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awesome report, great digs, always assumed that place was private

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I fished this last Thursday and boy was it shallow. I turned around right at the spot on the map that Devin shared. I really had to study the water from the bow and guesstimate where the deepest part of the channel was, while manning the trolling motor.

While I didn’t catch anything I feel my best chance was in the Mardi Gras Pass, a lot of activity on sonar.

I hope there’s a bit more water while you’re there, I look forward to seeing your report!

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Curious, when fishing the Pearl on the LA/MS border do you need to carry a license for each state or does just an Louisiana one suffice?

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lol had the same thought and did the same thing last night

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I realize as the river recedes there are different opportunities near where the river flows, that example is clear down in Venice where there is a moving line between the Mississippi flow and the brackish marsh adjacent where fish like to feed. I don’t fully understand how this example works near Buras and Empire, do you expect fishing in the river itself to improve as the water falls or in the marsh next to it, say south of Joshua’s Marina?

I would love to capitalize on this seasonal pattern but as fisherman in a smaller boat the thought of fishing in the river just scares me straight.

I have been thinking about returning to Beschel though and finding the edge of that outflow, last time it was in the appropriately named Battle Ground Bay.

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I guess when I see Boyce comment about fishing from the CCC you really do mean fishing in the river. Just hard to fathom conditions that far up the river (and I mean in Empire/Buras) would support both trout and redfish

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I see that other one now, that’s why it’s good to ask!

Appreciate the detour option though currently waiting on parts to make the trailer lights work again so stuck in dry dock for now!

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I’ll certainly need to upgrade at some point, an 80$ tablet is less than what I paid for my cagey Garmin Striker 4. I hope there’s a tutorial in the works!

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I don’t currently own a tablet, every piece of equipment like that has been appropriated by my kid.

A brief search of ATAK seems to lend itself to military applications. I curious to know though how this GPS software and a tablet could help improve my talents (or lack there of) on the water.

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But yeah I made those tracks on GED, I have plans for other trips to other places I hope to honor one day!

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My Garmin Tracker 4 is super basic, it stores tracks which I used to get out but memory loops so at some point it’ll get rewritten. It exists in a bubble so I can’t export data either.

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that’s what I figured, the launch slightly up river on the MS side was empty, I guess people cross the river with LA fishing licenses

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lol, it always takes a month for reality to set in, this was four days ago, revision made

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seems fair

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Thanks for the insights, I guess besides the salinity issue I thought both trout and reds stay in the same general area unless they’re moving out to spawn. Most reports I’ve read of tagged fish being re-caught seem to be close to their initial landing. This changes my perception of their behavior.