I have not fished reds with fly gear in SW Louisiana but did a bit of it around Venice/Buras area in the MS. delta in the 80's/90's. I exclusively threw a 'shrimp' fly that was slightly weighted with tiny lead shot as its 'eyes'. I used an 8wt Weight Forward line on a 7/8 Sage or St. Croix rod. If you can get back into any shallow pockets off of drainages on the east side of Big lake you should be able to see reds tailing and sight cast to them. It was great fun back then.
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