Devin
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If you have a lot of GPS waypoints then you should consider using Grok (or whatever AI) to compile them into a .kml for you.
I’ve done that before and it works.
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IIRC, there’s a route going through No Man’s Land south of Freeport Canal in the IF101 student file. I’d look for that. If anything, there’s some Port Sulphur content in there. I’m pretty sure.
Good luck!
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What @malice said: you are passing a lot of oyster reefs on your way down there. I’d look hard at drifting Lake Washington and Bay Lanaux. The white poles will give away the leases as will dredge scars on GED.
Once you do get out to the bays, the beaches can have baby menhaden on them.
There could be birds diving on brown shrimp first thing in the morning in the tidal highways.
Good luck!
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Sounds like a good impromptu trip with the wifey. Glad she had fun.
Thank you for the report. Looks like we should still focus our efforts further south.
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I love it. Classic “listening to the fish” and watching the conditions and fishing them accordingly on the day of your trip.
Lake John hasn’t really delivered this spring, but it can still turn on. I suspect that with the low river we will be finding fish closer to it.
And that’s exactly what has happened in past reports and this report. Thank you for sharing!
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What Ware said.
That and it’s only seven waypoints. You can easily handjam that into a GPS and export the file, either manually punching in the coordinates or using the cursor to zero in on them, monitoring the lat/long on the screen for accuracy, then save them accordingly.
Let us know how it works out!
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There were definitely trout somewhere around there down south. I mentioned that somewhere here on this forum, or to one of the members sometime, and feel strongly that with the low river it will be wall-to-wall with fish down there.
I dunno what the deal with Blind Bay is, but something I learned last year (always learning) is that the shoreline there can be clean while 5-10 yards out it’s dirty. And that shoreline has lots of cane stubble, like little hard knots that are snag city. But redfish must’ve been there. Lots of broke off corks everywhere there. LOL
” I knew it would be tough with the wind basically doing a full 360″
Yeah, that’s my nightmare when fishing the marsh. It’s just so much harder to find something consistent that will form up the fish.
Great report, thanks for posting!
If I were equipped properly, I’d go investigate to build on this report. That will be up to another member of LAFB Elite to do so. I think there’s a big pay off down there!
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How did the trip go?
Please post a report inside the Fishing Report forum when you can.
Thank you so much!
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I like it. Just understand that there could be speckled trout in Lake John as well.
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@gpedersen your answer is, “It doesn’t really matter”.
Your other answer is, “You can compare your chip with time-stamped imagery on GED to ascertain the date.”
But…again…”it doesn’t really matter.”
If you are doing your GED homework and making safe routes then you will be good.
That and any mapping chip you can buy (ESPECIALLY LOUISIANA ONE) is not capable of showing you all the information (like hazards) that GED can.
Use what I teach inside Inshore Fishing 101 or risk learning it the HARD WAY.
It’s your call.
This article further explains more: Why Your Mapping Card Sucks For Inshore Fishing In Louisiana
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Unfortunately there’s a west wind predicted to blow straight down the middle of the bay. I’d find somewhere to launch that’s in the lee of the land, and fish where it’s protected.
Biloxi Bay has a lot of cool features in it that I always thought would be fun to explore. I’m on the road, otherwise I’d take a look for you.
I’d look hard at the tidal highway leading out of there to the Sound.
If you think the beach will be calm, there are artificial reefs out there. You’ll have to google that to find the coordinates.
If you do, check everything that floats. There could be a triple tail underneath it.
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“I won’t even consider what launch I will use until I know which way the wind is blowing from and what the tide is doing.”
I do the same. Great minds think alike lol
“They do this to dissuade people from attempting to bring in fish over 27”
Good, glad to see that.
“I really like hitting up the ponds and bayous northeast of St. Malo area.”
Man, I hate to be the bearer of bad news, but there’s something like 8 or 9 bow fishing outfits in Hopedale now. Ever since I’ve had bad multiple trips in a row there (for redfish) I just gave up on the area. It’s probably gonna be a grind.
“Reggio may also be a hot launch. I could launch off of the side of the road and go west. I have never done that.”
I like that idea provided the water is up to get into the ponds off of Lery. I think that would be a great place to begin scouting. I doubt the bow fishing charters go back there, because they can’t get under that bridge. They’d have to take a very long route around to get there.
The wind could be better, but there are some pockets that ought to be protected. You also won’t have to deal with a lot of boat traffic that way.
My last concern is the water being high enough. That west wind doesn’t help, but you do have a strong incoming tide and that could give you a chance.
Good luck!
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“Being in the kayak I can combat launch easily there and head west.”
I wish more yakkers understood that. Dudes trying to launch next to boats and do what boats do. Wrong tool.
“I still dont know if the O’lady is gonna let me out of the house but I am working on it.”
We’re rooting for you. lol
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SAS Planet, Insight Map Creation are the tools for that, IIRC. And lots of memory. I made my own for places that didn’t have satellite imagery at the time. I was going to write a tutorial for it, but about ten years ago the owner of a certain mapping company thinks he owns IMC and all sat imagery, and made it known that he is very sue happy.
So I didn’t. It wouldn’t have contributed to LAFB’s bottom line, anyway.
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He used GED.
