Devin
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Man, that’s a grind. I’m sure there’s a motherlode of fish somewhere around there, you just found where they ain’t.
Water temp is still warm, anyway.
Great report, thanks for posting it!
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I would definitely put this in the category of “buy once, cry once”. I’ve been broke down or stuck in the middle of nowhere more than once, and somehow always found a way home. Having something that can for sure phone home makes me feel a lot better. This device has been able to do that via text and I’ve used it across Venice, Biloxi Marsh, etc.
Thanks for sharing.
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Man, that sounds epic. Like a truly epic experience on the edge of the world.
The views and experiences of coastal Louisiana are never ending. You never know what you’ll get into out there.
Yeah, the trout are MIA, but I’m cool just watching tarpon roll.
Great report, thanks for posting!
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“The falling tide was hard to gauge because it was fighting the wind.”
You can gauge this by looking at how your boat swings when it’s anchored. The prevailing force will point it whichever way. After that, once you are positioned, you can observe the direction your lure/rig flows in the water.
“which resulted in me landing a series of little rat reds”
Probably the kind of rat reds that are very obviously not of legal size when viewing them down an arrow through the water. The rest got clapped.
“and indicated that that north wind was the culprit”
I disagree. A north wind is totally fishable. The water temp is 84 degrees. It’s still hot. That and there’s just not that many fish as there once were, and a whole lot more water they can be in now. You gotta cover more water.
“I don’t see a break from the wind pattern so wondering how to take advantage of it?”
You gotta get protected. The south side of the Rock Dam is an easy example. Get in the lee of the land. Fighting the wind and waves is hard and makes fishing much less productive.
Otherwise, great report and thanks for posting!
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Yeah, that could work, even though I’m partial to getting into the main river and fishing the rocks there.
The water temp is 84 degrees. That’s kinda warm. Really has me bummed out.
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You mean to tell me that they call you even after you complete the survey?
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***WHAT I WOULD DO***
Now, let’s go over what I would do if I were you.
I would take all your spots except for Martello Castle, Bayou Thomas and Chef Pass and throw them in the trash (or at least save them for the next 30 days).
And I would only fish those spots once the tide has had time to start falling and the shrimp have had time to realize that and start swimming with it. That’s probably gonna be around 10am to noon. It is definitely not first thing in the morning at high tide.
So, wouldn’t it be nice to fish somewhere the tide is ripping already at first light? Where do you think that is? Is this place accessible with a 24ft bay boat?
I’m tempted to leave you with those questions to make you think practically/critically about your own fishing trip (I mean, don’t you want to catch fish?) but I realize it’s hard enough to get members to post planning posts like yours. So, you’re off the hook. lol
Yeah, this magical place where the tide moves first is called the Gulf of America, and the closer you get to it at any given time, the further down the tidal timeline you’ll be.
So, if it were me on Saturday, I’d scream across Lake Borgne (because the wind allows it) go to the Biloxi Marsh and fish Lakes of Bayou Marron, Bob’s Lakes, Lake Eugenie, like those big lakes on the eastern side. Those bayous that drain out into those lakes, and the passes between them, I’d fish those. It’s gonna be the same thing as Martello and Thomas: diving birds will probably be a dead giveaway.
And high tide over there is closer to 2am, hours before sunrise.
Then, once 9am rolls around, I’d scream down the east shoreline of Lake Borgne while looking for diving birds on that falling tide out of bayous, and hit Doulut’s Canal. Then I’d scream over to fish Martello Castle. If you’re running late, go straight to Martello.
I feel that I would catch my limit of trout somewhere in there.
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“From what I’ve heard, this spot can get pretty crowded quick.”
It can, but it’s early for the Armada. You legit have a shot at fishing it without every one and their mom ruining it.
“Then I plan on fishing the scoops found at Trout 2 and Trout 3.”
You will know they’re on when there are birds diving, going nuts, shrimp jumping and trout biting. Same for Martello. If the tide is ripping and you don’t see these things, then it’s probably not “on”.
“I have two friends coming with me who are not experienced inshore, but very seasoned bass anglers.”
bass fishing skill > inshore fishing skill
I’m about to piss off a lot of people: The absolute worst anglers I’ve ever taken fishing are local Louisiana inshore anglers. They categorically suck balls. No sonar awareness, no idea if their lure is on the bottom or not, no concept of structure/cover, I could go on and on.
The best were always bass anglers, especially bass anglers from out of state versed in all the disciplines: deep cranking, ledge fishing, flipping, etc. (I am not referring to farmboy pond bass fishing here) It’s not even close. It’s like comparing boy scouts to special forces.
