Devin
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Dude, not bad at all. Plus, when you go back, you’re on the beach with tons of places to go, things to do.
I love launching out of Pass Christian. It’s nice. Wide ramp. It’s free. Easy parking. No one yells at me. lol
Great report, thanks for posting! Those are some nice trout!
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“That and I now have new routes in my graph. A win.”
Dude, this is the long-term mindset.
I’m going through 15+ years of GPS tracks and the only reason I have those is because I tried in the first place and took it slow to just get the tracks to begin with.
Totally worth it.
Otherwise, the fishing is tough when it gets this hot.
Great report, and those tracks are gonna pay off this fall.
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“First time there. Hyacinth everywhere. Freshwater canals.”
It’s a different world there. Much different from the east side of the river (Hopedale, Lake P, Shell Beach).
I guided swamp tours out of Westwego and it’s an amazing place. Love it.
“On the backside of the mat, I could see areas of clean, open water with little to no grass. The problem was figuring out how to get back there.”
The way I’ve done this before is to fly in at FULL SEND, you’re gonna clog up the intakes on the motor, but you just clear them out once on the other side. But I dunno if that technique would work.
I mean, I saw that mat from a fkn JET. LOL
I have to see it in person (or pics/video to know for sure).
But man, you did the TOTS thing: new area, limit of fish.
Excellent work!
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Also, photo 313 looks good to me.
Obviously not the best pond I would ever film or fish in, but “good enough”.
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Okay, well, it’s been hot. That def makes everything tougher.
I think you were close to the fish. Build on this trip and you’ll find them. I think you were close at Bay August.
I know water clarity has certainly improved down there as of yesterday.
I talked to a captain who guides down there and that person busted the reds (limited out) three days in a row this weekend.
They are there. But it’s gonna be like finding a needle in a haystack.
I’m currently overhauling my flatboat or else I’d shoot down there and look.
Things are afoot this year. Trout are showing up in Bay Eloi and EBM, where they haven’t been thick for years.
So maybe the redfish are coming back. I was also told there’s a ton of rat reds out there.
So, not bad.
You did good switching to redfish. If they’re whacking the trout down there, then I don’t know where.
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“but it got up to 90”
Man I read that and got disheartened, but once I saw how the day went, I am impressed.
Great job.
Does Hermitage get that salty these days?
“Willis was super happy with his new kayak and stoked to get out on the water”
Man, do I love a good attitude.
“It’s sad to see all those dead and forgotten trees”
Absolutely. I think about it all the time.
If I had a time machine I’d use it to go back in time, fly over Louisiana and see what it was like 200 years ago.
But we’ve got what we’ve got. Enjoy it.
Maybe we’ll figure out how to completely save it.
I am grateful for the work CPRA has done. Just wish they’d build the diversions.
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Some screenshots of interesting parts of the book.
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“1st stop MRGO right at entry of spoil canal, lots of activity, no bites”
That’s how it has always been for me.
Yeah, it’s just sad to see how much Deadman has eroded away. I remember when it stretched just about all the way to that rig in the distance. lol
Either way, great report. Thanks for posting!
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But let me tune you in on to something else:
Forget summer fishing. You already got some trips in. You got the experience, you had some fun.
Now focus on what’s coming: fall fishing.
Now is a good time to do your 100 hour maintenance, go over all your electrical connections/wiring, clean them, make sure everything is getting 12 volts from the battery, your motor is making 13-14v when running, etc.
Take apart your trailer hubs, inspect, clean, grease and re-install.
Trailer lighting. Bilge pumps. Radios. Test your gear. Refill spools. Organize tackle.
Clean up your GPS tracks and organize them for fall.
Because once fall kicks off it is going to be balls to the wall. Wall to wall fishing.
That is not the time to f*ck around with flat tires, blown bearings, glitchy GPS units, shoddy trailer lights that will get you pulled over, so on and so on.
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Seeing that you started from scratch and came back with 16 trout isn’t bad at all.
Preferably, what you could do is build on that. It sure is nice when you can get back out there the next day.
That’s the advantage guides have. They’re not inherently better at fishing than you:
1. They’re just on the water more than you and
2. are often talking to other guides who are also on the water at the same time.
It’s really hard to beat that kinda TOW and angler network.
I think that if you could get back out there that you would zero in on the fish even more or completely.
And that’s because Central is a giant place. It’s huge.
There’s so many places trout can be stacked up while every other spot is trash fish.
Overall, good job.
Yes, I know another member posted a report slaying them, but I doubt he did that on a whim. I’m sure he had #1 and #2 to some degree or another. Which is fine. Building your angler network can be part of the game if you choose to do so.
I largely don’t. Usually because the relationship is lopsided: I have more to give than people do. That and I’m hardheaded and would rather find out on my own, even if that means burning extra gas and possibly striking out.
So I know what it’s like to endure what you wrote:
“Where the F are the trout? panic setting in, doubt is creeping in, i suck at fishing, i am being humbled today”
Dude, I completely get that.
Now imagine being me in an easily recognized boat. That’s a lotta pressure. lol
That’s why I put so much emphasis on the process and writing reports for personal use.
If I had your report, I’d be stoked. You have come away with actionable intel.
What you need to do next is write a detailed report for personal use and squirrel it away in a folder labeled “7-24-26 Breton Sound Trout” with the day’s pictures and GPS tracks. You will want that information unstained by bad memory in ten years.
Future ChasinFun will thank Past ChasinFun.
And, if you’re not sure about what I’m saying, just remember this report I posted a couple years ago.
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Ahh, that makes sense.
But I’ll tell you this: I’ve been doing this content publishing thing for a minute and – if I learned anything – it’s that optics are everything.
Dat baw gon learn dat, too! lol
You can build a thousand bridges, but if you…
Fortunately it’s just a minor, goofy rod thing.
If it were me, I woulda picked up another rod. lol
The comments section can be ruthless lol
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Cold front days would be great for LAX! Go when it’s windy! Maybe shoot up a birthday or two. lmao
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I think that if you rigged up a popping cork with a long J-hook and crappie bites, you could whack the daylights out of the sheepshead.
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THERE HE IS!!!!!!
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That’s why there’s so many oyster fishermen in Louisiana: oysters don’t swim away. lol
