It’s getting to be that time of yearagain!!!

You can feel it in the air.
Ever notice this time of year every thing starts getting a little crazy, The Race for the Chase …GO MARK MARTIN!! NFL SEASON …Go SAINTS!!! Drag racing Championship …GO ASHLEY FORCE!!!! DUCK SEASON…..GO DAFFY!!! DEER SEASON …GO BAMBI!!!
Well the time is here when the water temperatures start to drop and the fish start heading for the mash from the outer bays and exterior islands.
The fish will start making their way in to the larger bays and lagoons an begin to ambush the remaining of the white shrimp before they leave the marshes heading for the Gulf.
Plenty of trout and reds will batch up near points especially the ones that have small coves close by that will stack bait in them when the winds blow towards the cove pushing water into them.
The tides have been higher than normal for a while due to the activity in the eastern gulf which allowed the storm minnows to show up and man have the trout been going nuts on them lately.
As the water temps fluctuate the fish will do the same making them pretty inconsistent to pin point from day to day.
If you locate fish in one spot one day the next day they might be gone as the nights get cooler.
What I find is if the fish move they don’t usually move far unless the weather has made a drastic change like a northwester or cold front moves thru.
A good tip is to keep track of what the fish are eating as you clean them by checking the bellies and it is mostly minnows or fin fish the trout will usually be locating on the shorelines or near the grass so fish for the towards the bank instead of away from it.
When shrimp are the soup de’jour try on the points away from the bank and even on the drop offs of the deeper holes.
This is a great time of year to break out the artificial mullet baits like the catch 5 or 5200 series Mirrolures and plastic swim baits that mimic injured mullet and cruise the shoreline looking for the bigger sow trout that will be lurking around the larger lakes looking for an easy meal.
The migration seems to have started a little sooner than usual with plenty of numbers of smaller trout being caught in the interior marsh already most likely due to the high water level and low river as well as mother nature having a way to show the fish the days are getting shorter and it’s time to come inside…….sounds like my Mom when I was a kid come to think of it!!
I know it’s hard to think we are going into the fall season when it’s still 88 degrees outside but thrust me it’s closer than you think.
Plenty of reds are being caught from the outer bays and larger interior lakes as well as the trout.
Reports of massive schools of reds from the rocks at the MRGO all the way to California pt.
This time of the year I like to use the Deadly Dudley pink Champagne with Chartreuse tail under a cork as well as bounced on the bottom on a 3/8 jighead.
Reds have been hammering spoons, spinner baits and even topwaters as well as dead shrimp under a cork.
Trout lately have been hitting the live shrimp as usual as well as the storm minnows .

Look for fish to start stacking up in Lake of two trees,Lake Coquille ,Lake Robin and Lake Amadee on the Hopedale side and Four Horse lake ,Lake Campo , Round Lake and Oak River Bay on the Delacroix side and as the water cools down they will start moving further west in to Pt Fienne, Bay Jack Nevette, Oak River and the Barge Canal and Skippy lake and Lake Batola.

Main thing is to keep tract of the bait and you will have a better chance of keeping tract of the fish.
Remember the reason you are catching fish in a certain spot to begin with is they were there eating when you got there!!!!

I will try to keep updates on conditions as much as possible on my website at www.castawaycharters.com So check it out from time to time and drop us a line.
If you are looking for some fantastic fall action NOW Is the time to get the dates in cause we are filling up fast for October thru December.

Till next time ….Take a trip and rip some lips !
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