[Devin]

I think that’s a good plan.

There’s a good chance that you will have overcast skies and cooler temps. That will help you out a lot.

Just move with a purpose, don’t loiter too long if it’s just trash fish and throwbacks.

[Devin]

“When we got to the jetties at Fourchon the water was FILLED with red fish. Never seen anything like that, they were all just at the top hanging out.”

I guess you didn’t catch ’em because they were uninterested. Probably spawning.

Did you jig the rocks at all?

I’m sure the rigs were fun because you never know what you’ll see out there, but I def woulda tried the sunk rocks at Timbalier if it was that calm.

Did you fish the Fourchon Barges at all? Or the inside of Belle Pass?

[Devin]

The wind forecast looks good.

I think you’re launching from a good spot.

You want to be out there first thing in the morning, because if/when that water temp gets hot the redfish will more likely than not shutdown.

If water temps are in the mid 80s, you ought to be good. If water temp hits 90+, it could be a tough day.

So go early.

Watch out for rain.

The canal going into Frenier Landing is super shallow, so keep that in mind in case you have to run there to get away from rain.

I would not worry about tidal movement out there. You’re on the far end of Lake Pontchartrain in open water. Remember what I teach inside 101 regarding structure.

Your key to success there will be covering as many pilings as you can.

Good luck.

[Devin]

The key is to get out there and look without waiting on the Internet to tell you.

You really want to get on these fish before they get pressured.

With that said, I bet fish aren’t going to come back into the Lake P basin like they did when the river was roaring.

I totally see the overall biomass staying in and near the river. Heck, they’re already there!

[Devin]

There’s some inside right now. You’re better off catching them night fishing.

I know they’re closer inside at Venice (not even gonna open that can of worms right now lol).

[Devin]

You’ve been fishing pretty regularly and that’s great.

It is also one of the tougher months of the year.

Let it cool off and all the hard work you’re doing now will pay off in dividends.

Great report, thanks for posting!

[Devin]

Okay, so I read your last report. For some reason I thought you went to Cat, but knew that couldn’t be right.

Yeah, I think you should get to Cat.

Look at it in on GED. There’s just way more grass.

More grass = more habitat = more bait = more fish.

If you run sonar at all, you can find the edge of the grass and fish that.

That’s worked for me with bass in Florida and Tennessee River, that same “find the environmental edge” trick could work there, too.

[Devin]

Same day report?!

That’s very generous of you, thank you!

I’ll have to go read your previous report out there to make sense of this one.

How was the water temp? I’m guessing high 80s?

[Devin]

I haven’t fished them.

Remember what I said about rocks in 101.

What are you looking for? Deeper water. Shallow rocks really aren’t ever that great.

Also, it’s Stump City out there.

Like, entire logs laid over.

I would not go screaming around there in plane in less than 6-8ft of water.

I have sight fished that area and the amount of stumps/logs I saw was nuts. lol

I do think there’s some good fishing to be developed out there, especially once the trout come inside.

[Devin]

Yup, that worked. They had two spots left, if you can believe it.

That’s a good location, too. Close to the interstate and on the way to pretty much anywhere I would fish leaving out of Slidell.

Thank you for the heads up.

For anyone else interested: getting a hold of someone there was a total PITA. But I did keep calling over the last few days (even visited in person, but no one was there) and was able to get someone on the horn.

I actually kept a bay boat there about 15 years ago, and I think I got my old spot back. lol

[Devin]

Thank you, Rob!

[Devin]

When you do get that xPlore 9, let us know. I can help you figure it out. Just be prepared to take a bunch of pictures.

In fact, if you want to get ahead on GPS wizardry, a smart (but economical) move is to find a way to power the GPS inside your home.

This is why I do not use flush-mounted GPS units. I want to be able to take them off the boat and bring them home.

Nevermind that most graphs don’t have any security features: anybody can power it on while the boat sits in a slip (or in storage) and download your tracks/waypoints.

But I primarily bring my graphs inside to work on them: download/upload GPS data.

It’s also a comfortable way to play with it and learn all its features.

You probably have a power brick you don’t need anymore that meets the 12v and wattage requirements of your graph. All you gotta do is cut the adapter off and solder/crimp the provided adapter onto it.

[Devin]

I can’t say anything because I published video telling people to stay home and work on their trolling motor.

LOL

But once 9-1-26 hits….

[Devin]

86 is good. 91 would be bad.

Thanks for reporting that.

I’m hearing the same thing from boats down in Delacroix, Buras and Venice.

[Devin]

The people at Bass Pro, at best, have entry-level knowledge and experience.

Not impressed with them at all. Maybe BPS should get them some TOW.

That and most of the guys fish lakes/ponds and not inshore, based upon my discussions with them, buying a boat from there, stopping by to ask specific questions, etc.

Generally speaking, for bay boats, you want the longest trolling motor you can get.

But you don’t run a bay boat.

I ran a 54″ shaft on my Tracker 195 TXW and it was sufficient.

You really want a foot pedal trolling motor over a remote controlled one, and your boat has a recessed foot pedal tray, no?

If the Terrova is the most cost efficient way for you to get spot lock for your boat, then do that. Otherwise, I would recommend an Ultrex and just learning to use a foot pedal.

They’re superior in every single way.

After that, an onboard charger would make your life a lot easier.

But if you don’t have a decent laptop, I’d invest in that first.

A lot of people’s first experience using the Internet has been on a smartphone via apps. Which is a garbage way to use such a good resource as the Internet.

GED is worth more than most equipment you can buy.

So, if no laptop to run GED, then consider that.

Otherwise, a regular car battery charger and a little discipline goes a long way.

Next, in the future, if your post doesn’t get a response, kick it back to the top with a reply so we all see it.