Devin
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“mostly “we caught here before” and “I heard about this spot” doing summer
fishing in lake Pelto and surrounding areas”
Yeah, same here. But that really doesn’t lend to fishing new areas. I know I got bored after awhile, visiting the same spots. Eventually I figured out how to find them in new areas from scratch and brought an entirely exhilaration. I want other people to experience that, too!
It sure does feel good to go somewhere new and catch ’em. And even if you don’t, then at least you got the experience to build off of. Whereas if you went somewhere you knew and didn’t catch them…well, for me that’s frustrating.
Great intro, welcome to the forum! Thank you for saying hi!
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“didn’t look like many people catching, if they were they were small”
Sounds about right.
It’s too bad the fish weren’t on the rocks. That’s a great bite, one your boat is really set up for. Give it time, they’ll get there.
Or go try those same techniques on rocks someplace further south, in water that is much greener….. 😉
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How did I not see this?!?
25 trout ain’t bad at all. Great report and thank you for posting!
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Looks about right for the area, even better given the wind. Wind sure does make everything harder.
Were there any diving birds at all? I would’ve been interested to see how Crooked turned out.
Also, great work on planning/execution. Very textbook and very well done. Looks like you had a blast and it’s been enjoyable living vicariously through you.
Great report, thanks for posting!
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That’s great given the conditions. Sounds like a lot of fun. I’m happy to see some variety in good trout bites across Louisiana’s coast!
Great report, thanks for posting!
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Glad to see the trout showing up in other places. That keeper/throwback ratio isn’t bad. Worth the grind.
Great report, thanks for posting! It’s good to see some variety in here!
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Yeah, a jig bite is fun and worth the grind. Anyone who hasn’t done it should definitely consider the bridges, strictly for the educational and skill-building aspect of it.
Also, I assume you meant 11/7/25?
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How did this get past me? Man, I wish I saw this sooner.
Hope you had a good trip and was able to figure something out. That area I think is worth trying. I’d add Bayou Lingeo in there, too. (for future reference)
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ha ha ha ha let us file this under “advanced angler networking” lol
smooth operator!
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This video here at this link explains that in depth. Start at 52:55
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Yeah, I’ve been there. You’ll get your brain back eventually lol. Thanks for the clarification.
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It sounds like to me you’re hitting your stride and cutting your teeth. Seems normal/good to me. The area you wanted to fish is, IMO, much tougher to fish. Whatever perception you have of the Lake Catherine area, whatever you may have heard, just put that on the shelf and consider how often I drive right past it to go fish somewhere else (despite it being closer to me than those other areas).
I think Delacroix will be much better to you. Just leverage that IF101 knowledge and this forum to get you pointed in the right direction. I know that seems like work and no one likes to have to do something extra. But, once again, shelve that perception.
What do you think is harder? Going in the blind and learning the hard way or taking time to learn it all from the comfort of your home then applying that on the water? I spent years learning what’s inside IF101. Years. Years of broken rods, rusted hubs, broken down on the side of the road, cracked hulls, wasted lower units, thousands of gallons of gas/diesel, launch fees, getting rescued and all that before getting my ass kicked by the fish.
You have time. Set yourself up for success for Delacroix.
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With a username like that you had better:
1. Do some slaying
2. Let us know the amount of slaying
Good luck!
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Well it sounds like you have really good intel from your angler network. So that’s a helluva start.
The next thing you will need to do is make a good wind call to determine where to fish on the day of your trip.
In the meantime, I’d pore over GED and come up with good safe routes. Now is your time to defend that lower unit.
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Just like anywhere: you want to be protected. You wouldn’t fish a shoreline facing a 20kt wind whether that’s in Hopedale, Cocodrie or Timbuktu. So how those spots play out depend on the wind, and right now it’s too far out to know for sure (as you already know).
Where are you launching from?
