Devin
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It’s very good to see a fishing report from the west side of the state. I’d love to see more folks from there post reports regularly. It’s really on you guys. There’s no way I’m going to drive past all the other fish in the state just to try my hand there. So I’m glad you took time to post.
I’m curious: do you know how the guides are doing? That would be a measuring stick to ascertain what’s possible for your future fishing trips.
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“Holy shit it’s not the early 2000’s anymore.”
Yeah, I was reading your intro and waiting for that. LOL It’s also kind of sad and bums me out. I wonder where we will be in another 20 years?
Anyway, we will find out. Thank you for the kind words and thank you for posting an intro! Perhaps we’ll get to see some fishing reports.
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“I was getting frustrated and was wondering where the hell was the trout.”
Yup. Sounds like a lot of my fishing trips. LOL Definitely been there and done that. lol
I really don’t have an explanation for why the fishing was so tough. Sometimes you just manage to miss them or you end up going where there aren’t many fish.
You know, in the last couple years (and especially in Winter 23/24) the majority of the trout ended up in the ICW, just west of the Green Bridge. That could be worth looking at. That and the Michoud Slip, all the way in the back. There you want to fish up against the rocks, but you can get on white trout in the middle where it’s deepest.
Great report, thanks for posting!
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You should include the mouth of Joseph Bayou where the water dumps out.
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You didn’t break any rods though, right? LOL
Man, what a gorgeous day on the water.
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Mind boggling to me that there are still shrimp running. Was it only shrimp under the birds?
This time of year we get flocks of birds diving from the south end of the Trestles all the way to Seabrook, and that can make for some great limits of fish.
But those birds tend to have bay anchovies under them.
But if there are shrimp, then I’d be interested to see what’s up with the tidal highway between there and Mandeville.
Y’all are doing the dang thang! Thanks for posting!
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When you go down those rocks or drift across the flat, you really want to go slow. Use a drift sock to slow down. Keep your speed around 0.5mph to 0.7mph. It makes all the difference to get your casts in and cover water. Screaming at 1.2mph amounts to the same thing as staying home on the couch.
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Good plan, but I’d be prepared to throw an 1/8oz jighead in a natural color on 12lb FC against the rocks. Do the same for the flat, maybe tie on something a little heavier when you get onto the deeper side of it, like a 1/4oz.
Yes, it makes all the difference. It will snag a lot less, too.
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Yeah, a foot pedal with spot lock could be where you want to look next, but I dunno how a foot pedal without a recessed mounting location will work. I did that on one boat and it was rough, but doable.
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TOTS has spoken.
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“you had speculated that Lake P Basin wasn’t gonna be that good this year.”
I definitely did. The lake certainly got off to a slow start, or at least that’s what I ascertained with what I’m told (because let’s be real, that’s all I know: whatever you guys post here lol).
It is hard for me to tell because I know some guys can go into an area only to catch squat, but if I went in there at the same time I would probably find the fish. Not always, but probably. So in one case it’d be a grind and in the other it’d be a slam dunk. So it’s hard to gauge what’s what. That’s why I look forward to your fishing reports (but mostly @Boyce ) lol jk!!!!!
But man, later is better than never.
All I want is for fishing across the board to improve. It’s not like the fish have particularly been set up for success in this regard. So I’ll graciously take what I can get.
It’d be great to hear something from LDWF to learn what they’re seeing. Anything to indicate the stock is doing better? Like, this should be priority #1 for our outdoors. Screw the Florida bass and cranes, let’s get those trout back up and running to their former glory!
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Catch 100 20″ fish and the lake is back.
Otherwise not bad given the new norm.
As for the air, that’s pretty cool. Def shows that you’re paying attention on another level. Folks, take notes!!
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Excellent prioritizing of priorities. The Dane will heal, the rod will not.
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ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha
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Thank you!
