SPORTSMANS PARADISE OUTDOORS FISHING                                                                       

Capt. Ron Ph#225-445-1019   Capt. Ron email - hope19@cox.net                                                      

 www.spoutdoors.com 

                           Hello fellow anglers. What a great fishing trip with a couple of really nice men in from northern Alabama for some of the greatest fishing any where in the world that we are blessed to have here in Louisiana. The guys came in for 3 days of fishing and on day one they went fishing with Capt. Dude and they came to the dock with a box slam full of fine speckled trout. On day 2 Mr. Bill and Mr. Bob jumped on board with me and off to the hot spot in Breton Sound but as we arrived the water looked like chocolate milk and after a short check out we made a quick move to spot number 2 but nothing but those spiked pain in the butt fish there so off to spot number 3 and that was the ticket because on the first cast Mr. Bob caught a nice 2.5 pound trout and from there the fish went nuts with the guys boxing 30 trout in just 15 minutes. From there we fished up the island and caught nice trout with some trout pushing the 5 pound mark until the guys caught their limits and a few bay snappers and 3 gorilla drums mixed in just for the line stretching drag pulling fun of it.

                                 After the guys had enough trout fishing they wanted to try for some red fish but the winds had picked up to a stiff 20 to 25 so we headed to a protected spot that has been holding some reds and there was a few reds there and the guys put 3 nice reds in the box and 3 door mat flounder and Mr. Bob also picked up 3 trout on the old top dog to ice a perfect day on the water.

                            All fish today were caught using Campos live and kicking shrimp rigged 3 feet under a rattling poping cork. The final fish count for day twos action was 73 beautiful speckled trout 3 red fish 3 flounders and 5 bay snappers. On day three the guys wanted red fish so off to the red fish hole and they were there and hungry because in short order the guys swung two fine reds over the side and in a few hours the men put together a fine box of fish and that was all it took one stop shopping. The final days fish count was 15 red fish 25 bay snappers and 1 flounder. the guys have been fishing together a long time but they both said that this trip was one of the best trips that they have ever been on and I guess the over 300 fish that the guys caught might have a little bit to do with that.

                         If you would like to make a trip Capt. Ron  give us a call or drop us an email we would love to take you and your friends and family fishing but call early because the available days are going fast.If you would like to take a trip please give me a call or drop me an email and we can arrange the trip of your lifetime. And as our motto says, “RAIN OR SHINE, SLEET OR SNOW, IF YOU COME WE WILL GO!

 Thanks Capt Ron

A great day on the water

SPORTSMANS PARADISE OUTDOORS FISHING                                                                       

Capt. Ron Ph#225-445-1019   Capt. Ron email - hope19@cox.net                                                      

 www.spoutdoors.com 

                         Hello fellow anglers. This is Capt. Ronnie Hope coming to you with the fishing forecast from the Shell Beach,  Hopedale area for the coming month of June. The spring trout migration is in full swing and the shrimp bait balls have started to show up but the unstable weather conditions just haven’t let them start their schooling up in large schools so the fish have been on the same patterns and that is not bunched up just scatterd but as the water temps come up to stabilize so will the fish action. In the coming month the trout will start to stage on the islands out in the Black bay area and in the Breton Island areas and in Breton sound around the oyster reefs and the small well heads. As the bait schools get larger the birds will show up on the interior ponds and school trout can be easily caught with any plastics and on live bait that the marinas have just started to sell but some times the trout run small under the birds so you just have to jump from one flock of birds to the next until you find some quality trout.

                       As the full moon cycle of  June comes around the first wave of spawning trout will start to hit around the islands and other structures and can be caught on calm days on top water and large swim baits like the new tsunami baits in the small croaker colors. Also this time of the month the live croakers rigged Carolina style work really well fished on the trout spawning beds. The old standard of live shrimp is ALWAYS the best bet to catch fish any time that they are available.           

                          If you would like to make a trip Capt. Ron Or Capt. Ricky give us a call or drop us an email we would love to take you and your friends and family fishing but call early because the available days are going fast.If you would like to take a trip please give me a call or drop me an email and we can arrange the trip of your lifetime. And as our motto says, “RAIN OR SHINE, SLEET OR SNOW, IF YOU COME WE WILL GO!

