10/29/2004 Captain Dude!!! Hopedale / Delacroix Island Fishing Report!!!

Carlton & Ken Schwab and I started down Dudenhefer’s Bayou going to fish Black Bay and Breton Sound in search of some Trophy Speckled Trout and Monster Bull Redfish!!!
The weather was calm with no waves no tide just slick as a Mirror, perfect for Black Bay. We were surprised by a few Gnats. We stopped where the birds were diving on live shrimp Fish On!!! When the tide stopped the shrimp went down and it was over, but the one spot was worth 22 nice trout. Then off looking for some birds it was over in all over. We made a dash to the Drum hole where the day before we had caught 20 and today we could not even get a bite.

We caught
29 Speckled Trout
1 Southern Flounders
3 Sheephead
1 Galff Top Sail Catfish

Tide = 6” Rising
Weather = Sunny
Winds = Calm
Waves = Calm
Water Temp = 74 Degrees
Water = 1’ Visibly

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All you have to bring is a fishing license and what you want to eat and drink. Two Comfortable Private Deluxe Overnight Accommodations that have . NIGHT FISHING. and you can catch Blue Crabs right from the boat dock.

 

10/28/2004 Captain Dude!!! Hopedale / Delacroix Island Fishing Report!!!

Charlie, Eric and Kim Judd and I started down Dudenhefer’s Bayou going to fish Black Bay and Breton Sound in search of some Trophy Speckled Trout and Monster Bull Redfish!!!

We were using Live Shrimp and Storm Minnows under a Cajun Thunder Cork in 2’ of water looking for trout and this was one day they would not bite. We went to a good Black Drum spot and Fish on!!! Limited out!!!

Another successful day on the Bayou!!!

We caught
3 Redfish
20 Black Drum (LIMITED OUT)
1 Southern Flounders
1 Croaker

Tide =.75’ Rising
Weather = Partly Cloudy
Winds = 5-10
Waves = 1’to 2’
Water Temp = 74 Degrees
Water = 1’ Visibly

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All you have to bring is a fishing license and what you want to eat and drink. Two Comfortable Private Deluxe Overnight Accommodations that have . NIGHT FISHING. and you can catch Blue Crabs right from the boat dock.

 

10/21/2004 Captain Dude!!! Hopedale / Delacroix Island Fishing Report!!!

The marsh fishing is turned on the trout are in Lake Robin, Drum Bay, Twin Pipeline. The birds are diving on Live Shrimp, Live Storm Minnows, just pull up and Fish On!!! They are running in the 10” to 18” class. With all of the under 12” trout it looks like the fishing will be on thru the end of December. For the Redfish just troll along the shore lines fishing with live shrimp under a Cajun Thunder Cork works the best. The Black Drums have move into some of the deep holes in some of the main bayous!!!

REDFISH CUP!!! If you need a camp in Hopedale the Bayou Camp has an opening October 30, 2004 thru November 5, 2004.
At The Bayou Camp guests can enjoy beautiful sunsets overlooking scenic Dudenhefer’s Bayou and Bayou la Loutre. The air-conditioned – heated camp, which sleeps up to six, has all of the comforts of home including television, VCR, computer, gas BBQ and microwave. The Bayou Camp has a fully furnished kitchen, and all linens and towels are provided. And one of the most popular assets is a lighted fishing pier that offers some of the area’s best night fishing. The pier is equipped with a 3′ X 3′ live bait cage, and fish cleaning facilities. It also has a screened-in porch and a 4′ X 30′ balcony overlooking the bayous. $150.00 per night up to 6, then $25 per each additional person. Charters depart directly from The Bayou Camp. Another great feature is you can leave YOUR BOAT in the WATER OVER NIGHT.
DON’T FORGET THERE ARE CRAB TRAPS YOU CAN USE ON THE DOCK TO CATCH BLUE CRABS!!!

 

10/18/2004 Captain Dude!!! Hopedale / Delacroix Island Fishing Report!!!

