Hopedale Fishing Reports

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

Bachelor Party In Hopedale LA - Dave Scott set up this 2 boat trip for his friends and bachelor party group. The weather forecast called for wind and rain but luckily the rain held off until 12:30 giving us enough time to catch some speckled trout and redfish. First stop nothing no more...
Capt. Gene Dugas - Hopedale

Hopedale Louisiana Trout! - ANOTHER GREAT DAY! Von his daughter Cindy and her son Joey made the trip to Hopedale LA from just south of Hattiesburg MS Tuesday morning to catch some Speckled Trout and Redfish. Well the wind was back so the on to plan B. Things started out great more...
Capt. Gene Dugas - Hopedale

Hopedale Louisiana Trout! - Fished yesterday with Ray Huntzicker HUNTSZICKER OUTDOORS and friends Brent and John. Friday was the first day after the all week cold blast and the weather was nice and warming up today. The water temps were around 46 degrees when we hit the water more...
Capt. Gene Dugas - Hopedale

Super Bowl Redfish - Super Bowl Redfish With the super low water Sunday I decided to leave the Avenger in the slip and take the GD Surface drive out to do some skinny water fishing for reds. The water was a little stained but the reds were very visible up on the flats. more...
Capt. Gene Dugas - Hopedale

Catch and Release Day! - Yesterday I had the pleasure of fishing with Randy and his son Rodney from Georgia. They were in New Orleans for a few days and wanted to sample the great fishing we have in Louisiana. We started out at 8 o'clock to let things warm up some and got ri more...
Capt. Gene Dugas - Hopedale