Fetha Styx Blog » trolling http://blog.fethastyx.com Fetha Styx Fishing Rods Wed, 25 Jan 2012 16:14:07 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 Redfish Fishing Report with Chris Williams — Lafitte, LA http://blog.fethastyx.com/2011/04/redfish-fishing-report-with-chris-williams-lafitte-la/ http://blog.fethastyx.com/2011/04/redfish-fishing-report-with-chris-williams-lafitte-la/#comments Fri, 01 Apr 2011 13:17:20 +0000 FethaStyx http://blog.fethastyx.com/?p=4143 Between the super-moon we have been having and the Mississippi River rising so high above normal, the fish have become a bit spooky. There is a major influx of freshwater filtering through the marsh and redfish are getting harder to come by, but we still wanted to put a hurting on the fish with our new Fetha Styx Homewater rods.

Chris Williams redfish louisiana fishing report

Chris Williams

Over the weekend, my parter and I checked out the Lafitte, LA area and the water is just muddy everywhere we went. It’s still a bit chilly and the grass hasn’t had time to regrow and filter the water out. So until then, look for the marsh to be muddy just about everywhere you go. Thankfully we were still able to find some decent fish. The key is to find the clearest water possible where their is the highest concentration of bait. We found some nice fish in and around Hermitage Bayou and Round Lake. You want to try to fish the lee side when it’s windy and ‘match the hatch’ so to speak. The baits that worked for us the most where the Zman minnowz in a dark color with a chartreuse or white tail or a glass minnow color with 1/4 oz Slayer Inc Weedless jigheads.

Best fishing rods for Louisiana Redfish fishing

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It’s been foggy the past few mornings and the sight fishing bite has been sparse. So we went back to our fail-safe search baits, the gold spoon and the Zman Swimmerz in the Hitch color. You want to key in on big bait pods and look for big pushes off the shoreline where a red has taken off after some bait. Make sure you make a good cast in front of the push as to not spook the red and just bounce the bait off the bottom ’till the red sees it. Once he bites, hold on because you’re in for a ride!

Stealth is key here; since the water is muddy, the redfish are keying in on sound and smell so excessive use of your trolling motor will spook the fish and no one wants that. Attempt to use the wind as much as possible to push your boat around and steer the front with the trolling motor only when you have to.

Chris Williams, Team Fish Happens

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]]> http://blog.fethastyx.com/2011/04/redfish-fishing-report-with-chris-williams-lafitte-la/feed/ 0 Todd Daniels Talks Springer Rods and Strategies http://blog.fethastyx.com/2010/05/todd-daniels-talks-springer-rods-and-strategies/ http://blog.fethastyx.com/2010/05/todd-daniels-talks-springer-rods-and-strategies/#comments Tue, 11 May 2010 15:00:20 +0000 FethaStyx http://blog.fethastyx.com/?p=2391 We sat down with Todd Daniels for a quick moment and asked him to tell us a bit about the gear and technique changes he makes as heads down to Drano Lake for springers. Listen below:

Todd on springers and more

Todd’s steelhead rod, Salmon/Steelhead Predator Series (FSSH-962-2):
Fetha Styx Salmon/Steelhead Predator Series
Fetha Styx Salmon/Steelhead Predator Series

Todd’s springer rod, Downrigger Series (FSDR-BC-964-2C):
Fetha Styx Downrigger Rod Series
Fetha Styx Downrigger Rod Series

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