Devin
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Okay, so you’re staying in Delacroix. Wow, that is a very important detail.
See, this is why we make planning posts. Because I am going to save you a sh*tload of pain and suffering. Let me elaborate:
You’re staying in Delacroix and want to fish Lake Borgne and Biloxi Marsh?
Have you looked at a map of the area, or on GED? Because you’re going out of your way. Like, you’re probably going to drive past a good deal of fish just to get to those locations aaaand I just measured it out and that’s like a 24 mile run just to get to the mouth of Doulut’s from Sweetwater Marina.
Or, if you’re going to Biloxi Marsh, you are looking at ~30 miles. My dude, that is a run. Totally unnecessary, and for what? No particularly Earth-shattering reports have come from either location and I don’t think a group of out-of-state dudes are gonna come in, run 60 miles there and back, and crush the fish on the day a cold front hits.
That and Lake Borgne is completely exposed to a northeast wind. It is literally the worst wind to fish it in, and you don’t have to be a local to know that. Just look at how the lake is oriented on a map.
But there’s more: Biloxi Marsh just hasn’t been that great in the previous falls. Trust me, I drove right past it to fish everywhere else in Louisiana last year and it was worth it.
I strongly suggest fishing Delacroix.
There have been some good redfish reports out of there, you aren’t running 60 miles because that’s where you’re staying, you will be better protected.
I don’t think it’s worth your time to fish trout in Delacroix, I would go Plan Redfish anywhere you aren’t getting blasted by a northeast wind. I have the feeling that dead shrimp under a popping cork is gonna be your ticket, and you will probably catch a few blue cats to add to the mix.
If you come up with route and spots to fish, I can give you feedback on those as well.
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If you absolutely must do something with speckled trout, then I strongly suggest doing what I detail in this Planning video at 8:07
It’s pretty much a plan for the exact conditions you are going to have. I’m sure you’ve seen it and maybe it inspired your plan a little, but I would definitely head south if I were you.
Those speckled trout just aren’t inside eating up yet, so maybe they’re further on the outside like what I depict in that planning video (or in the screenshot below). You will be exploring that to figure it out. I just don’t have any word or reports on that area other than what’s been posted here.
After that, recall that a northeast wind drops water levels when you are west of the Mississippi River, so that predicted wind is gonna give you a lot of falling water.
Also, don’t forget this hazard in Lake Mechant.
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Okay, so here’s my take on your planning. It’s good. It’s actually really good and thoughtful. Put a feather in your hat for that alone, because that is rare. Most people just want someone here to do it all for them. Well, that’s not how fishing works and the fish don’t hand out participation trophies (and neither do I). So good job.
It’s also apparent you completed the entirety of IF101. And I just looked and (spoiler alert) yes you did. Most people just claim they did but, when I look, I just see that they cherry picked what they thought they didn’t know, or wanted to watch. That or they just don’t look at it at all, and go straight to the FTRs and download my GPS data.
Then they have the nerve to come here and ask me to plan their fishing trip for them. So, thank you for not being that person.
Yes, your planning is great but I do think you’re going to be p*ssing in the wind hunting for trout. It’s just too warm, they’re just not there yet. Unless it cools off significantly by the 9th, I think you’re just going to have a repeat of what Matt Shirley did in his report.
Actually, now that I’m looking at the forecast, it appears you are going fishing the day a cold front is hitting. Geezus. lol
So, I think you’re looking at Plan Redfish. And I’ll tell you where I would go try given my experience running all over that place looking for redfish when I fished the Louisiana Saltwater Series. That’s that pond on the south side of Lake Decade. Toward the southwest corner of Lake Decade you will see a cut leading into a pond. Get back into that pond and you will have all kinds of protection from that NE wind.
FWIW, Lake Decade is pronounced “deh-kad”, and not like the English word “decade” (the term denoting a span of ten years). The name is actually spelled “De Cade”, but Louisiana doesn’t exactly win spelling bees. Just an FYI.
I would also go to Lake Carencro. It is gonna be a little bit of a run. You can possibly take back canals going there, as your Banshee should be narrow enough to make it through the slim gates that dot the route along the way.
You would be protected the whole way taking your original route, I just wanted to make you aware of this other one. It could be good, or it could be closed off. I just don’t know.
Between the Decade Pond, Carencro and Little Carencro, I think you could put together a box of redfish by chunking/winding a gold spoon or something like a Texas rigged Baby Paca Craw. Of course, dead shrimp under a cork works well.
I don’t know how much you know, but having clear water with redfish really won’t matter so much as it does for trout, and that grass in those three locations will keep the water relatively clear/clean. Remember that you can fish the edge of grass mats as if they are shorelines for redfish.
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You’re savvy sight fishing redfish, yes?
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Yes! Hell yes!
Another thoughtful planning post. You are restoring my faith in humanity.
Okay, give me some time to look this over. I’ve got domestic things to tend to right now, but I’d love to give you my thoughts on this and will do exactly that.
Thank you!
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That’s a great question. It’s kinda far out right now, but have you looked at the predicted tide and wind?
Wind is going to dictate how you should plan your fishing trip.
Any other information you’ve got? You’re from Alabama right? So I assume you’re staying somewhere near the water?
Where are you launching from?
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“Might be a change the lower unit oil and repack the bearings type of weekend”
1,000%!
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A great redfish report! That’s a breath of fresh air. I’m sure you had a blast doing it.
Excellet report and thank you for posting!
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Also, FWIW — going off of last year’s trips to Biloxi Marsh — it never really turned on, at least not for me.
Consider that place is my “alma mater”, I know where to go and when to be there, guided clients there, etc. and last year on November 8th it was a struggle (report here).
Yes, I caught 18 specks, but I had to work my butt off for them. Fish should be jumping in the boat during November.
December 30th was more or less the same, 18 specks, had to move to find them.
Like, I should be easily catching 25+. A great day would be 50 by myself. That totally used to happen regularly.
But one place that has delivered on the magic has been Venice (so long as the river stays down) and (once it cooled off) Dularge (or just Lake Decade). A close second is anywhere influenced by the Mississippi River, like Pointe a la Hache or Delacroix.
So, if I were you, I’d start exploring those areas. At least do Delacroix.
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ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha
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Well, simply uploading a .gpx file is a lot easier than using HBPC. I wonder if there’s an app to assist with that.
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Yup, same here.
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Okay, so it’s not an issue with the number of teal, but that it has just been warmer and they are staying further north?
It is definitely warmer this year (and last year). Definitely cooler in previous years.
The only constant is change. And this change sucks. lol
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Those Coast Guard transmission are surely coming out of a far more powerful transmitter. At least 25 watts. Handheld VHF radios do something like 5 watts. So, not much. But better than nothing.
