__Been a while since my last report I have been really busy fishing and duck hunting the marshes. Fall fishing is spectacular regular limits of speckled trout and redfish. The duck hunting has also been good with some really good hunts and great time in the marsh in the sportsman paradise LOUISIANA. The first split of ducks season is over and the opener for the second on DEC 14. Good cold fronts coming down this week should push lots of new birds into our area. Season will close on JAN 19 2014. So if you want to get in on the ducks times ticking . CALL TO BOOK 985-640-0569

FALL FISHING and Duck Hunting!

Its been a good week the trout and redfish are in the marshes and the cooler weather has dropped the water temps putting them in the feeding mode. Live shrimp from Campo's is still the best bat around but I have been getting the action on the plastic too. Fishing is going to only get better. And The DUCKS are showing up too should be a great duck season healthy marsh with lots of grass feed for the ducks. If you would like to get in on the fish catching or shoot some ducks or do both give me a call CAPT GENE DUGAS 985-640-0569 RATHER BE FISHING HUNTING ADVENTURES www.ratherbe-fishing.com

REDFISH ST LOUIS STYLE!

St Louis Brother Firefighters Steve Kirdy, Ben Hotop, Dave Schurman, Chris, Marshall and Joe Rallo made the trip down to New Orleans for some fun then to Hopedale For some Louisiana Redfishing. Got an early start got right into some fish put some in the boat and had some big ones break off but good way to start. Tide stopped things were slow for awhile but we found some moving and redfish and that worked the area trolling the shore and put redfish in steady. Before long the guys had their limit of reds some nice trout and black drum filing the box. Great day lots of fun with gereat group of guy's. WWW.RATHERBE-FISHING.COM

RATHER BE FISHING & HUNTING ADVENTURES It is almost time for the little blue wing rockets. Great reports from the breeding grounds forecasting plenty of bluewing teal for the teal season. Our marshes look great with ponds full of grass plenty of feed for the ducks. Now booking for the September teal season Sept 14-29 and up coming duck season Nov 14-Dec 1, Dec14-Jan19. I have several open slots still for teal season both morning and afternoon hunts open. It gets dark late you can make an evening hunt after work or come in for the early morning hunt either way they are both good hunts. BLAST and CAST combo trips ducks in the am and fishing in the PM. Check out our website for details and pricing. Dust off those guns call and book a hunt and get your season started early on those teal! It’s not too early to book a hunt for the big ducks too before the rush! SO CALL AND GET IN ON THE WINGED ACTION! CAPT. GENE DUGAS 985-640-0569 www.ratherbe-fishing.com

John Ledoux and son’s made the trip to Hopedale from Mobile AL on Friday for a day of fishing with his boy’s. The weather was perfect the first time in a week sunshine and light winds. Things started out slow just a few fish water temp was in low 50’s. Around 11 am we got on a good trout bite nice fish taking plastics under corks water temp was up the 59. Made a few drifts in this one area putting ga few trout ion the box on each pass adding up to 45 nice trout and 1 barely legal redfish before calling it a day. Great day on the water CAPT GENE DUGAS RATHER BE FISHING ADVENTURES 985-640-0569 www.ratherbe-fishing.com

November Ducks

November trout fishing has been wide open Trout being caught all over the marsh with live shrimp and plastics under corks. Redfish biting good but scattered. The first split of the LA duck season was not as good as usual and warmer then past seseaons. The duck numbers in our area are down from previous years but I had some really good hunts and happy hunters. The second split which starts on December 15 should be a lot better. Hopefully colder weather here and up north will brings more ducks to the marshes. All and all still a sucessful first split with an average of 8 to 10 ducks per hunt. I still have openings for the rest of the sesaon so call soon and get on the books we only hav

e 40 days left till the season closes. CALL NOW AND GET IN ON THE FISHING AND HUNTING ACTION! CAPTAIN GENE DUGAS 985-640-0569 www.ratherbe-fishing.com

BLASTING and CASTING!

