Devin
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Man, not bad at all. If you’re not skeered of company, teaming up with @david-karcher could be a good idea, since y’all are both yakkin’ it.
Great report, thanks for posting it!
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You may want to consider fishing Bayou Thomas and Martello Castle on a falling tide. Check recent reports for any intel on these spots, as well as this guide.
Most of all, you really want to finish 101. I’d say that’s more important than launching the boat. There’s a 1,000 things I could say right now, but they’re already said in that entire course. So why repeat myself here?
You really need to learn to plan to fish the conditions. Specifically, figuring out your safe routes and fishing spots (based on the conditions). Then come here and leverage this community.
The upside is that you’ll get eyeballs on the marsh and will have an idea as to what things look like as you take 101.
Time on water is time on water.
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Not bad. So now you know where to start next time. You’ll have to leave early to get the premium parking spot. lol
Great report, thanks for posting!
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Sounds about right: few sightable redfish and the ones you see are easily spooked. That’s just the way it’s been. So bad that fly guides have been trading their fly tackle in for spinning tackle.
I have a guide friend that has been catching reds in Delacroix, but he is corking them. I hate to say it, but that is just what’s up these days. The redfish have taken such a hammering in recent years.
Either way, thank you for taking time to come back and post a report.
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“My idiot fishing buddy drank too much at a Halloween party the night before”
Too bad for him.
In the future, fish closer to the shore. The water slows down there. Like, I catch fish in SW Pass right against the rocks, not far out from the rocks.
It sounds like you got some good experience fishing the river. Good. It will pay off in the future.
Great report, thanks for posting!
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Way to make it happen despite the setback. Way to roll with the punches.
Great report, thanks for posting it!
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“Picked up 4 keeper trout, over a handful of sheepshead, and a couple of drum.”
Go back when the tide is actually moving and you’ll probably do something better.
Also, Jahncke’s Ditch is worth looking at if you’re savvy fishing shallow.
Great report, thanks for posting it!
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Tough days happen to everyone. Doesn’t matter who a person is, those days eventually will happen. I would not give up on the Rock Dam just yet. It’s gonna produce. But I will suggest launching into Yellow Cotton Bay and fishing/drifting that. Yeah, it’s a haul, but there’s probably more redfish and bass down there than there are in Hopedale.
How did you fish the south side of the Rock Dam? Did you drag your kayak over?
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Flipping Venice is the bomb. Sounds like you had a blast. It’s only gonna get better with the bass. Things are turning on.
Did you catch the trout flipping? That would be sick.
Great report, thanks for posting!
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It sure is amazing to see folks get results after doing what I ask them to do. Others come here and just resist lol. Let’s see:
“Also note that if we didn’t catch a fish within ten minutes we moved to the next spot.”
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“All the practice at home every evening paid off.”
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“I mainly fished jigheads using 1/2oz”
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“To sum up this trip I had a plan and followed it, made an adjustment after a quick study and had a stellar day.”
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“Alex who fishes Slidell and Hopedale couldn’t believe the abundance and size of the fish we had caught and it was his first time to Venice.”
Yeah, Slidell and Hopedale can kick rocks. Venice just delivers and if you don’t find fish you can count on the weak link being you and not the fishery. I can live with that. I know I can adjust and become better. But if the fish aren’t there then the fish aren’t there.
So give yourself a giant pat on the back. If I had that day exploring Venice (especially if I were new to the area) I’d be stoked with your results. It’s a helluva start. And it’s only gonna get better!! Much better.
Those East Bay white trout are something else, huh?
When all the other areas are sucking at life with throwbacks and fishing pressure, Venice will be banging on all eight cylinders cranking out epic fishing trips. This wasn’t my idea, I didn’t make it that way, I have nothing to do with it (hell, if anything I’ve pushed for the opposite but people gotta have their fish sandwich, sooooo important), it’s just the way things are. The Louisiana of yesteryear can be found in Venice.
Very good report, very good planning and execution. It’s only going to get better from here. Now, a couple things:
Any idea on the water temperature? Did any of the fish have bait in their stomach? If so, what? Did you ever get to fish the weirs in SW Pass?
Thank you for posting this report!
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Yeah, I can’t imagine there would be a lot of fish on the rocks if the shrimp are flowing. That and tough days are inevitable. I would do whatever @cliffhall has been doing, or get away from that area altogether because it’s only destined to become ridiculously pressured.
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No, because the fishing there sucks. At least by my standards, anyway. It’s a shadow of what it used to be and there are far better destinations this time of year, for redfish or speckled trout. Venice (in my opinion) currently wears the crown for all species, especially when the river is under 5 feet.
I wish the fishing in Hopedale was better. Believe that. It’s not like I personally pulled the plug on the fishing there, it’s just what happened. I wish it weren’t the case. When Hopedale was on fire I never had a desire to go anywhere else!
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That is a wonderful accident to have. Venice continues to surprise me. Thanks for the intel.
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Everything Timbo said. Spot on. +1 all day
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Very good graphic there. +1 on this
