Re: {Tidal Potomac Fly Rodders} New Orleans

I go down there quite frequently for the reds (and everything else Nola has to offer). My main guide is Captain Greg Moon (Louisiana Fly Fishing Charters). If he's not available, my next choice is Rocky Thickstun (Salty Fly Louisiana). The only other guide that I'm familiar enough with to give a recommendation (haven't used, but comes recommended from the other two guides) is Lucas Bisset (Low Tide Charters). They're extremely heavily booked around during Carnival season - particularly if it's right before, after, or during one of the major ones - so definitely try to get something set now before it's too late. My biggest recommendation is avoid a "Florida guide." They'll likely all be focusing on Tarpon at this point, but there's a growing contingency of guides coming over for a few weeks or months of the year to guide for the bull redfish. Generally, they do not know the water at all. You'll also often find them following one of the "good" redfish guides and fishing on top of them, despite there being tens of thousands of acres of extremely productive water. That means they're likely either guiding you on water that's already been fished, water that's not as good as right nearby (hence why the local guides aren't fishing there), or they're fishing it the wrong way and pushing fish off the flats for the other fisherman.

On Wed, Apr 1, 2015 at 4:55 PM, Marek Rich <mrich@scheerpartners.com> wrote:

I'm heading down to Jazz Fest at the end of the month and was looking to chase some Reds. I was planning on simply hiring a guide. Anyone have any suggestions/recommendations?

 

Thanks,

 

Marek

 

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