Devin
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Do you remember the water temp?
Dude, you went fishing in August during a neap tide in a tough wind. The odds were already stacked against you.
If I were you, I would not give myself a hard time.
I doubt I would have done any better had I fished those areas. But the difference is that I would have launched somewhere completely different.
I’m assuming you trailer your boat?
If I wanted to stay closer to where you are, I would have gone to Biloxi Marsh to fish Lakes of Bayou Marron, Lake Eugenie, etc.
And I would feel much better havign sent it for the river. But I know that’s a haul.
And if I were in your shoes, I’d be happy just to get GPS tracks in new-to-me areas.
On the bright side, you have GPS tracks now (assuming you didn’t have them before).
Anyway, when the tide starts falling hard, that’s when I would start hitting Martello Castle.
The grass beds in Lake Pontchartrain will start getting trout on them soon, too. It will start out as lots of throwbacks, but the keepers will be in there.
If you don’t let us know what you’re gonna do, then we can’t be there to say “do this instead”.
Though I’m not sure there’s much you could reasonably expect in August during a neap tide fishing Rigolets, I do think that with the coming conditions you will find more success.
Just leverage this forum.
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If you use AI to create your reports, great.
Just please don’t include any code into the report, it could break the web page.
No big deal, I fixed it.
Also, I’d be really careful taking generalizations/direction from AI for inshore fishing.
It’s really better for technical things, like troubleshooting RAID volumes (because it lives on one), file formats, and anything else that’s well documented, less subjective and niche than Louisiana inshore fishing.
Anyway.
Did you try jigging at all?
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We all know you really meant to go to Venice! lol
But it’s good to see what’s close. It’s kind of early for the Pearl anyway.
Give it time and it will turn on, and your tracks out there will reward you.
Thank you for taking time to post!
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You are off to a very good start.
Your timing is also good, too: fall fishing is getting started here soon and aluminum boats are going to have their day!
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The TL;DR of what I have to say after reading your intro:
As I read through your intro, I am making a prediction: you are going to have more than a few “Aha!” moments when knocking out 101.
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“using Salt Strong’s free tide chart they have on their website”
Well, throw that in the trash.
“I found it peculiar how different all of those tide charts looked and honestly not sure which one to refer to.”
Screenshot it and I can help you decipher it, if you’re interested.
“If you have a recommended tide resource for checking tides, please let me know your suggestions.”
Windfinder.
How water levels work here in Louisiana are different. We have a weaker tide than just about anywhere else, a NW/SE land bridge and wind plays a larger role here. You can also have uneven water levels on either side of a chokepoint(s).
Think of how Lake Pontchartrain is structured.
So the tide can be predicted to do one thing and then completely do something else.
All of this and more is detailed inside 101 at length.
In fact, as I read through your intro, I am making a prediction: you are going to have more than a few “Aha!” moments when knocking out 101.
“We decided to go and just keep our eyes on the storm.”
I like it.
Yeah, the bottom line is that it’s obvious there’s a lot you can benefit from inside 101. That is going to answer a lot of your questions.
It’s a great resource. Use it. Complete it totally and make its knowledge/philosophy second nature.
If I were you, I would hammer down on it in the next few weeks to 30 days and have it done in time for fall fishing, then use the Community to here to plan your fishing trips.
That’s your shortest path to success.
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I love hearing the process of moving to find them.
Excellent work, Will!
Thanks for the report and letting the rest of us know about it!
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With the river being as low as it has been, I’d definitely move more toward that way.
I’m not saying a lot of big speckled trout can’t be caught at Grand Isle, I’d see what the local guides are doing to get a temp check on that.
But given what I’ve heard/seen, it just makes sense that fish are going to go where the best water/bait is.
Of course, if the wind doesn’t cooperate, it doesn’t cooperate and that just makes fishing tougher.
Good on you going anyway.
Great report, thanks for posting!
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Well, that sounds like a fun fishing trip.
Typically, during September, I have caught speckled trout pretty far inside in places like Pointe a la Hache, Biloxi Marsh and even the bottom of Lake Borgne.
But I’ve also caught them pretty far outside at places like Breton Island.
I don’t see any reason why you can’t start fishing those reefs, but what I would be looking for above all else are white shrimp running on a falling tide, as per Fall Fish Location.
Let us know next time you plan on going fishing, we can give some pointers.
Great report, thanks for posting!
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The launch at Riverside is pretty sketchy, even by my standards.
You can get to Breton Sound out of Empire, but you would have to be savvy running Neptune/Ostrica.
There’s a lot of sandbars out there now. Have you looked at it on GED?
Besides, why do you want to go way out there when fall is about to kick off?
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What are you referring to?
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I’ve caught fish at those camps in Bay Ronquille, if that’s what you meant.
I guess it’s just one big bay now lol
Do you mean Poydras in St. Bernard? I’m confused.
Are you talking about the Riverside launch?
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What Jason said.
Just use what I teach inside 101.
Your mind is better off starting from a blank slate.
Also, you’re young. You have lots of time. There is no hurry.
Take time to learn. You will thank yourself later.
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That you have, time and again. Thank you!
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I try to reply to everyone’s report.
I have a lot of respect for anyone’s time and effort from their busy schedule to throw the rest of us a bone.
But, above all, posting a “bad” fishing report really helps the poster because the rest of us can get a look at it and help figure out what went wrong, setting up their next trip for success.
And getting a solid base of anglers from out west has always been a tough nut to crack, so I am thankful you’ve made the effort.
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Thank you so much, Jonathan!
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Well, let’s chalk up the trip to that: you got a shakedown and were able to identify a problem before it ruins your fall fishing.
And I’ll say this: if that was wrong with the boat, what else is wrong?
Find that before fall fishing.
And if I were you, I’d start looking hard at the inside.
Lakes of Bayou Marron, Bob’s Lakes, Bayou Pete, Lake Eugenie, even Crooked Bayou.
That is, of course, if you plan on fishing Hopedale.
I’d also get a head start on Martello Castle, Doulut’s, Rock Dam, if you plan on Shell Beach.
If it were me, well, you know what I would do.
Let us know next time you head out with as much advance notice as you can so we can help get you pointed in the right direction.
