Terrebonne Bay · Cocodrie, Louisiana

Redfish before
the wind gets up.

Inshore charters out of Cocodrie for redfish, speckled trout and black drum. Four anglers, a 24‑foot bay boat, and water most people run right past.

Trips

Three ways to fish it

Prices are for the boat, not per person. Split it however you like.

Half day · 4 hours

Morning marsh

$550

Out at first light into the ponds and cuts behind the island. Redfish on the bank, trout under the birds if they show. Back at the dock by eleven.

  • Best for first-timers and kids
  • Light tackle, mostly sight fishing
  • Runs year round

Full day · 8 hours

Bay and beyond

$850

The whole system — marsh at daylight, then out to the rigs and reefs as the tide turns. The trip that catches the most fish and the biggest ones.

  • Most-booked trip
  • Lunch and drinks included
  • March through November

Full day · 8 hours

Bull red run

$975

Fall only, when the big drum stack up at the passes. Heavy tackle, hard fights, and a real chance at a fish over forty inches. Catch and release on the big ones.

  • September to December
  • Heavier gear supplied
  • Not a beginner trip

What's supplied

Bring a hat and a license. I've got the rest.

Rods, reels and tackle

Set up for whatever we're chasing that morning. Break one, it happens, don't worry about it.

Bait, ice and a cooler

Live bait when it's the right call, fresh dead when it isn't. Ice for the ride home.

Water and soft drinks

Full days include lunch. Bring your own beer if you want it — nothing in glass.

Cleaning and bagging

Your catch comes off the boat filleted, bagged and on ice, ready for the drive.

Life jackets and safety gear

Coast Guard inspected, and sized for kids as well as grown men.

Photos

I take them and text them to you that evening. No charge, no watermark.

The captain

Captain Dale Fontenot

I grew up in Chauvin and started guiding out of Cocodrie in 2007. Before that I ran crew boats, which mostly taught me how to read weather and how not to get anybody hurt.

I fish four days a week and I don't book more than one trip a day. If the weather's wrong I'll tell you before you drive down, and we'll move it. I'd rather reschedule than take your money for a bad day on the water.

USCG Master 25‑Ton · Licensed & insured · Louisiana charter guide license #LA‑00000

Book a trip

Check a date

Tell me when and how many, and I'll text you back the same day with what's open. A deposit holds the date; the rest is due on the dock.

Or call the boat: (225) 555‑0188

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