Devin
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Good report. Don’t let the tough conditions get you down, just get back out there when you can. I dunno how high the Atch river is right now, but I’m sure once it goes down that area is going to have a helluva spring. I’m hoping so anyway.
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Hey Matthew, it’s good to have you here. Completely unnecessary for you to post an intro as you’ve been a long time member/poster in Elite, but I’m glad you did anyway.
As you can see, this forum is hopping just as well (probably more so) as the FB group did, and for that I’m eternally thankful for the members who have made it possible. Too many to list here.
The fishing is heating up and I think we’ve got an early spring on our hands. Hopefully despite the freeze it will be a great spring!
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I know you’re already out there, but “yes” that route is good.
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Yeah, that’s a Violet Goby. They get that size and bigger. A preferred forage for fish, especially when the shrimp run out and it gets cold.
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Great report and thank you for posting it!
It’s definitely warmed up ahead of schedule, so I need to get the boats squared away and start looking for fish afar again. Can’t wait!
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Excellent fishing trip and great report! Thank you for posting!
That’s a lot of good eating right there!
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Sometimes the fish are just gonna be where they are gonna be, and it could be the case that they were on the north side of the tracks and that’s all there is to it.
But, in my experience, with the wind blowing like that, I would go to the south side of the tracks and launch. There’s a couple places you can do that with your kayak, with the southern base of the Hwy 11 bridge being one such spot. Next time, go there and fish in the lee of the land. Your life will be a lot easier.
Next: yeah, you could’ve “lost” the school as you couldn’t get back in the water quick enough. That’s possible. But also given the nature of the Trestles, it’s likely the fish were just spread out and all you could do was go back to making casts at pilings. This will require you to move.
Since you revealed that fish were off the pilings, I would consider trolling, especially given the equipment you have.
For me, trolling in my bass boat is hard because it idles too fast, but your kayak will probably be spot on. There’s tons of videos on how to do this: https://www.youtube.com/results?search_query=trolling+trestles
These are worth looking at:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4nwE2xGDXjI
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_eCI_zXX9wc
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=K8NvvOvtqwM
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gatdOPpJzDc
Gus’s Tackle in Slidell sells short rods for trolling rigs as well as all the tackle described in the videos. The short rods, lead line, etc. are nice to have but not necessary.
I personally do not troll, but it works well. Sometimes it works best.
“Maybe I would have caught more had I been more efficient?”
Perhaps.
“Maybe the bite would have turned off anyway?”
Maybe. Or perhaps not that the bite turned off, but that trout swam off and you had to go find them all over again. Or maybe you vacuumed up the three that were there and you still would have had to find more or wait for more to swim into where you were casting. I do not know for sure.
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That’s my dad right there.
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“turned their Delacroix spots into community holes”
That’s fascinating. I wonder which spots they’re talking about because I haven’t filmed anywhere in Delacroix that wasn’t already well known or is geo-locatable.
If they can really catch fish then they won’t have to rely on community holes. Only a handful of guides are legit. Like you mentioned, most rely on community holes.
Haters are gonna hate.
With that said, I appreciate you sharing LAFB’s content on social media. Thank you. But if it causes you extra BS, then let some other hapless soul do it. lol I appreciate you going to bat, but not one of you ever has to argue on my behalf.
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“records trips in Florida and then claims they were from Louisiana”
That’s a lot more work than just finding them in Louisiana. lol I don’t know what to say about that.
“saw Devin fishing and he caught 10 fish but claimed he caught 120 fish , and didn’t keep any so he’s a liar”
They can show the evidence if they like. I have bad trips and post those, too. Those trips just don’t get any views, or I’m not recording and they end up as reports here and, in the past, ended up as reports on Facebook, such as LAFB Inshore. Speaking of which, I have a report from Sunday to post.
I’ve always had haters and people who just make stuff up. Lots of Internet Tough Guys, but they’ve never taken time to say anything to me in person. It is what it is. Those are the vocal few who cannot stand to see someone take a stance for the fish. They’ll complain about their “freedom being taken away” but willingly participate in surveillance capitalism, think Snowden was a traitor and were nowhere to be found when FISA or Patriot Act were passed into law. They’re misled, misinformed and maybe one day they’ll see the error in their ways.
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“Yes it’s cca funded I believe, but what’s our other option?”
Don’t let that cloud the tagging program. You’re doing a great thing, just keep doing it.
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I’ve already flogged myself 35 times as penance for committing the great sin of following guides instead of just learning how to fish.
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If only he knew the number of guides and tournament anglers who ask where I’m fishing. lol
Hater’s gonna hate.
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Thank you! I’ve certainly noticed an amount of people taking that path. That’s a lot more than what there used to be, but there’s still work to do.
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Yeah man. If I had the Tracker and the wind wasn’t so dumb I might go take a looky look. I have a feeling that spring is gonna be early this year.
