Devin
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Good to have you!
Yeah, you posted some banger reports last year and are back at it this year.
Thank you very much for that!
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Man, sorry to hear about it. It is that time of year, hot as all get out.
And the best redfish action definitely seems to be in Venice. lol Actually everything seems to be in Venice.
I have a redfish report for PLH that I will post later when I get a chance.
FWIW, whenever I fish that side of Bayou Lafourche, I like to get back into those grassy ponds in Pointe aux Chene (PAC).
I have no idea what they are like now, but could be worth a look if you’re ever that way. Just be super careful of the oilfield trash.
I made this blog post detailing an underwater hazard there.
Otherwise, go to Venice if you get time! I need to get my cruddy little flat boat down there before teal season, she’s great for running those redfish ponds.
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Welcome to LAFB Elite and thank you for posting an intro!
There are some other kayakers in here, but I don’t recall their names off the top of my head.
Now that the Saltening is in full gear and fall is right around the corner, you’re going to have some prime fishing ahead of you.
Be sure to come here and get advice on where to go and what to do before your next fishing trip.
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Outstanding! I’m glad to hear you had a good day on the water, and I’m glad to hear especially about the speckled trout.
Thank you for posting a report!
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All I can say is that last time I fished snapper in 2020 we ran way past Chandeleur. I know some other guys who ran past Breton Island to some rigs in about 60ft of water.
I figure it’d be as easy as finding rigs in that deeper water and fishing it with a really heavy rig.
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Any word?
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You are my friggin’ hero!
Yes! I’d take that fish over a bunch of speckled trout ANY DAY. Especially landing it by yourself like that. That’s badass!
Sure, it’s not an “inshore” fish, but with the Saltening we will be seeing more and more of these fish much closer to the dock. Everything is coming back!
Great report, thanks for posting!
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Get that sandwich plate. Do not drill holes in your transom. That plate will flex a little and be way more forgiving. Plus it makes installation way easier. I had one on my flat boat and loved it.
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How big were the sharks if they were eating bull reds?!
Usually the sharks I have problems with are smaller ones that I guess are black tips and smaller bonnet heads.
I’m glad to hear/see the diversity in inshore species. I’m telling ya, now that the Saltening is here, I’m gonna get a friggin bay boat again. It’s time to run the outside.
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That’s brilliant. Thank you for sharing!
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1. I really have no idea. Maybe the mother lode of trout is in East Bay or west of the River. Without more TOW I cannot be certain. It’s possible that I just missed them.
2. Because Central has deeper water, is closer to the deeper/saltier water of the Gulf and could have better water than the Pea Soup Hell I saw everywhere else. That and it has way more platforms to fish. You can spend all day there. Or it could be a total waste of time and gas. I do know that is where many guides were running in 2019 during the height of the Freshening.
Maybe the trout moved up into EBM. It’s worth looking at. I just need to get a 24′ bay boat with a 100 gallon tank and cover water like a fiend for a week straight.
I like to think that I’m pretty good at finding/catching fish, but my Achilles Heel is that I do not tap my angler’s network at all. I only go off the same fishing reports everyone else has access to. I’m very hard headed about this. It really wouldn’t hurt to just ask folks I know who fish out there. LOL
That and I used to fish way more often, so I would have recent personal experience to go off of. Running in the blind can be tough, and that’s what I learned last week.
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Like I said in my report, I just could not believe it. I just think I got lucky and was at the right place at the right time during that time of the day. I mean that with no discredit to the process of elimination or plan.
That is 100% the truth. Sometimes you just gotta keep going and not give up. The planning/process is just a step to increasing the likelihood you get on ’em, but sometimes dumb luck and grit come in to save the day. lol
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I can’t wait! Easy patterns!
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The only thing better than having a boat is having a friend with a boat. lol If you get a chance, post a report. Thank you so much!
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If you didn’t reply to this, I was gonna email you. I know this is up your alley.
Man, I’ve been hearing soft n sweet whispers of tarpon all over the friggin place.
