Devin
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I appreciate this podcast talking about this, because enough people are not aware. The menhaden reduction industry has a storied history of annihilating fisheries on the entire east coast and the Gulf of America is their last bastion.
These things just need to go away. Our coast is in no shape to support further pressure on the food chain. This has been beat to death and covered ad nauseam for decades. But because it happened somewhere else it’s new to Louisiana folk (who tend to be painfully behind on the power curve….just an observation, not a judgment).
Thank you so much for sharing this!
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“One thing I have found that works in almost any are is extrapolating patterns into other areas.”
You are speaking my language. I wish more people got this. If they are biting on flats under X conditions in area Y, then they are probably doing the same thing elsewhere in areas A, B and C.
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Yes and no. Patterns are patterns. Go fish.
Very interesting that you are catching them on a flats bite, which I assume the primary forage there is finfish, like small croakers, gobies, etc.
Fish are gonna do what they’re gonna do. Sometimes I wish the punching bag at the gym is the collective face of each and every speckled trout. LOL Such a small animal sure can drive one mad. lol
Great report, thank you for posting!
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Man, not bad at all. If you’re not skeered of company, teaming up with @david-karcher could be a good idea, since y’all are both yakkin’ it.
Great report, thanks for posting it!
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You may want to consider fishing Bayou Thomas and Martello Castle on a falling tide. Check recent reports for any intel on these spots, as well as this guide.
Most of all, you really want to finish 101. I’d say that’s more important than launching the boat. There’s a 1,000 things I could say right now, but they’re already said in that entire course. So why repeat myself here?
You really need to learn to plan to fish the conditions. Specifically, figuring out your safe routes and fishing spots (based on the conditions). Then come here and leverage this community.
The upside is that you’ll get eyeballs on the marsh and will have an idea as to what things look like as you take 101.
Time on water is time on water.
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Not bad. So now you know where to start next time. You’ll have to leave early to get the premium parking spot. lol
Great report, thanks for posting!
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Sounds about right: few sightable redfish and the ones you see are easily spooked. That’s just the way it’s been. So bad that fly guides have been trading their fly tackle in for spinning tackle.
I have a guide friend that has been catching reds in Delacroix, but he is corking them. I hate to say it, but that is just what’s up these days. The redfish have taken such a hammering in recent years.
Either way, thank you for taking time to come back and post a report.
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“My idiot fishing buddy drank too much at a Halloween party the night before”
Too bad for him.
In the future, fish closer to the shore. The water slows down there. Like, I catch fish in SW Pass right against the rocks, not far out from the rocks.
It sounds like you got some good experience fishing the river. Good. It will pay off in the future.
Great report, thanks for posting!
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Way to make it happen despite the setback. Way to roll with the punches.
Great report, thanks for posting it!
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“Picked up 4 keeper trout, over a handful of sheepshead, and a couple of drum.”
Go back when the tide is actually moving and you’ll probably do something better.
Also, Jahncke’s Ditch is worth looking at if you’re savvy fishing shallow.
Great report, thanks for posting it!
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Tough days happen to everyone. Doesn’t matter who a person is, those days eventually will happen. I would not give up on the Rock Dam just yet. It’s gonna produce. But I will suggest launching into Yellow Cotton Bay and fishing/drifting that. Yeah, it’s a haul, but there’s probably more redfish and bass down there than there are in Hopedale.
How did you fish the south side of the Rock Dam? Did you drag your kayak over?
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Yes, that and it will be the best time of the year to fish there. Good luck!
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No, because the fishing there sucks. At least by my standards, anyway. It’s a shadow of what it used to be and there are far better destinations this time of year, for redfish or speckled trout. Venice (in my opinion) currently wears the crown for all species, especially when the river is under 5 feet.
I wish the fishing in Hopedale was better. Believe that. It’s not like I personally pulled the plug on the fishing there, it’s just what happened. I wish it weren’t the case. When Hopedale was on fire I never had a desire to go anywhere else!
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That is a wonderful accident to have. Venice continues to surprise me. Thanks for the intel.
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Everything Timbo said. Spot on. +1 all day
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Very good graphic there. +1 on this
