Devin
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With the river being as low as it has been, I’d definitely move more toward that way.
I’m not saying a lot of big speckled trout can’t be caught at Grand Isle, I’d see what the local guides are doing to get a temp check on that.
But given what I’ve heard/seen, it just makes sense that fish are going to go where the best water/bait is.
Of course, if the wind doesn’t cooperate, it doesn’t cooperate and that just makes fishing tougher.
Good on you going anyway.
Great report, thanks for posting!
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Well, that sounds like a fun fishing trip.
Typically, during September, I have caught speckled trout pretty far inside in places like Pointe a la Hache, Biloxi Marsh and even the bottom of Lake Borgne.
But I’ve also caught them pretty far outside at places like Breton Island.
I don’t see any reason why you can’t start fishing those reefs, but what I would be looking for above all else are white shrimp running on a falling tide, as per Fall Fish Location.
Let us know next time you plan on going fishing, we can give some pointers.
Great report, thanks for posting!
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The launch at Riverside is pretty sketchy, even by my standards.
You can get to Breton Sound out of Empire, but you would have to be savvy running Neptune/Ostrica.
There’s a lot of sandbars out there now. Have you looked at it on GED?
Besides, why do you want to go way out there when fall is about to kick off?
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This is really exciting.
@maturin posted a similar report:
“Had a steady bite of what we came for, Delta Sows predominated with an only an occasional fish under 20″.”
My girlfriend also told me another one of her friends had the same “problem” in the area you were fishing as well as another good report from there.
No juicy details, I don’t wanna hear ’em. I can figure it out myself without having to beg someone. lol
BUT, my point is that what I only dreamt of is coming true: lots of over-slots getting tossed back. So many over-slots that it’s getting in the way of filling limits.
We are sailing into better times.
Boy, after the Freshening, am I ready for that!
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“Its a flushing effect of the deep cold water flushing onto the flat that brings a frenzy of fin fish eating.”
That’s why I like that area. You have that deep Gulf water pushing up against it. This is part of what makes Venice great.
If this weren’t the case they’d be doing the same thing at Marsh Island, but they don’t. You have to go miles and miles before you hit 100ft water in the Atchafalaya Basin.
But not in Venice!
“That’s one of those things you only know if you’re in the water wading.”
Or if you’re reading water temp on a transducer. lol
“Louisiana is on a record streak and its only getting better.”
It is. The speckled trout fishing is rebounding.
Same thing for flounder.
If redfish got to maturity as fast, they would be rebounding as well, too.
But maybe the better trout fishing would pull some pressure off the redfish.
Anyway.
Honestly, after reading this report, I hope the midwest has a drought so bad we run out of corn. LOL
Great report, thanks for posting!
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It’s also worth mentioning that we saw a LOT of shrimp boats out there, but in the AM they were all sitting put with their nets up.
They were clearly set up for that falling tide, and I’m sure they did the majority of their catching when it was ripping out.
And I bet they were catching white shrimp, and I bet that pattern can be capitalized on.
I’m not saying trout can’t be caught on non-shrimp patterns, because they absolutely are.
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I think it would’ve been a different day had the wind played right and you got south of Marsh Island.
Either way, great report, thanks for posting!
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Great report, thanks for posting!
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I would try Comfort.
If it’s too windy, I’d bail out and hit the Long Rocks, especially the gap at the end.
Then I’d go into the MRGO and fish coves/points for redfish. Dead shrimp under a cork is easy mode.
I’d also hit the south side of the Rock Dam, because you never know what can be there.
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That you have, time and again. Thank you!
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I try to reply to everyone’s report.
I have a lot of respect for anyone’s time and effort from their busy schedule to throw the rest of us a bone.
But, above all, posting a “bad” fishing report really helps the poster because the rest of us can get a look at it and help figure out what went wrong, setting up their next trip for success.
And getting a solid base of anglers from out west has always been a tough nut to crack, so I am thankful you’ve made the effort.
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Thank you so much, Jonathan!
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Well, let’s chalk up the trip to that: you got a shakedown and were able to identify a problem before it ruins your fall fishing.
And I’ll say this: if that was wrong with the boat, what else is wrong?
Find that before fall fishing.
And if I were you, I’d start looking hard at the inside.
Lakes of Bayou Marron, Bob’s Lakes, Bayou Pete, Lake Eugenie, even Crooked Bayou.
That is, of course, if you plan on fishing Hopedale.
I’d also get a head start on Martello Castle, Doulut’s, Rock Dam, if you plan on Shell Beach.
If it were me, well, you know what I would do.
Let us know next time you head out with as much advance notice as you can so we can help get you pointed in the right direction.
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Good luck!
