Devin
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“The color or style of bait im sure didnt matter at all.”
When I read that, I know you were on fish. You did the thing that matters: find biting fish to begin with. Excellent move.
“Mullet everywhere. Football field size schools of mullet”
I love fishing rafting mullet. Man, y’all are killing me with these reports. I need to get off of writing IF201 and menhaden video scripts and hit the dang water!! Being disciplined sucks! lol
“Topwater worked best probably due to the incredible amount of mullet.”
That’s what I was thinking.
“Dont be afraid to throw a big topwater bait anytime”
I’ll throw a 150 at them. I love giant topwater. But I do think they were there looking up because that’s where the bait was.
Absolutely epic report! Thank you so much for posting it!
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“LAFB was and continues to be a game changer for me.”
This is the positive impact I want to see. Thank you.
“But the one thing we all share is we’ve gone through the LAFB process so everyone speaks the same language.”
That’s one of the many benefits of this group. I hope more people see it in the coming future.
“7lbs on the nose 26.5 inches”
Congratulations! That’s a helluva fish. You totally deserve that. Best part is you went looking for her. This was not an accidental fish.
“So this was creating the perfect “overcast” conditions.”
One of the many benefits of fishing around river water. The anti-river water guys just don’t get it. Good. More fish for me and you.
” I would still be aimlessly hunting reds with live shrimp at the same tired locations if not for them, not knowing the how/why/who/what of Louisiana fishing.”
Yeah, and this was all you. You did it. You made the effort, applied yourself, put in your TOW, took your lickings and now look at you. You’ve got a legit Louisiana trout under your belt.
“We got a beautiful release on her.”
That’s the ultimate point of LAFB and Elite: I believe that inshore fishing is a journey. If an angler does it long enough, finds success, he/she will garner a respect and appreciation for the fish and coast that is more mature and well-rounded than if that person had not.
So, as far as I am concerned, that is a mission accomplished for myself. This is the end-result I work towards. It’s a lot of effort.
“I laugh thinking about my comment on Devin’s video years ago”
You weren’t the only one. When I see those comments, there’s no judgment. I know those people just aren’t as far down the path as I am. I hope to get them there.
Great report, thanks for posting! And congratulations on an epic speckled trout!
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The King has blessed us with a Lafitte report! Thank you so much!
I can’t wait to get back out on the water.
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That’s a great report for mid-May.
@mike-manske this is why you want to become proficient jigging with casting tackle. It makes all the difference in the world.
Great report, Will. Thank you for posting!
Also, +1 on Lake Borgne’s rigs. They are for sure fired up out there right now.
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Hell yes! A V-Bay report! I’m glad to see the variety.
“Color didn’t matter.”
I read that and know you were nailing the presentations. Awesome. Makes me stoked.
Also sounds like a morning bite.
What I love about this report is that, through the details you provided, I can tell that you did the most important thing:
1. find fish to begin with
2. put a lure in front of them
Excellent work. I appreciate you taking time to post a report, thank you!
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“Throwing matrix craws on flashy swimmer hook.”
I was a huge fan of this until I got tired of bent spinners, clearing the hook of grass and not having enough weight to throw in wind.
Falling back on the Texas Rig has radically improved my sight fishing experience. It’s all I use now. Tungsten weights are nice, too. The T-rig is slicker and doesn’t snag milfoil or snot grass as much.
“I don’t have enough time to make a run for trout now that they are further out, so I figure I will look for redfish.”
Cool. I like it.
“Ideally I would try Venice, but time is a challenge.”
It is a haul. The payoff is there, but it is a haul.
“Hopedale/Biloxi marsh have not produced for me at all when it comes to reds.”
Same here. Honestly, I’m not sure that Delacroix will be much better, but I do think it could be better. Dead shrimp/cork guides have put a hurting on the redfish there. They will literally sort through rats and bulls to clean up the slots.
All my favorite ponds have been gated off by DLC and Ida wiped out my favorite grass mats. Maybe they’re coming back now.
I do think you can find something good in Delacroix, but you will be covering water.
“Rather than picking small ponds, I am looking for shorelines adjacent to bigger bodies of water that will have more moving water.”
Now we’re cookin’ with gas!
