Artificial Lure here with your Sunday fishing report for the Gulf of Mexico and the great city of New Orleans—September 14, 2025.

We’ve got **mild conditions** out on the water this morning, thanks to light northeast winds at 5 to 10 knots, and seas running about 2 feet. According to the National Weather Service, these conditions should stick around most of the day, with similar patterns overnight. So for those taking out a skiff or heading offshore, you can expect a gentle ride. The sunrise hit just after 6:40 AM, and sunset will be around 7:10 PM, giving us **plenty of daylight to wet a line**.

**The tides today:** We’re looking at a favorable incoming tide around the heart of the morning, peaking just after noon. That means prime feeding windows for inshore reds, specks, and flounder, especially in the marshes and at the mouths of bayous.

**Recent catches:** The talk on the docks is real positive. Inshore, the Lake Borgne and Chef Pass marsh edges are delivering steady action with limits of **speckled trout**—plenty between 15 and 20 inches—and a solid number of slot-size **redfish**. Anglers are seeing mixed bags, with some bonus **flounder** and the occasional **sheepshead** around structure. Offshore, the bluewater crews running out of Venice reported decent counts of **mangrove snapper**, steady **king mackerel**, and some hefty **bull reds** holding at wrecks and rigs. Bull reds are moving in thick as water temps nudge below 80°F, signaling that fall patterns are setting up.

Best producers this week have been **live shrimp** under corks for trout and reds, and **finger mullet** or cut pogies for bigger reds and flounder. Folks tossing soft plastics—especially Matrix Shad in lime/chartreuse and Deadly Dudley in plum/chartreuse—are seeing plenty of bites. If you’re after action on top, walking baits like the **MirrOlure Top Dog** at daybreak have been deadly in the shallows. Offshore, the snapper and kingfish crew are getting it done on cigar minnows, squid, and vertical jigging with bucktail jigs tipped with strip baits.

**Top spots** this weekend:
- The eastern marshes of **Lake Borgne** are seeing heavy schooling activity just off the deeper cuts.
- **Bayou Bienvenue** and its adjacent grass flats are loaded with schooling reds early.
- Out of **Venice**, hit the West Delta 27 and 29 rigs for mangrove snapper and king mackerel. The rigs near Southwest Pass are putting out some monster bull reds—make sure your tackle’s up for a fight!

With the tide coming in strong and the weather playing nice, you’ll want to keep a live well stocked, your tackle light, and your lures ready. Bait shops across St. Bernard and Plaquemines are reporting healthy stocks of fresh shrimp and mullet—grab some before you head out.

The forecast holds through the week, meaning **steady, predictable conditions**. Watch for afternoon pop-up showers, but the early bite should be reliable. As the water continues cooling down and the days shorten, expect the fishing to only get hotter, especially for those targeting trout and reds in skinny water.

That’s your Gulf fishing fix for the day. Thanks for tuning in—don’t forget to subscribe for daily reports, and keep your lines tight and your stories tall. This has been a Quiet Please production, for more check out quietplease.ai.

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