Devin
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“swell was coming from the east so I fished on the west side of the rocks.”
Is it deep on the west side, too? Or is it shallower?
Man, I’d be happy with your results, catching a limit of slots. That’s great. Sounds like you found the mother lode of reds.
The speckled trout will come!
I can’t really say much for the tarpon because I have little experience with them.
Great report, thanks for posting!
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“Winds were projected to be double digits out the Southeast. SW Pass sets up nicely for this.”
That’s the kind of sh*t I like to see. Fck yeah! We’re really doing it, Redban. That tells me you’re paying attention and fishing accordingly. Literally the easiest/hardest thing to do. Which of course you do it, but it’s just nice to see first thing when I wake up this morning. LFG!!!
“On the way down, we again read @battenterprises report from this past Sunday, and used it as a guide to try and replicate his success. Also can’t forget to mention @FelipeFerreira , as his 4 lb trout was pictured in all of our heads as we made our way to The Jump in the dark.”
Okay, everybody. Everyone take notes. THIS is why you keep fishing reports: so you have something to build off of. This is also why it’s incredibly nice to share fishing reports, so your like-minded buddies have something to work with. I haven’t finished reading this report, but I imagine @battenterprises will have something extra to work with thanks to @Boyce posting this report.
This is also why we should all fish the same few areas. If I wasn’t in everyone’s ass about going to Venice over the last few years, I don’t know if there’d be that much hype in this forum for it. Everyone would probably just be fishing the same ol stuff: Hopedale, The Wall, etc.
But if we have enough good-to-go pipehitters fishing the same area and working together….well, that’s where the magic is.
“For the next hour, we caught as many red snapper as we wanted.”
That close?!?! Behold the magic of Venice!!
Epic report, thanks for posting!
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I’m 99% positive that you must close the mouth and pinch the tail.
What Jonathan said is good practice. I especially do that because if I get stopped by LDWF and have short fish…well, that would be a bad look. Better safe than sorry! It’s not worth getting into trouble over a fish sandwich.
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Hey Herb, thanks for posting a report. The fall fishing is just waiting to kick off, we just need the water temp to drop 5 to 10 degrees. It’s gonna happen.
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Definitely try that northwest shoreline of Muscle Bay, especially that point due west of the rig that’s there. That can be a good spot, too.
No word on Martello that I know of other than the report I posted 2 or 3 weeks ago (not good).
Great report, thanks for posting!
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“total of 83 miles ran.”
Yeah, I know what that’s like! Man, I felt that.
“Total miles ran that day was 131 miles”
Ouch.
“I woke up the next morning to drive back and the wind had completely laid flat with an outstanding weather forecast in the area for the next week.”
Of course!
“Or wait until the middle of November to fish the area next time.”
Do that. You would have hit it just right if it weren’t for this warm spell. Water temp should be in the mid to low 70s, not low 80s.
That and wind like that never makes anything easier. It’s just a multiplier for a tough day of fishing.
Go back in November if that’s what makes you happy. I think you could have really good trout fishing in Lake Decade and the ponds north of Boudreaux could be crawling with upper slots and over slots.
But, if I were you, I’d go to Venice. There will be way more trout and reds there.
And, if the wind does blow, you will have places to hide there.
Great report, thanks for posting!
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Tough trips happen and, to be fair, it’s only really the beginning of fall.
Congrats on getting through 101. It’s a lot of long-form content, but it has been condensed as short as possible to get the learning points across. I put a lot of time into writing a rough draft, editing, writing another draft, reading it over, editing it more, etc.
Sitting through those videos is vastly cheaper and easier than learning it how I did: the hard way. LOL
But you’re not done. Now it’s time to apply that knowledge. Bayou Bienvenue and that Greater NOLA area isn’t the worst place to fish, but we will pressure you to try new areas, especially Venice.
Great report, thanks for posting.
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Yeah I think you have more Venice experience than what you let on in your intro with your very understated “for years i have strictly fished venice” lol
You’re out there jumping in the water, shooting fish in the face, free diving over every nook and cranny in the area. lol
Very glad to have you here. Lots of talent.
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If my fly-out date gets pushed to the right, I will take you up on that. Thank you!
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Watch my video fishing The Jump here at this link.
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What Cliff said. +1
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That is so badass! Way to hold the bar high, for you and your son!
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That makes sense. I was about to say, “There’s no way they were hitting topwater in broad daylight with no overcast weather” lol
Man, I am so happy for you guys. Way to stick it out and make the trip epic. Sometimes you just gotta go past the 11th hour to make it happen. Good stuff. Thanks for posting!
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+1
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Yeah, +1 on this. Especially at The Jump with water this warm? Hopefully that’s a foreshadowing of things to come.
Of course the fishing will be awesome this fall and for one reason: I won’t be here. I’m taking a helluva job opportunity and will be leaving town as soon as next week. I will probably be gone until February.
Same reason we didn’t have any hurricanes this year: I got a generator, 500 gallon propane tank and Starlink. So naturally I won’t get the chance to field test them, right? lol You’re welcome, Louisiana!
