Shore Thing Fishing Report, 11/8/2023

November 8, 2023

To everything, there is a season - and the fall is a season of change for local anglers. It can be the best of all worlds.

- by Sonny Schindler, Shore Thing Fishing Charters

Joe and “Joe Joe” Kuhner with Johnny Passyn holding a jaw-dropping bull redfish that they caught, tagged, and released near Bayou Caddy.

The cooler temperatures are getting things moving perfectly for a magnificent fall pattern. We’ve been doing well pretty much every area our boats fish. We have had consistently good catches around Cat Island, back in Bay St. Louis, the nearshore reefs, and over into Lake Borgne.

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Keelan and Kathleen with a nice flounder they caught near Waveland.

 
Of course, the Louisiana marsh is providing some of the better fishing we have seen in a while. The shrimp are distributed throughout the marsh. We are still seeing big schools of bull reds crushing the jumping, jumbo shrimp, a very unexpected and welcome treat. That is the type of stuff we see mainly in the summertime.
 

Gabbie Ladner with a nice redfish she caught in the Louisiana Marsh with Captain Bryan Raymond.

 
Last week’s cold snap put the Flounder on the move. I think I caught more flounder the past few days than I have in the last few months. A few more cold snaps and they will likely head offshore for the winter, though.
 

Three happy guys from Illinois with four tasty sheepshead caught near Cat Island.

 
No matter where we are fishing, the greater swings in the tide and the best moving water have definitely produced the best fishing. Good current and bait fish almost always produce a good bite.
 
Another welcome treat with the salty water has been an early push of sheepshead. If you haven’t tried catching and eating sheepshead, you have no idea what you’re missing. If you need help learning how to clean them, YouTube has dozens of instructional videos to help you.
 

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