Devin
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Hang on, I was only thinking of Easter Sunday, which is a glaring “no”. lol
Monday the 21st could be doable for Cat Island and crossing MS Sound. It will suck but it will be doable.
Tuesday would be much better. That’s most likely going to be your day.
Wednesday morning you could scoot out and do some damage, but you had better be back first thing.
What @McLovin said is absolutely correct. That forecast is liable to change (hopefully for the better) and you will need to keep an eye on it.
Once you have a better idea as to what you want to do, come up with a plan and leverage this forum.
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I hate to be the bearer of bad news, but the conditions do not care about your spring break. Sorry, but unless things change (and they could) I would not dream of launching from Mississippi and fishing/boating across open water with a 20mph SE wind.
I get it: BSL is nice and idyllic and tons of stuff to do, but fishing in a 20mph SE wind does not fall in that category.
Personally, if it were me, I wouldn’t go fishing. But, if I absolutely had to, I would trailer somewhere else, and that somewhere else would be some place protected from the wind, like Deer Island in Biloxi or even going to Ocean Springs. You could even try Wolf River or Bayou Portage in BSL/Pass Christian but you would be doing so during a time everybody and their mom is going to be out there pressuring the fish.
If you do, it would very much be in your best interest to apply the exact same process use in 101. If you don’t, you are risking navigational nightmares and getting your ass kicked in open water. That’s it, nothing more, nothing less.
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Yeah, I’m guessing you didn’t look at Windfinder at all.
*IF* the wind plays nice you can get out to fish the Sound and fish the reefs and islands there. I know there’s also a slew of reefs on/near the beach that are worth your time as well as dredge holes you can see on imagery with clear water. I’d look at those.
Of course, you can run south to EBM and fish stuff there, too. You have a lot of options so long as the wind allows. Your 22′ Bay Stealth will get you across rough patches to lee water if that’s the case, but it’s not.
“I realize this area might be a bit east of where most of you normally fish”
It’s not and it sets up the same as anywhere else. You can totally catch fish out there (if the wind isn’t whipping).
Aaaaand it looks like you’re gonna have 20mph+ wind screaming out of the southeast. Yeah, no.
I personally wouldn’t bother with it. That’s me. I’m fine waiting for better wind. I would stay home and do tackle/maintenance.
“Half Moon might be an option depending on the weather as would the north east shore of Lake Borgne.”
The east side of Lake Borgne will be doable but you will 100% take an ass whipping getting there. Same for the lee water of Half Moon.
I would consider fishing the lee side of Cat Island. Plenty of shoreline to fish and you’ll be protected but you are 100% taking a brutal ass whipping getting there. I personally wouldn’t go. If I did, I would launch from Long Beach or Gulfport. Launching from BSL would be the worst way to go about it.
You could fish protected water in Heron Bay or even trailer to Biloxi Bay.
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Also, thank you for sharing this. I don’t use Facebook for these reasons and I am sure a slew of other guys and gals here don’t as well. If you didn’t share this we may not have known.
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Yeah, so I pulled those coordinates from the Facebook post (that you can find at this link) and I am thinking he hit the actual dredge pipe and not something left behind or otherwise unmarked.
Because dredging is a more common part of CPRA’s effort to restore the marsh, I wrote this guide detailing how to boat around dredge pipes.
It’s the simple sh*t, guys. Totally preventable. Don’t be that guy.
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I would like to note that I have recommended this area a time or two in this forum: the south side of the Rock Dam all the way down to the Long Rocks, and all the rocks, shorelines, coves and points between.
Great job catching fish. I had a “tough” day in Fourchon this weekend. I’m sure the fish are there, I just didn’t find them.
Great report and huge thanks to @cliffhall for mentioning the tournament.
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Then where the hell are these fish? Maybe they’re further out. If so, I have no idea where. lol
I don’t know when I’ll be fishing again or where, but I am thinking Port Fourchon/Grand Isle just to build off your report and mine.
Thanks for reporting back, I appreciate that!
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Well, you ought to be on your way. I’m about to roll out of here as well.
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The north side of the Dam has given up some real hammers (27″ trout) over the years, usually taken by a kayak angler. That’s why I mentioned it to @Aspiring_Angler to pound the daylights out of it. Hell, he might be out there right now. lol
Watch out for sea turtles, bud. lol
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I’ll keep that in mind. Terry St. Cyr is a legend and what he says goes. lol Thanks for sharing.
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Oh, that makes sense. A pipe they left behind is a much different hazard from one that’s marked or even floating. But after looking at the coordinates I am thinking homeboy’s accident was 100% preventable.
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It just makes me feel warm and fuzzy.
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A Death Grip with no hook? You mean no head?
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I keep forgetting the little things like that are important missing context.
Yeah, maybe “Marker 54” isn’t the best branding. LOL
Anyway, a lot of content I have coming out on the Blog is more of the simpler, but ever important, stuff like this.
Don’t hesitate to ask “dumb” questions. This isn’t Facebook. We’ll get you taken care of.
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+1 on having a visual marker, great point bringing that up.
This is something that I actually have a lot of experience with. When that helo is way up there (or even a search plane, flying at a higher altitude) it is very difficult to see what’s down there, especially if you have a boat that’s colored gray (like mine is).
You really want to make it as easy as possible for folks to find you.
In fact, I know @Daniel_Gig mentioned this before, but maybe consider bright clothing versus camo/gray clothing. So if you are floating in the water, rescue personnel can see you. I have gray/dark clothing and when I get a new jacket I plan on something bright and orange. My kids are dressed in bright clothing as well, whenever we go fishing (or really anywhere).
The dye is a good idea. I’ve used smoke grenades before and they will also dye the water or put an orange (or whatever color) plume in the air. Don’t use gray smoke.
This discussion is really good to consider safety/survival for when the worst inevitably happens. You have to have a “when”, not “if”, mentality.
