Devin
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Your kid’s got some stamina fishing that long across that much water. I’m sure you’re proud of him.
As for the catfish, good for him. Just have fun. A lot of Louisiana folk (I’m guilty of this as well) get into an unofficial trout/redfish p*ssing match and leave all these other fish on the table. If someone is having fun, and the point is to have fun, then let them have fun.
Great report. I’m probably gonna hit the water soon just to op-check everything on the boat and this report helps get me pointed in the right direction.
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Yeah, I think we can say that the freeze wasn’t the apocalyptic end of Louisiana’s inshore fishing. So, that makes me feel better.
“and I could hear the other boat talking shit.”
I could never understand the “tough guys” on the water. You big man, you caught a fish that fits in a walmart bag. lol I could understand if you were motoring through where they were casting, but obviously you weren’t doing that. lol
Pictures of those birds working gets my blood flowing. That just says loud and clear that the white shrimp are getting it on.
Yeah, I’m gonna have to get on the water soon and find these fish.
Great report, thanks for posting it!
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You are the man for taking the lead on this. Unstoppable.
I may or may not be in town, I just don’t know at this point in time. Many things are in limbo.
The river will probably be high, even the highest it will be all year. What if you get blown out by the wind and can’t make the rigs?
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Don’t forget this hazard in Lake Eloi:
https://www.lafbelite.com/forums/discussion/lake-eloi-underwater-hazard/
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“in case there is still trout out there on their summer pattern”
They are 1,000% still at rigs in saltier water across Louisiana’s coast. FWIW, I’ve caught speckled trout at those rigs near Hopedale in December. Just no one fishes them because you’d have to pass up a lot of speckled trout on your way there. That doesn’t make any sense.
Okay, looking at your plan:
“My main concern is the depth of Eloi Bay”
It runs 10-12ft deep. What would make you think it’s shallow? You can’t see bottom detail in any of the imagery on GED (or anywhere).
“Some of my spots might seem stupid”
Actually, they’re not bad at all. You can run your fishing trip as planned and I think you’ll figure some stuff out. But, I do have some thoughts.
First, this trip is very different from your other planning post with the neap tide: you now have a tide that will absolutely be screaming.
This is good.
You also have a lot of white shrimp out there, and they will be riding that tide out. Personally, I think you’d be crazy not to fish Martello Castle sometime around lunch. I’d be out there at 11am. Diving birds are a dead giveaway.
I do think you could do the same thing in the area you planned, and you will probably see diving birds somewhere around there. I think you should include Treasure Bay in your Hopedale plan.
Remember that the tide falls first on the Hopedale side, so you can fish the falling tide there then scoot to Martello if you have the time and stamina for an all day trip.
Next, I’d scratch the blue route. Forget the Long Rocks. It’s gonna be yesterday’s news soon, IMO you’re better off finding next fish somewhere else. Scratch the blue route and trade it for Point Lydia and Treasure Bay.
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” I position the boat facing the current”
And which way was that current going? Rising or falling? How hard?
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This is great. You’re the friggin man. Good to go.
Way to break the mold and just do something new. Here’s what I think:
You got a toe hold. If I were in your shoes, I’d be happy with those results, especially given the storms (which I was tracking on radar, I figured they probably made life a little dicey down there). You now have an idea as where to begin fishing for speckled trout, not just in the near future, but also next summer (depending on the river, of course).
You’ve also gained an amount of confidence you may not have had before. Most people just fish the same ol’ spots, and make the same ol’ milk run and are scared to go somewhere new, even if it means better fishing. I know, I was that guy once upon a time. Fishing got boring quick when that happened. But being able to find them somewhere new, from scratch, that’s real fishing.
Everywhere you ran past is gonna get loaded with trout here in the near future. Me personally, I think some trout are already in the river.
Y’all are gonna have to go to know.
Just don’t forget what makes the river unique: the water temperature and clarity are more stable in the river than anywhere else on Louisiana’s coast. It does not matter what kind of cold front blows through, the river is gonna be clean and fish won’t get the temp drop that everywhere else will. That and there’s more bait in the river. The stuff that builds the food chain from the bottom up and supports all inshore life is concentrated most there minus the algae bloom crap.
Take your time to figure out the river and you’ll have way better fishing than anywhere else, with way fewer boats.
Great report, thanks for posting!
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Duly noted.
Creation of BST forum is enroute.
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ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha
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I’m battling the voices in my head saying to “keep the boat for one last fall/winter” then sell it in the spring, and the other voice saying “sell it now while it’s water tight and it runs”. Ugh.
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The Tracker and Gnartooth.
Boat Stuf didn’t want to consign the Tracker, so I’m gonna sell it myself. So annoying. lol I need to make sure the trolling motor and everything is good, so I guess I’ll just take it fishing, put her through the paces and fix anything that isn’t 100%.
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They really are. Imagine staying a few nights out there dialing that area in.
But it’s also a ghastly reminder of what man has done to Louisiana’s coast, and it kinda bums me out. Like, that camp used to sit on a shoreline.
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I stand corrected. With a fishing report like that…well, that’s why we keep fishing reports.
Hopefully I’m around.
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Just spotlock next to the castle or somewhere between that and the mouth. Literally just do this video.
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If people posted more BST, I’ll make it.
