Devin
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“Nitro Z-20 bass boat”
That’s a great boat. #bassboatgang
What’s on it? Ultrex? Graphs? Power Poles?
Sorry if you answered that before.
“Otherwise I’m learning the terrain.”
And your boat is great for that.
Just take good care of that trailer.
“should have a falling tide for most of the morning”
I bet it doesn’t move first thing in the morning. It’ll be slacked out but will rip out later in the day.
I’m almost tempted to tell you to launch late in the day and fish when that tide is absolutely falling its ass off.
You can get on a good shrimp bite when that happens. But no hard falling tide = no hard running shrimp.
Your white, green and orange routes are good to go. I’ve ran those a bagillion times without issue.
Both your .kml files are essentially the same. Check my screenshot. Not a problem, I don’t need them to know where you’re at/where you’re going. I DL’d them because I didn’t know which set was Option 1 or Option 2.
I see your Biloxi Marsh set is Option 2. Correct me if I am wrong.
I would personally prefer your Option 2.
With your boat, and with the wind laying down, you can reasonably chance running across Lake Borgne from Rigolets Marina (or wherever), depending on where you are trailering from.
Where are you trailering from?
I live in Slidell, so running across Lake Borgne is preferable to driving through NOLA East, then Chalmette, just to pay to get yelled at by someone DTR. lol
I do think your Option 2 of fishing the MRGO could be doable, and the south side of the Rock Dam could always have fish, but my problem with it is that I think there’s a chance Biloxi Marsh could load up with fish first.
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Can you fish all day?
There’s a chance you can get on a good shrimp bite out there when that tide is ripping out.
I’ve seen white shrimp running in Four Horse as early as August 8th in years past.
I’m sure there will be a morning bite, but there’s a chance in late afternoon.
I’m not sure you’ll find scoops at 3 and 4, that area has eroded a fair deal and I can’t say that those structures are still there.
IIRC, I didn’t see anything graphing. So, just graph it anyway, it only takes a few minutes of your time.
I think the trout spots you picked out are a good early, first look at what’s going on out there.
The key would be to capitalize on what you’ve seen ASAP.
Also, there’s probably a mess of white trout out there in deeper “holes”.
The islands in Grand Point Bay are usually pretty good for redfish.
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Do you remember the water temp?
Dude, you went fishing in August during a neap tide in a tough wind. The odds were already stacked against you.
If I were you, I would not give myself a hard time.
I doubt I would have done any better had I fished those areas. But the difference is that I would have launched somewhere completely different.
I’m assuming you trailer your boat?
If I wanted to stay closer to where you are, I would have gone to Biloxi Marsh to fish Lakes of Bayou Marron, Lake Eugenie, etc.
And I would feel much better havign sent it for the river. But I know that’s a haul.
And if I were in your shoes, I’d be happy just to get GPS tracks in new-to-me areas.
On the bright side, you have GPS tracks now (assuming you didn’t have them before).
Anyway, when the tide starts falling hard, that’s when I would start hitting Martello Castle.
The grass beds in Lake Pontchartrain will start getting trout on them soon, too. It will start out as lots of throwbacks, but the keepers will be in there.
If you don’t let us know what you’re gonna do, then we can’t be there to say “do this instead”.
Though I’m not sure there’s much you could reasonably expect in August during a neap tide fishing Rigolets, I do think that with the coming conditions you will find more success.
Just leverage this forum.
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If you use AI to create your reports, great.
Just please don’t include any code into the report, it could break the web page.
No big deal, I fixed it.
Also, I’d be really careful taking generalizations/direction from AI for inshore fishing.
It’s really better for technical things, like troubleshooting RAID volumes (because it lives on one), file formats, and anything else that’s well documented, less subjective and niche than Louisiana inshore fishing.
Anyway.
Did you try jigging at all?
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We all know you really meant to go to Venice! lol
But it’s good to see what’s close. It’s kind of early for the Pearl anyway.
