GreenwaterJon
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I’ve found a few on some small wrecks between 25 and 35 feet deep in northeast Chandeleur Sound, not too far inside the northern tip of the Chandeleur islands. I love to go out there in summer after chasing trout in the east Biloxi Marsh in the mornings. Snapper and tripletail fishing is something that can be done in the afternoons when the trout bite is over for the day – but these spots are something like 15 miles ESE of Grand Pass. They’re inside the islands, but not really inshore. There are some old oilfield structures in Chandeleur Sound that might hold snapper in the summer and fall. These are much closer – 5 to 7 miles out in the Sound, east of Deepwater Pass, or ESE of Door Point. I’ve never checked these for snapper, but they’d be good habitat if the water is suitable. I think the key is salinity. They’re under every dock in Florida, in shallow mangrove creeks and grass flats, but those areas are directly connected the ocean…
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Really good idea!
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Solid trip – and tripletail in the lake on April 27, very cool…
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Wow, epic day!
I fished Lake Borgne myself today – the northern part – and released a limit including two 21” beasts along with a 20” and 19” fish. Will post a report, but looks like I’ve already been outdone… 🙂 👍🏼
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Great trip – and great report, thanks! It’s good to see such a positive report – good numbers of really solid fish, well done!
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Welcome! Like yourself, I’ve been an angler for many, many years- and am amazed at what I have learned here, so I think you’ll find it very worthwhile – and fun!
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You might also try VIIRS Today: https://ge.ssec.wisc.edu/viirs-today/
This won’t make the clouds go away, but the VIIRS imagery is somewhat better than MODIS, and both VIIRS satellites are actually online every day. VIIRS uses the exact same web interface as MODIS, so there’s no learning curve…
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The water in lake Pontchartrain, the Rigolets, and northwest Lake Borgne has been near zero visibility for most of March. Strong gusty winds have muddied almost every shoreline – the lee shores will clear up in 2-3 days, but the winds has been switching direction every couple of days. The Pearl River was running over 16-ft. at the beginning of March (and is still around 14-ft.), adding its muddy load to the mix, so it’s been a struggle to find fishable water anywhere. I’ve been skunked twice in recent weeks, and what few fish I’ve found have been widely scattered, so your experience is about what I’ve seen, too. Thanks for the report!
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That’s a very cool adventure, and I’m envious of the Islander reservation. I make the VERY long trip to the islands several times each summer from my back door in Slidell, such a gorgeous area. This is a 2-1/2 to 3 hour journey, and I never really seem to get out there before the mothership, Islander, Pelican, and floatplane guests have already set up all along the flats on the back side, so I’ll be looking forward to the report when you go.
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Muddy water in Lake Pontchartrain, The Rigolets, and Lake Borgne today, too – come to think of it, this makes four trips in a row with almost unfishable water… Hang in there!
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Thanks for the report – I’m sort of stuck with departing from Eden Isles (at least for now – until I finally get the old trailer in roadworthy condition), but it’s helpful to know what kind of habitat the fish were in. Those are some gorgeous trout, but the way – hope I can find some tomorrow…
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Excellent report – thanks!
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Wow, awesome report! South Florida has some beautiful trout, too – remembering a snook/tarpon/permit trip out of Islamorada, fishing Florida Bay when our guide just stopped and started blind-casting a topwater – and got slammed on every cast, gorgeous trout, 18”-22”. Said he could smell them, not sure how that works, but the fish were there… Good to hear how the LAFB principles work elsewhere, too.
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No worries on the iOS app, boss… I’m an iPad and iPhone user, but am perfectly happy with this website. I don’t use Facebook, so wasn’t getting anything from the LAFB Elite community until you opened this excellent site. Can’t wait for the book! (I have some fishing buddies who really NEED some sort of rational system to help them catch more fish – still relying on what worked once before, a new magic lure, some vague – and often incorrect – advice from magazine articles, etc. I be happy to buy a few copies for them, and myself…)
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I was thinking the outgoing tide just kept going because all the water that had been piling up in the lake from east and south winds just overpowered the incoming tide, helped along by west winds on that day. With that said, I did NOT know about the difference between the Rigolets and Lake Pontchartrain tides. I use the Rigolets, Chef Pass, Shell Beach, Michoud/ICW and Grand Pass (35 miles east) stations for planning, and these space out more or less in order from east to west, with Grand Pass about 2 hours ahead of Shell Beach and 2-1/2 hours ahead of the Rigolets, etc. The Chef and ICW are east of the Rigolets but move LATER, though, now that I think about it – so my ideas on differences are a bit off. I will definitely be checking the Bayou Bonfouca station from now on, really appreciate the tip!
