Devin
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I’d definitely go to Delacroix over Hopedale, but consider staying away from the southwest corner of it, as I think there’s an algae bloom there now.
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“this may be a dumb question, but do you feel there is ever a scenario where the upcurrent side may be more productive? Just curious what your approach is to methodically fish a rig?”
Not a dumb question at all.
I fish all four corners if I am new to a rig. After awhile you’ll find that one side holds fish regardless of the current. Maybe you’ll find that the down current side is where it’s at no matter what. It just depends on the rig and what’s in the water around it. Sometimes there’s relief or bottom trash, sometimes there’s not.
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Hey Felipe, it’s great to have you here. Thank you for posting an intro!
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Again, not bad given that it’s close to home. If you don’t mind fishing at night, maybe fishing Treasure Isle at Slidell would be good. Especially if the tide is ripping out. If it’s ripping too hard, then try Olimpic Beach (it’s nearby) or make the short run to Lake Catherine’s dock lights.
Great report, thanks for posting!
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Did the trout go nuts when the tide started falling?
Great report. This is what we should be seeing: smacking limits of speckled trout.
Thank you for posting it!
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Actual .kml tracks from this trip
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Map of tracks from this trip
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ha ha ha ha ha ha or the whole toilet paper thing
Man, people really lost their minds on that one. LOL
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+1 on this
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If I were him I’d abandon that area. The river is at 4ft and has been falling for a minute now. IMO, he’s pissing in the wind. Might as well stay home and watch paint dry instead of launching out of Hopedale.
If Rory Rorison isn’t catching trout out of Shell Beach/Hopedale, then nobody is.
My opinion: there’s not as many fish as there once were in Breton Sound’s hey day. There’s just not. Actually, that’s not opinion, that’s fact. The trout population is like half of what is used to be, probably worse. That’s why we lowered the limit. Not to oppress the masses, or because that’s how government operates, but because the speckled trout have been literally decimated. That and Louisiana’s habit of constantly throwing every legal fish on ice isn’t helping.
But it is my opinion that fish are going to push the bleeding edge of river water, whether it’s rising or falling. And the river ultimately is a better home for them. There’s more food, better water, etc. So why would they stay in Breton/Chandeleur Sounds?
This is why I’m big on learning the process to finding fish, safe routes, etc. and branching out to new places rather than just hitting the same old milk run expecting a different result. That process is painfully outlined in excruciation detail in Inshore Fishing 101. It’s just up to the angler to discover/learn/use that. I filled the proverbial pond and can only show it to horses. Whether or not horses choose to drink is up to them.
Anyway, if there’s fewer fish and more water, then you’re going to have to cover more water to find them. Like, not just drive further but literally launch somewhere else. See my fifth paragraph.
Last winter I fished from Slidell to Venice to Dularge, and I am telling you that the best fishing was in Venice (when the river cooperated). When everyone else was dicking around on the Trestles or at The Wall, myself, @Boyce @neilnmel and others had the river to ourselves, or had fewer boats to put up with.
If I were your brother, I’d be looking hard at Black Bay, Stone Island, East Bay, Southwest Pass, etc.
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Sure, no problem. You did just make a good point I should address.
The bigger issue isn’t knowing what tackle to bring to <insert area> so much as it is to know the fundamental skill of achieving presentations to biting fish. This is the process:
1. find fish
2. show them the lure
If you can’t find fish, well then you’re not going to catch them, and if you can’t show them a lure, then how can they possibly bite it? You can be on the mother lode of trout in 30ft of fast moving water, but if they never see the lure then you will never get bit.
Those are the two things that hose people’s fishing trips, and thing #2 is what eludes most anglers. I don’t mean to come off as so critical or overbearing. That’s not my intent. My intent is to point out that if you had known how to get presentations then you would’ve known on the first cast that 3/8oz or 1/2oz isn’t cutting the mustard. You would’ve had the opportunity to correct the issue by either tying on something heavier or rigging something heavier (i.e. tying two 1/2oz jigheads together). I imagine you would’ve had a radically different trip if that were the case. Or maybe Breton Sound just sucks right now. lol
There are areas that I’ve never been to but have caught limits of trout because I understand this process. Whenever a boat in a spot is catching fish it’s usually because they’re getting presentations when the other boats are failing to do so. But people usually further F this up by chalking up their success to using live bait or Nuclear Baloney or whatever “secret” color they’re throwing. That’s rarely the case, if ever.
The most simple stupid way to get presentations is just to have a Heavy Drop Shot tied ready to go, with spares tied and stored in a ziploc bag. The HDS comes standard with a 1oz bank sinker. That will work in the Jump, Seabrook, all the places that tend to be tougher due to water depth and speed. It works there and it would certainly work in Breton Sound and (in the worst case scenario) taking the 1 oz bank sinker off and putting on a 2 oz is easy. It really succeeds where jigging begins to fail.
So if I were you I’d:
1. Knock out Inshore Fishing 101 (that way you learn the things you don’t know that you don’t know….since you’ve unwittingly told me that)
1a. Specifically, this video lesson about getting those good presentations. Learn the easy way how to know you go to the bottom.
2. Rig up some Heavy Drop Shots. Nuclear grade, doesn’t-matter-because-it’s-gonna-happen presentations.
3. Plan out future trips and let us know so we can fill in any details that are missing. “Last minute” trips usually fail. Yes, some people make those happen, but mostly because they’ve been out there a bunch and already have the aforementioned tackle/knowledge read to rock n roll.
4. Post that badass fishing report because you’re gonna slay ’em.
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I went that way because it’s faster. And, if the wind is blowing (depending on direction) more protected.
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I’d fish Quad 1.
I’d also fish the weirs in the river like at 1:13:30 in this video. I’d also fish the rock jetties perpendicular to the flow of water at the mouth of SW Pass, near the pilot house like you see at 2:13:05 in that same video.
Add those spots to Quad 1. I’m hoping that the rocks on the SE side of SW Pass (the outside on the west side of East Bay) are in your file as well. I’d also fish the mouth of Joseph Bayou where it dumps out and eventually flows into the top of East Bay.
I’d also venture into East Bay and fish the beach and rigs, like in previous reports here in this forum. Use the search function to learn more.
South Pass for sure, especially the outside of the rocks.
I’d also look at Blind Bay. Look at my 3-26-25 tracks for that.
The rest of the stuff you have listed could be good. I have no idea. Quad 5 and Quad 6 seem like long runs if you’re gonna be out there that long burning that much gas. I can foresee a stop at the marina to refuel if you make those runs.
Wherever you go, take it easy. Lots of silted in land, oilfield trash, etc.
I’m hoping you and your buddies have radios to chat with each other.
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Some of these tracks are older, so check them. It’s on you. If you F up out there, that’s your problem. Don’t F up!!!!
We will expect a detailed fishing report in turn for gold info like this. Don’t let us down!
Also, for the lurkers, put in a good planning post and you’ll get good info in return! That’s how it works here. Go to Facebook if you need to be spoonfed.
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These tracks from 3-26-25 will get you there. They go right past one of the campgrounds and near another.
