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240 Louisiana Sportsman^ | April 2015

Morgan said cobia are still huddled around the

closer-in rigs, and amberjack action is steady at struc-

ture in 200 to 600 feet of water.

“Mangrove action will pick up as the water tem-

perature warms, and hopefully we’ll get a good red

snapper season when it opens,” he said.

Empire/Buras/

Port Sulphur

Capt. Jody Donewar (504-453-1519) said April fish-

ing is a lot like March.

“This is not a bad time of the year for fishing, you

just have to be willing to go with what the winds

give you,” he said. “On windy days you have to work

along the banks for reds and drum and flounder.

I’ll fish the interior lakes and bays on both sides

of the river, and just drift along the shoreline and

blind cast, using either live shrimp under a cork, or

Hybrid Flurries in the key lime or LSU colors, tight-

lined. Normally you can put together a nice mixed

box of reds and drum and flounder like that, along

with some specks. They will definitely hit those live

shrimp under a cork, and they’ll hit your tight-lined

plastics, too. But when I get a calm day, I’m head-

ing outside to try to find some big trout around the

islands.”

Myrtle Grove

Capt. Dave Marino (504-656-8192) said his advice to

April anglers is short and to the point: “Look for trout

under the birds diving in Bay 5, Airplane Bay and in

Bay Cray. For bait use the 3-inch white Gulp imitation

shrimp under a cork. Try the cuts in the same bays

with market shrimp under a cork for the redfish.”

Lafitte

According to Rusty “China” Helmer, over at Joe’s

Landing (504-689-4304)), April’s arrival should bring

the fish with it.

“Naturally a lot depends on the fronts, but the air

and water is gradually warming and that prompts

the fish to bite,” he said. “We finally get winds more

consistently from the south and east and that brings

in better water and better fishing.

Helmer said anglers should catch both trout and

reds this month in the Rigolets along the cement

wall, in the Little Lake area, around Bay L’Ours,

Brussel Lake, Plum Point, Turtle Bay and Hackberry

Bay.

”It’s not too early to start trying Manilla Village and

some of the other spring hotspots,” he said. “The

best bait is live shrimp or live cocohoes fished under

a cork.”

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