Devin
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You’ve been on a roll, thank you for the report!
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Check out these two. LA-46 Boat Storage and Toca Boat Storage:
https://www.google.com/maps/place/LA+46+Boat+%26+RV+Storage/@29.8717264,-89.8671974,2655m/
and
https://www.google.com/maps/place/Toca+Boat+Storage/@29.8744539,-89.8362364,1327m/
Other places closer to where you would launch at Campo’s or Hopedale Marina have boat storage, but they’re not behind the flood wall. So if there’s shenanigans with even just a strong east wind, and you stored your boat outside of the flood wall, then you will find making the ride from Alabama to trailer your boat to safety.
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Hey Tyler, thanks for introducing yourself. Hopedale is a great place to fish out of, but don’t be shocked if you see more/better reports coming out of places like Venice or even Delacroix.
Either, thanks for saying hi and welcome to the forum!
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Hey Daniel, thanks for saying hi.
There’s a Lafitte redfish report just posted, not sure if you saw that or not. Also, I think Lafitte is gonna explode with trout here in a little bit. Keep that boat ready. It’s about to pop off with fall fishing.
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“my thoughts are I will monitor this after a couple of fishing trips and just change the gear lube again to check and see if that was my issue”
That’s what I would do, and I have a small collection of lower units to attest to this experience. lol Without pictures it’s hard to tell, but it sounds like to me that you’re okay.
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Lery has just been a producer. If anything happens to that lake then the umpteen guides in Delacroix are gonna be out of work. LOL
I am stoked to see you went out there and had a great day despite the minimal tide. That’s a great box of fish. It’s only gonna get better as it cools and the white shrimp start running.
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@dannonc89 has experience fishing out that way.
Also, you need to know about southwest pass. This video inside 101 I detail it. I also look at a bunch of other stuff you want to know about that area: https://www.lafbelite.com/lesson/if101-8-3/
In fact, if you haven’t knocked out 101 then you would save yourself a giant headache by just doing that now.
Thank you for introducing yourself!
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I have no idea. I haven’t been that way since 2019. I hope it all went well and you the boat checked out okay.
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” but here I am atoning.”
lol thank you
“Finished the day getting boarded by the Coast Guard (passed with flying colors) and with an empty ice chest. I took this as my sign that the summer pattern was coming to a close.”
Sound like my Breton Sound trip. lol
“So today was Plan Redfish.”
Good job not doing the same thing to get the same result.
“Water temp was a nice 85 degrees.”
That’s a good water temp. Way better than 90 lol
“It was hot, but it seems sooo much better than last year.”
Yeah it is!
Man, you did great. Excellent report, thank you for posting!
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Yeah, the best use of this forum is to give us an idea as to what you want to do using the planning taught inside 101. What are the conditions, what are you targeting, etc? I’m glad you’re here, but nobody is going to do that homework for you.
I hope you made out alright.
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What do you mean by “RAC”? I’m confused, and do not know of an area reachable from Sweetwater that goes by that acronym. Do you mean Pointe a la Hache?
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Ohhhhhhh that makes sense.
Yeah, we just call it “Oak River”. But I like using “RAC”. It’s like code talk.
Yeah, I think fishing off RAC is fine. It’s pretty much good year round. It could be worth your time.
It could be good for speckled trout this fall. I don’t remember if they made an appearance last year or not, but before the Freshening they traditionally have.
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“Do you really think installing locks at chef and rigolets pass will ruin fishing? I believe these locks remain open unless there is storm surge coming…”
It depends on how they’re built. If they’re built like every other flood gate in Louisiana, where there is a wall then something just wide enough for boat traffic, then that will change how water flows and how much of that water marine life can use.
If the flood gates are built in such a way as not to affect the flow capacity/velocity of the passes, then they’ll be okay.
I understand that the gates will only be closed to prevent storm surge from entering, but my concern is how the gates are built. In all fairness, I haven’t inquired as to how these gates will be built. But, I do understand that Louisiana has a penchant for fixing things that aren’t broke, then ignoring the things that are.
Some days I’m like “F*&% this, I’m moving to North Dakota.” lol Other days I’m more optimistic and patient.
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Whew! Thanks for reporting back and letting us know. That’s a lifesaver.
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That launch is rough, but doable. I do it with a 2wd drive truck, it’s just silted in a bunch.
