Devin
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You’re the man, great report, thanks for posting.
Some trout lived to see another day, but not for long.
They can swim, but they cannot hide from the King of Lafitte. lol
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You’re also gonna want to look hard at Elmer’s Isle.
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“ran the Lagoon Brady route to the MRGO because I figured the spoil canal would be too shallow”
Good call. That and I feel there could be more birds working in the MRGO that you are liable to come across, more so than the Spoil.
If I could make a tackle recommendation: next time you hit the Long Rocks you really ought to try an 1/8 oz jighead cast right up against the rocks. That can make all the difference in the world. Like what you see in the pic below.
Pac Man’ing it has worked best for me, but gets tough when there are a lot of boats. An advantage you have is that you’re anonymous. If I got in there to slug it out there would be people wanting to talk (I can’t hear over the wind, and hate yelling over it) or people cussing me because they think that since I’m within 100 yards that I’m messing up their fishing. *sigh*
After that, did you see rafting mullet? Any diving birds?
Something tells me the Long Rocks aren’t over yet. It’s probably gonna turn on more if the mullet/shrimp show up.
Great report, thanks for posting!
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“I accomplished all three so that to me is a successful trip”
I agree. Absolutely. Way to knock it out the ball park!
“I am absolutely certain I could have fished on to a limit but I wanted to have the rest of the day to relax and cook fish.”
As I get older, that’s how I feel about it.
Great report, thanks for posting. Seeing the fish this far “inside” in April is promising that The Saltening is doing its thing.
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Excellent fishing report! A few notes for folks who are reading:
“After reading Capt. Devin’s report on 4-13-25 Fourchon I decided I would post as well since we both caught and kept 3 trout.”
For anyone else reading this: your report is super appreciated, whether you whacked the fish or not. Crushing the fish is not even remotely a prerequisite for posting a report. No, no, no!
That and if there’s something you can change in your fishing trip that one of us might notice that could make all the difference, then we will never know if you don’t post a report.
So, if you’re reading this, POST A REPORT!! You can be anonymous on this forum, remember that. Leverage this forum, this is what you’re paying for!
“I tried to upload her picture holding the 18 inch trout but the site would not allow me to.”
What did the site tell you? Are you using an iPhone? Was the picture in HEIC format? I can fix this if I have that information.
“had an opportunity to tow a stranded young family with 2 small children back to their launch as they were having motor problems.”
You’re a dime. Thanks for doing that.
Also, IIRC, the sheriff’s department will come get you in that parish to lend a hand. Just for anyone else who’s reading this. I don’t have that number, however. I should probably jam that into my phone just in case.
I’ve seen the shrimp run in Chauvin before and always wondered how good it could be for speckled trout. I do like fishing redfish north of where you were in the marsh. I also know that speckled trout get in the canals north of where you were, so I dunno if you tried that or not.
Either way, great report, thanks for posting!
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“Probably moving in a few months and selling the boat so plan to fish as much as possible if I can.”
Nooooooo lol
It’s always a bummer to see a consistent poster move out. But ya gotta do what ya gotta do.
Either way, great report. It sounds more or less like what I saw on the water. Thanks for posting it!
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” but I managed to coach them enough to get it restarted and watched them if they fell behind.”
You’re a good man, thank you for doing that.
“Damn Spanish Mack!”
We are seeing a lot more of those. I suppose that’s a good sign. They were non-existent for awhile.
Did you eat it yet? How was the fillet?
Well, you caught more trout than I did on Sunday, so good job.
Great report, thanks for posting!
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This is a great report.
Okay, so for anyone else reading this, I use this USGS Pearl River gauge to see how high or low the Pearl is.
A quick look at Geosphere reveals if she’s muddying the area or not.
“3: it was like 11am and i wasnt going to be catching a limit. Knowing i had the next two days i could fish, i headed in to recoup and try to point a new plan together for the next day.”
Wise words. Yeah, just head in and get a head start on the next trip.
I’d say this was a great fishing trip and even better report. Thank you for posting it!
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“I was on it constantly for about 7 hours and finished the day with 81% left on the battery.”
WOW
Man, you just sold me.
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The grip of LAFB Elite shall tighten around the throat of these trout hiding in the Barataria Basin and drag them into the light where they shall be seen.
