Devin
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Hearing that they’re at Curlew acting right sound about right and makes me happy to see a good report. Man, is that a haul.
Did you know that a guy from Texas used to live out there? Rudy Grigar was his name. His fishing reports are epic. He was operating out there in the 1960s IIRC. He published his story in a book titled “Plugger”. Makes you really sad when you see how much the fishing has declined since then. I do think it can come back.
“They were most interested in the chrome rattle trap.”
I’m guessing you were chunking and winding it?
“Gosh it was a battle with him but I finally ran a Gulp shrimp into his face and he smoked it.”
It’s rewarding though, huh?
Great report, thanks for posting!
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“got the feeling from my friend it was a great day for him(which he mentioned several times)”
That’s good. I’m sure he was excited to prove his boat and get that shakedown done. Sounds like an otherwise good day.
Now I’m wondering if the summer trout bite in Lake Borgne has thinned out or if the fish have moved on to bigger water.
Great report, thanks for posting!
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As for the sonar, I guess that’s your bow unit and you were spotlocked or moving really slow to get the fish to look that tall and dense. I’d say that’s a trout. I feel more confident seeing them on sidescan, especially when there’s a bunch of them. lol
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“I did some graphing and found some good debris and such on the bottom, dropped the trolling motor, and started throwing a 3/8 oz jig with a paddle tail. I very quickly landed 6 keeper trout.”
I’m pretty sure I know which one you’re talking about, and I’ve been wanting to do that for years and just never got around to it. You are my hero. Those six trout are worth sixty trout given the time/skill that went into that. Much respect.
I think I have pics of the boat when it was still above water.
Anyway, keep that close hold so every retard unwilling to do the work and wanting a handout doesn’t fk it up for everyone else.
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I’m with you on getting out of aluminum. They just don’t make those transoms strong enough. For the ones who do (Gator Trax), it’s cheaper/easier to get into a glass boat.
Yeah, you may not be able to confidently get into those ponds as easily, but the tradeoff is being able to access the open water stuff much better.
I’d rather have a shot at snapper than stressing out looking for redfish. I really enjoy sight fishing, but the redfish have taken such a beating, and I have beat myself up so much looking for them, that I’m kinda okay taking a long term break from it.
Great report, thanks for posting!
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I’ve definitely seen coyotes and pigs out there. There are some otters here and there, too. Have even seen mink at the Long Rocks. Saw a deer cross Bayou Laloutre once.
I really enjoy the roseate spoonbills down in Venice, but have seen some in EBM.
Also have had water snakes crawl into the boat, always while sight fishing somewhere really fresh.
That’s about it, nothing too crazy.
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There are usually a lot of crab traps lined up in parallel rows coming out of BSL. Think “where are tidal highways?” and you’ll find them, and there could be triple tail underneath them. I’ve seen TT right in front of the train tracks within sight of The Blind Tiger.
Good luck out there.
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Looks good to me. Conditions look great.
You’re cleared hot.
Just don’t let homeboy dawdle for live bait too long. I’m assuming you have the Almonaster Train Bridge phone number? If not, I’m pretty sure it’s on a sign on the bridge. Call that dude immediately if the bridge is down.
That’s all I can think of.
Good luck out there!
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I’ve extensively detailed this scenario we are currently experiencing in this theory/idea that I call “most water, least fish”.
This isn’t some “doom and gloom” thing, and it’s not that I don’t think we cannot recover from what’s happened but it’s that (this is important, pay attention) if you fish Louisiana’s coast long enough you will inevitably experience the ups and downs. Maybe they’re cyclical, maybe it has more to do with how our individual conservational choices affect the fish (or maybe just “definitely), but the point is that you will slug it out through the tough times and it will make the good times that much more enjoyable.
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I am so tired of scratching my head at this riddle.
It’s not an unseen thing to encounter otherwise perfect conditions and then find no fish, but it seems to me more common than before. Of course, that’s just anecdotal.
It’s hard to get a good sight picture on what the fish are doing right now. Are they on the edge of river water or doing something else?
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Well, I have my heart set on a Blazer 2400, but we’ll see. Oddly enough, I’m in no rush. Not fishing has been great for LAFB because I’m able to get more done because, well, I’m not fishing. It can be such a time suck.
I have terabytes upon terabytes of media to make all the content I want. For the first time in years, content is actually made and scheduled out ahead of time. That is such a relief, and I’d rather have that relief than catch 15 trout in a spot where I already know they’re at. lol
So, I have time. There’s no rush.
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The search continues! Thank you for the heads up!
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ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha
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Yeah, I can relate. lol I got lucky and remembered what day it was. lol
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He’s on the water right now.
Check out these search results using the search function, there’s enough reports now to populate results.
