Devin
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Hey Danny, thanks for posting an intro, I really appreciate that.
Welcome to the forum. Definitely leverage this resource. It’s a good one. Lots of talent here!
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More graphics for your viewing pleasure.
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The reason I personally would not be up in arms over what the tide is doing is because I know that once I get out there I’ll see it and have an idea as where to fish.
Think of the marsh as being a set of stairs, with deeper water (like a bayou) being the bottom of the stairs and a shallow duck pond being the top.
If the water is up, the redfish can go up into places they normally cannot go. If it’s low, they become concentrated in the deeper stuff.
So pick out spots for the top and bottom of the stairs. I would definitely focus on the top if the wind were screaming out of the east/south.
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Man, do I remember those days (taking care of babies). Lots of sleep deprivation. LOL
She’ll start sleeping through the night and life will get a lot easier.
But man, cherish those days. They grow up fast. Before you know it, she’ll be a teenager, know everything and spend her time hanging out with her friends.
Make it count!
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Also, there’s a dredge in Grand Lake. That will definitely muddy up the water.
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1. Just go off Bay Gardene. It’ll be close enough. There is so much tidal lag far enough inside the marsh that it can be a “it is what it is” situation and you’ll just have to fish what you can.
2. If it looks like chocolate milk, then don’t fish it. If it’s deeper water I would graph it anyway. If there’s redfish piled up there then there’s no way you’re going to miss it.
I think you’re overthinking this.
If it were me (and you know dang well I would find redfish if I launched there on the 11th) I would look for grass mats and fish the edge of them for redfish, even if it’s muddy right up against them. But what I fish before that is wherever grass filters the water. There’s almost always going to be a channel of clean water running between the grass mat and the shoreline.
I would not treat Delacroix like salt marsh where milfoil doesn’t grow in abundance. It’s a lot fresher (which is a good thing) and that makes finding the clear (or clearer) water a lot easier.
I wouldn’t stop the boat to fish until I found that good looking water.
And I’d give myself a head start by identifying places with grass mats on GED and loading those into my GPS and checking them all. Literally running across the marsh like the Tasmanian Devil.
Which you may wanna do because it’s gonna be hot, and that Cajun A/C sure is nice.
Also, cover your ankles. I just wear pants.
Good luck!
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That’s all accurate!
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FWIW, Percy Quinn has a dock IIRC for bank anglers.
But you’re right, Percy Quinn and Lake Okhissa are nowhere near that clear.
Good guess on the water being spring fed, but the screenshot wasn’t taken in Mississippi.
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This one is pretty good! Spot on about the salinity and water clarity.
But you should definitely not ignore the 8ft depth because it really is that deep and that says a lot about how dirty the water is or is not.
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No, you’re definitely onto it. The dark patch in the middle of the screen doesn’t really denote clarity. It’s the beds that give away the clarity.
And no, not Toledo Bend. I doubt it gets clear enough to have beds that deep. I’ve fished there before and it does get clean/green in some places, but nothing like what’s in that sonar screenshot.
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Trout don’t bed.
But you’re onto something, if the beds are in 8ft of water, then what does that say about the water?
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“which is a strong indication that it’s probably somewhere I would end up with my boat.”
Me included! I took the screenshot lol Also spent a lot of time learning where they ain’t. LOL
“or a series of pilings”
Nailed it.
“The markings on the floor that look like little holes I assume are a clue as to what type of fish are there.”
You are onto something here.
Otherwise your evaluation is pretty good. You may also be surprised.
But I’ll let others take a whack at it.
I expect @timbofishn to recognize what’s in the screenshot.
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Okay, that makes sense.
Yeah, give it a whirl. Hell, do it now before fall gets here. Run a few experimental fishing trips and if it’s the bee’s knees then it’s the bee’s knees. If it’s a nightmare then you have enough time to recalibrate before fall hits.
I hope this works out for you, it seems like a good idea worth trying out.
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Thank you for sharing this!
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“I will watch that forecast up until the last minute because it can change the tide, and how everything you do is done. Wind strength and direction are everything.”
+1 on this
