Devin
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Man, there’s so much to unpack here. First and foremost, excellent detailed report and thank you for taking time to post it to show us that the fishing is indeed there banging on all eight cylinders. Thank you thank you thank you. My blood is flowing now!!
How was the fog running out?
“I couldn’t even get close to the bottom with a 1/2 oz jig head.”
Why didn’t you throw a 1 oz solution, like a 1 oz jighead or 1 oz HDS?
“I told him we needed to wait out the tide and wait for it to slow down, so let’s go hang out by Breton and see if it’s a little better”
This is an Albert Einsten, Captain America, thinking like you’re actually fishing instead of being spoonfed, ace in the hole move.
Simply move to where the current isn’t going to be ripping so hard, which tends to be islands. My man.
As soon as I read that I knew that was the spot.
That and for days now I’ve noticed a consistent clean rip on the Gulf side of Breton Island. Surely the fish are there or, at a bare minimum, it’s worth trying. Good on you for (literally) going the extra mile.
“It was an incredible day, but what made it so rewarding was applying all the knowledge I’ve gained to change location, tactics, etc and put together a damn good box.”
Isn’t that so much better than going to the same community hole and catching a few because it keeps you in your comfort zone?
Isn’t it just so much better than being spoonfed fishing spots?
“the rest were all 18-20”
Solid Breton Sound fish. Something just moved in my pants. I cannot wait for the reports to roll in of people complaining that they can’t catch slots anymore because all the fish are too big. That’s gonna be a celebration.
As mentioned before, great report, thanks for posting it!
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“Thinking about hitting the long rocks first”
For all the reasons I mention in 101, I would not go to the Long Rocks. You know it’s gonna be a boat show. And if you’re not sure, I just put out this video detailing it.
You’re better off figuring out where else speckled trout are biting.
If you did, I’d fish the tideline coming off of them at the ends, like what another member did in a recent report. Otherwise, I’d scoot right past the Long Rocks to fish the rigs the southeast, 32 Block and Five Wells.
32 Block is at 29° 33.484’N 89° 19.534’W
Five Wells is at 29° 33.847’N 89° 20.258’W
You can see them from the Long Rocks. Easy.
You want to fish there because the river is going down. Fish all the conditions.
Then I’d look hard at Breton Island, and the rigs between there and the end of the Long Rocks. You can see them.
Or, go fish the .kml I posted here, in the opposite direction to the north, which includes Comfort.
What boat are you running? I can’t remember what boat you guys run, that’s why I have it in the profile, so if you fill that out, I can reference it and have a good idea as to what’s doable.
I don’t think it’s gonna be slick calm out there, so maybe going toward Comfort is a better idea.
Honestly, Stone Island/Iron Banks may be a good idea, too. The water won’t be perfectly “trout green” but I bet the fish are in that crap. That’s what we in the biz call a “hint”.
“Spoil canal the quickest route to Curlew?”
C’mon guy, that’s easily measurable on GED. With that said, I’d take Baker’s Canal out if headed in that direction. There will probably be less boat traffic.
If you do go that way, I wouldn’t skip the Gulf side of Breton.
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That’s a good question, similar to another one posted here.
The LA One card is a good card, just get the cheapest one you can find. What unit do you run? Lowrance? Garmin?
Do not worry about getting one that’s up to date because (spoiler alert) it’s not. If you’re ever unsure what year the satellite imagery in that card was taken, ask here and we can figure it out.
Honestly, your base map is probably “good enough”. What’s really gonna matter (you and anyone reading this wants to pay attention to this) is doing your navigational homework in GED and then double checking it here in the Community.
I don’t have a diploma in inshore navigation, but I do have a six-pack OUPV certification and 100 gross ton Master’s License, several lower units, plenty of missing gelcoat and TIG welds to account for my accumulated experience across Louisiana’s coast in the last sixteen years fishing the hell out of it.
In fact, I have such a hard on for mapping cards that I went out of my way to make this totally free article bashing the daylights out of them.
I strongly suggest reading that article, it can save your lower unit (or your ass).
I would not spend $500 on a mapping card with aerial/satellite imagery. Not knowing what I know now.
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How did this go unreplied to?
Okay, so you’re coming down in October?
Well, that’s a ways out, but you selected a great time to fish that area. Don’t be surprised if you end up tempted to fish in the Mississippi River, especially if she’s at two feet.
I’m sure there’s plenty of us whom you’ll run into when you come down.
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Are you fishing solely for redfish?
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I need more information: which thread are you not receiving notifications about?
Also, make sure LAFB and LAFB Elite email addresses are whitelisted and don’t go to your spam box. If you need help doing that, let me know which email service you’re using and I can fix it.
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Great question. I love this kinda stuff. Don’t hesitate to post it in the future.
I’m not a crab guru, but I don’t see why you can’t run crab nets in the same places you’d fish. I’d try Bayou Liberty, Bayou Bonfouca, the canals in Eden Isles, Geoghegan Canal, Bayou Lacombe, anywhere current flows and is protected from wind.
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You really didn’t want to give up on that reef, huh?
Great report, thanks for posting!
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“I had been monitoring Breton Sound, River levels, wind, and tide conditions a few days prior to this trip and taking a harder look the day before. Monday 6/16 looked to be the best day IMO.”
I love the planning and use of past report! Let’s gooooooo!!!!
“They had about 5 boats along the rocks but nobody was on the actual southern point which I though was odd because it had such a good tide line coming off of it.”
Because people are retarded.
“I also didn’t see anybody reeling them in either.”
Refer to above explanation.
“I feel like had I drifted, all five of those boats would have swarmed my spot.”
They 1,000% would have (see above explanation). That’s good defensive fishing.
“Pat was at the Marina when I made it back and instead of yelling at me he took a picture of me next to my fish at the cleaning station and gave me a fist pump. It was a good day.”
Well, that is one helluva day. lol That or I slipped through the wormhole at Skinwalker Ranch and this isn’t my original reality. In which case Pat was yelling at you in my home dimension.
“Side note: several trout did have shrimp in their bellies.”
Yeah, so those are different trout than the ones eating croakers on the rocks. Very interesting to see. I’m glad you were able to capitalize on that and it is FAN-FRIKKIN-TASTIC to see another good report hit the Community.
Thank you so much for taking time to post it.
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I had a woman in the neighborhood stop me on my run this morning and ask if I’m training for something. I told her “the next speckled trout”.
As for solunar periods, you know my thoughts on that, but I’ll admit those thoughts apply to catching a limit of school trout. They don’t really apply to the biggens. Perhaps the biggens are more affected by that, and I’ll keep that in mind in the future. An open mind is key.
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Tip Of The Spear, this is your calling! Go do God’s work!!
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Yes, Lake Borgne has one, arguably two.
Here you go, starting at 28:39
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Is it sticking out above water? Is it a navigational hazard or is there enough water over the top of it? This is news to me.
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Okay, let me troubleshoot this and I’ll figure it out then get back to you.
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I try to get back to everyone on this board. I’m sure it’ll eventually grow to such a capacity that’s more difficult to keep up with.
As for test scores, are you referring to IF101 quiz scores? It’s essentially an open book quiz, so there’s a slew of 100% scores, then a gradient from 99% to ~50%. There are test scores as low as 2% but I assume those are incomplete, were finger-fudged or something other than an actual attempt.
