Devin
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Tomorrow and Tuesday are gonna be good. Are you down in Louisiana yet?
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First of all, I think you’re thinking the conditions too much. Just go and do the thing.
You’ll have some moving water. Fish are gonna be shallow anyway, just fish shallow with a cork.
If you go to the Rock Dam and camp out, then the north side will be windy. It won’t be super calm there. The south side will be. I’m not sure if you’re up for dragging your canoe over the Rock Dam. Seems like a PITA, maybe even dangerous.
I think you should just go and hit those ponds immediately off the Spoil Canal for trout and reds. You’ll be protected and I am sure they are fine as the bad weather we just got didn’t last that long.
I also think it may be the best idea to launch out of Pip’s (it’s on the road before Hopedale Marina, not a marina, just a launch and a place to park your vehicle) and go fish Hopedale Lagoon and Lake Ameda. Drift and cork. It will be that easy. You’ll be protected from the wind, too.
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Well there really is a lot of under-appreciated talent out there. Unfortunately, YouTube is geared toward curated content feeds fed by an algorithm than it’s former subscriber based model.
Thank you so much for your kind words and thank you for joining. I hope you enjoy LAFB Elite for what it is.
Again, thank you.
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Oh, and +1 on the cork. Let’s not reinvent the wheel. When it works, it works. The cork really delivered for me this last winter, it probably will again this spring. lol
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“The remarkable thing was, we never saw anyone else fishing. That has never happened to me.”
Yeah, probably because you got out there first instead of waiting for someone to hold your hand and tell you where/when to go.
I see that the wind didn’t blow much, but if it did, that would have made drifting easier. So I wonder if that happened if you would have boated more fish.
Honestly, 22 is great considering you’re basically starting from scratch.
The spring fishing is heating up. I got a report from a buddy in Delacroix who whacked a limit of 60. That’s all I know. Of course, he’s been on the water a lot recently and talks to other guides down there, so he has that advantage. You’ll get recalibrated soon enough.
Great report, as always. You are the man. Lots of talent. Thanks for posting!
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Thank you! Yeah, there’s more coming, I’d really like to overhaul Sight Fishing Mastery School and Inshore Fishing 201. All in due time. Just one thing at a time.
This forum is pretty good, too. Definitely leverage it as much as you can. The more homework you do for yourself is the more homework we do for you, if that makes sense.
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“I would fish as close to the Gulf of America as I could, weather permitting.”
Yeah, about that name change.
Guess what I get to do? Go through the entire manuscript that I was *this close* to finishing and update it. lol
Same thing for the websites, whenever and however that is going to happen. But I’m gladly doing it. lol
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Great question.
1.) Don’t put so much weight on clear/clean water. You’d be surprised how often fish are there anyway. Looking for clear/clean water can turn into an unproductive goose chase. I posted a fishing trip YT video fairly recently catching a limit of specks in dirty water on the edge of even dirtier river water. Look through my past reports for Pointe a la Hache for more information.
2.) I’m not saying go to PLH, I’m saying don’t participate in the wild goose chase.
3.) Where to find clear/clean water: https://www.lafbelite.com/lesson/if101-5-4/
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“Called it quits as the sun hit the horizon with 22 specks plus 3 over 20” were released, and 1 slot red.”
Given the circumstances, that’s pretty good.
Sorry to hear about the trailer, but at least you didn’t get promoted to a news headline.
I’m not sure if you’re looking to get the trailer fixed or replaced, but Skipper B’s Trailer in Westwego is pretty good.
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Thank you so much for posting a report! That area is about to turn on in a big way if not so already.
Lots of great potential out there. You’re making me itchy to launch the boat.
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I don’t see any on Geosphere, did the cold front blow it away? Sure wish there was a webcam to reference down there.
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When I had a slip, I didn’t flush. I’m not proud to say that, but that’s what happened. It would def get flushed whenever I pulled the boat out for maintenance. The motor was fine. It’s really not that salty here in Louisiana.
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I see you made a separate planning post for this and will respond to that.
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Actually, I sucked it up and knocked it out. It was way easier than expected. Any video and pictures aren’t getting changed, but the text is done for the book and both websites, save for this forum.
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What’s holding me back is the trailer. I’d really like an aluminum trailer. The steel trailer works, but aluminum would be nice. But for the price….maybe just say F it and do the Tracker. lol
