Devin
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“the rig by the Jump”
Going to The Jump is a good idea, but I want to be clear that fishing the rig is not. The trout are not there because of the rig. The rig has nothing to do with why trout are there, but fishermen are notorious for fishing things they can see above the water. Well, all the action is below the water.
Anglers fish what fish can see and use, and that’s the ledge running down the length of The Jump. For me, water depth of about 27ft or 1-2 casting distances from the shore worked best. The same goes for Baptiste Collette and the River itself: it’s the ledge they tend to get on. In the River sometimes they can be up against the rocks.
Do not get sucked into that rig, because I never caught my fish next to it. I’m not saying you can’t, but if you pulled up to it, cast at it, caught nothing then motored away…well…you’d be doing yourself a disservice.
It sounds like you have the right tackle! I’m very happy to see this. Just make sure you have plenty of spares. You and your wife can tie more in the cabin at night. You will lose tackle, it’s just part of the game.
Your plan for Wednesday is good, but if you catch them at The Jump on Tuesday, then consider skipping it on Wednesday and go straight for new waters. You already know they are at The Jump, you can always go back since you have to drive past it to return to the dock.
I would add the very end of Joseph Bayou to your list as well as the rocks downstream of 1st Spillway.
Avoid the shallow area on the west side of the river running from West Bay Cut to Head of Passes.
Good luck!
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That entire west side of Stump starting at #2 is where there are still a lot of stumps. I would forego fishing this area, especially if the water is low.
Otherwise, drifting the north side of Stump Lagoon from 6 to 2 would be good. Throw an 1/8oz jighead and drift with a drift sock. You may be tempted to throw a cork, and why not? But if there are fish there and I were in a boat next to yours, the jig would probably catch the most.
Consider using a drift sock and slowing your drift to ~0.7mph.
This is a good time of the year to try that area, but last year it was not particularly great for me. That’s why I spent most of my time in Venice.
Good luck!
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“but I did come across what I thought was bait balls.”
That’s a good start.
“I started casting down the bridge to farther pilings is when I started catching.”
That’s when you want to look at your graph.
“I think I did ok for my first time fishing the Trestles and I really enjoyed it.”
I have to agree.Great report, thanks for posting!
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This is music to my ears! Thank you so much for sharing this with us.
I am very glad to hear Lake Pontchartrain has come around. I was worried there for a bit. This is the way it is supposed to be.
Great report, thanks for posting!
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Another banger! F*ck yeah!
I love fishing sloppy conditions. It keeps the water clean of other boats and the fish love it, too.
I’m really happy you’ve had a blast for your long trip down there. Good things.
Great report, thanks for posting!
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Gentlemen, this is what happens when you take your time to learn and apply yourself: you smash limits in demanding conditions.
Boyce (and a handful of others) have taken the time to apply themselves, go forth and kick ass.
I know who’s who. I can see who goes straight for my tracks and fishing spots in the Fishing Trip Reviews (and completely avoid IF101) and who’s taking this seriously. Trust me: I know and I take notes.
It doesn’t matter if you’re finding fish in a new area, building a business from scratch or putting rounds down-range in far away places: it is the same mentality.
LAFB Elite will probably go to an invite-only model. No guarantees, but I do love the idea. Only pipe hitters and anglers who put out, who will benefit from birds of a similar feather. I am so tired of hand-holding quitters and sneaky lurkers (who are never going to give back anything positive).
Boyce ain’t in here asking for someone’s fishing spots, complaining Venice is too far away or being whiney about how the weather man is always wrong, or whatever. He’s just doing the thing.
And I love it!
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“As we were idling out of our houseboat, a couple of neighbors told us we were crazy for going out with the weather looking like that. Clearly NOT LAFB material.”
Gotta go to know. No matter what.
“I think it’s safe to say the Jump is Jumping.”
Venice just does not let me down. If one doesn’t catch fish down there, it’s only because they got unlucky and didn’t find ’em.
You are the man! Great report, thanks for posting.
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This man cannot be stopped!
You’re doing the dang thang!
Hopefully the weather plays nice and you can check out other spots.
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My apologies for not seeing this earlier. I’m sure you did good things on the water that day.
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I’m guessing those winds were out of the N or NW?
3/4oz sure is heavy. But if it works…
Great report, thanks for posting!
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I’m surprised no one else here chimed in. Louisiana folks love food. lol
I’m not one for cooking. I’m happy eating boiled eggs and plain sandwiches. LOL
But I do appreciate posts like these. Good stuff for the forum. Thank you.
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Geremy, you have been on a kill streak down there in Venice. I’m so stoked to see this. Even with the bad weather you pulled it off.
Excellent work, and thanks for letting us know what’s up down there.
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Yeah, it’s a slot. Very common in the rest of the United States, but newly implemented for speckled trout over 20″ here in Louisiana. That slot should have been there a long time ago.
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I’m so happy to hear that you’re staying multiple days in a row. That is good so you can build off the previous days’ success.
Be sure to post a planning post if you need help.
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It is 1,000% there on GED, bud. I wouldn’t start my fishing trip at obvious spots without having a slew of other non-obvious spots. The mindset here is to find fishing spots based upon the conditions.
Use the process. Make a planning post. Put in TOW. Keep fishing reports. Rinse and repeat and you’ll be where these guys are. I promise.
Good luck!