 Thanks Capt Ron

SPORTSMANS PARADISE OUTDOORS FISHING                                                                       

Capt. Ron Ph#225-445-1019   Capt. Ron email - hope19@cox.net                                                      

 www.spoutdoors.com 

                              Hello fellow anglers. What a great fishing trip with a fun group of guys in from Houston to put some meat in the freezer and we did just that. The guys stayed in New Orleans last night and were at the dock early in the morning rearing to go and with a live well full of Campos live and kickin shrimp we were off to the hot spot and sure enough when we stopped before I could get the anchor set the guys had 2 fish on the line and it went on from there with doubles and triples coming in on a regular basis. The fish today weren’t as big as the last couple of trips but we did have a couple of 3 and 4 pounders  mixed in and the red fish made a few runs through and the guys were scrambling with multiple reds on the line trying to keep each others lines out of theirs but they did a fine job getting almost every fish to the net.

                          Today I had the pleasure of fishing with Mr, Charles and his son David and Davids best friend Kip and all these men could really fish I guess its because Mr. Charles and his family live on a big lake out side of Houston and they fish on a regular basis but they rarely catch fish like they did today. Today was their first trip to the Shell Beach area but they said it surely wouldn’t be their last as a matter of a fact they booked another outing later in the summer before they even left the dock. The final fish count for today was 100 beautiful speckled trout 11 red fish 4 puppy drums and 6 bay snappers and 2 flounders. All fish today were caught on live shrimp rigged 3 feet under a rattling popping cork.

                            If you would like to make a trip Capt. Ron  give us a call or drop us an email we would love to take you and your friends and family fishing but call early because the available days are going fast.If you would like to take a trip please give me a call or drop me an email and we can arrange the trip of your lifetime. And as our motto says, “RAIN OR SHINE, SLEET OR SNOW, IF YOU COME WE WILL GO!

 Thanks Capt Ron

A good day on the water

 

Dock shot

SPORTSMANS PARADISE OUTDOORS FISHING                                                                       

Capt. Ron Ph#225-445-1019   Capt. Ron email - hope19@cox.net                                                      

 www.spoutdoors.com 

                             Hello fellow anglers. What a great fishing trip with a really nice guy. Mr. Ricky met me at the dock at 6  am and with a live well full of Campos live and kicking shrimp we were off to the trout hole or that’s what we hoped for.I knew that today was going to be a perfect day with little to no wind and a 1.3 foot tide range and the only negative is that it wasn’t a full moon but you cant have every thing but two out of three ain’t bad.

                               As we hit the first lake the birds were all over and after passing three or four groups we couldn’t stand it any more and had to stop and throw a few times and the trout were there and hitting every cast but most of them were dinks but we did manage 7 keepers in short order until they went down and we were off to spot number two  and it was just the ticket to fill today request because from the very first cast it was solid action with fat speckled trout coming over the rail until in short order or by 8 am we had our limits of trout with a fer drums and a few bay snappers mixed in with some of the trout up to 5 pounds but most 17 to 19 inches.

                                With it being so early we decided to check out the red fish hole that has been full up with the perfect grilling sized reds as of late and sure enough they were there and hungry and in 30 minutes we had 10 perfect grillers on ice and a couple more bay snappers and 2 fat flounders just the right size for stuffing with some crab meat and baking. We also caught 3 puppy drums and one weird fish that I think was what they call a ribbon fish but defiantly one weird looking fish.

                                 The final fish count for today was 50 nice speckled trout up to 5 pounds and 10 red fish 3 puppy drums 6 bay snappers and 2 door mat flounders. Most of the fish today were caught on live shrimp rigged 3 feet under a poping cork but we did catch several trout on plastics in the shrimp looking colors bounced off the bottom. A banner day today with solid action from start to Finnish and all quality fish so now is  the time to fill your freezers with premium speckled trout fillets and with the full moon cycle coming on fast the days are going fast so get them while they are still available.

                                  If you would like to make a trip Capt. Ron  give us a call or drop us an email we would love to take you and your friends and family fishing but call early because the available days are going fast.If you would like to take a trip please give me a call or drop me an email and we can arrange the trip of your lifetime. And as our motto says, “RAIN OR SHINE, SLEET OR SNOW, IF YOU COME WE WILL GO!