Give it time and it will turn on, and your tracks out there will reward you.
Thank you for taking time to post!
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You are off to a very good start.
Your timing is also good, too: fall fishing is getting started here soon and aluminum boats are going to have their day!
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The TL;DR of what I have to say after reading your intro:
As I read through your intro, I am making a prediction: you are going to have more than a few “Aha!” moments when knocking out 101.
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“using Salt Strong’s free tide chart they have on their website”
Well, throw that in the trash.
“I found it peculiar how different all of those tide charts looked and honestly not sure which one to refer to.”
Screenshot it and I can help you decipher it, if you’re interested.
“If you have a recommended tide resource for checking tides, please let me know your suggestions.”
Windfinder.
How water levels work here in Louisiana are different. We have a weaker tide than just about anywhere else, a NW/SE land bridge and wind plays a larger role here. You can also have uneven water levels on either side of a chokepoint(s).
Think of how Lake Pontchartrain is structured.
So the tide can be predicted to do one thing and then completely do something else.
All of this and more is detailed inside 101 at length.
In fact, as I read through your intro, I am making a prediction: you are going to have more than a few “Aha!” moments when knocking out 101.
“We decided to go and just keep our eyes on the storm.”
I like it.
Yeah, the bottom line is that it’s obvious there’s a lot you can benefit from inside 101. That is going to answer a lot of your questions.
It’s a great resource. Use it. Complete it totally and make its knowledge/philosophy second nature.
If I were you, I would hammer down on it in the next few weeks to 30 days and have it done in time for fall fishing, then use the Community to here to plan your fishing trips.
That’s your shortest path to success.
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I love hearing the process of moving to find them.
Excellent work, Will!
Thanks for the report and letting the rest of us know about it!
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+1 on Crooked Bayou going into Eugene
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+1 on this
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“So are any of those areas that we hit spots that have produced?”
No, not yet. Too soon and too hot.
“I have heard it is better to fish the deeper waters near the bridges on a slow/neap tide more so then on a moving tide, any truth to this?”
What do I teach inside 101 in regard to where water moves first and structure’s effect on moving water?
*a bridge is not structure
“Any recommendations regarding the areas we fished, ie times of year and or conditions that would be better times to hit these areas?”
When it cools off significantly, like when the water temp is at least 74 degrees.
Even then, that area is not particularly great to fish because it gets hammered by fishing pressure.
You must be especially comfortable with having tough days if you want to get any good at fishing Rigolets.
I think you should consider fishing somewhere else that’s gonna be more productive.
Biloxi Marsh might be a good option this fall. I’m hoping so.
“Finally there are rumblings that we might be making a trip to Grand Isle this weekend”
Well, lucky for you, there’s tons of Grand Isle reports and planning posts to pull from in this forum.
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Sometimes we are our own worst critics.
That’s fine.
But I’m here to tell you not to beat yourself up over it.
Next time just plan accordingly.
Like, my last trip to Venice with @Boyce , I made it clear that I’d be happy to just get the tracks we wanted and see what everything looks like (using the Mk-1 eyeball and sonar).
When the fish move into that part of Venice, we can now do a full send first thing in the morning, while anyone who had not done that homework would not have that confidence (which is why most people don’t go to begin with).
Now, if I actually wanted to catch fish, that effort would have looked a lot different. We would have fished further outside.
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Most people do screenshots, but if you gave us a .kml, those of us savvy enough can take a much more detailed look.
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What are you referring to?
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I’ve caught fish at those camps in Bay Ronquille, if that’s what you meant.
I guess it’s just one big bay now lol
Do you mean Poydras in St. Bernard? I’m confused.
Are you talking about the Riverside launch?
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What Jason said.
Just use what I teach inside 101.
Your mind is better off starting from a blank slate.
Also, you’re young. You have lots of time. There is no hurry.
Take time to learn. You will thank yourself later.
