Inshore Possibiliies Mid to Late December

[MathGeek]

What are the prospects in Calcasieu/Fourchon/Grand Isle in mid to late December? My daughter remembers loading up on Drum in late December a couple years ago at the Calcasieu Jetties, and all the kids want to get back down to Louisiana and chase fish. Obviously, we're not fish snobs, any combination of gafftops, flounder, redfish, drum, sheepshead, etc.will do as long as we stand a decent chance of putting fish in the box.

My kids in particlular love to catch the bigger drum and redfish. Can one even get crab to use for bait? Or do the preferred baits shift to mullet and shrimp?


All advice is appreciated, but we can't make it down until Christmas break. I know we might miss a few days fishing for the occasional winter storm, but if conditions allow putting the boat in the water, are there workable strategies that time of year?