We are in a typical summertime pattern now, with speckled trout and redfish bringing the excitement to our waters. Don't stop looking for tripletail, either!
- by Sonny Schindler, Shore Thing Fishing Charters 
Amy, Dave, Paul, and Sam Bernadas with a massive 41½-inch bull red they tagged and released in the Louisiana Marsh.
Don Dee’s, along with Klein and Conner Bailey from Madison, MS, with a huge Jack Crevalle they caught south of Bay St. Louis.
The bull reds have moved in thick. We’re running into schools of big bulls and Jack Crevalles nearshore around the reefs, around the barrier islands, and throughout the shallow bays in the Louisiana marsh. These big redfish feed like mad for the first hour or two of the morning, then get a little dormant. They are feeding heavily on jumbo shrimp, pogies, and mullet. If you get near the schools, you can’t miss the massive white-water explosions. They will completely shut down the trout fishing, but man, they are fun to fight on light tackle. You can literally throw your car keys in the water, and they will inhale them. 
Kelly Camp from Slidell with a big speckled trout she caught south of Pass Christian with Capt. Josh Ellis.
The trout fishing is still steady. With the heat, we are fishing shallow bays or nearshore reefs with live shrimp or croakers. As daytime temperatures climb, we look for deeper structure. One day last week we didn’t catch fish until noon, but the trout were in 12 feet of water. 
Grant Sterling Foster from Waveland with “Rising Sun Crab Traps” holding one of his many slot sized redfish he caught near Ansley.
There are still tripletail around here and there. The best time to look for them is definitely late morning or midday, when the sun is high. If you can combine that with cleaner water and a slow-moving tide, your odds of finding them go through the roof. There is no formula for finding the tripletails; just check anything floating, like buoys or pilings. Cover as much ground as you can, and you will hopefully cross paths with them. We have been catching them on live shrimp and finger mullet. Enjoy this feature?
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