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  • TroutDawg

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    March 1, 2026 at 8:25 pm in reply to: Hopedale (03/01/26) REDEMPTION

    Nice! 35 on top is getting after it.

    Listening to your episode of the podcast now. Great stuff

  • TroutDawg

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    December 16, 2025 at 8:37 pm in reply to: Hopedale 12/16/25

    Nice job! Always wanted to break out the sink tip and throw clousers for trout, happy to know it can be done. Kuddos

  • TroutDawg

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    November 7, 2025 at 6:16 pm in reply to: Venice 11/6/25

    Sheepshead on fly is no easy feat! Good work

  • TroutDawg

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    October 10, 2025 at 6:23 pm in reply to: hopedale november 20th-25th 2025

    Hey Chip, glad you guys are getting to make the trip. Where you from? Sweet skiff, which model do you have?

    At a macro level I would keep 2 things in mind:

    1) where’s the clean water (Devin’s advice in Copernicus and GED are key)

    2) where are the bow fishing guys not going to go? To me that means burning some fuel and trying to where they ain’t gonna go on a charter with a boat full after dark.


    Once you hone in on that you can make the micro level decisions closer to your trip, like which banks will be leeward and how can I get to them?



  • TroutDawg

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    September 10, 2025 at 6:52 pm in reply to: Post fishing routine.

    Here’s a good thread that got started a few weeks back. Lots of good info in there

    https://www.lafbelite.com/forums/discussion/boat-maintenance-list/#post-47592

  • TroutDawg

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    August 24, 2025 at 7:56 pm in reply to: Port Sulphur Kayak Fly Fishing

    Great report! The spoon fly provides 😎

  • TroutDawg

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    August 14, 2025 at 3:14 pm in reply to: Algae Bloom in Delacroix

    Do you guys see fish kills when this happens like Florida does? I would think LA fish could migrate to livable water easier than somewhere like mosquito lagoon.

  • TroutDawg

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    October 19, 2025 at 7:09 pm in reply to: Recommendations for a VHF?

    Space is premium on my boat as well. I have a standard horizon HX890 and so far so good. Only really used it to chat with buddies while fishing (thankfully). I also have about 25’ of extra antenna cable and a remote antenna that I can zip tie to my push pole and hoist in the air if I’m out of reach. I can unscrew the small antenna on my unit and screw the extension cable right in.

    Not great for if you’re in a perilous situation but it’s a good back up to something like a PLB

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  • TroutDawg

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    October 11, 2025 at 8:33 am in reply to: hopedale november 20th-25th 2025

    I actually misread your message as St. Augustine rather than Ft. Lauderdale, so I thought you were closer to Titusville, as I’ll be fishing IRL when I pick the boat up.

    But I have also fished Islamorada and flamingo, spent much more time in choko and flamingo than islamorada but love the area. Islamorada is a place that I want to figure out. Wish I could fish it more, but it’s a solid 11.5 from where I am in Ga.

  • TroutDawg

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    October 10, 2025 at 7:24 pm in reply to: hopedale november 20th-25th 2025

    Yeah they kind of suck. But bitchin about it won’t change a thing. Just gotta try and fish around them.

    How you like that 21? I’ll be fishing in your neck of the woods in a few weeks when I pick up my pro that is finishing up

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  • TroutDawg

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    September 21, 2025 at 10:13 am in reply to: Teal report?

    Absolutely. It’s the reason I have backed away from duck hunting, especially on public land.

    Venice is almost an insufferable place to stay come November with all the Bluetooth speakers and modded ass lawn mower engines that fire up.

    But hey, to each their own, I suppose.

  • TroutDawg

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    September 11, 2025 at 5:24 pm in reply to: Post fishing routine.

    Usually I’ll just hit them with the salt away and let them air dry. Reorganize the tackle box and hatches.

    Double/triple/quadruple check that all gulp/procure has been completely resealed lmao

  • TroutDawg

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    August 25, 2025 at 11:54 am in reply to: Port Sulphur Kayak Fly Fishing

    I kinda quit using them because I’d lose the weed guard after a few fish. But they sure do work

  • TroutDawg

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    August 14, 2025 at 4:39 pm in reply to: Algae Bloom in Delacroix

    Ah, got it. That makes sense. Thanks for clarifying.

    Speaking of fish kills, do any of guys speculate that the deep freeze this winter has had any lasting impact? I remember lots of back and forth in this forum about it when it happened but haven’t heard much since.

  • TroutDawg

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    August 12, 2025 at 8:36 am in reply to: Bleeding Fish

    You can also jab your middle finger in the soft spot behind their pectoral fins. It does straight into the heart, you’ll feel it burst. I want to think I learned that trick from the one and only, Mr. Frankie Filet.

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