Louisiana Fly Fishing

Southeast - Biloxi Marsh, Lake Borgne

Capt. Gary Taylor
Go For It Charters
43207 Hwy 190
Slidell, LA
Phone: 504-641-8532
Web site Year-round fly and light tackle fishing in the beautiful coastal marshes of SE Louisiana. Forty minutes from downtown New Orleans. Fishes Lake Borgne and Biloxi marsh for reds, specks, jacks, spanish, ladyfish, and schools of bull reds (15-30 lbs). Options: flats boat, Lafitte skiff, or individual kayaks.

Southeast - Hopedale, Delacroix

Capt. Paul X. Noel
Lagniappe Charters LLC
New Orleans, LA
Phone: 504-279-4198
Pager: 504-480-5973
Email: LSUrents@aol.com
Sight cast fishing with light and fly tackle for reds and drum in shallow water marshes. Also specks and freshwater bass. Long time veteran fishing SE Louisiana since 1968.

Southeast - Lafitte, Myrtle Grove, Port Sulphur

Capt. Gregg Arnold
E-Z Fly Guide Service 720 Richard St.
New Orleans, LA 70130
Phone: 504-522-9837
Pager: 1-800-671-2904
Fax: 504-558-0685
Email: fish@e-zfly.com
Web site Marsh sight fishing for reds, specks in coastal waters south of New Orleans. Freshwater fly fishing for bass available.

Capt. Barrett Brown
E-Z Fly Guide Service 720 Richard St.
New Orleans, LA 70130
Phone: 504-908-3474
Pager: 1-800-671-2904
Fax: 504-558-0685
Email: fish@e-zfly.com
Web site Marsh sight fishing for reds, specks in coastal waters south of New Orleans. Freshwater fly fishing for bass available. Capt. Brown also gives programs and tying demos.

Capt. Theophile Bourgeois
Bourgeois Charters 2724 Sievers Dr.
Marrero, LA 70072
Phone: 504-347-3685
Pager: 504-546-8254
Email: bigfish@accesscom.net
Web site Orvis endorsed. Fishes areas south of New Orleans near Lafitte. 2 to 60 people using 22 x 8 ft shallow draft boats. Overnight lodging available. Species: reds, specks, drum, flounder, freshwater bass. Guided lady angler to fly rod world record black drum (42 lbs).

Capt. Kirby LaCour
BKD Guide Service 701 Champagne Dr.
Kenner, LA 70065-1743
Phone: 504-464-1697
Fishes marshes south and east of New Orleans. Specializes in sight casting from flats boats to reds, specks, bass. Certified casting instructor. Gives slide programs, tying demonstrations. Sells custom flies.

Capt. Mark Brockhoeft
Big Red Guides and Outfitters
800-966-4868
118 Mildred St.
Belle Chasse, LA 70037
Phone: 504-392-7146
Fax: 504-227-0947
Web site Shallow water marshes south and east of New Orleans sight casting to reds, specks, drum, sheepshead. BRG has been featured on ESPN Outdoors.

Southeast - Delta

Capt. Brandon Ballay 237 Sports Marina Rd.
Venice, LA 70091
Phone: 504-534-9357
Deep water fishing for inshore, offshore, and bluewater species out of the Mississippi River delta. Species include: cobia, drum, reds, specks, dolphin, kings, spanish, little tunnies, triple tail, tarpon, tuna.

Capt. Mike Frenette 5156 Towering Oaks Ave.
Marrero, LA 70072
Phone: 504-341-4245
Deep water fly fishing for inshore, offshore, and bluewater species out of the Mississippi River delta. Goes out of Venice Marina.

Capt. Peace Marvel
Reel Peace Charters Venice, LA 70091
Phone: 504-534-2278, 504-274-8365
Email: realpeace@aol.com
Web site Offshore / Bluewater / Chandeleur Islands (wade fishing). Specialist in bluewater fly fishing, esp. yellowfin and blackfin tuna. His selection of boats allows year round fishing from island wading to bluewater with 1-6 people. Species include: tuna, wahoo, cobia, false albacore, kings, spanish, dorado, jacks, shark, tarpon, reds, specks.

South Central - Galliano, Golden Meadow, Leesville, Grand Isle

Capt. Chad Billiot
Marsh Rat Guide Service
11823 W. Ave. A
Cut Off, LA 70345
Phone: 504-632-8156
Email: marshrat@mobiltel.net
Web site Fly fishing and light tackle along Highway 1 corridor from Galliano to offshore out of Grand Isle / Fourchon. Inside: sight cast fishing to reds and drum, bay fishing for specks. Offshore: fishing for cobia, spanish, and many other species during summer, fall.

South Central - Chauvin, Dulac, Dularge

Capt. Danny Ayo
Shallow Minded Guide Service 1207 Bayou Blue Bypass Rd.
Thibodaux, LA 70301
Phone: 504-868-7208 before 8 pm CST
Email: flyfisher@cajunnet.com
Fishes marshes south of Houma, in Dulac and Cocodrie areas. Specialist in sightcasting to reds in inches-deep water from custom built shallow-draft flats boats. Also renown fly tier. Gives excellent programs and tying demos.

Capt. Leland Ledet
Dulac Charters Houma, LA
Phone: 504-873-8041
Email: redfishermen@hotmail.com
Web site Deep marshes around Dulac. Sight casting to reds, drum, sheepshead from shallow draft boats in skinny water. Also, bays and lakes for speckled trout and white trout.

Southwest Louisiana - Calcasieu Lake, Cameron

Capt. Jeff Poe
Capt. Mary Poe
141 Pelican Pt.
Lake Charles, LA 70607
Phone: 337-598-3268
Fax: 318-598-4499
Orvis endorsed. Specializes in light tackle and fly rod for large speckled trout in Calcasieu Lake. Holds state fly rod record with 9+ lb speck. Also, reds in lakes and marsh ponds, as well as near offshore for wide variety of species.

Southwest Louisiana - Sabine Lake

Capt. Chuck Uzzle
Chuck's Guide Service
2319 Lisa Lane
Orange, TX 77630
Phone: 409-886-5222
Email: cuzzle@pnx.com Orvis endorsed. Fly fishing and light tackle in Sabine Lake, Sabine River and surrounding bayous for reds, specks, flounder, and stripers. Hewes Light Tackle Skiffs powered by Yahama outboards. All bait and tackle furnished. Fish cleaning provided at no extra charge.

Central Louisiana

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Northwest Louisiana

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Northeast Louisiana

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Southwest Arkansas (coldwater trout)

Jeff Guerin
Little Missouri Fly Fishing
Murfreesboro, AR
Phone: 870-285-2807
Email: jatltlmo@iocc.com
Web site Guided fishing for rainbow trout and smallmouth bass in the scenic Ouachita Mountains only 2.5 hours north of Shreveport. Lifelong fly fisher in this area. Great waters for beginners, children, ideal for family vacations. Lodging available. Renown casting instructor and fly tier, featured at many conclaves. Available for club programs. Sells custom flies.

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