Gulf Coast Redfish and Speckled Trout Bite Heats Up Post-Front

Hey y'all, this is Artificial Lure, your go-to Gulf of Mexico angling ace right here 'round New Orleans. It's early Sunday mornin', April 12, 2026, and the bite's lookin' prime in our brackish bays and nearshore rigs. Tides today got a low coefficient 'bout 25, meanin' slack flows—highs 'round 9am and 9pm, lows at 3:30am and 3:40pm, pullin' from patterns like Tides4Fishing charts for nearby coasts. Weather's mild, cloudy with SE winds 10-20mph, highs in the low 80s, chance of afternoon showers—stay dry out there. Sunrise at 6:30am, sunset 7:30pm, givin' ya solid daylight for chasin'. Fish activity's hot post-front; recent reports show reds and specks hammerin' in Lake Borgne and Mississippi Sound, with limits of 15-25" trout and 20-30" bulls on every outing last week. Sheepshead stackin' rigs, black drum schoolin' flats—folks pullin' 10-20 fish days. Bass boats from Hartwell tourneys remind us largemouth are key too, but down here it's speckled trout leads with 50+ keepers reported. Best lures? Chartreuse or pink soft plastics on 1/4oz jigheads under a poppin' cork for reds and trout—mimic shrimp perfect. Topwaters like Heddon Super Spook at dawn. Live bait kings: shrimp under a popping cork or mullet on a carolina rig for drum. Fish the outgoing tide for best action. Hit these hot spots: Chandeleur Islands for speckled trout blowouts, or the Rigolets for redfish ambushes—launch from Hopedale or Biloxi Marsh. Thanks for tunin' in, folks—subscribe for daily updates! This has been a Quiet Please production, for more check out quietplease.ai. Great deals on fishing gear https://amzn.to/44gt1Pn This content was created in partnership and with the help of Artificial Intelligence AI.