Devin
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I split this as a separate report so it’s not lost in the comments of Shooter’s report.
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We kept fish today and this is the closest thing I have to a dockshot. I just assumed everybody would whack the fish. Also, it’s that time of year the pelicans are starving. We had one snatch an entire trout off the table. lol
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That picture of the dirty water you have is what I caught them in on the 3rd. I think we could have caught them in that today but my buddy wanted nothing to do with it. His boat.
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Man, I hate to hear this. Y’all are not gonna like my report. lol
It was tough out there (a friend invited me out last minute) but we found some fish. The water definitely warmed up, I was happy to see 54 degree water temps out there, but the fish were not in one spot I had left them on the third. My buddy was concerned stuff south of Oak was too shallow to safely navigate. I disagreed but it’s his boat. I feel myself getting sucked into a rabbit hole of detail, so I’ll post a separate report here shortly.
I just assumed y’all would whack them today. My heart’s broken it was tough for y’all. I hate that.
Thank you for taking time to post a report, though.
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A saved round: the water in the immediate outfall of Neptune Pass is FAFO territory. I know some channels are marked, but the sandbars are not, and there’s a ton of them. There’s no reason for you to go that way given what you’ve planned, but circumstances could bring you there (storms) and that’s something to consider and prepare for. If not for you, then some other person reading this.
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“I made a quick route, is this route passable?”
Yeah, I’m 99% positive that route is good. Maybe take it slow coming out of Baptiste Collette and look for obvious markers to get out. Be careful on the south side of Breton Island, it is shallow there. On GED you can see the old part of the island and today that is a sand bar that loves to gobble up boats.
Yes, Breton Island can be good in the spring, and that depends a lot on the river. If she’s high and dumping all over the island, then it’s probably a no-go.
It’s probably easier to launch from Hopedale Marina or Campo’s and make the run. While you will have to cover more open water than coming from BC (14 miles vs 7 IIRC off the top of my head), you will have more stuff to fish along the way, such as Lake Athanasio, Long Rocks, Five Wells, 32 Block, Compressor Rig and Dope Boat, to name a few. Pretty much anything that sticks out above the water. Making a move to Comfort Island doesn’t put you out of range, either.
If the river is up, I’m not sure what you can fish near the launch or on the way to Breton Island.
During spring and especially summer you are getting up super early. Not sure you want to put that on top of the drive to Venice. Launching from Beshel’s would be less time consuming, even though that launch sucks. The marsh outside of Beshel’s turns on for redfish when the river hits 10ft and dropping. So Plan Redfish is something to consider. And on your way out of Beshel’s you can hit Stone Island and the rigs past it.
The structure of Breton Island has changed since they dredged it. Where I would usually fish is the inside of the island, by the ruins of pilings you can see on GED. It was little deeper, but since they dredged it the inside of the island is 2ft or shallower. Kinda of a no-go for fishing speckled trout. I’m not saying they’re not there, I’m just saying that the bottom structure changed and when that happens the fishing usually changes.
The boat you have for running the Sound is great. I’ve been out there in a 32 foot Contender and when it was rough it was still a rough ride even in that big boat. Your boat is good to go, just make those windcalls and get our feedback to be warm and fuzzy about them.
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I’ve tried that on other days and all I got was zilch. You should try anyway, but they sure did love a sparkle beetle under a cork.
I hate it. But that’s how it worked out.
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I’m not sure what he did, I just know he fished a cork. I’m sure it was points and fishing water that wasn’t complete garbage.
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I’ll be shocked if it’s not a cork bite tomorrow. I had a buddy fish that area today and stroke a two man limit of trout and redfish, all under a cork.
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ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha
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I’ll be observing from a concealed location to grade boat positioning, presentations and overall economy of motion casting and working through productive-or-not fishing spots. Make me proud.
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There’s a documentary about the MRGO featuring a lot of those same folks talking about how the MRGO needs to be closed, it’s such a horrible disaster waiting to happen. Blah blah blah. Then Katrina happened and they were right. Now they want the Dam gone. It’s like a dog chasing its tail.
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“I thought you were kind of anti braided line.”
Absolutely not. I have braided line on a bunch of different rods. What I am against is putting braid on everything because that’s a crutch and fails to utilize the pros of the other lines. That’s real angling.
“The reason I like kastking is you can buy 1000yard spools cheaply”
That’s brilliant.
” I don’t have to use a mono backing”
Then how are you securing the line to the spool? Tape?
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At Beshel’s it is $10.
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“It adds a little extra expense, but there’s nothing like waking up to your boat already in the water waiting on you ready to go.”
Amen to that. It sure is nice!
With that said, I’m pretty sure Hopedale Marina offers something similar, if your boat can fit under the bridge that’s right there. Venice is a way cooler experience, though. I’d rather stay the night in Venice.