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The water was ridiculously pretty. Everything was just right. Lots of bait.
I just couldn’t find the trout. They’re somewhere out there. At least now I know where not to go.
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“– Keep learning conditions and fish them. Don’t chase YouTuber around just because he’s a pro. There’s more than meets the eye.”
Yeah, for all we know he caught them somewhere besides the Trestles. I’ve been doing this inshore fishing thing for a minute and I wouldn’t even dream of chasing Chas. lol I’d have a better chance of finding Bigfoot that finding where he’s fishing. Dude is a ghost. lol
For me, personally, I’ve found that unplugging from what everyone else is doing and focusing on my own thing keeps me from being distracted. One time that allowed me to find fish that he wasn’t on. It was like I won the lottery or something. lol
After that, Chas’s greatest weakness if that he doesn’t fish anywhere else. He will stay in Lake P long after the bite is gone, and won’t trailer to Venice when the bite is much better there. You have that option. I strongly suggest that next time you get a full day to fish you go camp out at the Rock Dam. The north side most accessible, but if you can drag your kayak to the south side then that could be good, too. I’m sure that would be an amount of exercise, I’m not sure if you’ve been eating your Wheaties or not. lol
It just seems that during April every year some intrepid kayaker yanks a 27″ trout off the Rock Dam. For reference, I haven’t caught a trout that long since 2012. Right now, that’s a fish of a lifetime and you have a shot at it. Just bring refreshments, it’s gonna be a long day.
“– LAFB Elite is a bargain.”
You’re too kind!
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Okay, that clears things up. Thank you for that.
“I lost ZERO lures and was only snagged a handful of times.”
It sounds like you weren’t getting to the bottom as often as you could have. You’re gonna feed that bridge with lead. On a long day of fishing the Trestles I’ll probably get snagged a few dozen times and lose a half dozen to a dozen jigheads. That’s why I use the cheap jigheads from Gus’s Tackle and not the expensive Deathgrip jigheads. That cost adds up.
“Thing #7: Yeah, I’m confused then on the reason the water was moving WEST to EAST.”
I don’t recall what the wind did in the days leading up to your day of fishing, but it sounds like a case of uneven water levels.
Think of a 5 gallon bucket full of water sitting in shallow water that’s only a few inches deep. If you drilled two 1/4 inch holes in the bottom of it, water will leak out because it’s higher than the surrounding water. If that bucket were in water as deep as it is, it would not drain. Furthermore, if it were in water deeper than itself, it would fill and sink.
Lake Pontchartrain is that bucket, and those two holes are Chef and Rigolets Passes. I know that when you see them in person they are huge, but they are tiny compared to the rest of the Lake Pontchartrain. It’s like breathing through two straws.
So I am guessing that Lake Pontchartrain had more water in it than what was in Lake Borgne and beyond. As a result, it drained out, even when the tide was predicted to rise.
We see the same effect with flood walls like the Great Wall of Chalmette.
It wasn’t the wind moving that water, it was uneven water levels.
It’s kind of a mind fck, but that’s the best way I can describe it.
“And when I spotlocked, my kayak pointed into the wind in a northwest direction, toward the tracks.”
It’s possible to have the wind be the dominant force acting on your kayak, being stronger than the tide itself. So you can have your craft oriented against the tide if the wind is strong enough. But this does not affect the fish, which are underwater.
Conversely, it’s possible to have water moving so strongly that it orients the bow away from the wind. It just depends on which force is stronger. But the strongest force acting on your craft is not necessarily the strongest force acting on the fish/lure.
I hope that makes sense.
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“@Devin thats a myth. Mosquitos and gnats survive sub zero temps in alaska.”
I didn’t even think of that. Makes me hate bugs even more. lol
“Honestly though, i cover up. Even with no bugs, i dont like getting blasted by the sun so i cover up 100% of the time.”
This is the way. Just wear clothes. Whenever I take chicks fishing I’ve got to remind them it’s not the beach, and it’s not a photo op. Put on clothes lol
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Or provide coordinates and date of imagery, if that’s easier for you I dunno about others, but I access this forum mostly from my desktop and have GED a click away. Whatever works best for you.
The phone pic was fine, I recognized the area right away and took a closer look on GED.
