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@mschultz304 any report for us? How bad is it over here on the east side of the river?

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@Devin but if I can’t harvest fish, what will I eat!?! 🤡

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I hate that we need government to protect us from ourselves.

I just don’t understand people. If I have to stop harvesting fish for a year, to have the fishing recover, then so be it.

But you’ll have dumbass people talking about dolphins eating ALL the trout.

“Yall just don’t know how to catch fish!”

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I’m also looking to go back to Venice while the river is low. But in general, February has been a rough month for me. Seems like the fish disappear, then show back up mid march.

If I do go down there, my main goal will be to venture out further than I did last time I went

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There’s really only one route that makes sense to take from bait inc. Make a route and post it, or simply look back at other posts on here. I posted a route once before recently

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@Boyce yeah I’m in Slidell. Haven’t tried the pearl, but i should go try there. I’ve always done pond fishing, afraid to find a submerged or floating tree with my boat.

But it looks like Josh is fishing from a fiberglass boat.

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I wasn’t aware of their lack of response to the critical issues. I’ve done the star tournament the last 2 years but won’t be this year.

And yeah, “go Devin” for making that post about the freeze. People are friggin dumb. I said I wouldn’t waste time trying to enlighten (argue with ) people online in 2025, but it’s hard not to when I see people who think that 1000’s of dead game fish isn’t an issue.

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@Boyce you got me looking hard at the pearl now.

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Thanks for writing all that out. Yeah, we must run in different circles lol. I get a bunch of people who will express interest in going fishing, then when the time comes to go, they can never go. I end up fishing alone, which I don’t mind, but it really hinders experiences and opportunities like deck handing on a sport fisher. When I stayed in a slip the owner and I would go fishing and I learned quickly that not everyone fishes the same way. Like in August wants to leave the dock for 7am. That doesn’t work.

Maybe I’ll make that a goal for 2025. To try fishing with new people

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lol yes!

By the way im Seeing people caught limits of the rainbows today same park, they just caught them on the bottom using power bait

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@Boyce @WestbankJosh seriously, if either one of yall wanna go, hit me up. I’ll pay for fuel, or whatever

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I’ve tried catching crappie, never been successful. I’ve only caught bluegill and bass. I must be fishing all the wrong areas. Would love to go with someone to do it. I’m lost lol

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I’ve been contemplating your reply, I do I make friends with someone who owns a sport fisher? lol I struggle to find friends to fish with, on my boat, when I’m not even looking for them to chip in on gas lol

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It’s definitely worrying. That video of the trout shooter posted isn’t “a couple of dead fish”. It looks like the whole freaking population ( I know it likely isn’t, but it’s definitely substantial). I worry people are only sharing on social media, and not directly with LDWF.

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As far as LDWF not being proactive, it is frustrating to me also. Like do i want our fishery to be Florida ? No. But is there a happy medium, I think their is.