The Pilgrims Landed in Delacroix.

Today I had Don and his brother Mark Pilgrim on board with Dave from Texas to rip some lips.
No Kidding….Pilgrims on Thanksgiving….Really I’M serious….real Pilgrims go figure!
Well we headed the Mayflower towards the new world and after setting down to one of the prettiest sunrises I have seen in a while first thing we noticed was there was no tide so we made a short move to where the water would funnel a little faster and the guys got on a quick bite with trout hitting the deck at a fast pace.
Keeping only 12 ½ and up we went to 30 in the gloo pretty quick then it shut off.
Made a very short move and it was on again and before long the guys had their limit with Mark holding big trout honors with a nice 20″ trout.
We hit number 85 before 9am and the guys said they would like to try for some reds so it was thru the woods to grandmas house and stopped in a pond near Oak River and Don hooked up first but in less than half the distance to the boat the red came unbuttoned.
Not to worry Dave hooked up next and the red took him for a tour of the back of the Mayflower hooking him in the MOTOR,TRIM TABS, POWER POLE, and any thing else it could find attached to the boat before breaking loose.
Them Louisiana reds just have a lot more power than them Texas reds I guess!!!
Mark struck with a nice 27″ and actually landed one showing the guys how it was done.
Not to worry in a few minutes they were all hooking up at the same time with nice slots from 20 to 26″ and before long we had our limit of reds and could not fit them in the box with two jumping out before you could put another one in!!!
All trout and reds were caught on Hybryds Flurrys LSU colors and the Pink Champagne Dudley.
We had a ball catching as well as losing a gang of reds so with 16 reds and 85 trout the guys said enough and we headed in to clean up.
It was great fishing with Dave the first time and he is already looking for his next trip.
As far as the Pilgrims go they were made an offering to them by the local indians of some bud lite at the quick stop and they were as happy as hell as they sailed off to the west..!!!

Even with no tide the fishing could not have been easier today and this cool snap will only make it better.
The trout and reds have been on fire since Ida and it looks like it will continue for the rest of the winter.

Till next time …Take a trip and rip some lips!
CASTAWAY CHARTERS
CAPT STAN CUQUET
DELACROIX ISLAND LA
WWW.CASTAWAYCHARTERS.COM
504-272-0550 504-451-7600

Day 2 with the Lavulet const. Crew.

Today we figured we would do things backwards and head straight for the bigger trout and when that bite finished finish the morning out with the regular size trout.
Well that was a mistake !
Arriving at the drop off first thing in the morning there was no water movement to activate the bite and the tide would be an hour behind yesterdays so we headed out and hit a couple of other spots first and pulled in to a bayou that was dumping shrimp into a bay near Oak River and the SLAM was on!
The guys have a bet each day of first trout and today they set another of first trout over 18″ to sweeten the pot.
Well Karl was the first to strike with the first trout in the box but the guys protested that he super glued there poles in the rod holders which is under revue by the judges as of now but it didn’t stop them from slinging fish in three at a time once they got started.
The trout were all 13 to 17″ and Robert almost hit paydirt with a 17 ½” but the big one was still yet to be put in the gloo.
The winds kicked up and made casting a little difficult to reach the spot till the bite eventually died.
Headed back to the drop off for some bigger fish and someone else was already enjoying it so we just passed on by and hit the backup spot another drop off near ten feet of water and things started off a little slow with some smaller fish but Amos was all quiet in the back of the boat steady on the hookset using his new SMORGASBOAR BAIT !!
He will be putting it on the market soon so he swore us to secrecy for now.
Karl cast out and set the hook not once but twice and started laughing and saying something about CHA CHING as he was reeling in and sure enough using a double rig he had an 18 ½ “ trout on one hook and a 16 ½ “ trout on the other.
All the guys could think of was how long that ride would be back to Lafayette!!!!
The Lavulet was as hot as LAVA from there on!
Well not to be discouraged Amos and Robert quickly got busy putting trout in the gloo with a
bunch of 17’s till we reached our limit of 100 along with Robert’s nice 27″ red he kept for the grill.
With their legal limit they were ready to head in for the ride back to Lafayette and even joined in with the clean up at the dock……what a great group to have!!!
Karl said he wanted to bring his buddy John Blevins down on the next trip to show him what Delacroix has to offer but he’s afraid it might spoil him.
As always the crew is a ball to fish with and although they like there summer trips I think there first fall trip has ruined them all.

