Gulf Coast Redfish and Trout Fire Up on April 16th Tide Surge

Hey y'all, this is Artificial Lure, your go-to Gulf Coast fishing guide right here from the bayous of New Orleans. It's early mornin' on April 16, 2026, and the Gulf's callin'—let's dive into today's report for these waters around NOLA. Tides are lookin' prime: high at 1:34 AM hittin' near 3 feet, low around 7:43 AM at 0.85 feet, then another high at 2:08 PM pushin' 3.8 feet, and low at 8:51 PM. Fish the incomin' tides hard, especially that afternoon rise—moves the reds and specks right to the mangroves. Weather's mild, expect partly cloudy skies with light southeast winds 5-10 knots, temps climbin' from 68° to 82°—perfect for wadin' the shallows without sweatin' buckets. Sunrise at 6:32 AM, sunset 7:28 PM, so you've got a long golden window. Fish activity's heatin' up post-spawn; recent catches mirrorin' Capt. Mike Merritt's Ten Thousand Islands report—snook slammin' 20-30 pounders, redfish schools pushin' 5-10 lbs tailin' in skinny water, seatrout stackin' limits on 2-4 pounders, and early tarpon teasin' the flats up to 80 inches. Locals pulled strings of reds and specks yesterday off the Mississippi Delta, plus flounder flippin' in the passes. Best lures? Go DOA shrimp or mirrordime jigs in chartreuse for trout and reds—burn 'em slow on the retrieve. Topwater like Heddon Super Spook Jr. for snook at dawn. Live bait kings: shrimp under a poppin' cork or finger mullet free-lined. Inflation's hittin' tackle hard, but earthworms are gold if you're pinfishin' bottom. Hot spots: Hit Lake Borgne's east shore marshes for reds on the flood tide, or Biloxi Marsh canals—structure's loaded. Rig up and go! Thanks for tunin' in, folks—subscribe for daily bites. This has been a quiet please production, for more check out quiet please dot ai. Tight lines! Great deals on fishing gear https://amzn.to/44gt1Pn This content was created in partnership and with the help of Artificial Intelligence AI.