Shore Thing Fishing Report, 4/10/2024

April 10, 2024

The weather may get ugly this week - but there's a silver lining to those dark clouds!

- by Sonny Schindler, Shore Thing Fishing Charters

Margot Schindler with a tagged redfish she caught and released at Cat Island.

The winds and salinity have been the deciding factor in every move we make. On calmer days, we are running south and/or east to get into the salty waters. Some bad news: The forecast is calling for a big southeast blow this week. The good news is, if the wind is going to howl, it might as well howl from the south and hopefully drive in some salty stuff.
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Piper Donner with a big black drum, caught near Brush Island in the Louisiana Marsh (and released).

In the meantime, we are still working with whatever Mother Nature throws at us. The nearshore bite tapered off a little this week, but were still able to find some speckled trout, reds, drum, and sheepshead at the reefs, bridges, and in the Bay.

A very happy and tired young spring breaker with a bull red he caught with Capt. Keith Crawford out of Shaggy's Charter Dock in the Pass Christian Harbor.

The Louisiana Marsh is holding better water and better fish for the time being. The boats that got out there after the tide started rising did much better on the trout and sheepshead. We are beginning to see a big push of big bull reds and black drum. These drag-pulling monsters are always a treat on light tackle.
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Capt. Sonny with a huge, tasty freshwater catfish he caught near Lake Borgne.

There are still plenty of fish to be caught on western side of the MS Gulf Coast. My recommendation is to pick the calmer days if possible and try to get on the rising tide. It should get much better after a couple of days of big southerly winds. Hang in there, sports fans – the real fun is about to begin!
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