Craig invited Jackson and me to accompany him on a duck hunt in the Louisiana marsh South Of Abbeville.  It is a wonderful spot that is reached only after a 30 minute boat ride. On our first day’s hunt we killed the limit, ate a wonderful lunch, and then returned to the marsh to fish for redfish. We fished in canals from a boat that looked more like a pontoon raft. At first we used a shrimp under a popping cork in very shallow water. I had no confidence in catching anything but our guide/captain caught two relatively quickly. His name is Shawee (I’m sure the spelling is wrong but that’s the way it sounds) which was Cajun French for Raccoon. Quite a character.  We found some running water and started catching some small redfish and some channel catfish, believe it or not. Here is a photo of a small red we caught.

You can see it is a pretty spot and the weather was perfect. We reached one spot where a good volume of water was coming through a pipe and the fish were there and biting.  By the time we got there we had ditched the popping corks and were just feeling for the “electrifying tap” before we set the hook. Jackson caught a large channel catfish and also a couple of crabs beside some reds.

We caught about 10 redfish and were able to keep all and take them back for appetizers before dinner. They were really good fresh out of the water.

Since we planned ahead with a well stocked ice chest and had a designated driver we fixed a drink and enjoyed the pleasant ride to the camp.