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New Orleans Fishing Report: October's Top Trout, Reds, and More

New Orleans Fishing Report: October's Top Trout, Reds, and More

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 Artificial Lure here with your early-morning report for New Orleans and the Gulf. We’re kicking things off just after sunrise at 7:07 a.m. today, and we’ll fish until the sun sets at 6:22 p.m. That’s a tidy 11 hours and 15 minutes of solid daylight for casting lines.

Let’s talk tides: New Canal Station is running a high tidal coefficient today—sitting at 82, and climbing all week. This means you’ll see some good water movement, with the morning tide peaking at 8:08 a.m. (0.8 ft) and the evening tide right at 8:17 p.m. (0.5 ft). These active tides push bait and predators into feeding zones, prime for fish activity. According to Tides4Fishing, major currents will be swirling, so set up early for the best bite.

Weather’s holding up great—a crisp October morning, light variable winds, partly cloudy, with a high near 75°F and just a touch of humidity to remind us we’re in the Big Easy. The NOAA Marine Weather forecast calls for a slight chop inshore, perfect for small boats and kayaks. If you’re shore-bound, you’ll have no trouble getting your lines out.

Here’s the scoop on fish movement: October is peak season for speckled trout, redfish, and flounder inshore. Out near the Rigolets and Lake Pontchartrain, anglers pulling early have reported hefty stringers of specks—some boats are landing over 30 trout per run, with mixed reds and occasional drum showing up. Venice and Hopedale marshes are hot right now, especially around cuts and drains just before and after high tide.

Offshore, snapper and bull reds are still active, especially on rigs southeast of the passes. Blacktip and lemon sharks have also made their presence known in the evening surf, based on recent charter reports near Grand Isle and Plaquemines—some trips logged multiple big sharks with both cut bait and live mullet.

Best baits: Inshore, live shrimp is king, but cocaho minnows are hammering trout around deeper holes. Artificial lures—Matrix Shad in “lemon head” and “shrimp creole”—are producing big where water’s moving fast. For topwater excitement, a bone-colored Super Spook is deadly just after sunrise. Reds have been slamming Gulp! shrimp and gold spoons near grass lines. For flounder, try Bull Minnows on a jig, dragging slow along shelly bottoms. Offshore, cut pogies and live croakers are best for snapper and bull reds; go bigger for sharks—whole mullet or ladyfish.

Fishing picks for hot spots today:
- The Rigolets: Always productive; falling tide pulls bait and big trout to ambush points.
- Shell Beach and Hopedale: Tidal drains and marsh mouths loaded with specks and reds, especially on rising water.
- Lake Pontchartrain’s bridges: Reliable for drum and some stud trout with moving tide.
- South Pass rigs: Still putting out good numbers of snapper and reds early.

Tackle tip: Tie on an 18-inch fluorocarbon leader if you’re fishing clear water—the bite has been finicky where it’s clean. If you’re heading offshore, upsize to a heavier wire leader and stout circle hooks for sharks.

That’s a wrap for the Gulf and New Orleans this morning. Thanks for tuning in to today’s fishing report—be sure to subscribe for daily updates on tides, bite windows, and best lures. This has been a Quiet Please production, for more check out quiet please dot ai.

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