Shore Thing Fishing Report, 4/23/25

April 25, 2025

Warm, sunny, and mostly rainless days are creating nearly perfect conditions for spring fishing - but will the party last forever?
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- by Sonny Schindler, Shore Thing Fishing Charters

These ladies had a big day in the Bay with redfish, speckled trout, and flounder.

The fishing gets better every day. Everything is lined up the way it should be. Our biggest concerns right now are rain and the Bonnet Carré spillway. Any day now the Mississippi will reach a point where the Army Corps of Engineers must decide if the spillway should be opened, and for how long. Hopefully mother nature will cooperate, and conditions can continue to provide incredible springtime fishing.
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Triple bull redfish for these lucky gentlemen fishing in the Louisiana marsh with Capt. Keith Crawford. The fish were photographed and released.

 
For now, it’s just business as usual. On calm days when our boats can run south to the Louisiana marsh, they are doing well on speckled trout and redfish. None of our guides have seen a tripletail yet, but I would expect that to change any day. Salinity levels are steadily climbing and the water temperature is rising, creating perfect conditions for those delicious tripletail floating near any structure on the surface.
 

Gunner Leoni with a perfect sized puppy drum he caught fishing out of Shaggy's Charter dock in Pass Christian.

 
Near-shore fishing has been steady, with a mixed bag of speckled trout, redfish, and black drum. The sheephead have mostly moved offshore, but we see a good many flounder in close - no huge flatties, but really surprising numbers for this time of year. This should make for some incredible fishing for the fall flounder run.
 

The Ellis crew with a tagged redfish they caught in Bay St. Louis.

 
For now, we are watching the spillway and the weather, trying to find calm water on windy days, and thankfully, enjoying good fishing in just about every direction. The near-shore reefs and bridges, west toward Lake Borgne, south toward the Louisiana marsh, and east toward the barrier Islands have all been consistent. Expect crowds everywhere you go; it’s a part of it this time of year. Please be courteous and respectful to others. Have fun and be safe.

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