Devin
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Yeah, I’ve definitely failed a lot, so you’re in good company.
For example, one tournament blastoff my partner (who was driving) went to jump on plane when our number was called, and both his power poles were still down. Right there in front of God and everyone. lol I might have crawled inside the rod locker I was so embarrassed lol.
Thanks for posting an intro!
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I love that you just go down there and do the dang thing. Just full send. No complaining about the drive, you just get down there and paddle your ass off. Good stuff.
“Found a few deeper areas and moving water, but no bites.”
Why were you in deeper water for redfish? Why not get shallow?
With that said, the redfish game has been sparse. Dudes going to Venice have been having a tough time finding them in sightable water. I believe it, that’s been my experience for a few years now.
“Launched out of Grand Isle marina at 5am and paddled out of Barataria pass and fished the rocks.”
You are a unit. lol
Forgive my ignorance, but is it not feasible to drag the kayak to the other side of the island and launch there? Or is it easier to use the marina and paddle around?
“So I switched to a 1/4oz jig with the same plastic and it was on. Almost every cast for the next hour (7:30-8:30a). All 13-17 inches with two throwbacks in between.”
You’re an operator. Straight up.
“It seemed like the dolphins were keeping the school of trout concentrated in a small area, which is where I happened to be fishing–is that a thing?”
I’ve experienced the exact same thing: dolphins all around and the trout are pressed up against the rocks. My guess is that dolphins don’t want to beat themselves up on the rocks and the trout can hide and eat there. Getting close with a jig is the best way I caught them there, just like you did.
Zach, if we awarded medals in this forum I’d pin one on your chest. Way to just do the dang thing.
Excellent work, great report, thanks for posting it!
You’ve got me highly motivated on this Monday morning. Everyone else posting reports are gonna have big shoes to fill.
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“I have been struggling to get up in time to get down to Cypress Cove at a decent hour. I struggled to wake up and didn’t leave my house until 330 so didn’t get to the launch until 515.”
Well, that’s not as bad as getting there at 7am, but that is a long run to South Pass. It’s hard to get good sleep when you gotta get up that early. I get it. But, FWIW, you could invest in Atomic Rhino smelling salts.
It is exactly what it sounds like and will 1,000% launch you into the present moment of reality, if you can just get the cap off and put the bottle under your nose. Bonus points if you build a servo to fling it in your bed when the alarm goes off.
Also, I have one of those old school alarm clocks in the bathroom. No phone alarm, it’s too easy to hit the snooze. The old school alarm just keeps going until I get up and turn it off. lol It is horrible and every female in my life has always hated it. lol
“I thought for sure I would catch them jigging the rocks but nada.”
I would’ve been frustrated by that point.
“It should have been a redfish paradise but they weren’t there.”
Man, either you’re doing a splendid disinformation campaign to keep redfish folks out of Venice, or there really were no redfish. I’m sure it’s the latter.
It really is a bummer. I miss the old days. Hopefully they come back.
I’m really not too sure what else to say, as there’s a gut feeling telling me those specks are somewhere around there. They have to be.
Otherwise, great report, thanks for posting!
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Ugh, I’m watching Geosphere now. Black Bay is black af. Parts of Breton Sound look good and I just know a handful of you are out there doing the dang thing. same thing for Timbalier, Grand Isle, East Bay, etc.
Can’t wait to see the reports roll in! My boat’s in the shop and I shall live vicariously through all of you! Make me proud!
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That is a brilliant idea.
Like seriously, so many people put so much weight on catching a limit of trout (myself included, guilty as charged) and drive right past a lot of fun fishing.
Yeah, so if you’re looking for jacks I would check the artificial reefs between the bridges in east Lake Pontchartrain. Then I’d fish the south shore right there. You can also try Jahncke’s Reef in the southeast corner of Lake Borgne. I’ve seen jacks piled up there.
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“Hit the Hwy 11 bridge and trestles.”
You were casting at empty water.
Shift fire at least 20 miles to the southeast. It’s way too late in the year for the Trestles and I wouldn’t touch it again until March. Yeah, you can fish it during fall/winter, but there will be far better places to try during that time (like the home of the Spear Tip aka @Boyce )
“to that rig a few miles out in Borgne….Caught 20 trout (15 keepers) in 30 minutes.”
