Boyce
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That’s an insanely epic day, bank fishing or not!! Hell of a report!
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I have never fished Venice in March but I will give this my best shot based off what I’ve learned.
The river will definitely be higher and the water will be dirty. It will be on a warming trend, but the river itself will likely have cooler water temps than everywhere else around it, such as the outer bays.
March in Louisiana is a weird month because it will feel like spring with some days of summer mixed in, but then you’ll still have a random cold front come through that will make it feel like Antarctica. So the weather is just wild. It’s also typically windy so that will affect where you will be able to fish.
What kind of boat are you running? That will have an impact on where you can go.
If you’re looking for big fish, then my strategy would be to fish the outer bays off the main passes wherever water will be the cleanest. That will depend on the wind direction and river levels. West Bay down around the mouth of SW Pass can be good for bull reds. I’ve got a buddy who targets big fish only, and his go to for Bull Reds in Venice is West Bay near the mouth of SW Pass.
I’ve also heard of people catching Bull Reds around the mouths of Red Pass and Tiger Pass.
If you want to catch gigantic blue cats, then you really won’t have to go far. Try fishing the main passes near the marinas. Especially close to the cleaning tables. You may not even need a boat to do this. I know for a fact you can catch monsters with this strategy.
I could be way off on all of this FYI. This was just off the cuff information but if it were me, I would roll with it and see what happens. Hope this helps.
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I would definitely say the Biloxi Marsh is probably the most intact. After that the marsh around Cocodrie.
Like Devin said though, some of that stuff that humans created does help fishing to a degree. And lately the Biloxi Marsh just has not been the producer that it once was.
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Welcome Rodney! Great to have you here
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Nice trip man. Awesome job creating core memories for you son.
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There are several, but MODIS and Geosphere are probably the two most popular. If you download the Salty Solutions app, you can look at MODIS through there.
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“Like a toxic relationship, it’s hard to give up a hole thats producing”
Ok I lol’d again.
Awesome trip bro!
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Another awesome trip!
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Awesome trip. Awesome week of fishing for you!
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Thanks for the report! The boat traffic will hopefully die down with the cold blast we are about to get. When people get too sick of the cold weather is my favorite time to fish.
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You the man @will-grand
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Yeah I’m with you. The creel change does and will continue to help, but I don’t know that it’s had a huge effect yet though. There is definitely a noticeable size difference and I’m in favor of the lower limits overall. I just hope it keeps getting better and better and 20” trout become the norm!
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Thanks for your input!
I heard Mike Gallo say it was the best Trout year he’s had in a long, long time. Especially in Lake Pontchartrain itself.
Another thing I found interesting is that he said, in his opinion, the new limits have nothing to do with the influx of Speckled Trout we are catching. He pointed to the low river and healthy fishery (“The Saltening”) as his biggest influencers of the strong finish to our season. I would tend to agree with that.
The redfish is a whole different story and I’m with you whole heartedly on that. The lack of slot redfish is sad to see.
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Looks like a hot commodity!
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I’m down any time! Just let me know
