King mackerel fishing out of Cocodrie, on Louisiana’s Terrebonne Bay, is thinly documented. The port has one older tournament stop and a set of oil rigs off the village, with nothing current on kings. For the port itself, start with the Cocodrie port page. The species overview is in the king mackerel fishing guide. The wider picture is in the king mackerel fishing in the Gulf of Mexico and the Gulf of Mexico region guide.
When king mackerel are around Cocodrie
No current king mackerel season is documented for Cocodrie. The only king reference is a June stop on a kingfish tournament series, held in a past year, and that does not describe the season today. Across the Gulf, spring and fall are the peak migration periods. Kings winter off Florida and move up into the northern Gulf in summer, so the wider pattern is the best general guide here.
Where boats run
Cocodrie sits on Bayou Petit Caillou, about 6 miles above the bayou’s mouth on Terrebonne Bay, and boats reach the Gulf through the barrier-island passes. Cat Island Pass is buoyed and has a controlling depth of about 17 feet. Wine Island Pass, about 3.5 miles west, is unmarked, has 5 to 9 feet over the bar, and runs close to the Isles Dernieres, where breakers outline the channel when any sea is running. The bay itself is only 4 to 9 feet deep, so a fresh wind tends to build a short, steep chop. Fog is more likely in winter and early spring, and oil structures stand in both bays, so running known tracks is the more forgiving choice in those conditions. Check conditions yourself before you cross the bay.
Grounds and structure
The grounds named for this port are the oil rigs off Cocodrie, which teams leave from Coco Marina to reach, with no distance or bearing given, and Ewing Bank, which has no depth or distance stated. Named state artificial reef sites nearby include Jacob Meek Reef at South Timbalier 165, in about 91 feet, along with several Ship Shoal and South Timbalier sites. None is documented as a king mackerel ground, and none has a distance from the entrance.
How king mackerel are fished out of Cocodrie
The one documented method is bait. An older tournament account describes blue runners as the bait used for kings from this port. The general Gulf method applies from there: slow-troll live bait along structure with a wire leader and a stinger treble, and use spoons and planers to cover water when you are searching. Keep the bait near the rigs and reef sites, since that is where the structure holds bait.
Who fishes it
No charter is documented with a king mackerel trip out of Cocodrie, so none is named here. A kingfish tournament series stopped at the port in the past, but no current event or organizer is documented for it.
FAQ
Is Cocodrie a good king mackerel port?
The documented evidence is thin. It is an older tournament stop and an unnamed set of oil rigs off the village, with no current season and no named king ground. Treat kings here as something to explore, and check conditions yourself.
What bait works for kings out of Cocodrie?
The one bait documented for the port is blue runners, from an older tournament account. Live menhaden and cigar minnows are the general Gulf choices, and the bait should match what the water holds that day.
Are there charters for kingfish here?
None is documented with a king trip, so ask captains directly. The rigs and state reef sites above are the grounds to ask about.
