Devin
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That stretch of river between Venice and Head of Passes is shallower on the west side. The deep channel the ships use is on the east side and is marked by buoys. It can be as shallow as 2-3ft on the west side. It’s really just a big flat and I think fish could get on it when it gets colder. I’ve definitely graphed fish and bait balls on it and saw loons eating there in years past.
Also, you can see the depth difference on Navionics WebApp.
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I like it, but you should definitely try the weirs in SW Pass and the sunk rocks at the mouth. You got this. Good luck!
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“On this Copernicus, is the darker areas where the water is clean? Or is that depth? My first time getting on it”
Same thing as on GED: darker means clear, but it could be shallow there. So follow up on GED to look for bottom texture to determine that.
I wish I saw this post sooner.
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If you had “water moves here first” spots picked out, I could tell if I think water will actually be moving the most there or not.
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I think you’re just gonna take a boat ride and enjoy some fresh air.
Plan Redfish is certainly your best bet. Evening bite could be good.
My problem with fishing crap conditions like a neap tide is that you could fish an otherwise “good” spot, not catch anything and think it’s not worth trying on your next trip during a good tide. So keep that in mind.
After that, fish where water moves first. Think “structure”, fluid dynamics, all that good to go, very basic IF101 stuff.
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Very interesting, thank you for sharing! I’ll have to check it out soon.
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Is this LAX Bennet? Or some other equally illustrious Bennet?
I fished R18 awhile ago. It was a ghost town. Good looking grass/water, so your homework is good. But check my last report for PLH. Saw 5 and caught 2 all day. It was bad. So I would stay away from Pointe a La Hache.
I do think the west and north shoreline of Grand Lake is worth looking at after a front passes through (like on the day of your trip). The redfish there may have to be blind cast or corked (sorry, but sometimes that’s just the case).
I do like R8, R10 and R11.
Good luck!
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Also, Lake Decade could be a thing. Easiest fishing one could do, and I’m not so certain the fish there really eat shrimp or rely on a tide.
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I personally feel that you’d be wasting your time with hard plastics. If you can’t catch them with the appropriate sized jighead, then fish probably aren’t there.
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Yeah, R18 was the last spot we fished when we rolled out. Total ghost town.
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I think fishing Lake P is a good idea. Rather than run to Martello I would run across the east side of Lake P to look for birds, as well as look for birds between Mandeville and Slidell. They gotta be diving by now.
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Actually, it looks kinda windy there for the 2-3. Maybe just go to Biloxi Marsh and Rock Dam. The north shoreline of Lake Decade could be good on the 4th!
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Or Lake Decade could be a good try. It’s pretty and y’all can stop to get boudin, too.
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If they’re just interested in boat ride/experience then take them to fish somewhere protected and closer to home, like the Biloxi Marsh in this planning post.
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Ha ha ha ha well I only fished those spots for 16+ years. Hopefully they’re loaded with fish and folks can have fun catching closer to home and don’t have to make the trip somewhere else.
