Devin
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“My bait would get curled into a ball and I would cast it out for fun and they would still eat. One ripped off my bait and I had a bare jighead, and still they ate.”
This is the way it is supposed to be, and boy does this report get my blood flowing. LFG!!!
“I began to wonder if somehow everyone knew something I didn’t.”
I have no idea why no one was there, but take it. lol I’d say most people need their hand held and have to be shown exactly where to go. But Cat Island isn’t exactly a secret spot, so I have no idea. It’s amazing what happens when the Flotilla isn’t there motoring all over the fish. Good for you!!!
“There was no moon visible and I set off into the gulf into pitch darkness”
Ugh, I love that.
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I wait patiently for the day LDWF’s balls drop and they sh*tcan the menhaden reduction industry. The “wE neEd mOaR sCieNcE” is bullsh*t. There’s data going back to the friggin 1800s (on the east coast) showing what this kind of totally uncalled for and unnecessary subsidized fishing does to everyone else’s fishing.
Just get them out!
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If you wanted redfish I’d launch out of Beshel’s and fish ponds around Bay Long, American Bay, Battleground Bay, etc.
You’ll find clear water there because more grass grows there.
But if you do stick with your stated plan (and I don’t see why not) then I think you can get on some trout on those points. Definitely fish the big ones. I’d definitely throw a cork. Don’t be surprised if you see birds working, especially once that tide is ripping out.
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I think Bayou Lacombe is a pretty well known spot, I’m guessing you already knew that.
The canals in Eden Isles could be good.
Good luck!
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*overwhelm sets in*
The world is your oyster.
You know what I’m gonna say: get dem Venice routes.
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I’d definitely get something that’s aluminum. Maybe used, since you’re gonna beat the daylights out of it.
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You should’ve been to Stone Island like 30 days ago, maybe two months ago. It could still be good. Consider the rigs east of there as well. You really want to push the bleeding edge of river water, that’s where the fish are gonna be piled up.
Sweetwater Marina is a good launch to get there, Beshel’s if you’re not scared of sketchy launches, Grand Bayou or Uhlan Bay.
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Disregard, I see that you did in this fishing report. Good stuff.
Try it again anyway, just move with a purpose and be ready to fish those rigs to the east if wind allows, or try fishing points in American Bay, California Point, Calebasse and Campo.
Good luck!
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Yeah, that wind isn’t great for the outside. That’s fine, though. Just adjust accordingly.
So, I would do one of two things, one is short sighted, the other is not:
First thing: I’d fish the MRGO south of the Rock Dam, fishing points with tidelines, coves for redfish, moving with a purpose, not dawdling around. I’d hit the south side of the Rock Dam and absolutely beat it up, then roll around to the north side and hit that up.
I’d either do this first thing in the morning, or wait for that falling tide to start ripping out (fish the afternoon), or pack a lunch and do both.
Second thing: I would scratch all that to take a leisurely drive to Venice and establish safe routes across the area, from the marina across Zin Zin Bay, across the top of East Bay and all the way to Blind Bay, then take Pass a Loutre home. I would be ready to catch zero fish and be happy with just getting those tracks.
The wind is forecast to blow much softer in Venice, and you can totally do SouthWest Pass. If I fished anywhere, I would fish the weirs and spillways there, then fish the mouth of Joseph Bayou.
Maybe don’t bring fishing rods. Just some podcasts, a cooler full of drinks/snacks and enjoy the boat ride. When the river pops off you will be thankful you did that homework, which will be a lot better than posting here “I’m thinking about going to Venice” once you see all the badass reports coming out of there and the same ol’ usual dogsh*t coming out of everywhere else. Fight for keepers and weed through throwbacks at Martello Castle/Wall/Seabrook/Trestles amongst the troglodytes or smash solid keepers like a grown ass man as if you were Daniel Boone punching through the Cumberland Gap.
Also, the forecast will probably change. Use Windfinder.
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“5 feet of silver on top of the water with a tail the size of a broom breach the surface. I pulled the reel back and felt the 16OT circle hook drag out of the goliaths bony mouth.”
That had to have been wild. I’ve only ever watched them roll in Lake Pontchartrain. We live in your shadow.
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ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha
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Appreciate it, thank you, but I won’t have time this weekend.
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+1 on this
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“I’m going to ride this pony off the cliff”
I love that energy. Go do the dang thing.
