Gulf Fishing Report: June 1 Hotspots for Trout, Reds, and Red Snapper

Good morning folks, this is Artificial Lure with your June 1, 2025, fishing report for the Gulf of Mexico and the Louisiana coast. We’re kicking off June with some prime conditions. The sunrise today is at 6:01am, and sunset will set the stage at 8:03pm, giving anglers long, warm days to wet a line. According to US Harbors, while most of Louisiana isn’t expected to see flood tides this month, always keep an eye on weather updates since NOAA is predicting an above-normal hurricane season, and we’ve seen some quick pop-up storms along the coast. Water temps are hovering around 80 degrees, ideal for a variety of inshore and offshore action. June is absolutely one of the best months of the year for inshore fishing around Shell Beach, Hopedale, and down toward St. Bernard, according to Louisiana Sportsman. Venice is the absolute hotspot for offshore; this is peak red snapper season, and the charters out of Venice, Grand Isle, Port Sulphur, and Buras are pulling in beautiful limits. Red snapper is the prime target, but you’ll also see plenty of vermillion and lane snapper, gag and red grouper, and the occasional cobia or shark if you’re bottom fishing. Closer to shore, the speckled trout bite has been hot at daybreak. Limits of trout are coming in around the flats and channel edges when anglers use live croaker or shrimp, and soft plastics like Matrix Shad or Down South Lures in chicken-on-a-chain or glow colors are getting hammered. Redfish have been solid in knee- to thigh-deep water, especially where there’s moving water—try points and drains, working cut mullet, shad, or shrimp under a popping cork. For flounder, target channels and sandy pockets with a Carolina rig and live mud minnows or finger mullet. In Redfish Bay and Sabine Lake, the trout and redfish bite continues to be strong, especially in the early hours. Live shrimp is catching just about everything right now, and for those who like artificials, paddle tail swimbaits and rattling topwater plugs at dawn have been top producers. Drum and sheepshead have been caught near the jetties and rock piles using shrimp, but some reports say the drum have been elusive these past few days. If you’re looking for hot spots, don’t miss the action around Shell Beach and Hopedale for specks and redfish, or book an offshore trip out of Venice for your red snapper fix. For those braving the surf, Grand Isle’s beaches at sunrise are loaded with trout and even a few bull reds. That’s it for today’s update. Thanks for tuning in—be sure to subscribe so you never miss the latest bite intel. This has been a quiet please production, for more check out quiet please dot ai. This content was created in partnership and with the help of Artificial Intelligence AI.