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Thankful for this forum as well. Prior to joining I was catching redfish and the occasional trout limits throughout the year without understanding the “why”.

On top of the knowledge base and community input, the network of obsessed anglers has been one of the best parts that I think AI will never replace.

Putting each other on new-to-you areas and bonus species like TT, Permit, Mangrove, Spadefish, and Cobia have been awesome.

There’s nothing like being able to talk technical with someone that has been through the courses, knows the patterns, and can go fish-for-fish. That friendly competition is something that keeps it fun for me.

I think the forum/community will only get better as time passes and collective experience grows.

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I mean, I think all the guys that hate their family will be at the MRGO/Bayou B but it may be the only spot with that size boat close to a launch. Could also look at Boh brothers, michoud slip, power plant, and the pen while you’re there. With the temp dropping I could see them stacking up around there.

You might also try Lafitte, Port Sulphur, or the Pearl.

Just where my brain goes with several days of North wind and having a small boat myself.

I’m back in Alabama and my wife took all the rods, tackle, and trolling motor out of my truck because “fishing is destroying our family”. But l will probably enlist a friend to hit up some protected rivers (Dog, Fowl, Fish, Magnolia) as the fish typically move into them as the temp drops. But we have these things in our marsh that Louisiana doesn’t have called “trees”, and that keeps them pretty clean and calm. You may try the marshes and canals (Bayou lacombe, Geoghagen, etc.) around the northshore as the water has probably pushed out and the fish may be stacked in holes/ledges.

Regardless, good luck.

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Yeah imma wait till it gets colder before venturing down again.

[ShooterMcGrabbin]

Thanks for the report.

Up until last year I couldn’t find a >19″ trout so I’m sure your son was excited.

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One of these days they’ll start hanging out in the jump. Probably near or below freezing.

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If you were launching at Mandeville Harbor Thursday with your friend in the picture then I saw you.

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Yeah, I’m guessing since it was an afternoon trip given the context clues.

High tide was a 4:23AM and sunrise at 6:27. I would’ve tried being out there for first light if trout was the goal or waiting for low tide to switch near 4PM and fished till 6.

Trestles is definitely an option but hitting it at noon, ehhh.

I would’ve either ducked into the ponds around pearl or icw until 4-5 then hit the trestles or Chefs

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“i asked him what kind of line he was using. “Straight braid”. Yikes.”<div>

Yikes on bikes

Yikes hard-lemonaid

You did the right thing, friends don’t let friends throw straight braid.

This ain’t the Lakefront in a lawn chair with a frozen market shrimp, and Pokey Bear blasting as you smoke your black and mild.

There’s levels to this shit.

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So my buddy went back to BC two days after we slammed them and it was a grind, he went to Cubits, and it was a grind.

That being said, they couldn’t have gone far.

If it were me:

I would try the Jump on HDS by the rig before light. (Side note: Even though the jump hasn’t been jumping, we were still catching them 2 weeks ago, just not smashing them. That could’ve changed here recently.)

Then take main pass to Felice Bayou, fish those cuts off the river (do your homework on safe routes, this area is a graveyard of lower units)

Bouce over to Pass A Loutre. Give that a good drift.

Then head down to Dennis Pass.

If you haven’t limited out at this point I would be surprised but worst case you make a run to the SW Pass wing dams and see where TF these fish hiding.

I usually don’t pinpoint like this (for obvious reasons) but having partially inspired you to step out of your comfort zone I want to see you smash them.

Good luck and looking forward to your report!

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Me and @DrillNFill did the wall last year with these conditions and laughed at a guy throwing a cork at the adjacent marsh visible from the wall. We got skunked and he posted a limit.

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What day?

Also, make sure to do a planning post. That way we can give you some pointers before we depart.

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@will-grand is not a real person affected by the conditions I’m convinced

[ShooterMcGrabbin]

People tell me, “You said the quiet part out loud.”

I’m still trying to find what’s the quiet part.

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Stanley just hit the big 8-0.

I have this vision that when he knows it’s time to go, I’ll see him in the Bay Flat Jr. heading out of SW Pass with tuna rods hanging off the back.

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How many you got?