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@Brett26 How did you do?

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Unfortunately 100+ mile trips are fairly common this time of year! Just be sure to check the forecast and wind, as Lake Borgne can kick up and get nasty quick. Worst case scenario is you jump into the marsh and take the MRGO to the intercoastal to stay protected.

Also, I will say that the best part of this forum is the community. I’ve fished with no less than a dozen members, none of which I knew, and it’s been a blast. I say that to say it’s highly likely someone on here will be fishing during that timeframe and you may be able to trade intel or follow them around. Local knowledge can be huge when fishing unfamiliar waters.

Fishing right after the storm may be challenging, but it’s too soon to tell how much it’s going to directly impact us. Last i checked, the track had shifted slightly further south, which is good. Plan redfish/sheep/drum will likely be a good call. I’d post again after the storm and see if anyone plans to fish or where they would go based on what the storm does.

Safe travels and good luck!

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Fully agree with Devin. I would hit the beach along elmers island early. Look for signs of life (bait, birds, etc.) and then stop and give it a shot for 10 mins. Then keep working west towards Fourchon, stopping when you see anything. As the day warms up, either back off the beach or fish the barges and rocks of bell pass.

On my last trip to the island, the water was pretty stained around caminada and elmers, kept running west, and found Destin colored water in Fourchon. Spotted rafting mullets off the western point of bell pass, and we waxed them, including my cousins PB. Just be prepared to lose a lot of jigheads at bell pass and keep in mind that those rocks extend out a lot further then you think (underwater) at the points. I would try the outside and inside of both points. Fluoro leader is a must if it’s clean.

We had live bait on board for my cousin. The only place that it made a difference was at caminada pass, everywhere else was plastics. What really made the difference at Caminada was freelining live shrimp. Get on the upcurrent side of the rocks, cast towards them, and let the tide pull the shrimp in towards the rocks. They were smoking it.

Good luck, I’m jealous!

PS – Ryan makes a good point, theres plenty beach to the East, as well as the camps by 4 bayou. You’ll just have to figure out which direction has cleaner water.

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That’s a damn good trip! I might have to try bass fishing afterall. What were you throwing?

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I have at least a dozen old LASM articles saved, this has been one that I’ve been referencing since circa 2015. The only thing I haven’t been able to find any info on is the location of the Kerr-Magee ruins they mention in the article.

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Hey brah, we caught 5 between me and Daniel at the first stop. Best be putting a little more respect on our names!!!

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Well, i guess i can’t complain about dragging the boat from Covington to Venice anymore!

Great report, glad y’all had a good trip. A couple of us are heading down there next week to chase trout and hit the snapper opener.

That trout is heartbreaking to say the least, I know it made you sick to your stomach to watch her shake loose!

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“It is hopelessly tragic what has happened.”

Couldn’t agree more. If us millenials think it’s bad, I can’t imagine what he would think.

I’ve read it several times, and highly recommend it. It’s an easy read, and he specifically talks about wade fishing Chandy.

Trout Masters Too is another personal favorite read of mine.

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I have also read about / looked into this. There’s a great book by Rudy Geiger, it’s called “Plugger”. He was one of the pioneers of wade fishing with hard baits. He swears you only need single hooks and it lowers the mortality rate of the fish you catch. That said, I tried using single hooks on topwater and it took one trip for me to decide it’s not for me.

I do have some shallow running subsurface baits that I have single hooks on and have not noticed a loss of hookups. My uneducated theory is that on top, they are blowing up on it, where as subsurface, they are inhaling it.

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Venice

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Damn, why didn’t i think of that!!! Good looking out bud!

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You can launch/fish anywhere you want.

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What size are you using? I normally go with 6

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I opened that link and went from six to midnight in a hurry 😂

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Thanks John. I have all the louisiana artificial reefs in a file compatible with GED (still shocked LDWF actually put together a KML file!), and I also found the page to MS that you posted a link to. No file, but at least i have the coordinates.