Louisiana Redfishing

Louisiana

Louisiana Redfishing Travel:

To fish for redfish, you will need to make travel arrangements to New Orleans, Louisiana (Louis Armstrong New Orleans International Airport - MSY). Please arrange for transportation to your accommodations. Our outfitter can arrange a private limousine to pick you up and take you to your accommodations or you can just grab a taxi cab. Please notify Fly Water Travel prior to your trip to arrange this private transfer (not included). Airport transfers to the Woodland Plantation costs about $100 each way for up to four people for the hour drive.

Louisiana Redfishing Fishing Program:

Your fishing captain will pick you up outside of your hotel early in the morning. Fishing is from modern skiffs equipped with poling and elevated casting platforms and sight casting to big, feeding fish in knee-deep water. These guides specialize in sight fishing - no blind casting. The marsh areas that you will fish are true wilderness areas, where you rarely see another boat, much less another fisherman! Guides also offer offshore fishing for tuna, cobia, and other pelagic species.

Louisiana Redfishing Guide Staff:

Captain Gregg Arnold was raised on Lake Bedford in Normandy, Tennessee and has fished from Key West to Acapulco. He holds a number of IGFA world records for redfish as well as state records for black drum and jack crevalle.

Captain Barrett Brown is a partner in E-Z Fly Guide Service. He owned and operated Southern Safaris, a local fly shop for 11 years. He has been guiding and booking trips in South Louisiana for almost 20 years.

Captain John McQueen is an outdoor sports writer for the Louisiana Sportsman magazine as well as a redfish tournament angler. Six years experience guiding and 10 years of fishing place him with the best of the best.

Captain Travis Holeman is an accomplished angler both in fly and spin. His mission is to have a great day everyday and provide the opportunity of a lifetime to his clients. Splitting his time between fly fishing, casting competitions and the Professional Redfish Tour, Travis has devoted his life to the fishing industry and being the best Captain possible.

Louisiana Redfishing Accommodations Options:

The Woodland Plantation and Spirits Hall is the last remaining publicly accessible plantation home on the Mississippi River below New Orleans. It is listed in the National Register of Historic Places, and has been featured on the labels of Southern Comfort bottles since 1934. Truly a classic taste of southern hospitality, it is an outstanding bed-and-breakfast and restaurant. Just 40 minutes south of New Orleans, Woodland and Spirits Hall offer outstanding service and cuisine in a unique setting rich in history, culture and natural beauty. You will discover a fascinating land and people when you travel down into the Deep Mississippi Delta.

Woodland's Big House, circa 1834, is beautifully furnished with period antiques and has nine guest rooms, all with private baths. You will feel as though you are stepping back in time when you walk into this authentic antebellum home. Completely restored in 1998, Woodland is situated on 50 acres and fronts the mighty Mississippi River, where you can enjoy a walk along the river levee or do some birding on the property. Buddy, the resident alligator, is available for photo sessions most afternoons during the warm months.

A full Southern breakfast is served each morning between 7:00 and 10:00 AM, depending on your request. Fresh fruit, fried bread pudding, eggs, bacon, sausage, cheese grits, hash browns, and eggs Benedict are a few dishes you will be served as our guest. Breakfast, lunch and dinner are served in the Spirits Hall, circa 1883.

The Victorian House is an elegant, newly-restored 110-year old Victorian townhouse located in the heart of the French Quarter. All of their rooms are Victorian in feel, and modern in comforts. Historic architectural elements abound, with 12 foot ceilings, large windows, mantles, claw-foot tubs, plaster ceiling medallions, period furniture, and Persian rugs. Along with the sense of history, you will enjoy the comforts of the present, with cable equipped flat-screen TV’s in each room, DVD-ready. The beds are all made with 300+ thread count 100% cotton sateen sheets. All rooms are conditioned with central heat and air, making your stay the perfect combination of past and present luxury.

A Continental breakfast served from 9:00-11:00AM at the hotel. However on your fishing days your guide will take you out for a quick breakfast before getting on the water. Lunch is on the boat each day of fishing and dinners are taken with your guide at some of his favorite local restaurants. Your dinners are included in your package and you will just need to settle up with the alcohol with him each night. Please notify us with any dietary restrictions.

Gregg and Nancy Arnold’s Home is another option closer to the fishing. Anglers typically fish longer hours and have their meals at the house. Nancy prepares local favorites each evening including fresh seafood and local dishes. Gregg will also take you out on the town for dinner as well. Their home can accommodate 4 anglers in three bedrooms. Two rooms have double beds and share a bathroom and the third bedroom has two single beds and their own bath. There is a street car located two blocks from their house if anglers want to run into downtown for some evening festivities.

Louisiana Redfishing Climate:

Temperatures typically range from the low 60’s to the mid 90’s with humidity. Isolated afternoon thunder-showers are a possibility year-round. Wind can be factor while fishing and the sun is very strong.

Louisiana Redfishing 2010 Rates:

$2200.00 per person based on double occupancy for 4 days of fishing

*Day Only Trips also available

Included:

Accommodations and guided fishing noted on your invoice (based on double occupancy), 3 meals (breakfast, boat lunch, and a gourmet Louisiana dinner), flies, and gear.

Not Included:

Airfare, airport transfers, guide gratuities, alcohol, and fishing license.

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