Devin
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Two weeks in Colorado?! That had to have been nice. I’ve never been there, just assuming that it’s cooler, less humid and no mosquitoes. Also probably easy on the eyes.
Yeah, that ratio sounds a lot better than what it usually is. I hope that’s a sign that things are improving.
I’d be stoked to go there and catch 13 keepers. Great report, thanks for posting!
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“Definitely worth it being one of the first boats on the water.”
Hell yeah, always is. Good job going to Campo’s. Not messing with the line at Hopedale Marina got you in the water faster. And Pat Turner didn’t yell at you. Bada bing, bada boom.
Why didn’t you go to the Long Rocks?
To catch 15 fish by 8am with two people isn’t bad, but if you caught them on the Short Rocks then those are generally fish that have spilled over from the Long Rocks. So my guess is the Long Rocks has more fish on it. Doesn’t sound like it mattered in the big scheme of things, though.
I’m guessing you didn’t try those coves and points on the north side of the MRGO?
Otherwise, great report, thanks for posting!
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Quick question: what device are you typing your reports from? Somehow extra code got gunked in there. I removed it, just interesting how it got there.
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He’s right, it is definitely shallow at Frenier Landing. Doable but shallow. I launched there last year.
When I go to that area you want to fish, I launch out of Kenner by Treasure Chest Casino.
That route out of Norco is news to me. I have not ran it, but do know that area is shallow with lots of stumps. I don’t see anything on Navionics or elsewhere indicating otherwise. There could be a channel coming out of there that I don’t know about. I just don’t know.
If you do go, then you’ll be exploring a route that’s new-to-me. I would idle that last leg of it going into the lake and watch sonar like a hawk.
If your friend says its good to go, then I see no reason not to trust him, especially if he’s ran it recently.
Good luck!
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As far as your actual fishing spots go, if they’re all like the three you shared, then you are on the right path.
High Line Pond and the Wagon Wheel could be good, but they’re right by the marina and are probably pressured. Riverside Bay by Zin Zin looks good, too. But that is out of your way.
I think you got this. Conditions are about perfect, minus the clouds. Just be ready to run run run. Good luck!
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Your route is good IMO, just watch those corners and inside bends. It’s a hard bottom there, not soft and forgiving.
After that, the middle part by Yaratich Bend is gonna be the sketchiest part. I didn’t see any crab traps or running boats to give it away. I think the route you made could be good, but as an added precaution consider this other route to the north to Spoonbill Bend.
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Hol’ up, are you doing this in a 22ft bay boat or a skiff? If the skiff, what length and hull type is it?
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Wooooooo!!! This is a good planning post. Okay, let me get situated on some other tasks this morning then I can give you a good info dump.
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How’d you find it?
I like that it shows where platforms are. That’s handy because GED doesn’t always produce high-res imagery for open water, leaving out rigs in some locations, like Central Rig in Breton Sound. Kinda annoying.
Good find, thanks for sharing, Keith.
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Keep using it. Especially if it makes life easier for you. I was just curious, that’s all.
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+1 on this
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No problem. You’re the man for letting us know.
And of course there are white poles.
Whoever buys all this PVC and puts it out deserves an award or something. lol
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I think you’re gonna have a blast and stand to find the mother lode of redfish. I hope so. Let us know how many you see. Hopefully at least ~65.
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That is correct. Or, at least, what I’ve seen.
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Yeah, these maps show a lot of wrecks. On my Humminbird Helix the basemap provides additional meta like the nature of the wreck (above or below water) and when it was reported.
I’ve spent a lot of time checking these (for reasons you can guess) and, more often than not, they’re not there.
My guess is that they de-crap-itated away or were blown off-coordinate by a storm. I just don’t know.
As for the Dope Boat, that’s not it. It’s off the MRGO in Breton Sound. The last coordinates I have for it are: 29° 34.370’N 89° 16.033’W
Last year I looked for it and couldn’t find it. Last I recall, there was a part of it barely above water marked by a blue jug. But when I looked for it I saw nothing and it was a perfectly flat calm kind of day.
As you can imagine, I’m pretty sketched out running on plane anywhere near it as it could be a lower unit killer, or worse.
Attached you’ll see a picture of it well above the water line well before I prowled those waters. I’d love to find it and graph it and, of course, see if fish still hold to it. If there’s any amount of it left, they surely do.
