Devin
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Dude, I counted seven bow fishing rigs at Hopedale. There’s no way I would ever dream of going to Plan Redfish anywhere shallow around there. It’s been like that for awhile now, too. Very sad.
When the redfishing was easy, there were zero bow fishing rigs, for reference.
As for the trout, I personally feel that you went too far southeast, though I understand conditions pushed you that way.
I would say to focus on the other side of the Rock Dam, but Cliff’s report isn’t very promising either.
Let me point out that tomorrow is March and the River is, miraculously, still under 5ft and is not forecast to go over 5ft. If anything, it’s forecast to go back down. Geez.
I have not experienced this before. But what I do readily see is that there is now ever more water for speckled trout to feed in, and fewer fish to populate that water. They can very well be back in the river now that it’s warmed back into the 50s.
Think about it: the MRGO cannot be what it used to be because the conditions have changed. I know the MRGO is a familiar spot, but why would fish go there? During The Freshening they had virtually nowhere else to go. Now they do. Now they have way more options, options that are much better.
I fished the MRGO hardly at all last year (or really much at all in the last few years) because there was so much better fishing down by the river. I did fish the Flat and the fishing there was awful compared to PLH, Delacroix and the River.
I think we need to be concentrating our efforts in and near the river. If I had a working trolling motor I would do it before my boat is picked up next week. But I don’t, so I’m stuck with drifting and anchoring.
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My guess is that the tarpon are there because the river is low enough and they can be there. It can be one helluva mixed bag at that spot.
I’ve fished it when the river was at 14ft, and didn’t come away with anything, didn’t see much on the graph, either. Could’ve been a fluke, though.
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I came across this file while organizing GPS tracks today and thought to share it here. Then I wasn’t sure if I had before or not. So I search and found it here.
Bumping this to the top of the forum for those of you who plan to fish this bad boy in the next 2-3 weeks.
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Now you’ve got me thinking. How is FFS any different from 2D, down scan or side scan other than the way the transducer is oriented?
It’s the same frequencies, right?
Wouldn’t you see them scatter when you hit them with the beam? Because I certainly don’t see that on side imaging sonar. I’ve caught trout hanging out in the beam of side imaging sonar as the boat was spot locked.
Of course, trout move and are hard to see on sonar.
I’ve literally made a trotline with a big weight on one end and float on the other with trout hooked down the length of it and was shocked at how hard they were to see. Granted, these were 12-14″ fish. And they are soft. They’re not like 4lb+ bass or redfish.
As you very well know, nobody will ever look at a graph and wonder if they’re looking at a redfish. lol
If you learn anything, be sure to let us know. This is fascinating.
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I do find that fascinating regarding specks and FFS. Maybe one day I’ll get around to using it. It’d be cool to nerd out on, but given the grief it’s caught in the bass world, I’m glad to have not had thus far. I do think it would be a good experience/knowledge to have.
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Also, why launch from so far away since time is a constraint? Why not Sweetwater?
Furthermore, Beshel’s is a crap launch, but in your intro you mentioned that you have experience launching from something similar. Beshel’s would put you a lot closer to spots 5 thru 15. You’ll be way more protected, much drier ride than coming from Sweetwater.
Advantage to launching at Sweetwater is that it looks like you can get into 4 Horse quicker then go from there. I would hit 4 Horse, if it were my trip.
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“East winds 5 to 10 knots”
I guess you got that from NOAA?
Attached is the forecast for Bay Gardene from Windfinder.
Which is actually great, I’d prefer a little stiffer wind to drift with.
Also, maybe get a bigger drift sock to slow your boat down. If you’re near the Slidell area, Gus can make one for you at Gus’s Tackle.
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That was the south side of the Rock Dam. Totally different.
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My Windows 10 laptop will not connect to LAFBelite with Brave or Chrome. I talked to technical support about this and they confirmed it’s the machine and not the site. Microsoft can totally fix this but they won’t because they want us to buy new machines and Windows 11.
Windows 11 is full of bloat and unwanted features and is not secure. So I just installed Linux on my desktop and invested in a small Linux laptop (from System76) for travel since Apple stopped supporting my 2014 Macbook Pro.
I’m really tired of Big Tech, like they’re not making enough money. I was in Silicon Valley a couple weeks ago and was astounded at how nice it was. Perfectly paved roads, everything freshly painted, no trash, the area was just beautiful. It’s very clear they’ve got it going on, but are willing to put small creators like myself under their thumb.
So, it’s de-Googled Android and Linux for me. All open source and open hardware alternatives that work fine.
The only solution to make Windows 10 work with LAFBelite (from my end) is to loosen security measures for LAFB Elite by allowing HTTP connections, and I am not willing to do that. HTTPS all the way.
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+1 on the swivel. Better than nothing.
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“I guess with your suggestion I’d skip the northernmost 3 spots given the half-day constraint?”
Yes. You mentioned that you won’t be able to fish all your spots. So, focus on the spots that are much closer together. Rather than spend that time running south (then back north), you’d spend it with a line in the water.
“Unless you’re saying ditch the stuff around hopedale in favor of the oak river spots in which case I’ll look into Beshels.”
Basically. But I’m not saying the northern spots are no good at all. If it were me, I’d launch closer and fish the Oak River area.
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They were dead. And that’s a good point I didn’t think of.
I did have a slot red on there for reference, and he showed up bigger than sh*t. lol Of course, he’s longer and thicker and harder. lol He was also dead.
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+1 on the low water, but the water levels should come back up on Saturday with that east wind.
