Devin
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“first trip out with the new outboard”
Good work being disciplined and just doing it right the first time.
So 9 reds total? That’s great. I’d be stoked to catch that.
Did you see any “no trespassing” signs?
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Very good conversation, because I’m writing 201 right now and this gives me ideas on what to re-write/focus on.
Thank you, everyone.
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Where are you seeing high tide at 11:30am? I’ve got 9:05am at Shell Beach. See attached.
Did you read the latest reports?
@Boyce and myself beat up Biloxi Marsh and Lake Borgne pretty good on a decent falling tide. Lots of shrimp, but zero to few fish. I don’t see why you would see anything different.
@cliffhall report was a little more encouraging, but (with all due respect to Cliff, because he’s posted many amazing reports) it’s not like he caught 50.
If he caught 17, then that means things are tough.
So, if it were me, I’d scratch this plan and try night fishing Treasure Isle on a falling tide.
It will be protected from that strong east wind that’s predicted and will be calm Saturday and Sunday night.
And the tide will be falling. I imagine there will be a lot of shrimp jumping and, since it’s the weekend, people will be using their dock lights. They’ll be on.
Or, if you absolutely can only go fishing Sunday morning, send it for the artificial reefs in Mississippi Sound. Then move to Plan Triple Tail and run all those crab floats for a gorilla.
You have the boat for it. An incredibly badass boat.
If I had to fish the Lake Pontchartrain/Borgne area, I would concentrate on grass beds first thing in the morning, then move to falling tide spots like Unknown, Thomas and Martello (like most of what you have picked out).
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LOL at the mental picture of smoking a pelican on step.
I’ve done that one or twice. ha ha ha ha ha
Yeah, it was tough out there. I think the majority of trout are still “outside” with only a few sneaking in early.
If I were to go fishing again soon for speckled trout I’d either night fish Lake Pontchartrain or send it for the Sounds first thing in the AM.
Great report, thanks for posting!
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Well, based off what you saw on the south side of the Dam, you can have some really good action there once it cools off and fish start moving inside.
Same thing for anywhere else you saw good bait and lots of dinks. Keep those spots in your back pocket. Pat yourself on the back for finding them now, they’ll probably turn on in the coming weeks.
“So we rode out to central.”
That’s an impressive haul.
And it’s too bad because I know trout are out there, but I would’ve hit that first thing in the morning. That and Central is a big place. Trout can be stacked in one spot, then trash fish everywhere else.
“The fish were suspended”
Then they must’ve been feeding well!
Great report, thanks for posting!
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Okay, finally got a chance to look this over.
Well, I think that fishing two days in a row is good. The second day can build off of what you saw the first. I like that.
I think your plan is a good one, but I would include “big” shorelines. An example would be any shoreline protected from the wind in Bay Lanaux.
When I first started sight fishing, I thought that I had the redfish figured out by just going into every small or dead end pond.
But with time I learned that the best redfish action was had on big shorelines, in or next to tidal highways.
That’s where I saw larger schools. So, do the small ponds and big shorelines.
After that, I don’t know what kind of tackle you’re throwing. Casting tackle? Fly rods?
“I don’t want to get stuck or tear up a lower unit.”
Well, you’re at least gonna ding your prop on oysters. So just accept that now.
Dinged props and scratched gel coat.
If you have a prop that’s already tore up, put that one on. Tons of oysters around Port Sulphur.
Next: why Port Sulphur?
There’s not a whole lot of grass there, and grass helps clean the water, is far more predictable and much easier to find.
For that, you would go east of the River. Launch out of Beshel’s in Pointe a la Hache.
The downside to fishing there is that the bottom is nowhere as forgiving as Port Sulphur.
PS has a softer bottom. Anywhere influenced by the River has a harder bottom. Much easier to get stuck out there.
But I’ve generally found the redfishing to be better wherever there is river water.
Just capitalize on those grass mats.
Islands from American Bay to Grand Point Bay can be really good.
Not that you can’t find clear water in PS, because you absolutely can, I just prefer finding grass mats for sight fishing because it’s easier and more productive.
It’s my understanding that fly guides don’t like casting around grass, but I could be wrong.
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“I have not used the catfish flipper AT ALL!!”
That is a feat. lol
Whatever you did, keep doing it. Because myself and others ran all over Creation and didn’t find anything better than what you did.
I’m hoping that the Lake P Basin really turns on this year.
