cliffhall
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I used to love fishing the marsh and bayous where Bayou Bernard meets Coquille after N winds. You can work your way around some of the islands around Two Trees. Historically that area would clean up quickly and be protected after N winds. I have not fished it in a couple years but its a spot worth checking out this time of year.
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Just got done scouting our lease for ducks with doodoo results. Was supposed to hunt tomorrow but now I’m debating whether I should take the fishing boat out. If I do, I’ll probably start at chef harbor marina and work my way down to bievenue. Between you, kds, and myself we could get some good intel on all the edges of lake borgne.
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Ran all over our lease in Delacroix yesterday and only saw 3. For reference, this weekend last my my dad shot a limit in 9 minutes. Hoping the PALH armada pushes a bunch of ducks up to us after this weekend.
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Do you mean you will check out on Saturday (5/2) at 10:00? I dont think I will be able to be down there Thursday evening but I could come early Friday morning and fish Friday and Saturday. I understand if you want to wait until everyone responds to try and fill that spot for both nights. At the very least, I will be down there for one of those days. I’m planning on bringing my skiff and having plenty of TOW with it in Venice by then so I can contribute to the trout side of things.
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The rest of the things I need to mount my new fuel/water separator housing should be in Tuesday, yard work done for the fall, saved up brownie points all summer with the wife, duck gear is squared away……..I’m so ready for things to kick off. Next weekend may be the last weekend with social obligations then it’s ducks and specks from here on out. Can’t wait.
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Id look at the north end of lake P from Goose Point to bayou liberty. Could run into reds there but sometimes trout will be on the grass beds this time of year. Bayou liberty and lacombe are also worth a shot. You don’t have to go too far into either of those bayous to find fish.
Other than that, I’d be looking at the passes in Catherine. I think those are going to pop off any minute. If there’s an incoming tide then all of those spots in Catherine are worth a try.
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I’m with ya. I’ve been slowly putting together a hefty tool box all summer so I can feel confident taking my 16’ skiff to the passes. I think the inreach will mostly wrap things up.
I may post that tool list in another thread to bounce ideas off everyone’s heads.
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1, 2 and 6 are great on falling tides. The fish move around the hole on 1 and will usually set up on the west bank of 2. Throw a jig on the west bank of 2 and let it fall into the hole.
You can drift 7 and 3. There are some old sunken islands around 3 that hold the fish on either tide.
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I visualized something similar as soon as I saw him mention tarpon knowing you were out of town. Way to make me lol
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McClovin nailed it. Depending on where you are, staying out of ponds until 10-11:00 may be your best bet.
Some of the stuff along the ICW from the Pearl to alligator point and further may be worth avoiding in general. It’s close to the Northshore and New Orleans so there is lots of money involved with those areas. I wouldn’t go deep into any of those areas until afternoon if I went at all.
I always liked having boats run around when I hunt places like Biloxi marsh. It’s a big area so it’s keeps birds moving around. Generally, hunters (at least the ones who know what they are doing) will be hunting in the ponds closer to lake borgne. The good news about BM is the grass is so short that you can see blind profiles from afar. If you see an obscure lump of marsh it’s probably best to assume it’s a blind.
The duck hunting kind of went to Pooh around Delacroix but places like Reggio and everything west and southwest of lake lery still holds hunters. The biggest concentration will be closer to the river and around Point A La Hache.
Venice is the Wild West and there is no telling what you will get. Lots of ridiculous goes down around the public stuff around baptiste collete.
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It’s unbelievable. Like troutdawg said, hunting public land is almost not even worth it anymore. This upcoming generation is more willing to outlaw as well. You either need to be a millionaire or have a very helpful network to shoot ducks in SE Louisiana now.
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That’s quite the adventure. I used to consistently push the limits of what’s reasonable to shoot ducks but coming home alive is now a priority lol. If we get birds this year and schedules align I could baptize you back into another money pit.
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I have a duck lease but I’ll occasionally hunt Biloxi Marsh or Big Branch. I’ll bounce around on buddie’s leases depending on what the birds are doing as well. You down for another hobby that takes all of your time and money?
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I’m not sure if the trestles are worth a look just yet. I’ve been proven wrong before but I wouldn’t spend much time there unless you are just wanting to put eyes on it. Every year is different but I started doing well there mid October last year, at least for bigger fish. Traditionally, those bigger fish have been thought to move on the bridges around the World Series.