 Thanks Capt Ron

a great catch

 

Table shot.

one wierd looking creature

SPORTSMANS PARADISE OUTDOORS FISHING                                                                       

Capt. Ron Ph#225-445-1019   Capt. Ron email - hope19@cox.net                                                      

 www.spoutdoors.com 

                            Hello fellow anglers. What a great fishing trip with a a fun group of guys who all work for a national chain and were in New Orleans for a combination meeting and fish catching outing and since the meeting part was over it was up to us to complete the second part of their trip and we were up to the task BUT the weather wasn’t our friend today because the weather man said it was supposed to blow 25 to 30  and amazingly he hit it on the head for once I guess even they get lucky every now and again.

                                We met the guys at the dock at 7:30 and after they got the bets set up we split up into two boats and I had the head cheese on the boat with me and that was Mr. Mike and one of his accountants Mr. Calvert and they were confident that we would win on our boat and that they would own the bragging rights until their next outing. With the winds pumping at daylight I knew It was going to be a tough day but as my dad used to say you have to deal with the hand you are delt and make the best of it and with that said we found a canal in the Biloxi marsh out of the wind as best as we could and it had some fish in it and the guys started putting fish in the box but no big fish like I knew it would take to win the bet but the action was steady and that’s when Calvert hooked into a big boy and boy did he fight with Calvert getting him to the surface several times and almost into the net but at the last second he made a final run and snapped the 30 pound leader and he was gone and we thought with him their chances of winning that bragging rights bet. But as the day wore on we had put together a good box of fish and all of a suddenMr. mike said there he is and it was a man and after a valiant battle put up by the fish we netted him and boy was mike beaming and chomping at the bit to get back to the dock to the weigh in and after we ran out of bait it was over except for the contest. We got back tot he dock and the other boat had a good day and thought they might have won the bet  but they came up just a little short and Mr. mikes fish took the largest fish and the largest red fish so he swept the bet and locked up the bragging rights and the prize pool also and boy was he walking on a cloud.

                                All the fish today were caught on market bait rigged 3 fet under a rattling cork fished close to the bank. The final fish count was 8 red fish 3 puppy drums 1 flounder nd1 fresh water blue cat not a blow out but a good day with a howling wind from day light. It was the guys first time down to Louisiana on a fishing trip but they said that this trip might be a yearly happening especially after the boss won the bet all the other guys wanted a rematch.

                                If you would like to make a trip Capt. Ron  give us a call or drop us an email we would love to take you and your friends and family fishing but call early because the available days are going fast.If you would like to take a trip please give me a call or drop me an email and we can arrange the trip of your lifetime. And as our motto says, “RAIN OR SHINE, SLEET OR SNOW, IF YOU COME WE WILL GO!

 Thanks Capt Ron

The winning red fish

 

THe winning team

his first red fish

The whole ccs group

SPORTSMANS PARADISE OUTDOORS FISHING                                                                       

Capt. Ron Ph#225-445-1019   Capt. Ron email - hope19@cox.net                                                      

 www.spoutdoors.com 

                      Hello fellow anglers. What a great fishing trip with a very nice family in from Denham Springs Louisiana for a fish stock up runand to introduce some of Mr. Dans family to the great fishing resource that we are so blessed with here in Louisiana and with the weather predicted to be a blow out it didn’t look good at the dock but with this time of  the year as great man (my dad) once said- it is what it is and you have to go to know. So I met Mr. Dan and his lovely Wife Renee and his two sons Brian and Austin at the dock at 7 am and boy was the wind pumping but I am of the resolve that you take what you have and you make the very best of it and today it turned out to be  a great fish catching day. All it took today was one stop and that was a wrap because  from literally the first cast it was fish on fish on which Mrs. Renee caught her first ever red fish and she turned out to be the queen fisher person today on the boat because she really put an old fashioned tail whipping on the guys today,  with doubles and triple hook ups all day long coming on the boat.

