[badatfishing]

I did fish a popping cork but only briefly. I switched back to a jig because I felt like I was moving a little faster in the wind than I want to work a cork. 1 of the 12” trout was on the cork. Thanks for the help and advice!

• This reply was modified 1 month ago by  badatfishing.

[badatfishing]

There seems to be some sort of issue with my report that I posted separately so I figured I’d add it here in case the issue with word press isn’t resolved.

Originally planned to fish Saturday and Sunday but wasn’t able to make it out Saturday.

I posted asking for advice here last week and received some great advice from Captain Devin and Tuckmd51. Using their advice I fished along the spoil canal in a few bays and bayous.

Water was clean most places and pretty low. I fished from sunrise to noon and had a falling tide throughout. Wind was out of the East at 6 knots.

The morning started out slow because it was quite foggy and I opted to stay close to the launch until the fog burned off. At about 8:00 am I felt comfortable to run. At my first two stops down the canal I didn’t get any bites. Eventually I got to the Lake of Second Trees area and began fishing flats along the Northern shore up through Lake Coquille. These areas looked deep on GED but in reality were about 2’ deep with how low the water was. At 9:00am I caught my first fish a 14” red on a 5/16 jig and matrix shad. I continued fishing along these flats and landed 6 reds the largest being 17” and the smallest 14”. I also picked up 6 trout 2 12” fish and 4 between 13” and 14”. At 10:30 I switched tactics and started fishing a deep bayou using a HDS while anchored. From 10:30 to 12:00 I caught 3 bull reds that were 28”, 31”, and 34”. I also caught a 33” black drum. The action was fun for me and I never felt like I should leave and do something different. Im guessing there were better areas to fish out there but I was really having a ball. I’m still learning so I was content with my results.

In all I had a great time. Ended up catching 9 reds, 6 trout, and 1 black drum. Everything was released.

Thanks to the community for advice and reports. Yall are helping me learn a ton about inshore fishing.

[badatfishing]

I really appreciate all the help! I’ve got a plan now and will be sure to report back on what I see. Thanks

[badatfishing]

I got ya. Sorry I found the geosphere link now. It’s located in Fishing Trip Planning Resources & How To Use Them

https://geosphere.ssec.wisc.edu/#coordinate:-1468188,3029186;zoom:7.1;

• This reply was modified 1 month, 2 weeks ago by  badatfishing.

[badatfishing]

https://ge.ssec.wisc.edu/modis-today/<div>This is the link for MODIS the controls are all at the top of the page to select date and zoom level. Just click on Louisiana when you get to the first page. This will open the USA7 image. then from there select the the zoom level you want and you’ll have to scroll left to right and top to bottom to get over your desired area.</div>

[badatfishing]

Thanks Captain Devin. I’ll be sure to look out for the weir if I go that way. My boat has 6 gallons of fuel and gets about 12 miles per gallon. I have a transom mounted trolling motor, drift sock, and Cajun anchor. Sorry for leaving that out. I did see the recent report as well but with the warmer weather I wasn’t sure what to expect. I appreciate the help and will continue putting together a plan. Also, yes had Windfinder set to the wrong location.

[badatfishing]

I am visiting family in Thibadeaux for the weekend and it was only an hour away. I figured I would give it a try and see what I could do.