The fishing in Delacroix is second to none and it continues to get better.
Just a few minutes from the dock and you’re on the fish!
Come on down and see why people flock to Delacroix from surrounding areas and enjoy some of the best fishing on the coast!
Just minutes from Down Town New Orleans you’re just a CAST AWAY from an adventure to remember!

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

Castaway Charters
Capt Stan Cuquet
DELACROIX ISLAND La
www.castawaycharters.com
504-272-0550 504-451-7600

The bashing continues!

Today was day one for the Lavulet construction crew from Lafayette.
Karl , Amos and Robert from Lafayette got on board this morning and the decision was made to hit the numbers first and then look for the bigger trout after they had enough meat in the box.
First couple of stops and we were sitting on 50 trout from 13 to 16″so the rest of the morning they wanted to hit the bigger trout.
Made the first stop near the twin pipeline and little lake John and worked a ledge and got on a slow but steady bite with most of the fish ranging from 15″ to 20″ bouncing double rigged plastics on the bottom in the purple and chartreuse.
That bite quit with some help of boat traffic so we made a short jump to another point near four horse lake and I cast out a rig to show them how to work the drop off and set the hook on two trout that were both over 18″.
That had them jumping over each other to get their lines wet and Amos got the hot hand quick swinging slabs over the gunnel at a steady pace.
Karl and Robert were right behind as they paid close attention to his every move and before I knew it there were big trout flopping on the floor faster than I could get them in the box.
The clicker hit 100 and they played catch and release for a few minutes and asked for a red fish so we just trolled over to the closest point and Amos hooked up first again with a nice 26″ slot then the guys put in three more right behind him and with the box chock full we headed to the barn to clean up.
You could not have asked for better weather with a light north breeze cool temps and a good tide range.
The trout are bashing the shrimp in all the major lakes and bays from Lake Robin to Four Horse
and this cool snap has put some bigger trout near the ledges

Till tomorrow …..Take a trip and rip some lips!

Castaway Charters
capt Stan Cuquet
DELACROIX ISLAND LA
WWW.CASTAWAYCHARTERS.COM
504-272-0550 504-451-7600

Absolutely an awesome day in Delacroix today.

With the front forecast for tonight I knew the bite would be on ahead of it so I made a quick run close by and found the birds working the point I had planned to fish near the twin pipeline which made me smile knowing what would be under them.
Stuck the power pole in casting distance of the point and decided to throw the Mirrolure instead of the cork and plastic and it took all of three seconds and WHAM!!!!
I thought for sure it was a red but when she got next to the boat I was smiling some more with a trout all of 3 ½ pounds on the other end.
Took all the hooks out her face and released her back in the water and on the next cast it was the same scenario with another yellow mouth mule bashing the bait and almost jerking the pole out my hand in the process!!
Now I’m not smiling but laughing out loud !!
It was great with not another boat in sight and all these fish to my self.
Most of the trout were 17″ to 19″ with the largest being the first taker of the morning but plenty of 18″ trout were eating any thing I threw at them.
The point I was fishing was a shell bottom point in three feet of water next to a drop off that was eight feet deep.
After catching and releasing at least thirty of those I mad a move to pond near 4 horse and got set up on another drop off casting double rigged plastics in to the deeper water and working it up the ledge and that’s where I would get the hit.
Holding the first fish on for a couple of seconds and waiting the second fish would hit the other bait and it was two at a time but all the trout there were not as big as the ones in the first spot but plenty of 17″ trout which felt like mules when they were two at a time.
Could have sunk the boat they were so aggressive I guess due to the approaching front.
Had fun with those for a while and left them biting to try a bayou I haven’t hit this year but been wanting to and found fish there as well.
It just seemed to be one of those perfect days with trout biting all morning.
All the fish were in the normal hangouts for this time of year with the water temp in the mid 60’s.
Looks like the cooler it gets the better it gets.
All the trout on plastics came on the purple and chartreuse and the Mirrolure fish were the 52mr series.
Check out our website a WWW.CASTAWAYCHARTERS.COM For the latest info on the fishing in Delacroix.

I have a couple of days available for next week so come get in on this fantastic action while it lasts.