Now we’re cookin’ with gas.
“They just wanted those shrimp on the bottom.”
I’ll go a step further and say they wanted a bottom presentation. They probably had no idea that cork was there. Whatever you used worked, so use that again. But, in the future, know a Heavy Drop Shot is probably the best way to get presentations on the bottom.
“you would think the heat would have shut the bite down”
It hasn’t been that hot and there’s been a good deal of cloud cover out (I check Geosphere like teen girls check Instagram). What was the water temp? If it’s in the low to mid 80s you ought to be good.
Pinky promise me next time you launch somewhere closer to Lake Borgne, like Chef Harbor Marina or South Shore Marina and scream straight for that rig in Lake Borgne, with a plan to fish the other rigs, too. And that artificial reef on the north end of Lake Borgne, which you can hit from Rigolets Marina if that’s closer to you.
Otherwise, great report! Way to catch some trout without running really far. Thanks for posting, I appreciate that!!
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You’re really gonna wanna go over Advanced Inshore Navigation, which I see you haven’t completed. That’s gonna answer 99% of questions/unknowns figuring out a trip like that.
I’m telling you right now, when I fished the Saltwater Series I had zero issues running long-distance routes on game day because I planned it out on GED first then ran them prior. We had the breadcrumb tracks to follow at full throttle and full confidence.
You’re going to want to do that, and that knowledge inside AIN is gonna get you there. That is your fastest, most efficient way to nail down a run from Delacroix to Venice, because there’s a lot of silted in land between those locations to turn you into a SeaTow commercial.
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Look, we’ll never convince the new guys to hit Venice if y’all keep mentioning this doom and gloom (which totally happens).
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Okay, well next time take pics and post them here and I could give you a for-sure analysis.
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It was the same thing last year for me along the river in PLH and Buras. Tons of beautiful ponds full of rays and heads, but no redfish.
Kinda makes you go, “Hmmmmmm.”
I do think throwing something like Gulp crappie bites on a J-hook could be good for sheepshead. I’ll eventually get around to trying it. There’s just so many of them, so why not?
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Trout usually don’t suspend. You could’ve been seeing another fish that just happened to be there. If I could see a picture I would be more confident in telling you what you were seeing.
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“I do have a specific question, while I have your attention.”
This forum has my undivided attention. This is the place to ask your pie-in-the-sky questions. This is not stupid-ass YouTube. Full send here. This is where it goes down.
“We were in ~20′ of water, and they were between 5-10′ deep. Sometimes a bit deeper. But, they were obviously feeding on the bottom.”
I’m confused. Where they on the bottom or suspended? What sonar type? 2D? Down or side imaging?
Do you have a picture? Most graphs can take screenshots which you pull off the inserted SD card. Or just take a pic with your phone, but those usually aren’t as good due to screen glare.
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You can definitely try those spots, but two other members just did and reported Throwback City. That and other members have been in and out of the area and don’t really have anything amazing to report. Just lots of gafftops and throwbacks with very few keepers.
But we have had much better reports from Lake Borgne. I’d stick with what you got and fish the rest of the rigs and reefs.
Or start ferreting out routes in Venice. That place is gonna harder than anywhere else.
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No problem. Those back levees canal are horizontally skinny but I’ve seen bay boats run them. I’ve run them in my bass boat, so your SCB should have no problems. Problem is, there are a couple blind turns and most of the canal is only wide enough for a single boat.
But with an SCB the wind would really have to be cranking for you to make that run. Hopping in the river at Mardi Gras Pass may be your best bet. Depending on the wind direction you’ll get beat up a little in some spots, but it’ll be better than running open water in front of Neptune Pass.
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“I’m running a Simmons Stingray”
Well, that’s the boat to make that run in. lol Hell yes! That thing has to scream. That boat is basically the Batmobile of inshore fishing lol
Yeah, if I were you I’d start looking as far inside as Lake Lery and the little marsh wrack ponds off of it, all the way down the coast to just east of Bay Denesse. It’s just that when you get into the outfall areas of Mardi Gras and Neptune Passes you are going to deal with hard sandbars that will ruin your day at 50-60mph+. Consider how I know. lol
I don’t know if you’re trying to sight fish these reds, but some of the clearest water you’ll find is down by the river, wherever grass is growing thick.
