Fishing Reports by Capt. Gene Dugas

Hopedale Speckled Trout Action! - Hopedale Trout! Teusday was just as good I had Dave Barecker and his friend GW Television actor from the TV show The Closer' and the Police Academy Movies in town for some RR and a little fishing action in Hopedale LA. We got right on the trout b more...
Capt. Gene Dugas - Hopedale

Catching Up! - Fished yesterday with my good friend Alan Luc and boy did we have a good time. Al and I had not done anything together in a while so to say we enjoyed the day is in understatement. The weather was beautiful too. To the fishing, We started off right i more...
Capt. Gene Dugas - Hopedale

Jackson Family Trip - Trey Jackson set up this trip for his mom Brenda and his dad Gene. Things started off kind of slow the first few spots only a couple. We found a few trout in Lake Amadee but they would not stay on. So I made a big move toward the outside and started more...
Capt. Gene Dugas - Hopedale

Roll Tide - Claude Clark and his buddy Dennis made the trip over from Alabama to get in some speckled trout and redfish. My son Jacob jumped on board today to help out and start learning a little too. Well I was off all last week on vacation so I just went with more...
Capt. Gene Dugas - Hopedale

You Don't Know Unless You Go! - WINDY! WINDY! LIMITS! LIMITS! This past week in Hopedale the wind has been absolutely horrendous 20 to 30 mph every day. But YOU DONT KNOW UNLESS YOU GO! Well I have been going and catching limits of trout and some beautiful redfish too. The p more...
Capt. Gene Dugas - Hopedale

Hopedale Louisiana Trout! - Al Godwin wanted only big fish today and with the calm conditions we were able to get outside. Things started great at the first stop but the catfish took over quick. A couple of move later with the tide stating to come in the big trout started bitin more...
Capt. Gene Dugas - Hopedale

Photo Finish - Yesterday Ray Huntzicker and guest along with the camera man were back in Hopedale for some more Speckled Trout and Redfish action for an upcoming episode on HUNTZICKER OUTDOORS TV. Man the winds were calm for the first time in along time we headed o more...
Capt. Gene Dugas - Hopedale

Saturday in Hopedale - May 2, 2009 Dave Lemoine from Indiana was in town visiting family and friends and set this trip bringing along the Reed family Jerry Sr, Jerry and Beau. Dave is originally from Louisiana and it had been a long time since he fished the marsh. Things more...
Capt. Gene Dugas - Hopedale

WINDY LIMIT! - WINDY LIMIT! Sunday Windy again 25mph+. No getting outside again. Headed for some protected water picking up a handful of trout the first couple of spots. Got on good trout bite around 8:30 not fast but steady and with the wind we made camp right th more...
Capt. Gene Dugas - Hopedale

GGOD FRIDAY! - GOOD FRIDAY! Wes Crowe and family from Georgia were in Hopedale on Good Friday and boy was it good. The weather was forecasted to be windy and some rain but the winds were calm at daylight the first time in awhile. With good conditions I headed for more...
Capt. Gene Dugas - Hopedale