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September



TRANSITION PERIOD
The year is flying by faster and faster each year!  We are now moving into our late Summer transition period where our fish are going to start schooling up in certain areas and the fishing is going to begin to get even crazier than it has been.  As many of you know the Fall and Winter fishing in our area, east of the Mississippi, is the most productive in the world.  This is the time of year when duck hunting trips begin with Blast and Cast Packages, shorter boat rides to the fishing grounds, and ice chests of fish that are flowing over you should make sure to come and see us.  

The transition period is one that the fish move daily due to the huge amounts of bait moving from the outer waters to the interior bays.  This movement to the interior bays allows us anglers to catch many species together at one fishing spot!  Yep, speckled trout, redfish, drum, flounder and largemouth bass can be caught on the same VersaMaxx cork presentation at the same fishing spot...How awesome!  As usual we will fish live shrimp for the Fall, but we are in the works of trying to get some live minnows for the colder months. The minnows are more hardy, and they really work for bottom fishing during the colder months for trout and redfish.  So, if you show up and we have minnows consider yourself lucky!   





DON'T WAIT TO BOOK!

 Nicole will be sitting at the phones and computer this month ready to book your trips and get you set up at our lodges.  Remember that we offer dinner the night before for you and your guests with meals like, Crawfish Fettuccine, Shrimp Creole (my favorite), Jambalaya, Gumbo, Shrimp Fettuccine and Crawfish Ettouffe.  Also, if you want a true seafood boiling experience we can have Crawfish, Shrimp or Crab boils for you depending on the season!!

I would like to thank all of our customers for their continued loyalty and friendship. This year has been a great one so far with great catches and a lot of fun times on the bayou!  Please don’t wait to book your Fall/Winter trips, because you don’t want to be looking at our Facebook posts pictures at home when you can be on the boat in the pictures!
See ya on the water!!
Capt. Charlie Thomason   

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