Till next time ….TAKE A TRIP AND RIP SOME LIPS!
CASTAWAY CHARTERS
CAPT STAN CUQUET
DELACROIX ISLAND LA
WWW.CASTAWAYCHARTERS.COM
504-451-7600 504-272-0550

Ellis and Bruce on the loose

Had my brother Bruce and good friend Ellis on board yesterday to rip some lips since they were both on vacation.
With the predicted winds of NW @25 we made a run to a protected shoreline and got on a fast bite with trout banging the baits as soon as they would hit the water.
If you weren’t paying attention they would try to rip the pole from your hands
Ellis was amazed at how fast they were hitting the baits and was getting spoiled fast
Using double rigs they were coming in two at a time and we quickly filled three limits before 9am.
They were hitting on the cork or bounced on the bottom ..it just didn’t matter.
Bruce put a nice 23 slot red on ice and it just seemed it couldn’t get easier.
Out of 75 trout there were no throw backs and quite a few near 17 to 20 which was nice to see.
After we had the limit I made a run and checked a couple of other spots only to find trout waiting at each one.

Looks like the winter season is in full swing and it will only get better as it gets colder.
Made it back to the dock and cleaned up and bagged the fillets and we were on the way with a couple of happy anglers
Looks like Ellis will have a freezer full of fillets for a while…way to go Buffa

We have been pounding the trout since Ida passed thru with limits every day since .
Now is the time to fill the boxes with those pretty winter trout.
All our fish for the past three days have been on plastics with plenty 17 to 19 fish showing up.
It don’t get much easier than it’s been since the storm.

Friday the 13th was only unlucky for the trout !

Today I had Lonie, Randy, Alfred and Barry on board to get in on some of this fantastic action we have been having since Ida passed thru.
We headed straight to where I have been doing easy limits every morning and settled in with the power pole and waited for the fun to begin.
ONLY PROBLEM WAS IT NEVER GOT STARTED!
Friday the 13th was about to make a believer out of me till I made a short move and before the pole was secure Randy was hooked up with a 19″ trout.
From then on it was nuts with trout coming over the gunnel three and four at a time on the artificals under a cork with the first bunch being trout from 17 to 19″.
All I could do was have them drop the fish on the floor till I could get to them to put them in the box…..TOTAL MAYHEM !
It looked like the limit would be done fast but the bite slowed down with 60 in the box .
Made another quick move and it didn’t take long before we were clicking 100 in the boat so I joined in and put another 15 in with them and with one nice red and 115 trout in the Gloo we headed in to bag up the catch.
On the way in I noticed a guy and his two sons with engine problems trying to make it in so I dropped my crew off at the dock and went back out to tow them in since my guys said they didn’t mind and it was a small flat that only took a short time to get in under plane.
Lonie and the guys have been coming down for a while and you could not ask for a better group of guys to fish with.
Had a great time and they are ready to come back before thanksgiving to do it again.
You can check out my website at www.castawaycharters.com For the latest on conditions in Delacroix.
DON’T miss out on some of the best fishing of the year in the next three months!

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

Castaway Charters
capt Stan Cuquet
Delacroix Island La
504-451-7600 504-272-0550
WWW.CASTAWAYCHARTERS.COM

Ellis and Bruce on the loose!
Had my brother Bruce and good friend Ellis on board today to rip some lips since they were both on vacation.
With the predicted winds of NW @25 we made a run to a protected shoreline and got on a fast bite with trout banging the baits as soon as they would hit the water.
If you weren’t paying attention they would try to rip the pole from your hands !
Ellis was amazed at how fast they were hitting the baits and was getting spoiled fast!
Using double rigs they were coming in two at a time and we quickly filled three limits before 9am.
They were hitting on the cork or bunced on the bottom ..it just didn’t matter.
Bruce put a nice 23″ slot red on ice and it just seemed it couldn’t get easier.
Out of 75 trout there were no throw backs and quite a few near 17 to 20″ which was nice to see.
After we had the limit I made a run and checked a couple of other spots only to find trout waiting at each one.

Looks like the winter season is in full swing and it will only get better as it gets colder.
Made it back to the dock and cleaned up and bagged the fillets and we were on the way with a couple of happy anglers!
Looks like Ellis will have a freezer full of fillets for a while…way to go Buffa!!!

