a few weeks ago, i had the priviledge of fishing the gulf for reds.
my good friends and clients took me on one of their corporate retreats to capture the activities of the weekend.
i didn’t fish much, but as you can image, i shot a ton. it was just too much fun…
we landed in new orleans, one of my favorite cities. but after a long cajun lunch and a few beverages, we headed south. way south.
in fact, i didn’t even know where we were going actually existed. thought it was all marsh land. no highways, buildings, people, etc.
i was obviously wrong. happens every once in a while…
we stayed at woodland plantation, a fantastic old set of 100+ year old structures.
one of which is the famous house on the southern comfort bottle.
local cat and mouse game.
but that mouse bites back.
so the next morning we rose early to a dense, eerie fog over the gulf.
we headed out, deep into the byways and bayous of deep south louisiana. the light was gorgeous for me. bad for fishing.
the fog finally cleared in the afternoon and we started catching a few fish.
back at the plantation, we could see the massive ships coming up the mighty mississippi river over the levee.
there it is… recognize it?
spirits hall was a 138 year old church, converted into what else… a bar!
beautiful on the inside.
the next day there was still plenty more fishing to do…
and alligators to watch…
it was a fantastic experience.
meeting these guys, the great food and drink, and of course that famous south louisiana hospitality.
i love my job.
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Here I thought the setting was a bit ominous: until the gators! Ugh!
Truly breathtaking pix — thank you for sharing…
:)
i like the way the water lines the side of your boat.
Oh my garsh …. you were on a boat in alligator territory! Should we be expecting to see you on an episode of I Survived? Also, how did the cat and mouse game turn out?
Love the colors of the marshes. And that looks like a really fun bar to frequent. Great photos! And congrats on being Freshly Pressed.
Ah home. I’m from South Louisiana. Love every part of Louisiana except New Orleans (most native Louisianians don’t like New Orleans or think very highly of it). Eating Cajun food in Creole New Orleans makes me shake my head.
I went red fishing once with some friends. I didn’t catch a thing. In fact, the only person who caught anything was our friend’s dad who brought us out to his camp. Ate fried redfish several nights in a row. We didn’t fish out in the clear water like you did – we stayed in the marshes.
Nice pictures though. If you ever make it back to Louisiana, check out the Atchafalaya Basin or go down by Pecan Island/Johnson Bayou area and you’ll see more alligators than you care to see! Go crabbing in the marshes standing along the banks with nothing but some chicken meat on twine (for bait and line) with a five gallon bucket next to you to put the crabs in.
Mais cher, dat’s good eatin’ yeah!
You’ve got some great pics there – congrats :-)
awesome pictures:) thanks for sharing your experience
That’s awesome that you really enjoy your job!!
Very enjoyable to look at. what kind of camera do you use??!
Your pictures following the lifting of the crowd and just so amazing.
Great pics dude
Go mighty mouse! Love these pics. The alligators would’ve been a bit too close for comfort for me though…lol. Looks like you guys had a fabulous time.
amazing picures
Beautiful pics. I have fly fished for years, but never on salt water; you have made me curious, sir!
Phenomenal photos. Love the vibrant colors. Thanks for sharing. Kudos on FP.
GREAT photos looks like you had a blast on your job and good sharing the experience
Sorry wadingacross didn’t catch any reds!
I am from right outside of New Orleans (it has its bad points, but I think the good outweigh the bad) and spent my childhood fishing for specks and reds in the marshes southeast of NO in lower St. Bernard parish. Caught plenty of both too. Sometimes when the fishing sucked, my dad would throw out a cast net for shrimp . . . ever seen shrimp so big they were six to the dozen? Anyway back to the reds. The most fun I ever had was landing a ten pounder. It took 15 minutes and everyone else in the boat had to reel in their lines because a red will make a full circle. They do put up a fight. But the best part, eating them deep fried the same day. Aint nothing mo’ better!
Andrew, glad you got to see a part of the world that has its own beauty in its own way and were able to enjoy one of the finer aspects of life. Ya’ll come back.
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Some excellent bird images there that I really like.
Beautiful pictures!
Great trip and the photos are amazing
Amazing what a beautiful pictorial so jealous I wish I could get a job like yours… congrats on being pressed!
Cool pics! Guess that’s why you got freshly pressed–also great comments on the photos. The cat and mouse fight is funny! Never seen that before.
thanks everybody! so excited to be FP… love all the comments too!
Being from South Louisiana originally… I enjoyed seeing some pictures from back home. Great photos!
Stunning photos! This is a great post! Good job!
I was in south east Texas during the flounder run man you talking about good fishing. we caught em and we caught some red fish also.
looks like you had a good trip I would really like to see some pic of the fish
Excellent photos. Those gators look like they are ready to take a bite.
beautiful，especial the gators! Ugh!
There are exellent pictures. I’m interested by the local cat and mouse game. I love it :-)
Great pics. The crocs remind me of that Swamp People show.
your pictures are so beautiful.I wonder why the mouse is so brave to bite the cat. hahaha~~~
I was in south east Texas during the flounder run man you talking about good fishing. we caught em and we caught some red fish also.
looks like you had a good trip I would really like to see some pic of the fish
Go mighty mouse! Love these pics. The alligators would’ve been a bit too close for comfort for me though…lol. Looks like you guys had a fabulous time.
That house does look familiar. Where do I know it from, or am I just imagining things
Nature is too beautiful！！！
What about the fish? Did you eat any? Fresh caught fish are the best and they can sure cook in Louisiana.
Some of your photos are super. I especially loved the ones with a lot of sky, both black and white and color.
Great photos!
great shot…………………..
really enjoyed your pictures!
fantastic images really nice and congratson being freshly pressed.
Thanks for sharing outstanding post.
Love the photos…brilliant
If there’s a warning sign for snakes I’m outta there! Great post and pics. Congrats on Freshly Pressed.
Congrats on being FP! Nice photos! Flew in and out of NOLA once but didn’t stay there. We went over to Biloxi MS. Nice reminder of the area, thanks.
Congrats on FP! I am a transplanted Louisiana native, and viewing these photos made me sooooooo homesick. Thanks for posting. I’ll be back from time to time to get my “Louisiana fix”….
Great post thank you for sharing this
I love the kitty! It’s adorable!