Shore Thing Fishing Report, 9/18/24

September 18, 2024

Late summer is the time of year where you can catch practically anything with practically any type of bait, and have a blast doing it.

​- by Sonny Schindler, Shore Thing Fishing Charters

A double on redfish for this happy couple fishing in Bay St. Louis with Capt. Paul Leoni.

Thankfully, Hurricane Francine went fairly easy on us. The only thing we have to worry about at the moment are the logs floating around the bay and the Mississippi Sound. All of our trips have been leaving well after sunrise, just to be safe.
 

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A huge jack crevalle in Bay St. Louis for Mr. Johnny.

 
Our boats have been on a very good bite both before and after the storm, thanks to the high tides and cooler temperatures. From the barrier islands, to the Bay of St. Louis, throughout the Louisiana Marsh, to Lake Borgne, we have been fishing the same pattern.
 

Bill Djernis with a big bull red from the Louisiana Marsh (photo and release).

 
Get near the banks with flooded grass, shells, ditches and bait. The falling water then seems to create a frenzy for the fish. When we say fish, we mean EVERYTHING. Fishing this way this past week has produced redfish, trout, flounder, sheepshead, puppy drum, sharks, and jacks, all against the shorelines.
 

A mixed bag of puppy drum, redfish, speckled trout, and flounder for a multi boat from the Hollywood Casino in Bay St. Louis.

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The go-to rig has been the good ole Boat Monkey Cork, 2 feet of 20-30 leader, and a 1/0 Kahle hook. Some of our boats fished live shrimp, some dead, some cocahoes, and some croakers. The wide variety of bait seems to indicate that these fish are in feed mode for the time being.
 
We hope we can keep this nice weather going and capitalize on the stellar fishing. It has been great everywhere we fish.
 

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