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I hate to see that no one has replied to this yet. Okay, well let me tell you what I think:
Teal season is over and ducks obviously aren’t started yet, so there won’t be anybody shooting in ponds, but that doesn’t mean you won’t encounter people prepping their blinds, scouting or doing whatever. You could have someone tell you that you’re trespassing, which is sort of a gray area.
“With NE winds 10-20 for the foreseeable future”
It looks like it’s gonna calm down for you, but not perfectly calm. The mornings on the 12th and 13th look like they’ll be under 10mph, but near 10 during mid day. So, I’m not a fly fishing expert, but if it does blow harder than that I know some fly guides just use spinning tackle.
I understand that’s the way you want to fish, but my understanding is that the majority of guides have been catching fish shallow. Even in shallower water during the summer, I’ve had both cork and fly guides tell me that the fish they’re catching are “non-sightable” i.e. they’re soaking dead shrimp or blind casting spoons (on spinning tackle).
In August I had a horrible sight fishing trip to the PLH area (see report), seeing 9 and catching 3. Now, it’s “Red October”, it’s probably a lot better since it’s not so danged hot, but that doesn’t make redfish mysteriously multiply into shallow water. So, I think you have a shot, I just don’t think you’re going to see 200 tailing in a pond somewhere. Hopefully I’m wrong.
My point is that you could be leaving a lot of fish in the water using such a niche technique. Something like a Heavy Drop Shot in deeper water or jigging would probably land more redfish.
With that said, I think you’re good to fish the river, specifically the rocks on the banks by Neptune Pass and even the rocks and weirs past the pilot boat house at the end of Southwest Pass. Last year I found a bunch of bulls feeding under birds there. It was pretty easy and I’m confident they’d take a fly since they were at the surface.
My point: you may find them in the actual river over a pond like High Line Pond or shorelines in Yellow Cotton Bay.
After that, to answer your question, clear water can be had on both sides of the river, most likely in the lee of the land. If you’re asking this, then I am assuming you haven’t completed 101. If that’s the case, then you really ought to, as it will certainly answer a lot of questions ahead of being asked.
A little lagniappe: it’s my understanding that a lot of fly anglers don’t like fishing around heavy grass. I could be wrong, I’ve just heard more than one grumble about it. Either way, you won’t find that in the river, nor will you find it in places like Port Sulphur, or less of it. Places like Locust Pond and High Line Pond in Venice stand to be overgrown with it.
Hope that helps. Reply if you have anything else.
