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“The sad irony that you’ve done this during the worst time in Louisiana’s inshore history to do find/catch big trout.”
I am all too well aware of this sad irony. Stories of the “good ole’ days” are big part of my inspiration to get involved with conservation efforts.
“If I find where legitimate hammer trout are holding, well, I’m not putting that in the baby spoon.”
Let me be clear, I didn’t make this post with the intention for myself or others to posts big trout spots. I’m interested to see if there ideas or patterns that could make the collective effort more fruitful. The most rewarding feeling in all of fishing for me is when an educated guess of where and how a big trout could be caught comes out right. That and I am convinced I’ve done something to the trout gods to not let them ever allow me to catch someone else’s fish. That literally never works out for me.
“I totally understand the whole altruistic, willing to help and participate in a two-way street mentality, but my overall experience in inshore fishing is that you have to prove yourself first.”
This is a FACT. I really think a big part of why I’ve been able to establish relationships with some big trout guys is their respect for my willingness to fail lol. I’ve been able to provide lots of insight into what not to do, along with some good intel, to help them know I was serious.
“I will say that getting out to the rigs in Breton Sound/Venice are worth your time.
That and it’s not just ideal fishing spots you’re looking for, but ideal fishing areas. I’m totally willing to accept that I could be wrong, I’m alright with that. But I think that an area has to set up to be good for big trout and has to have had consistently done so for years. These fish are creatures of habit and would have grown up returning to the same spots.”
I’m slowly coming to terms with this. There’s a part of me that’s ok with accepting the fact that what defines a fish as “big” is relative to what area you are fishing. There is another part of me that knows if I want to consistently catch a certain size of fish then I’m going to have to go to the fringes of LA. I fully agree that big trout are creatures of habit and the reality is that the type of fish I’m looking for are more likely to be caught in those areas you mentioned.
