Devin
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“My 2 friends swore they needed live shrimp”
Send them my videos and have them explain how I caught limits of speckled trout year-round across Louisiana’s coast without live shrimp.
After that, what lures were you throwing? I wish I knew more about your trip so I could give you better feedback.
How many spots total did you fish?
Was the water crap everywhere you went? Did you try fishing the backside of the dam at all?
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Oysters are harvested year round.
I cannot recall a time of year I have not seen oyster boats dredging in EBM.
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“The areas that were producing good redfish for me were full of grass now.”
That’s a good thing. I see that and get giddy. There’s gonna be a patch of clear water somewhere in there.
Did you try the canal on the south side of Lery? Not the ones leaving it but the one that runs against the shoreline?
Were you able to get into Bayou Duhe?
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So I get what’s going on here: it’s been a minute since you’ve been consistently on the water and now you’re working to find your stride.
I have definitely been there more often than I would like in the past couple years.
That’s why in my reports you see a lot of water being covered. I don’t think it’s reasonable to expect you to do that, that’s just how upset I was with the fish. LOL
What the guides have is consistency. For most, if you took them out of their stomping grounds and dropped them off in someplace completely new, they would also struggle.
You’re a consistent poster here inside Elite. Keep at it, you’ll hit your stride and be back on ’em.
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I love this idea.
Yes, I’ve also thought of the same thing and tackled this years ago.
The thing is, the Peewee Pearl just isn’t the same as the Mighty Mississippi. It doesn’t build land and doesn’t have as much habitat (but you said that).
But generally speaking, you can fish grass on the shorelines of the East and West Pearls for redfish, that tends to work out pretty well.
The ponds can be really good, too. Just don’t get married to them, as soon as duck season comes around they will all more likely than not be leased out and have duck hunters in them.
I’ve found some good water and had good days sight fishing back there, but never had 100+ days like I’ve seen further down by the river.
So it’s a good close-to-home option if it is indeed closer to home.
That and exploring is always fun. You never know what you’ll find out there, and bass are always a bonus when blind casting.
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Sorry, just saw this.
I take Tiger to Grand to Zin Zin to 1st Spillway, down Southwest Pass to Joseph Bayou to East Bay.
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“rigs and oyster reefs in either Eloi or Lake Fortuna”
I think this is sound. You know what to do.
After that, no one was going to see this post at 5:30pm on a Saturday, but it’s certainly worth trying. I’m sorry I couldn’t get to this sooner, but I assume you’re out there kicking ass and taking names.
“but I just want to go fishing”
I hear that!!! SEND IT!!!
“but Pearl River being nearly 18 feet killed that plan”
Where are you pulling that number from? I’ve got the Pearl at 7ft+ at I-10. (see attached)
“Wish me luck”
It is wished!
“Haven’t gone fishing in almost exactly a year since I got married, moved, and had a kid this past year.”
I hear that. Nothing puts a damper on fishing like domestic life. It will all settle out and you’ll find your routine. Just give it time.
Good luck out there! Hopefully you’re having fun figuring it out and the fish are talking to you!!
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“Pounded the banks in Duncan canal with frogs and craws for a minute.”
I’m guessing there was a lot of black water back there. Usually, whenever I see that, it’s gonna be a gar hole. Or choupique lol.
Could be a good place to run jug lines for cats, though. We did that in Westwego. Could work there if you need a meat haul.
“That was a good call because I soon saw a school of no doubters on the scanner on one of the poles.”
Did it look like what you see below?
“Caught the next 3 in short order”
About dang time, you only intro’d in December. lol
Great summer trip, great report, thanks for posting!
Also assuming you made it back eventually. lol
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I find it hard to believe that Garmin can keep up with the daily changes on Louisiana’s coast outside of generic changes.
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I don’t have it handy, but if I come across it I will post it here.
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Fair enough, and good effort given the circumstances. Thanks for reporting back!
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Well, don’t jinx it!!! It’s not like it went up to 12 feet!! 7 foot is totally doable.
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Literally my pet peeve. The phone thing.
Like, “Sorry fishing is so boring that you gotta get your dopamine hit real quick. Sorry I got up early, got the boat ready, etc. but you can’t find the wherewithal to stay off your phone for a few hours and help the team effort to catch some fish.”
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Thank you for the kind words.
Man, I wish I had something like 101 when I was a teenager. If you really want to spark his fishing aptitude, let him get into bass fishing. There’s probably a pond somewhere by you that he can fish.
Even if it’s a golf course pond that you’re not “supposed” to fish. It’s cute when a kid/teenager fishes ponds, but people tend to be a tougher on a 40 year old man. lol
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I would not go to EBM unless you enjoy Throwback City.
I do think some fish are being caught out there, but not where you think. Read the reports, the devil is in the details.
The majority of oyster reefs in EBM are NOT in 6-8ft of water.