November is one of my favorite months to be in the Louisiana Marshes The speckled trout hvae moved in and the weather is cool and it is DUCK SEASON.I have been busy fishing and hunting all month here it is Thanksgiving Day I have lot to be thankful for too. The fishing is in full swing speckled trout catches are sloid and steady the redfish are plentiful but on the small side that should change as it gets colder. Now for the ducks! The sesaon openeed on the 3rd for the youth hunt and The kids wer out and shot few and misseda few but lots of fun. Regular season opened on the 10th. Warm wether has us off toa slow start not the numbers of birds we normally have but I have been hunting and having good success not limits but good hunts and always a good time. The second split of the season should be great so if you want to get in on the action catching fish shooting ducks or both give me a call and seta day to enjoy the Sportsman Paradise in Louisiana.

AUGUST! The fishing in august has been hot to saw the least the key has been get out early and get finished before noon. The speckled trout still ona roll and the redfsih were picking up. THEN HURRICANE ISACC nailed us and the south Louisian coast and did a lot of damage. After the storm spenta few weeks getting things back in order where we could fish and accomodate our customers. Glad to ssaw everythiung is back and the fishing is on.

Trout Train Still Rolling!

Trout Train Still Rolling Sunday & Monday I fished with Mike, Al, Ray, Eric and Rico. We fished a mid morning trip on Sunday and did not kill them but had 50 nice trout in the box a little after noon. Monday we were out early and started out where we left them and they were still there. Ounce we got them started I called over some friends in another boat and got them in position just outside of the fish. That worked great we had the school just in front and between the boats keeping the baits in the same area keeping the trout biting. Hit the marsh and did some red fishing catching 7 reds and drums before calling it a day before it got hot. Wednesday Chuck and Jim some regulars brought along their friend Kenny for his first trip with me and what a trip. We started at the rigs in black bay our first stop had trout coming in the boat live shrimp under corks. The trout were mixed in size but a slow steady bite had the box looking good. A couple of rigs later we hit gold big fat trout slamming our baits both under corks and on bottom. We finished our limit right there and headed in to try the reds. We caught plenty of reds but all too small to keep and one nice flounder. CAPT GENE DUGAS RATHERBE FISHING-HUNTING ADVENTURES www.ratherbe-fishing.com 985-640-0569

Bad Weather Great Trip!

Windy Rainey Day Yesterday. Larry, Robbie,Josh,and Blaine and I left the dock at first light and was met with a huge storm . It blew 20to30 for awhile no getting outside after the trout. Plan B,so we worked around some ponds in the rain close to Black bay for redfish hoping the weather would break and we could get out. We put a few reds in the boat broke off a few and landed and released a huge bull drum. Then it happened the rain stopped wind calmed so we took our shot and ran out. First stop a couple dirty water second and third catfish number four it happened picked few trout so we anchored down and they slowly started coming in the boat then they turned on trout coming in steady. The weather was making another run on us so we headed in and just made it in time. Cold and wet but smiling with box full of trout on bad weather day. We fished hard no matter the weather and made the best of it and got lucky. 75 TROUT 6 REDFISH CAPT GENE DUGAS RATHER BE FISHING ADVENTURES 985-640-0569 www.ratherbe-fishing.com

JULY TROUT EXPLOSION!

The past 2 weeks the fishing has but AWESOME The speckled trout are on fire! Every trip has bee great with lots of nice trout and few reds mixed in. The redfish slowed down but manthe trout are wide open. I had Capt Wild Bill of the Kodiak from " The Deadliest Catch" and boy were slinging trout in the boat too. It was a great trip and Bill is Great guy too he took time to visit the local fisherman and eat some Louisiana boiled crabs and shrimp with us . Several other trips great fishing with lots of speckled trout. CAPT GENE DUGAS RATHER BE FISHING - HUNTING ADVENTURES www.ratherbe-fishing .com