Devin
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First off, thank you for making this post. This is the kind of wonderful, intentional and thoughtful approach to fishing that really does make for a better community. Thank you.
“The search function on this site actually works properly as opposed to Facebook, so that made me very happy.”
Yeah, that’s the way it’s supposed to be.
I try, and if ever it acts wonky please let me know. I’ve got a lot going on and do not monitor every facet of LAFB Elite 24/7. I’m here for you guys. Lemme know.
Also, you can search FB Groups by the year and sift through the results. It works better than nothing, though I’d expect better from a multi-billion dollar company.
“don’t be embarrassed if you didn’t smoke the fish”
This is key. We are here to work through it together. I don’t smoke the fish and will post accordingly. Everyone gets their ass kicked eventually. Everyone.
“Maybe you can knock both out if you smoke the trout and are back at the dock by 8:30 am”
I’m so confident in what I’ve seen in my last three trips that I fully expect you to do exactly that.
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A couple things that come to mind: where are you trailering from? Are you seeing recent fishing reports from elsewhere for Vermilion Bay?
Otherwise I would throw the whole flounder notion out of the window. Flounder don’t put up with river water/dirty water like that area is inundated in right now. I have never crushed them in conditions like that. If you see a guide/regular who recently posted a fishing report where they whacked the flounder then that’s one thing, otherwise you have about as much a chance of targeting them as you would wahoo or pink unicorns.
After that, I like the spots you picked out. They would have been protected from Thursday’s strong predicted wind. Maybe not so much Friday. But I do like rocks and it shouldn’t be too bumpy out there on Saturday. It could be doable for redfish.
After that, you only picked out three spots. I would plan to fish more than that. So here’s some to add to your hitlist: I would fish the hell out of the marsh. Get some dead shrimp to hang under a cork, or Gulp shrimp if you can’t source dead shrimp. I would go hit all those cuts and drains on the bayou, working from the south to the north so you’re not running the trolling motor as much. I think you can catch a limit of reds doing that. They will most likely be spread out, catching one here and there. You could get lucky and find them stacked up.
That marsh is a better bet because it’s protected from the rotating wind that’s predicted.
You’ll definitely have a good incoming tide all day.
You may be able to cork trout in The Cove.
I’d definitely soak dead shrimp on that point above the Cove. So I’d fish the marsh and that “big” shoreline on its west side.
If you’re feeling froggy, and the wind indeed lays down, you could run to the east point of Marsh Island and fish that. Think big tideline. Fish against the shoreline soaking dead shrimp under a cork to catch redfish.
I’d also consider trailering to Lake Decade and corking that.
Lemme know what you think.
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Welcome to the community!
Coming from a bass angling background really puts you at an advantage, just be ready to use more spinning tackle, especially clunky stuff like popping corks. Sometimes that’s just what trout want, even over something that suspends in a similar way like a Mirrodine 17MR or Corky Fat Boy.
You should really go to Delacroix right now. I haven’t kept up with the bass tournament trail results, but historically good bags come out of Caernarvon and Pointe a la Hache. Something like 25lb bags IIRC.
So, you have “Plan Bass” down there awaiting you either next to or not far from Plan Trout.
Check out my latest reports for more info on Plan Trout.
Also, that’s a great boat you have! It’s the same one I run and I’ve been happy with it. Lots of bang for buck in the 195TXW.
Thanks for posting an intro!
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It’s also worth noting that the morning bite was best, but they were still biting when we left them at 10:15am
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I’d also like to mention that there was a 3/4 full waning moon out for a good bit of the night and, above all, the air pressure was well over 30 inches at 30.28
I do think a bright moon can help fish feed at night, making that morning window that much more important to fish (not to mention the blue bird skies).
And the air pressure….well, it’s an old wive’s tale. Buck Perry is right.
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Check my last three reports. Today I didn’t even bring anything that sinks. lol All stuff that floats or suspends. It’s Cork City out there.
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No. It didn’t yesterday or today and this cold front doesn’t look any stronger than the one we just got.
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Saturday is looking g-r-e-a-t. You’re gonna stomp them. Hands down. Total destruction.
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I’ll check it out. Thank you!
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The public launch I linked is probably a good bet and much closer than Dularge. You should seriously check it out.
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Fishing the marsh and canals above Lake Boudreaux may be a better idea. There are speckled trout in the canals back there, at least there usually is this time of year. The ponds are good for redfish, too.
Find that launch here: https://maps.app.goo.gl/cD2hSZf5cnAnBRg69
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Have you looked at it on a map? That’s a haul.
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If you have any questions about what you’re seeing on sonar, take a picture or screenshot of it, upload it here and we can lend our collective expertise (well, me and like 3 other guys and everyone else who’s lurking lol)
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Good questions. Thank you for asking them.
“Did you do anything different or was it the same old?”
Nope. Just caught them there recently and tried it anyway. Given the conditions I still would have tried it anyway even if I had not fished Friday, but left if nothing bit within 5-10 minutes of casting around. That’s the same thing I would do as any other day of fishing.
“Retrieve, sent, Dark lure color?”
Well, you can’t really retrieve a popping cork any differently. Just pop it. That’s it. Keep it simple.
Definitely nothing different with color. These are Louisiana school trout. Not bass on Day 3 of the Classic on Lake Conroe. Color doesn’t matter when you’re just finding biting fish to begin with.
“in the Vermilion bay….”
Yeah, that area sucks when the river is high (like it is now). Trailer somewhere else or wait for the river to go down or burn gas/time/money to re-learn what you already know about fishing in river water: it’s gonna be a grind.
When the river goes down (below 6ft at Butte la Rose IIRC) is when you want to begin paying attention to that area. Or during the summer out at Tiger Shoals and the oyster reefs. But no amount of knowledge/skill is going to make fish appear where they are otherwise not. There’s a reason why you don’t see a buttload of guides over there chartering year round, but in places like Venice/Delacroix/Cocodrie, etc. you do.
V-Bay and the surrounding area would fair much better if it sat next to 100ft+ of Gulf water like Venice does, but it does not.
Consider all the otherwise “good” areas I trailered past today and it was worth it. I 1,000% could have stuck it out in Lake Pontchartrain today but it’s absolutely beat to death by the cold front that just came through, so why bother? That’s fishing the conditions.
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Anything he says is legit. Either way, just beware down there. Venice will rip your balls off lol
