Shore Thing Fishing Report 7/13/2022

July 13, 2022

White shrimp coming in means big fun with white trout - and some BIGGER surprises!

- by Sonny Schindler, Shore Thing Fishing Charters 

Julie and John Ritten with a bull red caught near Bayou Caddy (and released).

The heat and the storms are doing their best to put a damper on our fishing, but we are making the most of it.

It looks as though that push of white shrimp we have been waiting on is just starting to come through. On my last trip coming in from the Louisiana Marsh, we found big shrimp jumping in open water. Normally finding this scenario in 12 feet of water means catfish, and yes, we caught a few. However, the amount of shrimp was enough for the speckled trout to be there as well. 
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Jimmy Thornton with a nice-sized tripletail caught near the Biloxi Marsh.

Another bonus has been the huge white trout. Some of the deeper holes we fish have been teeming with 12-14 inch white trout! One of my favorite things to do this time of year when the big white trout show up is to clean out the tackle box. Any plastic lures people leave on the boat, or that I don’t use anymore, get used to catch white trout. When they get frenzied, they will hit anything – we’ve caught plenty on bare jig heads.
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John Regan III and Capt. Sonny Schindler with some big trout near Half Moon Island.

​Another plus of the big numbers of white trout and shrimp has been the big sharks and bull reds. When the white trout get schooled up, more often than not the bull reds and sharks are nearby. Bringing a youngster or a beginner to catch fish as big as they are is something they will never forget. 
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Tyler Guice with one of the many huge white trout he caught last week.

School will start before too long. Please get the kiddos out to enjoy this outstanding fishing.
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As always, have fun and be safe. ​

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