Those shorelines in Lery and Grand are absolutely pillaged by local guides. You’re welcome to try.
With your boat I would push back into the stuff they can’t/won’t get into. Bayou Duhe (which is just a pond) off of Lery is a good example. Caskett Bayou (again, a pond, not really a bayou) off of Spanish is another. Get back into the skinny/grassy stuff a popping cork won’t work. That’s what you’re looking for: anything off limits to a cork. LOL
You’ve got good wind to drift the boat, but it won’t be ideally sunny. That’s a hard pill to swallow, so go slow and make good approaches. If you do find some, consider anchoring down and waiting for them to swim to you.
Good luck!
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Excellent report. Very detailed.
The spots you fished are places I would try during fall, if I were going to fish that area at all to begin with. I’d be down in Venice or Pointe a la Hache, especially if the river is down.
If I were you, and if the wind allows, I’d look hard at the rigs and reefs in Lake Borgne. Or, if time allows, get out to East Biloxi Marsh and fish islands there like in this post, and/or hit rigs/reefs in Bay Eloi.
I’m not sure how much you are into trailering, but there’s probably a big pay off in Port Fourchon, specifically at the Timbalier Rocks, Belle Pass and Fourchon Barges.
Thanks for posting, and good luck!
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Hey, you had a short window and did what you could with it. Good to go.
Did you try jigging at all? Like with a baitcaster in the style of Chas Champagne?
Whatever broke off your bud’s line was probably a jack. Who knows?
Sounds like Green Hornet was the color in question.
This time of year I would definitely be out in Lake Borgne. The Trestles more or less fizzles out by now.
But you caught fish and had a good time, that’s what counts.
Thank you so much for posting a report, I really appreciate that!
Let us know if you want to hit Lake Borgne, we can give some pointers. Good luck!
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Dang, how did I just see this?! A Venice planning trip and I somehow overlooked it!!!
“What is the preferred bait for Snapper?”
Some guys use cut squid or frozen mullet. I just throw a jig with a thicker hook. Red snapper are the stupidest fish alive, jig something in front of them and they’ll hit it. Just be sure you’re using something strong enough to handle them.
The tackle you listed ought to work great.
“I’ve had success at Breton Island this time of year in the past”
Yeah, it turns on this time of year. But the inside of the island has been dredged and is no longer deep enough to hold trout. It just hasn’t been the same since CPRA “restored” the island. You gotta fish the outside.
Gosier Island can be good, too.
As for the sand beaches….if they’re exposed wide open to the wind/swell then it’s probably not worth your time. I would get protected from the wind, especially anything 10-15mph or more. If you can find a beach that’s not getting blasted by surf, that would be a good place to start.
The west side of SW Pass would be protected from a SE wind, too. Consider fishing around all the roseau cane there. Corking it with a soft plastic (or shrimp) will work well.
Also, welcome back. Thank you for visiting Louisiana!! Good luck, I hope you crush them.
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It’s just a technique to get good presentations.
And another video I catch ’em jigging.
Those are just some vids where I catch ’em jigging. Not all of them.
I have caught inshore species with jigging ranging from Florida to Mississippi to Slidell to Venice to Big Lake. I’ve caught bass in Conroe, Guntersville, Percy Quin and Chickamauga.
I do this pro fishing thing for a living, if I am saying “learn to jig” then I don’t see why anyone wouldn’t be knocking kids out of the way enroute to the tackle store to pick up the right tackle.
I am willing to bet that you and many other boats at the Trestles were in fact on fish, you just weren’t getting consistent, good presentations on them, like what I describe here.
It’s not that trout are magically attracted to jigs. It’s that with jigging you are able to put the lure where they can see it and, during/learning that process, you will know where you lure is in the water column.
Good luck.
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The free stuff is fairly low octane.
Get through 101, learn our lingo, apply the process and you’ll do even better. You will more likely than not find yourself branching out to new locations and the Advanced Inshore Navigation module will help you to that end.
Thank you for joining. I hope you post again.
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You are unstoppable.
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Give it time. The wind will change and you will have your chance.
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I bet you that he was doing exactly what you see here in this video.
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+1 on this
I have backups for everything.