Your buddies are gonna do great.
“The plan is to fish natural looking DOA shrimp and a variety of matrix shad colors to start.”
Great. But do not get sucked into the inescapable vortex of lure colors, profile, etc. It’s mostly bullshit. What will matter the most this weekend is:
- Finding biting fish to begin with
- Putting a lure in front of them
THAT’S IT!! Don’t make it harder than that!! A cork and HDS will do that very well. The rest of the lures you have rigged aren’t really necessary. The Double Rig could come in handy if they are biting fast and furious.
Think about the stakes in my YouTube videos: I have to find and catch fish, so don’t you think I’m going to tie on the best lure to that end? And what do you mostly see? Yeah, a chartreuse sparkle beetle. If you find yourself experimenting with lure color on the white shrimp pattern….well, that’s harder than what’s necessary.
These are speckled trout on the fall pattern you’re trying to catch, not bass on day three of the Bassmaster Classic in Lake Conroe. These are literally the dumbest fish you can possibly catch. You just have to find them!
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Okay, your plan overall isn’t bad, I would more or less do something similar.
I do think it’s entirely too early to fish the majority of what you have listed. So I’ll go over what you have planned and give you my two cents based upon my years of experience professionally fishing those exact spots making a living with LAFB. Then I’ll give you an idea as to what I would do instead.
This is all predicated on the idea of finding the mother lode of trout. Not catching a few, or whatever bites, or a “bad day on the water is better than a good day at work”. No, the advice below is plutonium grade, “let’s whack limits” kinda stuff.
“I plan to start at the castle first thing in the morning (Labeled Trout 1).”
Eh, not bad. You could do that and there could be a morning bite there and some moving water, but I bet it will be mostly slack. That’s now when you want to be casting a line there. You want to be casting a line there when the tide is ripping out.
I would fish Martello Castle as early as 9am then no later than noon to 1pm. Have you seen this YouTube video fishing Martello Castle on September 30th, 2021? What do I explain in the very beginning of the video? Yeah, fishing the hard falling tide.
But let’s look at all those other spots. Yeah, they’re all too early. A lot of them I have checked in September over the last five years and it was always dinks and ladyfish. F that.
I just don’t have reason to believe that there are so many redfish in on that shoreline between Bayous Lacombe and Liberty that it’s worth your time. That’s just me, I’d rather try for them somewhere else. In fact, I’d just focus on the trout.
Trout 2 (Bayou Thomas) could be on and fished in the same way you would Martello Castle. These are both community holes and worth hitting now before every troglodyte in the Greater NOLA Armada spams it on FaceCrap.
It’s entirely too early for MRGO Flat. That’s a non-shrimp spot and right now shrimp are running. You could maybe possibly catch a few, but you do want to catch a few or a limit? Yeah, don’t go there.
So, fish Martello and Thomas. Everything else is probably going to suck. After that, throw in Mud Lake (also called Little Lake, by the CSX Bridge).
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F*ck yeah!! This is what I’m talking about. Do your dang homework and show it off. Okay, let me go over this and I’ll give you my full-blown, unfiltered two cents.
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You should have VHF, too.
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Marron’s Scoop is good. That other bayou draining out directly to the west is worth trying. The canal running east/west leading to Marron’s Scoop is also worth trying.
Major Outflow 1 and 2 tends to have diving birds, but more sailcats than trout. That’s just been my experience.
I would definitely fish Crooked Bayou where it dumps into Lake Eugene.
Also, given that the water temp is 84 degrees, I’d consider fishing the Grand Banks artificial reef, and other artificial reefs in Mississippi Sound. Find a list here. I’d hit those spots if it were calm.
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Doulut’s Canal is the bayou east of Bayou Yscloskey and it dumps into Lake Borgne.
Now, with that said, I couldn’t help myself and wanted to go look today. I had to run the boat anyway, so it worked out.
I fished Bayou Thomas, Martello Castle when the tide was falling out and there were no speckled trout. Just gafftops and some white trout. It was hard overcast today, too. So that’s about perfect conditions, save for one thing: the water temperature was 83-85 degrees. That’s kinda warm. I definitely overlooked that when giving the above advice.
So if I were you, I’d fish the stuff in Biloxi Marsh that I detailed. You can just cross Lake Borgne. Then, if the trout/shrimp don’t work out, go fish the shorelines of Magill Lagoon and Bayou Magill for redfish. Just hammer them out with weedless spoons. Use dead shrimp under a cork if you really wanna slum it.
Good luck!
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+1 on this
