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I love that you just go down there and do the dang thing. Just full send. No complaining about the drive, you just get down there and paddle your ass off. Good stuff.
“Found a few deeper areas and moving water, but no bites.”
Why were you in deeper water for redfish? Why not get shallow?
With that said, the redfish game has been sparse. Dudes going to Venice have been having a tough time finding them in sightable water. I believe it, that’s been my experience for a few years now.
“Launched out of Grand Isle marina at 5am and paddled out of Barataria pass and fished the rocks.”
You are a unit. lol
Forgive my ignorance, but is it not feasible to drag the kayak to the other side of the island and launch there? Or is it easier to use the marina and paddle around?
“So I switched to a 1/4oz jig with the same plastic and it was on. Almost every cast for the next hour (7:30-8:30a). All 13-17 inches with two throwbacks in between.”
You’re an operator. Straight up.
“It seemed like the dolphins were keeping the school of trout concentrated in a small area, which is where I happened to be fishing–is that a thing?”
I’ve experienced the exact same thing: dolphins all around and the trout are pressed up against the rocks. My guess is that dolphins don’t want to beat themselves up on the rocks and the trout can hide and eat there. Getting close with a jig is the best way I caught them there, just like you did.
Zach, if we awarded medals in this forum I’d pin one on your chest. Way to just do the dang thing.
Excellent work, great report, thanks for posting it!
You’ve got me highly motivated on this Monday morning. Everyone else posting reports are gonna have big shoes to fill.
