8/23/2018 Lake Catherine Night Fishing

Despite it being August, I wanted to see if sizable numbers of keeper specks were feeding on dock lights in Lakes Pontchartrain and Catherine. This is what happened.

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Devin Chief Instructor

Devin is a lifelong inshore angler who has fished for everything from speckled trout to redfish, flounder, bass, tripletail and more across Louisiana’s coast. He is the Chief Instructor for LAFB Elite, and you can find his fishing reports inside the Community, and use the comments section for assistance on individual lessons.

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Planning

GPS Files For 8/23/2018 Lake Catherine Night Fishing

Planning 8/23/2018

I go over the conditions, tackle I’ll use and which spots should be fished first.

Going Fishing

Starting Out + Hospital Wall

I launch the boat “early” at 6:15pm because I wanted to check out a couple spots before the sun went down.

Sawmill Pass

I give Sawmill Pass a whack, then make an educated guess on where to go next.

Carr Drive

I dodge a bullet and save valuable fishing time by noticing this obvious, but key, detail.

Treasure Isle

The sun goes down and things begin to warm up. Here’s what happened.

Arrive to Lake Catherine

The decision to move proved to be a good one, and water was moving as I expected.

The Green Light

This light was obviously different from the rest on the shore, so I moved up and gave it a shot.

The Orange Light

I could see fish smacking bait pretty hard under this light, so I stealthily trolled in and anchored to catch some more.

Post Trip Review

Post Trip Review 8/23/18

Where are all these spots? What happened? What lessons were learned? Let’s go over everything inside the post trip review.