Devin
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“​All fish were safely released.”
Thank you. That’s awesome.
“they don’t just jump in the boat like some folks think”
Well, the fall fishing can certainly be better. No doubt about that. More hay than needles out there.
Did you only fish the north side of the Dam?
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The sky is blue, fires burn, and mullet jump.
If you ever see a bunch of mullet then it’s probably a low-oxygen area.
I’ve read that they jump to get air, the same way gar and juvenile tarpon roll in low-oxygen dead ends.
I think that if you spent a day casting at every mullet that long-jumps, you’d spend a long day learning the hard way.
Now, if mullet are getting crashed on and they’re frenetically (and obviously) getting away from something, then that’s worth your attention.
I do like fishing rafting mullet, even if they’re big. There’s usually finger mullet mixed in.
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Kim Dibetta also catches a bunch of white trout.
Now, where he’s going and what he’s doing, I have no idea.
I like your spots, but I would add the mouth of Bayou Pisana NW of Spot 9, the mouth of Bayou Robin and the mouth of Bayou Lingeo.
I think your plan is good, but if I were gonna go Tuesday and wanted a limit of trout, I would investigate south of Oak River seeing that the MS River recently came up to 7ft.
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Yeah, look at my most recent reports for the Trestles and Lake Pontchartrain.
After that, maybe Mud Lake (aka Little Lake) will have some fish under birds.
Bayou Thomas and Martello Castle could be good now on a falling tide.
I know some folks have been catching decent fish at the ICW.
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Did you look at the wind at all? You’re not concerned about that east wind throwing surf on the majority of your spots? Only looks like Spot 2 is out of the wind at all.
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Looks like more fish are trickling in.
Great report, thanks for posting!
And no, I would not fish there with a popping cork. I’d rather stay home, if given the choice.
Did you sit there all day?
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It seems like the fish are just now showing up in September spots.
That’s what I would do. Fish somewhere between the outside and the inside, and those few inside spots that turn on early.
Spots like the Rock Dam, Martello Castle, Mud Lake, etc.
It’s not like the trout are crawling all over the inside, but I am sure they are about to be.
That and whenever the River decides to clean up. lol
Great report, thanks for posting!
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A couple more pictures.
Also water temp was 68-71 degrees, warming throughout the day.
Saw some good bait, too.
I’m really hoping the lake delivers and those fish get on the bridges.
I love jigging.
Once it gets a little better I’ll get @Team1morecast on the boat.
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Not bad, given the scenario.
Wind changing direction like that also hoses things pretty good. I hate it when wind does that.
Fortunately, wind has been out of the same direction for awhile and that ought to get the fish set up right.
Good luck on your job hunt. I hope something pulls through for you.
Fall fishing is only getting better, and I’m sure the Cove and Shark Bayou are worth looking at with all this NE and E wind.
Let us know next time you’re thinking about heading out!
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How so? You’re going to be casting into it, it’s gonna be throwing waves on you and the water is probably gonna be muddy.
Unless that’s what you want to do.
I mean, the wind may not be that bad. But I wouldn’t want to leave that to chance. I’d fish somewhere I could get protected in case the weatherman is wrong.
I’d go to the east side of the lake, or begin looking at any west facing shoreline.
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It’s coming as soon as the bridges get more fish on ’em. The 20th and 21st were brutal grinds. lol
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Thank you!
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Yeah, me too! It’s close by, so it would be nice.
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There really hasn’t been one. I don’t mind mentioning it here.
But kinda don’t wanna blast that out to the world because being anonymous is nice.
Why let that genie out of the bottle? For what? A couple high-fives on the Internet?
It’s nice to just go fishing and be treated like everyone else.
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Yeah, when I ran one PP on my Pathfinder, I had to guesstimate where the wind/current would point the boat.
I was pretty good at it, and that worked well enough. It always held. No issues holding the boat with one.
But the point of having two (at least for me) is holding the boat completely still so I can read the 360.
It’s easier to see things moving if the boat isn’t moving.
I’ve fished in towerboats and bay boats with elevated decks, big consoles, and/or T-tops with dual PP, and the wind almost always swung them around.
