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“Hit the Hwy 11 bridge and trestles.”
You were casting at empty water.
Shift fire at least 20 miles to the southeast. It’s way too late in the year for the Trestles and I wouldn’t touch it again until March. Yeah, you can fish it during fall/winter, but there will be far better places to try during that time (like the home of the Spear Tip aka @Boyce )
“to that rig a few miles out in Borgne….Caught 20 trout (15 keepers) in 30 minutes.”
Now we’re cookin’ with gas.
“They just wanted those shrimp on the bottom.”
I’ll go a step further and say they wanted a bottom presentation. They probably had no idea that cork was there. Whatever you used worked, so use that again. But, in the future, know a Heavy Drop Shot is probably the best way to get presentations on the bottom.
“you would think the heat would have shut the bite down”
It hasn’t been that hot and there’s been a good deal of cloud cover out (I check Geosphere like teen girls check Instagram). What was the water temp? If it’s in the low to mid 80s you ought to be good.
Pinky promise me next time you launch somewhere closer to Lake Borgne, like Chef Harbor Marina or South Shore Marina and scream straight for that rig in Lake Borgne, with a plan to fish the other rigs, too. And that artificial reef on the north end of Lake Borgne, which you can hit from Rigolets Marina if that’s closer to you.
Otherwise, great report! Way to catch some trout without running really far. Thanks for posting, I appreciate that!!
