New Orleans Fishing Report - March 15, 2025: Redfish, Trout, and Offshore Tuna Bite

Hey y'all, Artificial Lure here with your fishing report for March 15, 2025. It's shaping up to be a decent day on the water around New Orleans and the Gulf. Let's start with the tides. We've got a low tide coming in at 12:39 PM, hitting about 0.6 feet. High tide rolls in later at 4:05 PM, also around 0.6 feet. Not a huge swing, but enough movement to get the fish active. Weather-wise, we're looking at partly cloudy skies with temps in the mid-60s. Winds are light from the southeast at 5-10 mph. Perfect conditions for getting out on the water. Sunrise was at 7:09 AM and sunset will be at 7:09 PM, giving us a solid 12 hours of daylight. Now for the good stuff - the fish! Redfish have been biting like crazy lately, especially around the marsh edges and oyster reefs. Folks have been having luck with gold spoons and soft plastics in shrimp patterns. Speckled trout are starting to show up in bigger numbers too. Try working topwater lures early in the morning or suspending twitch baits in deeper channels. For you offshore anglers, the tuna bite has been hot about 40 miles out. Yellowfin in the 60-80 pound range have been common. Trolling ballyhoo or chunking has been the ticket. As for hot spots, I'd recommend checking out Lake Borgne or the MRGO for some inshore action. The rigs south of Grand Isle have been producing if you're looking to head offshore. Bait-wise, live shrimp are always a good bet this time of year. But if you're throwing artificials, I'd suggest packing some paddletails in white or chartreuse, and maybe a few topwater walkers for those early morning trout. That's all I've got for now, folks. Remember to stay safe out there and tight lines! This content was created in partnership and with the help of Artificial Intelligence AI.