Devin
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“Am I understanding I need to be looking for a flat near a break in or around some of the deeper passes?”
Generally, yes. That is correct. Or just on the flat. A good example would be…wait, why am I typing this.
Dude, flats. C’mon guy. Whole video right there.
“If so, is there a particular depth I am looking for or is it trial and error when I get there?”
Generally 2-6ft deep. Could be less, could be more.
For flounder you want to find flats that are along tidal highways.
“Does the highway theory apply to Reds?”
Of course. Video right here, guy.
There’s some good examples inside the Student .KML File as well. Let’s not reinvent the wheel here.
“However, I see guys on YouTube do this with high levels of success.”
Like who?
And what’s “success”?
I ask because over the years I’ve seen people associate a well-edited video with “success” despite there only being a few fish caught in the video.
I don’t care how charming or personable a content creator is, if they don’t catch, then they don’t catch.
While it depends on the conditions, an acceptable “success” to me is five redfish. 10+ is better, 20+ would be great. I’ve had those days.
I’m not sure what you mean by “smooth” shorelines either. Drop a pin on an example and I can give you more feedback. Otherwise I’d stick with what I teach: find those “ponds” by tidal highways. All the best redfish days I’ve had were in spots like that.
“With the fall shrimp run, should I expect there to be Reds and Sheep in the same or similar areas I found them over the summer?”
Yes.
But you can also find them in deeper water along cover like bridge pilings or in open water on cover like oyster reefs, especially sheepshead. Redfish will mainly stick to the ponds, though there are open-water redfish in places like Lake Pontchartrain.
They act more like striper when they do that.
“I would LOVE to find Sheepshead stacked up somewhere and fish them vertically with long rods.”
You can do that at the Trestles and Hwy 11 bridges, and rigs in Lake Borgne.
But the best time to do that would be on rigs on the outside during their spawn (Breton Sound during spring).
As for trout, places like Martello Castle and Bayou Thomas should be in full swing by then. You’ll know they’re there when you see birds diving on a hard falling tide.
Or they could be under birds in Lake Pontchartrain.
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I’m willing to bet Biloxi Marsh was mostly throwbacks.
That’s what it was for me and that’s what it has been for 10 years.
Maybe it’ll come back this fall/winter, I certainly hope so.
Great report, thanks for posting!
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If you’re just getting started wading, just hop out the boat and wade.
That’s what I did and it worked. I guided entire trips like that where we absolutely smashed the daylights out of the trout
Just go.
Don’t overthink it, don’t overcomplicate it.
Just hop in the water and cast.
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“The significant other wasn’t so keen but she let me off the leash reluctantly.”
Good man.
“After missing multiple I whipped out the cork and started hitting the same spots and it was on.”
It would be interesting to see how a Double D XL or 7MR would’ve done in that scenario. I do hate how the hooks on a 7MR are attached, so they need adjustment, but it would be a good lure in the case.
Your trip sounds like a good one to me!
It makes sense that Venice would heat up first. It always does.
And you did it in a kayak! Great report, thanks for posting!
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I love this discussion. Here’s a copy/paste from the rough draft of the IF201 cheat sheet:
Jigging Combo for Trout
Reel:
Daiwa Tatula 80 8.1:1
Shimano Curado 50e 6:1 w/ 7:1 upgrade
Daiwa Zillion SV TW 7.1:1
Rod:
St. Croix Avid-X AXC64MXF (6′ 4″ Medium X-Fast)
Daiwa Tatula TTU631 (6’3″ Medium Fast)
Line:
12-17lb Stren Blue Hi-Vis monofilament
12-17lb Seaguar Invizx fluorocarbon
Jigging Combo for Redfish
Medium-Heavy regular action rod
Daiwa Tatula 80 8.1:1
15-20lb Stren monofilamet
Jerkbait/Twitch Bait Combo
Daiwa Tatula Elite Seth Feider Jerkbait/Light Topwater Rod (TTEL691MLRB)
(6’9” medium-light, regular)
Daiwa Tatula SV TWS 8.1:1
12-15lb Stren monofilament
12-15lb Seaguar Invizx Fluorocarbon
Big Topwater Combo
Daiwa Tatula Elite Brent Erhler Big Topwater Rod
Daiwa Tatula 150 7.3:1
15lb Stren monofilament
Small Topwater Combo
Same as Jerkbait Combo, but spool in monofilament
Corky Fatboy Combo
(same as big topwater)
I have some other combos, but those are my favorite.
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Generally speaking, bigger baits catch more fish, but that won’t mean smaller trout won’t commit if that’s all that’s there.
I think most of the big girls are still further out.
I know that the trout I caught in my last report were all male. All of them were croaking when they came in the boat.
I’m doing a ton of bait maintenance (and making very good progress), so I won’t be out on the water for a minute.
I’ve seen some reports for Borgne showing decent fish.
Hang in there, keep that bait for when the big girls come inside!
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A sealing tackle tray is good. Just dummy cord it so it doesn’t float away.
Floating net is nice to have.
Boga grips are a plus, but not necessary.
A wade belt from Academy (H2O Express) is a cheap but good way to carry another rod or two with you.
Dummy cord everything that can fall into the water and sink.
Ford Flipper (floating catfish flipper) is nice to have.
That’s all I can think of for now.
I used to wade the islands a bunch (and even the marsh), but don’t really do it anymore, so I’m rusty.
@ShooterMcGrabbin is on a wade kick and is more up to date on the latest wade stuff than I am.
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Very cool!
Thank you for sharing.
I’ve added it to my bookmarks. Already perused it and will look at it more later. The salinity levels are interesting.
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To be clear, I want you to know that you are encouraged to use this forum for these nearshore/offshore species.
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It would be fascinating to see how you use CoPilot.
We are living in the future, things are changing.
And there are those who adapt with that change, and there are those who don’t.
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This is very awesome of you, Jason.
Thank you for helping out so much on the forum.
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Nooooooooo
Go to YCB!!!!!! lol
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“took the ICW bypass (unsure what its called, cant find a map that names it)”
I’m only 40, but we’ve always called it “The Bypass”.
It’s always done well when the water drops out, but still worth hitting when the water is up.
I’m glad y’all had a good time and were able to catch some fish.
Thanks for reporting back!
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Yeah, that sounds about right. That’s about what I saw on Sunday.
So there’s a little continuity/consistency across Louisiana’s coast, but with the exception of Venice.
And that’s just because Venice is surrounded by 100ft+ of Gulf water.
Thanks for taking time to let us know how you did!
I really like that area, but haven’t fished it during summer. Though I imagine the trout are just simply further out.
But my favorite is when Decade kicks off.
That place is just its own thing.
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I appreciate you using the search function.