                               Today was kind of a reunion of sorts because I had my older brother Capt. Ricky helping me out on the boat and Mr. Dan and his oldest son Brian made a television show hunting a Corsican ram and taking him for a mount during our old hunting and fishing show days and it seemed like yesterday but it actually was about 8 years ago but we still watch the show on our web site and talk about that day with many customers of ours and friends as well. I have known Dan and Renee and heir family for many years and have wanted for quite some time to get them on the boat with me but the opportunity has never come up until now and it was a pleasure fishing with and visiting with them today and they said they cant wait to come back when the speckled trout turn on which is just around the corner.

                          All fish today were caught on market bait rigged 3 feet under a rattling popping cork fished up tight to the structure. The final fish count for the day was 30 fine red fish 2 puppy drums 2 speckled trout and 4 bay snappers. A very fine catch if I do say so myself.

                            The spring time trout slam is just around the corner and the good days are  going fast so get your reservations on the book quickly before all the good days are  gone!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

                                If you would like to make a trip Capt. Ron  give us a call or drop us an email we would love to take you and your friends and family fishing but call early because the available days are going fast.If you would like to take a trip please give me a call or drop me an email and we can arrange the trip of your lifetime. And as our motto says, “RAIN OR SHINE, SLEET OR SNOW, IF YOU COME WE WILL GO!

 Thanks Capt Ron

Brian and Austin and two of todays finest.

Table shot.

Austin and a perfect ending to a great fishing day

The Robichaux family

SPORTSMANS PARADISE OUTDOORS FISHING                                                                       

Capt. Ron Ph#225-445-1019   Capt. Ron email - hope19@cox.net                                                      

 www.spoutdoors.com 

                      Hello fellow anglers. What a great fishing trip with a very nice father and son duo in from New Orleans for some father son bonding over a bent fishing rod and thats just what happened today. Today I had the pleasure of guiding Mr. David and his very polite son Adam who had been on several fishing trips but had never caught any fish but about 15 minutes into our trip that hurdle had been over come and Adam had a new found confidence in his ability to catch fish and as the day wore on he got better and better at casting and reeling in fish which by the way he did quite a lott of both today. Even though the winds were relentless we were able to put together a box full of nice grill sized red fish and puppy drums and 1 lone speckled trout.

                       It was a pleasure to fish with these guys today and Mr. David had some interesting stories about different types of fish that he had caught all over the world. Mr. David was recommended to me by a loyal client friend of mine and he said that we did more than he could have ever expected us to do and I told it is easyto do  in the best fishing area any where in the world like we have at shell Beach. All fish today were caught using market bait rigged 3 feet under a rattling cork. The final fish count was 20 Red fish 4 Puppy drums and 5 bay snappers and 1 lone speck.

 If you would like to make a trip Capt. Ron  give us a call or drop us an email we would love to take you and your friends and family fishing but call early because the available days are going fast.If you would like to take a trip please give me a call or drop me an email and we can arrange the trip of your lifetime. And as our motto says, “RAIN OR SHINE, SLEET OR SNOW, IF YOU COME WE WILL GO!

 Thanks Capt Ron

SPORTSMANS PARADISE OUTDOORS FISHING                                                                       

Capt. Ron Ph#225-445-1019   Capt. Ron email - hope19@cox.net                                                      

 www.spoutdoors.com 

                       Hello fellow anglers. What a  fun fishing trip with 2 great guys in fom denhm Springs Louisiana for some good rod bending action that we have been doing as of late in Shell Beach. I met the guys at the dock and they were early and ready to get at the task at hand. The wind cast didnt look good so we opted for plan B and tried some of my back up spots for some rod benders but at the first two stops produced  nothing but bait steelers so off to spot 3 and it was golden. Almost from the first cast the red fish were there and hungry but a little scattered out I guess because of the 25 knot winds that were howling most of the morning but as the morning wore on we got a short break from the winds and the fish went nuts and on one point the guys caught at least 25 nice reds and puppy drums.

                        Today I had the pleasure of fishing with Mr. Mark and Mr. Tony from denham Springs Louisiana today. Today was Mr. Tony’s only second fishing trip and after a few minutes of coaching he was casting and reeling like a pro. All fish today were caught using market bait rigged 3 feet under a rattling cork fished up close to the structure.  The guys had a blast today and cant wait until their next Trip down to the beach.

