Summer Scorcher Gulf Fishing Report: Trout, Reds, Snapper & More

Good morning y’all, Artificial Lure here with your June 11, 2025, Gulf of Mexico Louisiana fishing report. We’re deep into the heart of summer fishing, and let me tell you: it’s hot on the water and even hotter in the bite.

Sunrise today jumped at 6:01am, with sunset stretching all the way to 8:03pm, giving us plenty of daylight to chase a cooler full of fish. Water temps are holding steady around 80 degrees, and with the last week bringing mostly stable weather, that baitfish spawn is in full swing. Light winds early, heavier by the afternoon, with a couple of pop-up showers possible out over the bays—so keep one eye on the sky. Tides are running moderate, with the best movement mid-morning and late afternoon, prime for those bigger inshore predators.

The inshore bite is still headlined by speckled trout and redfish. Shell Beach and Hopedale are absolutely on fire for trout—limits are common, especially from sun-up till about 10am. Popping corks paired with live shrimp or Matrix Shad in lemonhead and shrimp creole colors are hard to beat. Soft plastics and topwater plugs like the Heddon Super Spook Jr. are pulling aggressive strikes early, especially over the grass beds and oyster reefs. For redfish, marsh drains and points loaded with moving water are producing, with gold spoons and Gulp! crab on a jig head being the ticket. Plenty of slot reds and more than a few bulls caught this week.

Offshore, Venice is where you want to be: red snapper season is in high gear, and boats out of Venice, Grand Isle, and Buras are regularly limiting out on healthy fish, along with good numbers of vermillion and lane snapper. The deeper rigs have been holding big red grouper and some surprise cobia as well. Drop down cut squid or menhaden and don’t be afraid to use a larger jig for those bigger snapper and grouper. Plus, Captain John D. out of Boothville-Venice reports some hefty yellowfin and even a few wahoo getting close in, so if you’re feeling lucky, break out the heavy tackle!

Hot spots right now:
- Shell Beach for speckled trout—especially early.
- Marsh edges near Hopedale for redfish, particularly around the drains with moving water.
- Venice-area rigs for snapper, grouper, and the chance at yellowfin.

If you’re bank or kayak fishing, the Bayou Bienvenue and Breton Sound areas are both turning up solid trout and reds. Bait shrimp are thick, and even blue crab are making a run in the marshes—so don’t be shy about using fresh bait.

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