Devin
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Pass Christian launch is huge, free and you’ll get there faster than Bayou Caddy or LaFrance.
That’s what I use.
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Glad to hear the fish were released.
Even happier to hear about the productive grind.
Sometimes you just gotta get in there and grind it out to make it happen.
Great report, thanks for posting!
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I’m assuming this is one of those crowd-sensor things?
I wonder where they installed it.
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If the surf lays down, your 22ft boat is plenty.
How did your 5/16/26 trip go? I helped you out with that then never heard back.
Why don’t you use the process I teach inside 101? That would fill in most of the blanks here, and ultimately lead you to much better success inshore fishing.
I personally feel that you are otherwise setting yourself up for failure.
Because when you say…”Plan on throwing top water, matrix shad swim baits, and artificial shrimp under a cork.”
So you plan on throwing topwater after throwing a cork and not catching anything under it? Sounds like a waste of time. You won’t have much time to find fish. It’s July. It’s hot outside.
“then I will search the marsh for clean water”
Your plan is to just drive around and look for clean water? Sounds like a time-wasting scavenger hunt and a good way to discover oil field trash with the only lower unit on your boat.
I know the courses aren’t as fun as other things. I understand that it’s work. But it’s substantially less work than what I endured learning it, even less than what you would have to personally undertake, and the fastest shortcut to knowing where to go and what to do.
If there were a better way, I would have made it. But there’s not.
What I’m looking for from you: the spots you want to fish, why you picked them out, how you’re gonna get to them and back to the dock.
That’s something I can give you some real feedback on.
Until then, all I can say is “yes, you can do the beach”. Maybe also try the Fourchon Barges and other rock piles in the area.
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“Would you make this run given that forecast, or would you consider the thunderstorm risk too high?”
Yes, I would go based on that and what Windfinder is predicting for Breton Island. Done that exact run a thousand times under similar conditions.
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“The strange part was the ponds looked great super clean”
The ponds were great. You did a good job finding that good looking water. It sounds like you did everything right.
The problem isn’t you, it’s the redfish. For one there’s just not that many of them, and I am 99.99% certain that exact pond gets raked over by bow fishing outfits. I’ve seen them pull into other ponds into the vicinity, I could not imagine why they would spare that one.
You also described a fishing trip I had to the River a couple years ago where I found all kinds of gorgeous ponds full of everything but redfish.
Hmmmm…what exclusively targets redfish? It must be the porpoises!
Sarcasm aside, I’ve fished that pond before and it’s a great one and it has been loaded with redfish in years past.
Just keep doing what you’re doing. You will find the Mother Lode.
Brother, I love how the next trip you went to Port Sulphur, rather than going back to the same pond and scratching your head as to why you’re getting the same result. That kinda move right there is the difference between getting the same ol’ results and really growing as an angler.
I’d be interested to see what you can get into off of LA-23 down toward Venice. There’s gotta be some good grass there you can launch into.
Great reports, thanks for posting! Way to show boaters how to think and how to do it!!
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Love it!
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1. Find grass. Grass cleans water.
I don’t know how many YouTube videos of this exact thing I have to post. Go look on my channel. It could not be more obvious.
So find grass. Grass cleans water. If you do find grass and there’s no clean water at all, then go somewhere else.
With that said, sometimes redfish are in the dirty stuff. I still pass it up anyway because, for me personally, I want to see them swim and eat.
2. I would go toward the outside.
But I have 1,000% caught them on the inside in August.
But, if I had to go sight fish redfish tomorrow, I’d be running toward the outside.
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Good luck!
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I love that!!!!
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Yes, this dude slays in a kayak while boaters are out there stressin’ where fish are.
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Do you think I forgot where the river is or do you think I have a hunch there’s a ton of reds down there?
Why would slot reds be unbothered by that river?
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Post an intro if you get a chance. Don’t be a stranger. Thank you.
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Yup. Same as the Chalmette Wall during fall/winter.
Trout just aren’t showing up like they used to.
Hmmm…I wonder what changed? And how would that change dictate where to launch the boat next?
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As long as they’re working and not for parts, that’s a helluva deal.
