Devin
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“had the unfortunate pleasure of meeting the owner who couldn’t help but tell me I was apparently doing everything wrong in his eyes”
All of you here know me well enough that I am going to be fairly amiable and understanding with people, but all I can say is “fck that guy!” I really enjoyed that marina a lot more when Glenn Sanchez ran it and it was called “Breton Sound Marina”. I’ve caught more fish out of there than Pat Turner (current owner) has looked at and the years I did I never once saw him there. Never saw him guide out of there. Never saw a report from him, nothing.
And then out of the blue here’s this guy putting a finger in my face, asking “first time here?” as I’m trying to launch the boat as I have done for twenty frikkin years, then another ten before that with my father. Like, wtf?!
I heard that one of the Campos sparta-kicked him in the water years ago. lol That must’ve felt great.
“I wanted to stop along the way and fish some of the shell banks on the west side of the MRGO”
Yeah, those can be productive. Try topwater or a cork.
“I drifted some Oysters in Athanasio and didn’t catch anything.”
That’s more or less been my experience. It looks so good in every way and I keep waiting for it to turn on into a 50-100+ trout kinda day but have yet to see it happen.
“I will play Captain Hindsight and say I should have never left the rock dam.”
Then how would you know about everything else?
As always, great report, thank you so much for sharing it!
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bumping this to the top because that area turns on during spring
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Guys, these are great questions. I know they are answered in 101 and Spring Fish Location.
Because if you don’t know that knowledge, then what else are you missing? Probably some other critical foundational knowledge that’s really needed to find and catch fish.
I know it’s a lot of “work” to have to sit and patiently watch and pay attention to these videos. But even if you did that three times over it would still pale in comparison to the amount of time I’ve spent on the water, the amount of gas burnt, batteries drained, boats stuck/unstuck, break downs, ripped off lower units, tears of joy, disappointment, heartbreak and a lot more.
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I’m sorry to hear it was a grind, but honestly I would be skipping anywhere YouTubers are posting videos and whatever community holes prone to be overrun anyway.
Surely there are fish somewhere else.
Either way, thank you for posting a report!!
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I would look hard at the MRGO south of the Rock Dam, Lake Anathasio and the east shoreline of Lake Borgne.
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Thank you for showing us how it’s done. That’s what I’m talking about. Just get out there and hit it with what you’ve got.
Great report, thanks for posting!
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No, but what I would do if I were in your shoes is the exact same thing taught inside 101: pick out a bunch of spots based upon the conditions and fish them all, write a report, then go back based upon what I learned on the previous trip. Rinse and repeat for long term success.
I’d also use this forum for feedback on fishing spots that I actually plan to fish and routes that I actually plan to run.
Or risk reinventing the wheel on each fishing trip.
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Bajio or Costa glass lenses. Pick whatever color you like.
The most important thing is to get fitted for frames that match your head for your size and comfort. You will have to go into a store and try on umpteen frames to figure this out.
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I watch enough of my self on video that it nearly makes me sick. Thank you for making me watch it more. LOL
But I perfectly understand because that flight from LA to the other side of the Pacific is friggin’ miserable. I’ve done it once and hope to never do it again. LOL
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“but there was about 39 boats over there”
Trout must be eating up at The Wall. lol
Great report, thanks for posting!
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Way to not quit! That paid off big time for you.
I haven’t been on the water and don’t plan to be anytime soon, so I’ll live vicariously through all of you.
Great report, thanks for posting!
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Def just go around the Rock Dam. Plus you’ll have all that stuff you can fish on your way down.
I’m sure you’re already out there. Good luck.
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Look, you have good questions and I’ll try to make this as simple as possible: go outside and look at the trees. Do you see some greening over with new leaves? I’m sure you do. At least, in southeast Louisiana that’s what I am seeing now. Now look again. Is every single one of them greened over with new leaves? No.
Some trout will go do the next thing sooner than others. Some later.
It’s easy to get wrapped around the axle over specific numbers. Don’t do that.
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“I know for a fact no one had live shrimp at the marinas.“
Those same people are just going to fish with Gulp, dead shrimp or soft plastics.
“So, why do all those boats sit there for hours catching nothing?”
Because they don’t know what to do.
“Is it just a hope that the fish will turn on?”
Yes. That and a lack of know-how and, sometimes, a complete unwillingness to learn that know-how.
“Is it because some random person said they limited out in 20 min on Facebook?”
Yes. And they don’t know why or how.
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“The phenomena of the boats camping out at the Trestles is the 8th Wonder of the World.”
Yeah. Like everyone should be obligated to…say, after umpteen trips there, go find fish somewhere else. Just out of principle.
One of the things of doing this fishing stuff professionally that wears on me is the same ol’ thing every year. I just cannot stomach doing the same predictable thing as easily as I once could. I am terribly bored with it. lol I don’t understand how people do it.
“The trestles has been getting hammered since October. It will always be a great fishing spot because of what is there, but my goodness the pressure has just been non stop the last 5 months.”
That’s pretty normal, but I’d say the pressure is certainly more consistent than what it was 20 years ago, because of spot lock trolling motors, better GPS units and smart phones.
It’s really wearing on me. I just wish people would give it a break.
