[LA_Fiddler]

It’s been holding easy limits of bass.

There and north side of catouatche.

[LA_Fiddler]

Looks like perch beds and pilings. Some grass in the water too.

My guess is a freshwater lake but the bottom looks relatively flat.

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[LA_Fiddler]

Nicely done!

Those rocks are super productive. Good job picking it apart from the kayak

[LA_Fiddler]

Good report. The fishing pressure was super high this weekend, especially Friday and Saturday.

People I know who are regulars on the island struggled this weekend. The best result I heard this weekend was a friend of mine who threw carolina rig shrimp at structure. With three anglers they got 35 on Friday. Saturday much worse.

4 Bayou Camps were a parking lot with 3 and 4 boats fishing the same structure.

[LA_Fiddler]

Glad you went check it out! Since my report a couple weeks ago, the lafitte guide boats have all honed in on the south shore of Salvador. It must be tough further south, because they normally doing give it THAT much attention.

I have a video a friend of mine sent showing 17 boats on Grosse Pointe the day before your trip.

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[LA_Fiddler]

Glad to see Philo Brice producing still. I’m impressed you still went out there in the conditions!

Good report thx. Hoping the swells die down this week. I’m considering running out there but probably going east to bay long.

[LA_Fiddler]

I had a friend tell me of the exact same thing happening off grand isle. Millions of redfish but no interest in eating. I’ve heard it’s like they’re in a trance.

[LA_Fiddler]

Great job! Thanks for the good report.

[LA_Fiddler]

Glad yall hit some! Nothing like those big croaker hits.

The reef is mostly just limestone and I think some broken concrete. There is not a ton of relief to the original bottom anymore unless you find the northeastern edge where it’s still got some relief from the floor. I’ve run over a couple spots with a 2’ difference but that’s about it.

You can tell because the bottom is more irregular than the flat sandy bottoms, but if there are waves, you can really only tell on sonar by the strength of the bottom return. Then drag a heavy jighead on the bottom and you’ll confirm it.

Looks like you had the right spot to me! I have friends that hit it religiously, but I almost never fish it due to boat traffic.

I drop a waypoint whenever I hit a big relief on the sounder, this is what it looks like. Otherwise it’s flat with a solid bottom return.

[LA_Fiddler]

How’d it go?

[LA_Fiddler]

Ethanol-blended gasoline is more hygroscopic than pure gasoline — the ethanol component absorbs moisture from the atmosphere, which can lead to phase separation if enough water accumulates.

Boat fuel tanks are directly vented to atmosphere, whereas cars have EVAP systems and charcoal canisters, which limit the amount of water vapor that can travel to the tank. Add in that boats sit longer with fuel in the tank, allowing longer time to absorb vapor.

Non-ethanol gas is far less susceptible to this.

Worth your time:

https://youtu.be/UOk65gstEKY?is=CkmJXJlhgMnT0GtO

I only put non-ethanol in anything that sits. Generator and boat especially.

[LA_Fiddler]

i don’t know how i missed this, but holy crap what a great story, great trout, great release. Congrats!

[LA_Fiddler]

It may be tough to fish the beach if the wind is any higher than forecast. Looks like 2′ seas except for maybe Friday.

Live croaker on 1/2oz carolina rig would be my choice with your crew if you tried it. Throw into the seafoam after the waves break. Looks like you have a hand control trolling motor, so you’ll have to anchor, which could be a challenge in those seas. Grand Isle and Grand Terre beach holds fish, but they have a lot less pressure. Elmers has a much deeper first trough so it produces better. Look for any signs that bait might be in the water and look for where there is a deeper trough in the surf.

The rocks east the state park and right next to GI marina produce good fish on a rising tide and early falling tide. Should be doable to anchor there.

4 Bayou Pass may be worth the run, especially if you’re fishing shrimp and can deal with slightly murky water. It’s much easier to fish that on a hand control trolling motor. Just look for clean, moving, water anywhere near structure.

[LA_Fiddler]

The freeze was devastating in Barataria, and I can’t be convinced otherwise.

I saw WAY too many dead trout floating in Lafitte 5 days after the freeze.

[LA_Fiddler]

I heard the grass is no longer an issue, but the water quality was funky on the beach this past weekend.