Fishing Getting Better in the Lake!
by Captain Steve Himel on 04/02/12
Last week had the most consistent action of the season thus far. Stable conditions allowed the anglers to get out to the bridges – and believe me, the flotilla was out in numbers! Patience is key right now, especially on the weekends. I made several trips the last few days and caught fish on every trip. I have been fishing the afternoon incoming tide from about 5 p.m. until sunset and catching big trout, flounder and drum. I have been using a lemon colored matrix with a 3/8 jig head. I am tossing the bait up current toward the bridge pilings and working it back slowly with the tide. The trout seem to hit it while it is drifting back to the boat after I twitch the bait off of the bottom. I am also catching trout and flounder using small croakers (caught with small hook and shrimp) and pogies (caught with a cast net) on a Carolina rig. Throw the bait up current and let it drift back keeping a tight line. The drum have been caught using market bait on a Carolina rig with a small treble hook. Yesterday evening, the boat next to me landed around 10 trout using plastic in about an hour. They said that they have been having good catches for the last few days. You could tell these guys were veteran lake anglers.
The spring spawn should get going later this week on the full moon with some real wall hangers caught. The spring run had begun and will only get better. I am now booking Spring and Summer Charters in Lake Pontchartrain and Delacroix. I offer 4, 6 and 8 hour trips at reasonable rates. Book your trip today – the best dates go quickly. www.marshland-adventures.com (504) 458-8737.
