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It sounds like the tide wasn’t ripping and the fish were feeding if they were suspended like that.
Awesome and classic Louisiana summer trout fishing trip.
Great report, thanks for posting!
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Geremy, you are doing the thing, and that’s the exact same thing I’d be doing if boat maintenance was already done.
There are fish inside already, just gotta find them and be there waiting for them when the rest show up.
Great report, thanks for posting!
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BOOM!
Man, you can get some crazy mixed bags out there.
You just never know what you can get into when you’re that close to the Gulf.
I’m glad to see this report, glad y’all had a good time and I’m sure your kids won’t forget this trip.
Excellent report, thank you for posting!
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Well, I’d only use the rubber band if there were lots of snags.
Otherwise I do the same thing you do to secure the bank sinker to the line.
Carolina rigs are fine. They definitely dress down better when securing a rod.
But an HDS’s weight can be changed out much easier than a Carolina rig.
Also, in my experience (YMMV) the HDS snags less. You only have the sinker on the bottom as opposed to the sinker AND the hook.
Ultimately, what matters the most is finding biting fish to begin with and getting presentations on them.
I can do that with CR or HDS.
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Now, as for your Ostrica route. This one is slightly trickier.
That final left hand turn to the west can be Stuck City. There’s a lot of siltation there and last time I ran it in my Tracker I hit bottom while on plane.
I would run it in my 15ft flat boat when the water is up, because that flat boat floats in 90% humidity and can be dragged off a sandbar.
I’m not so confident about your Robalo.
Like, if you followed that southern yellow line, you are 1,00% lawn darting that boat.
And I do think you can get some good sight fishing done there, just when the water is up and you’re not in that Robalo.
The good news is that you can catch redfish deeper on rocks and ledges in the river right now. They are biting in the river.
But you can use Ostrica to get out, and what you see attached is what I ran earlier this month.
And that should cover your routes.
If you have any other questions, then please post them.
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As for your Baptise Collette Bayou route, this is what I have.
I have no idea about the right hand turn to the south to fish those three coves/ponds but I imagine running into them is fine.
Just take it easy and be cautious.
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“What I cannot discern from GED are the tides whether its a lot of river silt flowing out or very shallow water in areas (ex. Ostrica into Quarantine Bay) GED 3/13/26 image.”
Ok, so what you are seeing there is current from the river disturbing the bottom and making it dirtier.
That doesn’t mean fish can’t be in there, but I’d usually opt to fish cleaner/green stuff.
And that’s why I think that you will probably spend most of your fa//winter in the river fishing cleaner stuff.
I know I am.
But having your routes to get from one part of the river to another (i.e. The Jump to First Spillway) is still important.
Quick note: the same thing happens in the Biloxi Marsh with regard to strong current making dirty water.
Strong wind also has this effect.
The reason the river isn’t dirty is because she’s basically cleaned off the entire time. In the river you have a hard clean bottom that cannot be made dirty without the river becoming significantly higher than what she is now.
The wind can blow as hard as it wants from any direction and the river is gonna be clean.
It’s like a super power she has for inshore fishing.
That and her water temp is way more consistent than “normal” marsh (such as Biloxi Marsh, Delacroix, Cocodrie, Lafitte, etc.)
So fish are just gonna go there for fall/winter. It’s a better home than anywhere else on Louisiana’s coast.
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And this one, too.
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Check this post for your route across Zin Zin.
The one you have here in your post is Stuck City.
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Heck yes!
I’m out of town right now, but when I get back either tomorrow or Monday I can help you with these routes.
Thanks for posting this!
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lol the “BSK” killer!
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My gf is a meteorologist (well, was) and she said the same thing.
I hope y’all are right.
Some good overcast weather for ten days in a row will help cool the water, too.
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That’s a fine boat.
Glad to see the bimini instead of a T-top. You can always fold the bimini down.
You can get some real fishing done with that boat. Especially in big water.
I expect you to do good things in Lake Pontchartrain with it.
Again, congrats!
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Well, you can certainly fish and catch fish.
No doubt there.
I would also make another recommendation: get your safe routes on your GPS during the day then try night fishing.
Treasure Isle is right there in Lake Pontchartrain.
There’s tons of other lights as well.
Hit that right and you could catch some serious reds and specks.
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FWIW, you can use Geosphere to figure out where river water is at.
You can definitely catch trout in the stained stuff.
But if it’s straight chocolate milk, move on.
