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Last time I was there was in January 2019. I didn’t stay the night, it was just one of those Louisiana Gumball 3000 trips where every drop of fuel is spent exploring an area and the boat limps back in on the last few molecules of gas. lol
That fancy boat dock wasn’t there, I’m sure that will make camping there easier.
You will want to tie your boat off as well as you can, the current there is constantly moving. It’s not like tying off in Eden Isles. lol
After that, the ground there is high and hard. I could recommend bringing a weedwhacker in case the grass is up. After all, the skeeters are in the grass. Mow the grass, kill the skeeter.
Besides that, tent discipline will go a long way. lol
I think no matter where you go bugs are going to be a problem. I think the best time to go is when the dragonflies are hatched (i.e. right now). I have a good amount around my house and pretty much don’t have skeeters (though the area I live in is sprayed, so I’m sure that helps).
I’d go to think there would be dragonflies in Venice than on Cat Island.
I’m sure duck hunters use it during duck season. That makes sense. But it’s a good bit of land, I’d go to think there’d be plenty of room.
You should go do it. It sounds like it would be pretty epic.
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I love fishing this area. I’ve spent a lot of time running around Bayou Segnette onward to Cataouatche and Salvador. I used to work out of the swamp tour there and would go fishing if I had off between tours.
The top of Salvador can have some really good grass. Lots of gorgeous redfishy water there, I’m glad to hear it’s still awesome.
Also, great job on switching gears and kicking ass. That has to feel good.
Couple questions for ya:
1. I’m guessing you meant to say that wind was blowing from the north?
2. Were you able to sight fish the reds at all? It sounds like you were blind casting if you caught a gar.
I’m not sure what kinda of trolling motor you’re running, but just standing on a cooler can make all the difference if you think you won’t bust your ass on the hookset. lol (I’ve never fallen off a cooler *wink wink*)
it is a very nice ramp.
It’s all you need. And the people are nice. I love Westwego. Such a genuine, all-Louisiana town. Working at the swamp tour there was such a blast, then getting a cold beer at Mona Lisa Lounge afterward. lol
Anyway, that’s awesome you went out there and smashed ’em. I’d be interested to see how many you otherwise would have seen. I am guessing 60-100.
Great report, thanks for posting it!
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Few things make me happier than when people tell me they’re working through 101. I put a lot of work into it, so I’m glad people are consuming it.
That 246 is a helluva boat. You can get outside with that thing, I’m sure you have big plans for it. I assume you keep her on a trailer?
Thank you for posting an intro, Tyler. I appreciate you taking time to do so and look forward to seeing some fall fishing reports!
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Hey John. Great intro and thanks for posting!
That’s a nice boat you’ve got, and you’re fishing in a good place. I think Barataria is going to have a great run of shrimp this fall, so we’ll see. Once it cools off you will probably have really good fishing not far from you.
Just be sure to come back here and get intel on where to go and what to do. That’s what I want this forum to be used for.
Thank you so much for introducing yourself and I hope to see you post a report in the future!
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I’m probably gonna catch flak for this, but here I go:
I believe that it’s better to need and not have, and that reason alone justifies 4×4.
But I also have years of experience off-roading heavy and light trucks, ATVs and even up-armored vehicles in places that range from the marsh to the mountains.
And my experience has been that any time we got stuck bad it was a situation that was totally avoidable in the first place. Don’t be stupid!
In 2009 I worked on a ranch out in New Mexico for 30 days. One of the cowboys there had the same sentiment, and his pickup truck was 2×4. He said that if you find yourself needing 4×4 then you already F’d up.
That’s because 4×4 is not a guarantee of getting unstuck. The irony is that with 4×4 you’re more likely to get stuck, because you think you’re good since you have it. But if you didn’t have it, then you’d make a better decision in the first place.
Every situation and everybody’s needs are unique, I get that and I think you do, too.
So I’ll tell you that I have launched from virtually all of Louisiana’s launches or, at the very least, the worst of them.
The private launch by Horsepower Canal in Pointe a la Hache being one and Beshel’s being another.
And I did that with a pickup truck that didn’t have 4×4. (Extra details, it actually did, but the actuator crapped the bed and I just never replaced it).
So from 2016 to 2024 I launched from ramps all across Louisiana’s coast, as well as Texas, Mississippi, Alabama, Tennessee and Florida….with a 2×4.
I got rid of that truck and recently purchased another: a F-150 2×4 with a locking rear differential, and have since used to fish out of Beshel’s and have done fine, even when the water was low.
I get slightly better gas mileage and have one less thing to maintenance or worry about.
