Louisiana Fishing Report October 2025

We finally got some cooler weather and the speckled trout, flounder, and redfish bite is easy to find. Fish are starting to transition to the nearby inshore estuaries and bayous so no need to make longer runs to get on a good bite. Speckled trout and white thout are starting to stack up on inshore oyster reefs. We are catching a mix box of specks, white trout, flounder, and sheepshead. Live shimp is still producing the best bite but we are also catching plenty of trout on Marker 54 plastic shrimp and Matrix Shad. Early in the morning popping cork with about 3 foot leader and live shimp or Marker 54 shirmp have produced quick morning limits of trout allowing plenty of time to go find redfish back in the marsh. Redfish are starting to push up into the shallow mud flats back in the marsh. With a lot of east wind days pushing the water up high in the marsh, we have had ample opportunity to explore new waters that we normally cannot get into. But due to the persistent east winds and high water, a lot of places you normally cannot get a boat into are now easily accessible. Some days we had to work hard to find the reds, but as soon as you do, the action is fast and non-stop. The redfish spawn is almost upon us and November is shaping up to be excellent for big schooling reds and speckled trout in the estuaries. We are almost completely booked up for November but looking forward to the cooler temps, short runs and boxes full of fish.

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