LA_Fiddler
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not my report, but a close buddy. they caught 100 trout to keep 7 yesterday in de cade.
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When the kids and family are on the boat and we’re posted up in one spot and whacking the fish, We’ll play music but nothing too loud. Small bluetooth speaker. Also when we’re running. But if I’m solo and really hunting, no music.
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I may run out there this Friday. A couple weeks ago I heard they were near, but not there yet.
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excellent! Thanks for the report
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well done!
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With the water that clean, you must have been disgusted! Your experience matches mine.
Two weeks ago I put Grand Isle on my report but i was really up north https://www.lafbelite.com/forums/discussion/grand-isle-10-12-and-10-13/
I was likewise baffled at the lack of shrimp, birds, and thus specks. Mullet everywhere and the few trout were deep (but nice sized)
They should be in little lake and north by now. I just haven’t seen it happen yet. I did see one good report from 3 bayou bay this week.
My theory is the freeze was really bad in Barataria, and we haven’t gotten a hard north wind to pull shrimp out of the marsh. Wednesday and Thursday next week looks like the first big north wind, so I’m hoping that gets it started.
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Welcome! Good luck taking the grandkids out – Kids having success is the best feeling.
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Scanning rigs and rock jetties is how I use mine for the most part, and I’ve had success. I’m still old school so im scared to get close and scan rigs I’m about to fish out of fear of spooking trout.
It is also really good for scanning for shell bottoms. Drive over mud then drive over oyster reef and the difference is really clear.
I find you have to get closer than you think to the structure to get a good picture. Also keep a consistent slow speed and avoid turns. I don’t loop around a rig so much as I make straight passes next to it.
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I use google earth and the Lowrance. When I’m out and about, I’ll drop a pin on a good spot. After I go out, I’ll drop a pin on a location that was good and clean up the name using the following:
R – OCT – Trout
F – APR – Reds
S – MAY – Trout
Rising/Falling/Slack tide – Month – What I caught. You can put notes in google earth that mention wind or tide range or whatever. Sync the spots to the GPS and you’re good. When you search you can search for just the R spots, or just the F spots.
What you end up with a is a smattering of spots that produce at different times and it helps me visually see where I can expand.
I used to track peak bite with solunar and water clarity, but I realized that the conditions changed to much to make that worth anything. Its too hard to know when the water is gonna be clean at specific spots, and I won’t decide to stay home based on peak periods or moonphase. A general knowledge is good, of course, but as a matter of logging I didn’t find it useful.
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I also drop a pin on every deep hole I find, then try to work them off the list to see if they hold fish from time to time.
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Shoot I’m too lazy to launch the boat without spot lock, but yall went without even a hand control.
Mad respect.🫡
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Low key jealous of that white trout. Catching a 17″ speck is one thing, but a 17″ white trout gets me irrationally excited.
I caught a 15″ in the other day and it was like hitting the lottery.
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Those are the NOAA Government Charts.
There are several apps that use them, but I use INavX – It was free or really cheap and can download all the NOAA charts and do track lines on them as well. Really useful for new water.
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That’s how I’ve always looked at it too. Other people I fish with are really loose with measuring and I’ve always been terrified to come up 1/32nd short.
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👆 This right here