I think a 2×4 truck with a locking rear diff is plenty.
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Man, I love Cocodrie. Very happy to see some Coco reports.
I’ve been trying to stay away from Facebook as much as I can
If you don’t mind me asking, how come?
I know that Facebook really messes with my attention residue and can be a timesuck for unproductive doom scrolling. I don’t like that or the way it makes me feel, so I’m happy to be free of it.
I for sure caught a limit of trout that day but the sharks only allowed me to keep 8
That sounds about right for August.
Before The Freshening we put up with those things all the time in Breton Sound. Bonnet heads and blacktips tearing up trout before you could get them in the boat. You’d hook a trout, see it fighting in the water then watch it explode on the face of a shark. Very annoying. lol
Also, I assume you mean “Sulphur Mine”?
then took our time getting out the the same chair well I fished in the second report and it was on!
Excellent execution. *chef’s kiss* It sounds like you picked up the tail end of a bite from the second trip and went straight out there to get it when it was better.
Excellent reporting, thank you for posting!
And even though these are “late”, they’re really not. It’s about the patterns, the general intel and *surprise surprise* it will be June and July again next year (and the years after that) and this report will help folks find and catch fish.
So, thank you!
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Here are the pics I mentioned. Forgot to attach them. My mistake!
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I like this report because it brings up something very important about moving water.
It totally makes sense that you’d go to American Bay and not see water moving much (or at all), then hop into the Twin Pipeline and see it ripping there.
While this video lesson inside IF101 fully describes why that’s the case, the graphics attached below do a good job, too.
The Twin Pipeline has more flow velocity, American Bay more flow capacity.
I still think you’re good to fish points in American Bay if water isn’t clearly ripping around them, but if it’s dead still then I wouldn’t bother (sounds like it was dead still).
These spots I posted here are worth trying for redfish, I’m not sure if that’s too far for you or not.
Bayou Duhe on the west side of Lery could be bangin’, too.
Either way, you’ve posted a lot of great reports this summer and keep overall doing well in Delacroix. You’ve really taken that and ran with it. Your great work does not go unnoticed!
Thank you for posting another report!
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Hey Preston, welcome to the site! Pathfinder is a helluva boat, very good for running open water.
Thank you for posting an intro and I hope you’re able to make some reports in the future!
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Another EBM report. Outstanding!
These areas are 40 to 50 miles one-way from my home in Eden Isle in Slidell
For summertime trout, that’s pretty standard for the Lake Pontchartrain Basin. Fishing Breton Sound out of Hopedale/Shell Beach, you’re looking at a similar run.
but these turned out to be Spanish mackerel, acres of them
It’s good to see those coming back. They virtually disappeared during The Freshening. Let us know how the fillets turn out!
Man, if I were you, I’d get that trailer fixed. Last year’s trout run in Lake Pontchartrain wasn’t as good as other places. If that happens again then you’d be prepared to make the haul to greener pastures.
Also, the artificial reefs in Mississippi Sound (like Cabbage Reef, Grand Banks, etc.) could be worth your time.
This link at LDWF has more info (to include a PDF and KML).
Fishing them with a Heavy Drop Shot is a good choice, too.
Great report, thanks for posting!
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“daily driving a f250 is NOT very economic.”
Yeah, I can second that. lol
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I’m alright with it, as long as people are posting, replying and helping each other out.
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I think the key to fishing those reefs is to use decent side scan sonar and find the crushed limestone and reefballs.
The markers aren’t always dead on, and some configurations branch out farther than others.
Those reefs are no secret, but fewer people do fish them and I think that even fewer have an idea as where to cast.
Y’all are making me itchy to go fish them. lol
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Agreed on all points. My boys and I spend time outdoors, or reading books, or something that’s more stimulating and dignifying.
The only screen we watch is a TV with a DVD player and a handful of DVDs. That’s it.
There’s something about social media that some minds are just beginning to put their thumb on.
I think that saying “Facebook has it’s purposes” is being charitable.
With that said, some really good books I’ve read on the subject, or adjacent to it, are:
- Deep Work by Cal Newport
- Digital Minimalism by Cal Newport
- Stolen Focus by Johann Hari
- Glow Kids by David Kardaras
- Digital Madness by David Kardaras
- Amusing Ourselves To Death by Neil Postman
If you have your mind, you can make best use of the Internet. If you’re not sure, consider a guy with zero programming knowledge, who made his living carrying heavy things and a gun, figured out how to leverage the Internet to teach people how to fish…online.
Good on you for staying off Facebook. One day people will look back at it like we now do leaded gasoline and cigarettes.
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Very good feedback.
