Devin
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This is really exciting.
@maturin posted a similar report:
“Had a steady bite of what we came for, Delta Sows predominated with an only an occasional fish under 20″.”
My girlfriend also told me another one of her friends had the same “problem” in the area you were fishing as well as another good report from there.
No juicy details, I don’t wanna hear ’em. I can figure it out myself without having to beg someone. lol
BUT, my point is that what I only dreamt of is coming true: lots of over-slots getting tossed back. So many over-slots that it’s getting in the way of filling limits.
We are sailing into better times.
Boy, after the Freshening, am I ready for that!
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“Its a flushing effect of the deep cold water flushing onto the flat that brings a frenzy of fin fish eating.”
That’s why I like that area. You have that deep Gulf water pushing up against it. This is part of what makes Venice great.
If this weren’t the case they’d be doing the same thing at Marsh Island, but they don’t. You have to go miles and miles before you hit 100ft water in the Atchafalaya Basin.
But not in Venice!
“That’s one of those things you only know if you’re in the water wading.”
Or if you’re reading water temp on a transducer. lol
“Louisiana is on a record streak and its only getting better.”
It is. The speckled trout fishing is rebounding.
Same thing for flounder.
If redfish got to maturity as fast, they would be rebounding as well, too.
But maybe the better trout fishing would pull some pressure off the redfish.
Anyway.
Honestly, after reading this report, I hope the midwest has a drought so bad we run out of corn. LOL
Great report, thanks for posting!
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It’s also worth mentioning that we saw a LOT of shrimp boats out there, but in the AM they were all sitting put with their nets up.
They were clearly set up for that falling tide, and I’m sure they did the majority of their catching when it was ripping out.
And I bet they were catching white shrimp, and I bet that pattern can be capitalized on.
I’m not saying trout can’t be caught on non-shrimp patterns, because they absolutely are.
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I think it would’ve been a different day had the wind played right and you got south of Marsh Island.
Either way, great report, thanks for posting!
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Great report, thanks for posting!
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I would try Comfort.
If it’s too windy, I’d bail out and hit the Long Rocks, especially the gap at the end.
Then I’d go into the MRGO and fish coves/points for redfish. Dead shrimp under a cork is easy mode.
I’d also hit the south side of the Rock Dam, because you never know what can be there.
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I think that’s a good plan.
There’s a good chance that you will have overcast skies and cooler temps. That will help you out a lot.
Just move with a purpose, don’t loiter too long if it’s just trash fish and throwbacks.
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“When we got to the jetties at Fourchon the water was FILLED with red fish. Never seen anything like that, they were all just at the top hanging out.”
I guess you didn’t catch ’em because they were uninterested. Probably spawning.
Did you jig the rocks at all?
I’m sure the rigs were fun because you never know what you’ll see out there, but I def woulda tried the sunk rocks at Timbalier if it was that calm.
Did you fish the Fourchon Barges at all? Or the inside of Belle Pass?
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The wind forecast looks good.
I think you’re launching from a good spot.
You want to be out there first thing in the morning, because if/when that water temp gets hot the redfish will more likely than not shutdown.
If water temps are in the mid 80s, you ought to be good. If water temp hits 90+, it could be a tough day.
So go early.
Watch out for rain.
The canal going into Frenier Landing is super shallow, so keep that in mind in case you have to run there to get away from rain.
I would not worry about tidal movement out there. You’re on the far end of Lake Pontchartrain in open water. Remember what I teach inside 101 regarding structure.
Your key to success there will be covering as many pilings as you can.
Good luck.
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The key is to get out there and look without waiting on the Internet to tell you.
You really want to get on these fish before they get pressured.
With that said, I bet fish aren’t going to come back into the Lake P basin like they did when the river was roaring.
I totally see the overall biomass staying in and near the river. Heck, they’re already there!
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Good luck!
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I haven’t fished them.
Remember what I said about rocks in 101.
What are you looking for? Deeper water. Shallow rocks really aren’t ever that great.
Also, it’s Stump City out there.
Like, entire logs laid over.
I would not go screaming around there in plane in less than 6-8ft of water.
I have sight fished that area and the amount of stumps/logs I saw was nuts. lol
I do think there’s some good fishing to be developed out there, especially once the trout come inside.
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Yup, that worked. They had two spots left, if you can believe it.
That’s a good location, too. Close to the interstate and on the way to pretty much anywhere I would fish leaving out of Slidell.
Thank you for the heads up.
For anyone else interested: getting a hold of someone there was a total PITA. But I did keep calling over the last few days (even visited in person, but no one was there) and was able to get someone on the horn.
I actually kept a bay boat there about 15 years ago, and I think I got my old spot back. lol
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Thank you, Rob!
