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The weather wasn’t exactly ideal for fishing last week – first because of the rain and then because of the whipping winds that dominated the weekend.
But with sunnier skies expected for a lot of the week, anglers should be able to get their hooks into a worthwhile catch.
Fishermen around the Houma-Thibodaux area said this week that fishing is good locally, assuming that the weather cooperates. The hotspots vary on day-to-day, but the lunkers are hungrily swimming, which should make for exciting trips on the water in the coming days.
“It’s becoming a good time of the year to fish,” local angler Joe Verret said. “The winter is OK, but it’s hard to get out because of the choppy water. Now that it’s warmer, it’s consistently a little calmer, and you have more variety in the types of fish you can go after.”
In the extreme southern portions of Terrebonne Parish, redfish are currently the prized catch.
Verret said he caught several massive reds on one of the last good-weather days before last week’s rains.
He said that during this time of the year, redfish and specks are able to be had in abundance.
Houma native Bill Dore’ agreed. He said he caught a string of specks during a recent trip into south Terrebonne’s waters.
“Some monsters,” Dore’ said when asked to describe his catch. “They were very, very pretty. We wanted to go back out this week, but the weather hampered our plans. But it’s not too late. Once it gets back right, the fish will still be there. They’ll probably be hungry, too, because they say that the fish feed a little less during rain events.”
Fresh waters further inland in Terrebonne have netted good fishing lately, as well.
Bass are out in large numbers, as their springtime spawn nears its peak. With plastic baits, anglers can have success with the finicky fish.
“They’re awfully picky,” Dore’ said. “But now is the time to get ’em.”
In Lafourche, the prime fishing location remains Fourchon’s salty waters and then even further south toward Jefferson Parish’s Grand Isle.
With temperatures down, anglers have even been able to go offshore for some early-season catches. When inland, the formula is similar to what’s available in southern Terrebonne – specks and reds.
Local angler Tyler Rivet shows off this massive bass that he caught in the area’s fresh waters. With the springtime spawn in high gear, bass fishing is hot in the area.