BUDWISER FISHING TEAM. Emmitt Siuerd, Kurt Schmeller, Ellis Vasterling was on my boat. We started down Dudenhefer’s Bayou going to fish Black Bay and Breton Sound in search of some Trophy Speckled Trout and Monster Bull Redfish!!! The weather was calm with no waves no tide just slick as a Mirror, Just perfect. We stopped at several of my Hot spots we were using live Shrimp, Live Storm Minnows Cajun thunder cork in 2’ of water. Nothing in close moved out to fish the Trout under the Birds they were in a having a feast on live shrimp. Wham!!! Fish on everyone were catching trout from 10” to 16” we were throwing back a lot of small trout. By the way the Storm Minnows worked well. In this one area we boxed 25 nice trout!!! It was time to get something with a little more pull headed out for some Bull Redfish. Wham!!! Ellis Vasterling, was hooked up on Monster Bull Redfish ZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZ!!! After going around the boat he landed a nice 30” Monster Bull Redfish!!! A few minutes later Wham!!! Emmitt Siuerd, was Hooked up on a Monster Bull Redfish after a 20+minuet struggling to keep him out of the prop and anchor line he landed the BEAST, the Monster Bull Redfish all of 30” long and about 12+lbs. After moving back to the bayous for some Black Drum Action Kurt Schmeller Landed one for the grill!!! We all had one of the BEST SUCCESSFUL weather fishing days in a long time we had a cool breeze and a picture Perfect Day!!! and Fish on!!!

We caught
2 Bull Redfish (30” long 12 lbs)
1 Redfish
1 Black Drum
125 Speckled Trout
1 Sheephead

Tide = 1′ Falling
Weather = Sunny
Winds = South 5-10
Waves = 1’to 2’
Water Temp = 67 Degrees
Water = 1’ Visibly
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All you have to bring is a fishing license and what you want to eat and drink. Two Comfortable Private Deluxe Overnight Accommodations that have . NIGHT FISHING. and you can catch Blue Crabs right from the boat dock.

 

10/14/2004 Captain Dude!!! Hopedale / Delacroix Island Fishing Report!!!

Chris Hartz Fishing Team in all the way from JAPAN!!! We started down Dudenhefer’s Bayou going to fish Marsh and Bayous in search of some Speckled Trout and Redfish!!! The first stop 25 Keeper Speckled Trout by 8:30 am and a Few throw backs a great start. Wham!!! ZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZ!!! Chris Hartz was Hooked up on a The Big Fish of the Day a Jack Crevalle after a 20+minuet struggling to keep him out of the propeller the Jack ended up raping around a crab trap rope. He landed the BEAST, the Jack Crevalle was 16.5+lbs. We were using Live shrimp under a Cajun thunder cork in 2’ of water.

We caught:
10 Redfish
10 Black Drum
33 Speckled Trout
3 Bass
1 Southern Flounders
3 Sheephead
1 Jack Crevalle (Released to Fight Another Day)

Tide = 6” Falling
Weather = Partly Cloudy
Winds = North West 5-10
Waves = 1’
Water Temp = 76 Degrees
Water = 1’ Visibly

Captain Gene Dugas and I THANK YOU for all of the fish!!!

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All you have to bring is a fishing license and what you want to eat and drink. Two Comfortable Private Deluxe Overnight Accommodations that have . NIGHT FISHING. and you can catch Blue Crabs right from the boat dock.

 

10/1/2004 Captain Dude!!! Hopedale / Delacroix Island Fishing Report!!!

Gina, Charles and I started down Dudenhefer’s Bayou going to fish the Marsh and Bayous in search of some Speckled Trout and Redfish for Dinner!!! This was a late evening trip just to see what was happing after the storm. The redfish were back, but the trout were scattered and the water muddy in some areas. We ran in to the Birds diving on some shrimp and the trout were eating them up we stopped and caught a few throw backs and one keeper, it was getting late so we headed in to eat them up!!!

We caught
7 Redfish
1 Speckled Trout
3 Sheephead

Tide = 1′ Rising
Weather = Sunny
Winds = WINDY North West 20+
Waves = 1’to 2’
Water Temp = 74 Degrees
Water = 1’ Visibly in some areas.

Check out the Great Pictures!!!

All you have to bring is a fishing license and what you want to eat and drink. Two Comfortable Private Deluxe Overnight Accommodations that have . NIGHT FISHING. and you can catch Blue Crabs right from the boat dock.