Surf fishing GI

Walk out through the first trough. Walk parallel with the beach.

Make fan casts into the first trough, straight ahead of you, and out into the 2nd trough.

Keep moving and look for subtle differences along the beach and water line that will indicate a drain. Fish will stack up in these areas as well as where you find small holes with deeper water in small areas.

Look for birds diving and pockets of mullet and/or shrimp.

I like to throw suspending hardbody baits (i.e. mirrodines, catch 2000s) in the summer along the beaches. Big female trout are aggressive during the spawn and are vision hunters.

Of course keep some jig heads and soft plastics on hand. Topwater for the early mornings.

Get a float basket with a long rope not a stringer.

For your soft plastics, I’ve have great success using the down south lures in opening night and frozen smoke.

1/4 oz pink jig head with a shrimp creole matrix shad bumped along the bottom as you reel in.

Good luck.

All I ask is to not leave bait and dead catfish on the beach.

Live shrimp under a cork also free lining shrimp. The water is deepest between the rocks in the surf. There are parking spots for beach access along the road on Grand Isle. I like the one at elm st. Because the rocks are further out and the water is deeper. We usually do good there. On days when the surf is rough the back bay holds alot of fish too. You need a boat or kayak for that. Alot of trout along the rocks in the back side of Grand Isle. Good luck ??