Devin
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“I hadn’t seen trout in the area since spring”
That’s exactly where they should be this time of year.
I’d fish there again with a cork and HDS in the deeper stuff.
Man, those redfish are FAT. That’s exactly what we need to be seeing this time of year!
Great report, thanks for posting!
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“When the reports hit, it’s too late – that’s my mentality”
1,000% the correct mentality. Few have that. Most people just want to be told where to go.
“with water temps at 86 degrees”
It’s warm. In years past it was cooler than this (well, I dunno about last year). It really needs to cool off a wee bit more. For example, in this YouTube video where I caught a limit of speckled trout on the fall white shrimp pattern, that was filmed on 9-28-21 and the water temp was 78 degrees.
So, yeah.
“S wind was cancelling out the falling tide”
If that tide wasn’t ripping out, then the fish will wait until it does. I cannot tell you how many times I have fished a spot when the water wasn’t ripping out on a falling tide, only to return hours later when it finally did and it was a night/day difference in fishing action. It has happened so many times that when I launch during the fall I don’t bother with anything other than a hard falling tide (if I’m fishing that shrimp pattern).
So, if that water wasn’t ripping out, then you may as well have not tried at all. Go back when it is, and maybe trout will be there instead of dinks and catfish.
Either way, you got to run the boat (and of course there’s something broken on it, like that’s what boats do lol) and further prep for the madness that’s coming.
Great report, thanks for posting!
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Well, when is it? What boat are you fishing out of?
” I don’t have many fall spots for Grand Isle. I could really use some help.”
So then make some. If you know what I know (and there’s no reason not to) then you know that if you want bigger trout you are going to have to stay away from the shrimp pattern.
You know you’re going to have to fish non-shrimp spots, where there’s fin fish that bigger trout like to eat.
Where are those spots located?
What I’m looking for from you are those spots selected based upon the above information. Then I can tell you what I think.
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Welcome to the Community. I’ll tell you the same thing I’ve told others:
Check out this planning post here, there’s lots of good info there that will aid your upcoming fishing trip.
I cannot stress it enough: the key to making the most of your membership is to:
1. Knock out IF101 so you have the same knowledge and speak the same language as the rest of us
2. Use this community to get help planning your next fishing trip. Not doing the work for you, but providing us with an obviously thoughtful plan we can provide feedback for.
3. Rinse and repeat.
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Thank you for the heads up!
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“I plan to bring to Louisiana in the first couple of weeks of October and hit the Biloxi Marsh”
Excellent time to come.
I would advise you to try closer to the river, such as Delacroix.
There are redfish in Biloxi Marsh, but it’s nothing like it used to be. The bowfishing charters located in Hopedale have really impacted that area.
After that, we might even peer pressure you into Venice (as if that drive from Arkansas isn’t long enough).
Welcome to the forum, thanks for posting an intro.
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You’ll have great wind to run the river. The pink route highlighted below will get you to the beach faster.
Also, can you zoom in on your route coming out of South Pass so I can take a closer look at it, or provide the .kml?
Thank you.
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I’m assuming that by “launch at East Pearl” you mean to say that you launched at the Hwy 90 launch by the bridge? I assume you got there by way of Pearlington?
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I think that’s why it’s good to bookmark the Facebook pages (or wherever they post) of guides local to an area in order to have that comparison.
For example, if folks in this forum are struggling in Breton Sound, but I see Rory Rorison, Jon Sanchez and Brandon Carter are smoking them, then I know the problem isn’t the fish.
Just keep in mind that they almost always have recent TOW and a way stronger angler network of legit pipehitters who have also recently been on the water.
Ya know, I feel confident that I could find fish anywhere completely from scratch, but do acknowledge that a trip or two could be necessary just to learn where they ain’t. That totally happens. If I’m on the water a bunch and already have that figured out then it’s much easier dial ’em in.
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Well, that’s good. You may want to look at updated imagery. Don’t get stuck on a sandbar out there or hit oil field trash.
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“You catch a redfish, ITS TIME TO MOVE.”
Ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha
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Aaaannnnnd you’re going right over rocks.
Fortunately for you, that jetty was rebuilt and the rocks are now above the waterline and are pretty obvious, so your chances of hitting rocks or something else are greatly reduced. Like, I realize you’re probably on your way or out there right now and I’m sure you’ll figure it out.
But man, if you missed those rocks, then what else are you missing?
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The lack of standardization is kinda annoying. It’d be great if everyone just used one format and translated formats freely.
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100%!!!
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Thank you, I’ll let you know what I do.