 If you would like to make a trip Capt. Ron  give us a call or drop us an email we would love to take you and your friends and family fishing but call early because the available days are going fast.If you would like to take a trip please give me a call or drop me an email and we can arrange the trip of your lifetime. And as our motto says, “RAIN OR SHINE, SLEET OR SNOW, IF YOU COME WE WILL GO!

 Thanks Capt Ron

Table shot

 

SPORTSMANS PARADISE OUTDOORS FISHING                                                                       

Capt. Ron Ph#225-445-1019   Capt. Ron email - hope19@cox.net                                                      

 www.spoutdoors.com 

                       Hello fellow anglers. What a great fishing trip with a very nice group in all the way from An arbor Michigan for the boys spring break trip and they said that they wanted to spend time with their dads on the water so they called us because that they have heard how phenomenal that the fishing is in Louisiana and we delivered another grand slam to them today. The dads just wanted the boys to get their rods bent and bend them we did from the first cast it was  fish fish on until the fish box was full to the top. By this time the wind had picked up a little so we made a move to a little structure to try and get out of some of the rolling waves but the only problem was that the only thing biting there was those irritating spiked creatures so off to spot number three but Nada there but cats. Being as we were completely out of room in the fish box the guys were ready for part two of their spring break trip to Biloxi Mississippi so we headed to the barn.

                            All fish today were caught on  Campos market bait fished on the bottom on a 1/4 ounce jig head. Today I had the pleasure of fishing with Mr.mark and Mr. Nick, Mr. Kevin, Mr. Ken and Mr. Grant and I also had my brother who jumped on board Capt. Ricky to give me a hand and thank goodness he did because with out him it would have been utter chaos today and instead it made the day easy as pie. The final fish count was a pile of bay snappers 45 in all.

                      If you would like to make a trip Capt. Ron  give us a call or drop us an email we would love to take you and your friends and family fishing but call early because the available days are going fast.If you would like to take a trip please give me a call or drop me an email and we can arrange the trip of your lifetime. And as our motto says, “RAIN OR SHINE, SLEET OR SNOW, IF YOU COME WE WILL GO!

 Thanks Capt Ron

SPORTSMANS PARADISE OUTDOORS FISHING                                                                       

Capt. Ron Ph#225-445-1019   Capt. Ron email - hope19@cox.net                                                      

 www.spoutdoors.com 

                       Hello fellow anglers. What a great fishing trip with a very fun group of guys in from all over for a fun couple of days  to celebrate the up coming nuptuials of one of their buddies. most of these guys have been fishing with myself or capt. Tony Gross of Backwater Fishing charters and boy could these guys ever fish and they reminded me so much of my brothers and myself and how terrably competitive they were and how much smack talking that was going on the boat literaly from the moment we hit the water it was on like donkey kong. But amongst all the poking of fun at each other these guys talked the talk because they could walk the walk if you know waht I mean.

                        We met the guys at the dock at 6;30 and they were up and chomping at the bit to bend the rod and all it took was one stop because there were so many fish and these guys fished so well that after an hour of fishing the fish box was at the lid stomping level and beyond. After  the guys filled the box it was catch and release for a few more hours until the guys wanted a change of scenery so we headed for a spot looking to upgrade a few fish and we were able to catch a few more bull red fish and a few red fish that were the perfect size for grilling and even picked up a flounder to put the proverbial icing on the cake to a perfect day of fishing and smack talking.

                                All of the fish today were caught on market bait either fished 2 feet under a cork or most of the were caught Carolina rigged and bounced off the bottom and when they took it they took it hard most of the fish had t he hooks so deep they had to be cut off and rehooked up. the final fish count for the day was 51 bay snappers 9 red fish and 7 drums and one lone flounder.  All in all a great time was had by all and many fish were caught and a lot were released to fight another day.

                                If you would like to make a trip Capt. Ron  give us a call or drop us an email we would love to take you and your friends and family fishing but call early because the available days are going fast.If you would like to take a trip please give me a call or drop me an email and we can arrange the trip of your lifetime. And as our motto says, “RAIN OR SHINE, SLEET OR SNOW, IF YOU COME WE WILL GO!

 Thanks Capt Ron