Devin
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Do you know anyone who’s cast netting the shrimp? Are they browns or whites?
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You didn’t keep the freshwater cat??!
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“Now I’m even more confused as to where these dang fish are in Lafitte.”
Congrats, that makes two of us. lol
What kind of shrimp were they? I know in Delacroix during spring we will get another push of white shrimp. Brief, but it happens and trout form up on them.
This is different from brown shrimp because brown shrimp don’t punch as far into the estuary as white shrimp do.
So if there’s some white shrimp making their way out then they will do so from much deeper in the estuary where I’ve been led to believe it’s too “fresh” for brown shrimp.
So knowing that species difference is important.
If they are brown shrimp, then that would be a head scratcher and a sign of the Saltening.
Either way, knowing that shrimp pattern is key. I’d apply fall fishing strategy for the weekend.
I’m assuming the water was falling where you caught those fish at the end?
Great report, thanks for posting!
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Uhmmmm, just looked and there’s no way I’m going to Breton Island or those rigs past the Long Rocks. lol
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“Also me: NOW I AM BECOME DEVIN, DESTROYER OF TROUT.”
Ha ha ha ha ha ha!
This is a great report. I am very happy you were able to get out there and make it happen after being unable to get on the water for so long.
Excellent work, excellent report.
I’ll be fishing this weekend. Maybe I’ll beat up Lake P, maybe I’ll go somewhere else or back to Lake Borgne, don’t know yet.
Thanks for making time for us, we shall live vicariously through you!
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“Can you drift across it and fish it or should you stay on the outside of it and throw into the pole area and not piss off an oyster farmer?”
You can drift across it, spot lock or whatever and fish the oyster lease. That’s not a problem. What’s a problem is when someone drags their Danforth anchor across the oysters, killing them.
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We bend the knee!
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We won’t let you down!
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It would be great if we could get you enough reports to know where to go and what to do on Monday.
FWIW, several times before in this forum I mentioned that on 4/15/24 I caught an easy limit of trout under birds at Independence Reef, but when I checked the report for that day I saw it was actually 4/30/24. It was definitely a morning bite.
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I love the Viking seafaring spirit. Don’t forget Curlew on your way there.
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Brilliant idea.
Back in the day that’s what we used to talk each other onto fish and share conditions. We used that channel and 74. Maybe the Shell Beach guides still do.
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“Since we have a decent SE wind from now til Friday night, perhaps the water will be pushed up against the west side of Borgne”
The wind hasn’t been blowing hard enough to do that. When it does push water into the area, it’s uniform across the area. Shell Beach Buoy confirms this. It sits in the southeast corner of Lake Borgne, and you’ll see plenty of water reading there.
I’d fish the east side of Lake Borgne since that’s the side that’s been sitting in the lee of the land. Cleanest water will be there.
Check Geosphere to confirm. You will see cleaner water there.
I’m not saying you can’t catch fish at all on the west side, but I personally wouldn’t bother with it. I’d hit the rigs/reefs sitting in the clean stuff and the east side of Lake Borgne.
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Furthermore, when I stop and flip to side scan, I’ll turn my boat sideways to see what’s ahead. Rocks are a dead giveaway. There’s no way you’ll ever be left wondering if rocks are there or not. Because rocks look like rocks on side scan.
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1,000% on this!
Yeah, when I was running the fog in Venice from Tiger Pass to South Pass, I slowed down to a stop and then idle because I was unsure of a turn. Then an offshore boat with radar (and probably a captain more experienced than myself) passed me, so I hopped on plane and followed at a safe distance. Turns out he was taking the same route as I. Since his boat drafts more and he can see better than me (radar) and probably had a gazillion tracks through the area (and just knew where he was going) I felt confident following him.
Now, if that were a bay boat with Alabama tags, no radar, with a guy at the helm wearing a Salt Life shirt and rod socks on rods in vertical rod holders…well…I still woulda followed him but just to let him “go first” and follow at an extra safe distance. lol He’ll find my flat/rocks/stump for me.
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That’s how I feel when the river is high and wind is blowing 25mph lol
