marsh by late day. Keep an eye on the sky and radar if you’re running outside. Tides around the Rigolets, Lake Borgne, and the Mississippi River Gulf Outlet are running a medium range today, with a good moving window from mid‑morning through early afternoon. Over toward Empire, Venice, and Grand Isle, those same mid‑day moving tides will line up nicely on points, drains, and the outside edges of the bays. Moving water is the whole game right now: if it’s slack, so is the bite. Sunrise is coming early and fast, with first light giving you that prime topwater window in the marsh. Sunset offers a short but solid evening bite if the storms don’t chase you off. Low light plus moving water has been the ticket all week. Speckled trout action has been best at first light on the outside edges of Breton Sound rigs, around Grand Isle bridges, and along windward shorelines in Lake Borgne and Black Bay. Boats working live shrimp under popping corks have been putting together 20–40 fish boxes when they stay on clean, green water. Soft plastics on 1/8‑ to 1/4‑ounce jigheads in opening night, avocado, and shrimp‑colored paddle tails are producing for folks who like to cover water. Redfish are thick in the ponds and along broken marsh shorelines from Hopedale to Delacroix and down toward Empire and Venice. Slot reds are chewing on live or dead shrimp under corks, cracked crab on the bottom, and gold spoons slow‑rolled along grass lines. A lot of fish have been coming off small drains dumping into ponds on that falling tide. If the water’s got a little stain and some bait flipping, you’re in the right spot. Sheepshead and drum are hanging near rock piles, bridges, and shell banks in Lake Pontchartrain and along the MRGO rocks. Market shrimp on a simple Carolina rig or split‑shot has been putting good numbers in the box. A few flounder are showing on sandy points and passes; work a soft plastic slowly along the bottom and be ready for that “thump.” Best artificial lures right now: - Topwater plugs at first light for trout on calm mornings. - 3–4 inch paddle tails and shrimp imitations under popping corks in the marsh. - Gold spoons and weedless swimbaits for reds in the grass. - Natural colors in clear water, chartreuse or darker profiles when it’s stained. Best natural baits: - Live shrimp is king for trout and reds. - Croaker and mullet chunks offshore or around deeper rigs. - Cracked crab and dead shrimp for drum and sheepshead. Couple of hot spots to circle on your map: - Breton Sound and Black Bay rigs and reefs for speckled trout when the wind lays. - Delacroix and Hopedale interior marsh ponds and drains for consistent redfish action. If you’re running farther, Venice roseau edges and outer bays are loaded with reds when the river’s not too high and the water cleans up a bit. That’s your Gulf of Mexico, New Orleans‑area fishing rundown from Artificial Lure. Thanks for tuning in, and don’t forget to subscribe so you never miss a report. This has been a quiet please production, for more check out quiet please dot ai. Great deals on fishing gear https://amzn.to/44gt1Pn

3. 

   17 Jun 2026

   Gulf of Mexico Summer Bite: Trout, Reds, and Moving Water Around New Orleans

   This is Artificial Lure with your Gulf of Mexico, New Orleans fishing report. Light south breeze this morning, muggy and warm along the Orleans and St. Bernard marsh. National Weather Service marine forecast is calling for 5–10 knot south to southeast winds, seas 1–2 feet nearshore, building a bit in the afternoon with scattered showers and summertime thunderstorms popping up after lunch. Keep an eye on the sky and your radar. Tides around Shell Beach and Hopedale are on a decent moving cycle, with an early morning incoming, then a falling tide late morning through early afternoon. NOAA tide tables show about a foot of range today, enough current to stack bait on points, passes, and drains. That moving water is what’s turning the bite on. Sunrise is right around 6 a.m. local, with sunset close to 8 p.m., so you’ve got a long light window, but the best action has been early and late. Midday has been slow and sticky unless you tuck into deeper passes or chase birds over shrimp schools. In the last couple days, local marinas and guide docks from Shell Beach to Delacroix have been reporting solid boxes of **speckled trout**, mixed **white trout**, plenty of redfish, and a few mangrove snapper out near the rigs in the outer sounds. Most inshore boats are bringing in 20–40 trout when they hit the tide right, plus 3–8 slot reds, with an occasional bull on cut bait. Some decent sheepshead are still hanging around rock piles and pilings for anyone soaking shrimp. For **trout**, the go‑to setup has been: - Live shrimp under a popping cork, 2–3 feet of leader, over shell or on the edges of bays and passes. - Soft plastics like Matrix Shad, Down South, or Vudu-style paddletails in chartreuse, opening night, and glow, on 1/8–1/4 oz jigheads, bounced through the water column on the falling tide. - Topwaters at first light around cleaner shorelines and current lines; Speckled Trout have been crushing bone and chrome walkers when there’s a little chop. For **redfish**, focus on: - Gold spoons and weedless paddle tails in dirty water along grass lines and broken marsh. - Live or dead shrimp, or chunks of mullet and pogie, on a Carolina rig in deeper cuts and bayou mouths. - In clearer ponds, sight‑fishing with natural-colored soft plastics or small spinnerbaits has been producing upper-slot fish. Best baits right now are live shrimp, cocahoes, and finger mullet, but if bait’s hard to find, a bag of good plastics and a couple topwaters will still get you bit. A couple of **hot spots** to circle on your map: - **Hopedale / MRGO Rocks / Bayou La Loutre**: Trout have been stacked on the upcurrent sides of the rocks and on points where bayous dump into outer bays. Fish the moving water with shrimp under a cork and plastics on the drop-offs. Redfish are cruising the broken marsh just inside. - **Lake Borgne edges into Biloxi Marsh**: Work the north and east shorelines and any shell-bottom points. Watch for birds working shrimp schools; when they dip, slide in quietly and throw plastics or small spoons for fast trout and white trout action. If you’re heading a bit farther, the rigs and wellheads outside of Breton Sound and Black Bay have been giving up nicer trout plus some snapper and tripletail around the structure for those soaking live bait or jigging. Stay hydrated, respect those pop-up storms, and remember: moving water, good bait, and clean edges are your three best friends this week. Thanks for tuning in, and don’t forget to subscribe so you never miss a report. This has been a quiet please production, for more check out quiet please dot ai. Great deals on fishing gear https://amzn.to/44gt1Pn

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