Something tells me that the majority of fish are gonna end up in and around the River, just because that’s what happened in years past and the food/water situation is so much better down there.
But we’ve also reduced limits, reduced fishing pressure (anecdotally), and have had a low river for the last five years, so that should make for more speckled trout, right?
Great report, thanks for posting!
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It’s still early.
We are all ready for fall, but fall ain’t here yet.
But it’s coming.
Also, I saw a few Avid Rogues out there, so I am guessing one of them was you.
Avids are hard to discern without seeing the branding, because they look like glass boats. Great fit and finish on them.
I really like Masson’s Avid. That’s a pretty boat.
Great report, thanks for posting!
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Very interesting!!
I assume that you’re not putting the fly line on a fly rod/reel and using it for some niche purpose?
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You can 1,000% fish those species in that boat.
I can’t speak for targeting them because I don’t target them (aside from triple tail, occasionally).
Speckled trout and redfish keep my hands full.
But there’s plenty of experienced anglers here who do.
I want to say @Team1morecast has, @battenterprises @McLovin and @ShooterMcGrabbin all have, off the top of my head.
I could be wrong. But we can let them chime in.
The one thing we have here that other places don’t is a big river, and she dictates what does and does not happen.
Make a post here in the Community. It doesn’t hurt to ask.
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Ha ha ha, well that makes sense.
Well, here’s what I’d do: take anything from Salt Strong and data dump it.
The last time I remember Joe Simonds fishing Louisiana, he had to hire a guide.
And I think Luke is the actual fishing talent, but he’s good at fishing Tampa.
This is Louisiana.
Jacob Wheeler is a world-class bass angler (and a phenomenally better angler than Luke or me) and, if I were fishing Guntersville, I’d shut up and listen when he’s talking.
But not in Lake Borgne. This is my dojo.
I strongly recommend using what I teach inside 101. Don’t try to re-invent the wheel. I already did that so you don’t have to.
If you want to execute the plan you put forth, then you can. I predict ladyfish, some throwbacks and a few keepers, maybe you’ll find some redfish, too.
But if you want a better shot at some fish, do what I recommend (because that’s what I would do based off fishing three times this past week).
Going back to the tide: I know Windfinder is correct because I compare it against NOAA.
And I know NOAA is correct because they display what the tide actually does against what they predicted the tide would do.
And, of course, my actual observations on the water from years of fishing, shooting videos, competing in tournaments and guiding across Louisiana’s coast.
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Excellent.
Just shot you a text.
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“A cool front would be nice.”
Abso-frikkin-lutely.
Amen to that!
As for the tide chart, what resource are you using? Why aren’t you using Windfinder?
That and if you’re reading the tide at Rigolets, then where in the Rigolets? Because the water on the west side of Rigolets Pass is going to be delayed behind the water on the east side.
For example, high tide at Slidell/Northshore is at 2:37pm whereas it’s 8:54am at Martello Castle, then 5:42am at Grand Pass (MS Sound).
If the high tide you provided was only off by ~15-20 minutes I would say “no big deal”, but two hours is a big difference to plan around.
I think you should go fishing, just plan differently.
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I am including 10lb to 65lb braid in my assessment because that’s what I’ve fished with.
Braid grabs itself. It’s not a single filament.
Of course, not all braid is the same. Eight-strand braid tends to have a rounder profile and pack better.
But not as well as mono.
Now, I’m not pro mono-only, I’m pro “use all three”.
And that’s what I do.
Because if casting distance was the only metric by which to judge fishing line, then we wouldn’t need all three.
So I maintain my stance: if one is willing to ignore what gear pros have used for years and continue to use, then the deficiency is not with the gear, it is with the individual.
My advice is to do the same thing I did: suck it up and adapt. The benefit is worth the learning curve.
Any skill worth acquiring is going to involve frustration and practice.
How do you think I know?
I would not have caught the limits of speckled trout across Louisiana’s coast that I have if I totally dismissed one kind of fishing line, especially monofilament, just because it made me uncomfortable.
Lastly, if one is having to use the fishing line to feel the bite through the rod, then that person is not using the rod or fishing line as well as they could.
I know when I see where people put their hands and eyes.
And I say that because that’s usually the argument for braid, and it’s a very basic one that completely dismisses the rest of the skills involved with feeling bites.
Now, at the end of the day, do what makes you comfortable. But being comfortable and becoming better at fishing are not the same thing.
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