I fished out of houston texas and I think lousiana is alot like it I fished for Redfish and speckled trout and it was fun , I'm going back in june and were gonna fish for yellowfin tuna out of venice LA, the way to fish for specks' and reds' is fairly easy and alot of fun because you catch fish all day, as far as contacts go I don't have any I fished with family but I know there are plenty there, have fun!