Fishing Reports by Capt. Gene Dugas

Windy Day Grand Slam - Knew it was going to be tough day with 20 to 25 mph West wind and Low tide, But Alan, Justin, and Jason had planned this trip months ago and came from Georgia to fish so we were going to fish and do our best. Things started out good first area 2 reds more...
Capt. Gene Dugas - Hopedale

Spring Trout and Red's - Warm weather finally. Got out the last couple of days to do some scout fishing and see if the trout were in the mood. They were in the mood alright and nice too very few small fish all in the 2 lb range. They were not stacked up anywhere but scattere more...
Capt. Gene Dugas - Hopedale

Raining Spots and Dots - RAINING SPOTS AND DOTS! Al Godwin and I met at Rocky and Carlos for lunch yesterday then headed down to Hopedale for an afternoon fishing trip. We headed out in rain suits with a light rain falling determined to catch some fish. It was not long and more...
Capt. Gene Dugas - Hopedale

Hammer Time in Hopedale LA - HAMMERED' EM Yesterday with the weather warming up the trout and redfish went wild. I had Pete his wife Deb, and Arron and Sarah who were in from NY City for the holiday's doing some family fishing or should I sat catching. It was on from the start more...
Capt. Gene Dugas - Hopedale

FALL FISHING IS HOT IN HOPEDALE LA - Great Fall Fishing this past week in Hopedale LA. The speckled trout have been on fire every time I have been out. Plastics and live bait under corks. Where ever the tide is moving and pulling the bait shrimp with it. The birds have been active the l more...
Capt. Gene Dugas - Hopedale

Trick Or Treat Fishing in Hopedale LA - TRICK OR TREAT! Day before Halloween Trip turned out to be a treat Things started out a little slow but by mid morning we were 0on the trout over an oyster reef near lake Clabasse steady action until the limit was full of nice speckle trout. At fir more...
Capt. Gene Dugas - Hopedale

Got'em Again! - Had Ray Loupe, Collin Murphy and Ray Laviolette on board yesterday and had a great day fishing. We got a little bit of a late start around 8:00 am but the first stop had trout coming in the boat. The bite did not last long as soon as the tide quit it more...
Capt. Gene Dugas - Hopedale

Hopedale LA Fishing Smack Down! - DOUBLE SMACK DOWN'S Back to back last two days were pretty much the same story SPECKLED TROUT and REDFISH in the interior marshes in Hopedale. Both days got right on the trout early with live campo shrimp and plastic's under corks. Fishing the movi more...
Capt. Gene Dugas - Hopedale

Hopedale LA Speck's and Red's - Had Mark. Mike , and Shawn on board yesterday great group and lot's of fun. Started out in what looked like to be calm conditions but somebody kicked on the fan and the east wind was pumping like it has been the last few days. We headed to the edges more...
Capt. Gene Dugas - Hopedale

Great to be back on the water - Great to be fishing, yesterday I helped out Capt Dude with a group. We started out in very windy conditions with a high tide and coming in hard. Got some live ones from Campo's and headed to the outside edges in search of trout . Fished where we coul more...
Capt. Gene Dugas - Hopedale