11-10-09
After the storm I went down and did the normal clean up at the dock and the next day My brother Bruce took a ride down to help me drop the boat back in the water .
Well it’s a well known fact you can’t have a boat in the water without having a fishing pole in the boat so we decided to take a quick trip and see what the water looked like in the 30kt west winds.
Found as expected dirty water every where but what wasn’t expected was the trout we found.
Fast and furious cast for cast action with trout up to two pounds on plastics…since that’s all we had anyway!
Not having any ice on board we filled the livewell with water and started throwing some in there for him to take home.
After a while it was just catch and release with trout going nuts busting the baits on every cast.
Only kept 25 for the house but caught and released triple that amount and never kept a trout under 15″.
Had a blast for such a short trip but had to get ready for the next day so we left them biting and headed in to clean up.
Looks like the fishing is going to be off the wall for the rest of the winter season !

Three days with them Georgia boys!

Day one I met Randy and his dad Mr Walker Dixon along with Randy and Jim at the Delacroix destination and we headed out to t he marsh in search of the Delacroix Diamonds.
Found plenty of birds feeding with plenty of school trout waiting to take any thing you threw at them.
Made a stop away from the birds looking for better fish on a spot that had produced nice trout the day before and the Porpoise beat us to it and were tearing up every thhing insight.
Made a jump and started putting plenty of trout in the box but mostly small fish from 13 to 16″.
The bull reds crashed the party and spooled Mr Walker then another one broke me off at the boat then Randy and Jim landed a couple of 16# bulls and released them unharmed.
Found a couple of good bites after that and with 100 trout a couple of flounder and reds we headed to the dock to clean up.

Day 2

Headed out to the area where we left them biting the day before expecting to whale on them but it was not to be.
Slow start with a couple here and there found the fish under the birds again but left them alone to find better fish.
The target for the day would be quality not quantity so we only fished the areas where I had been catching better size fish and left the birds alone.
The winds were deciding where we could fish and made it difficult as the water was getting dirtier by the minute.
Stopped on a spot I had fished the day before and found the trout there and the quality was there as well with trout up to two pounds and plenty of 15 to 17″.
Although they weren’t fast they were steady and with 45 in the box we called it a day and figured we would hit this spot first thing in the morning.

Day three

Mr Walker said he would rather trout than reds even though we could have limited on reds with no problem so the Delacroix diamonds were on the menu.
Straight to the last spot of the day before with high hopes of slamming the big trout but as luck would have it only a few were ready to eat.
It seemed the bite was in the afternoon instead of the morning so the hunt started again.
Picking at a few here and there we wound up back at the same spot and finished off the day with 65 trout three flounder and a nice grilling red.

The weather was not in our favor but the guys worked hard and left for Georgia with over 200 trout some nice flounder a few nice reds fo the grill.
Mr Walker and the gang are always a pleasure to have on board and as always I look forward to their return trip.

Beautiful day with great People!

Yesterday I had Donna and her husband Russel from Atlanta on board.
The object was to catch some of those Louisiana Red Fish and learn a few spots that they could return to with their own boat while they were visiting the area.
They are both avid anglers and Donna is no slouch with a Rod-N-Reel having landed Tarpon over 100 pounds.
Although they have fished for reds in the Fla. Keys quite a bit and have done plenty of off shore fishing they have never fished for reds in the Bayou Country.
Not wanting to keep a bunch of fish they had no problem catching their limits and releasing many more in the process and only keeping a few for the house along with keeping a dozen nice trout for the table.
Donna and Russel were hooked up on doubles on several occasions landing beautiful slot reds in the 26 ½” range as well as releasing a bunch of under size.
Got on a couple of trout bites as well but they were not looking to fill the box with fish so we only kept a dozen trout and six reds for them to take home which was more than they had wanted to keep in the first place.
It was a beautiful day and the weather was perfect so I made a run thru the marsh giving them an idea what the area was like.
I truly enjoyed the trip and the great company and it’s trips like this that make me grateful to have the job that I do.
It seems that Russel and Donna might be staying a little longer than they had expected after enjoying the fishing in Delacroix so much!
Looks like the RED-BUG has infected another victim and it looks to be quite contagious and spreading!

The fishing is great even under the most severe conditions so there is no reason not to enjoy a day on the water and fill your box with fish for the rest of the winter.
The cooler weather is bringing the larger fish to the drop offs and the interior lakes looking to feed up for the winter months eating every thing in site so come out and rip some lips and pass a good time !

Till next time ….Take a trip and rip some lips!
Castaway Charters
Capt Stan Cuquet
Delacroix Island La
504-272-0550 504-451-7600