Devin
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Hey, Reid! Welcome to the site!
I am really good at finding where the fish ain’t, more than I am good at finding where they are.
Yeah, me too! Check my last report if you’re not sure. lol
It gets harder to find folks to fish with as everyone gets older and their lives get busier. I like to try to get out there on Fridays and am always open to fishing if anyone wants to get out.
Y’all heard the man. Say hi and get out there!
It’s great to have you here, Reid. The fishing has been good, just don’t do whatever I did in Breton Sound the other day. Absolute nightmare lol
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lol brilliant title
Yeahhhhh, I know who you’re talking about, I’ve met them and I think that, once you get to the bottom of it, that they are down to earth, great people.
I do think you’re on to something. Because I don’t believe that whenever they started fishing (whether it was last year or the last century) that dressing up fish and slinging them in front of the camera was their primary goal. It was probably just having fun fishing.
And that evolved (or devolved) into something else.
But I do think what you’re seeing in their fishing reports is a bit of audience capture, a symptom of social media use and one of the less-obvious realities of creating content for the public. I’ll explain.
It’s a safe bet that the content they’re making has been encouraged by the amount of positive feedback they’ve received for posting it. They did something cute, a bunch of people liked it, and they were “rewarded”. Now they do it again and again.
But, if they never had that medium, or never had that feedback, then we’d see something different in what they post. For example, if they couldn’t post pictures, or if pictures were in a less ubiquitous format (i.e. RodnReel) then they probably wouldn’t play dress up.
Another example: if Quentin Tarantino grew up in the 2010s, we’d probably have a radically different film maker, because the content he made would have been subject to influence by likes, views and algorithmic suggestions.
I don’t think anything of the sort was on his mind when he made Pulp Fiction. He just made what he thought was the best film possible with what he had (and that film(s) has stood the test of time).
So, I’d say that the folks you’re talking about have been audience captured to some extent or another. This is a perilous road, because it’s easy to have things misperceived.
A good example within the realm of fishing is a younger Kevin Van Dam. During a high-stakes tournament, on live TV, he would catch fish that wouldn’t keep and unceremoniously throw them back in the water and cast back out.
That’s the logical thing to do in order to get the bait back in the water and catch fish that win, but in the eyes of viewers he appeared to be disrespectful to the fish.
Of course he wasn’t, but the appearance was there and the response he got from people was enough to motivate him to gently place fish in the water for the release. It looked dumb, but it kept people off his back (which is wildly important to sponsors).
I’ve had something of a similar experience and have been forced to adjust in one way or another. Trust me, I understand.
I don’t think the folks in question mean to be ill towards speckled trout, but their content is certainly a product of the Facebook environment and they’re probably not fully aware of all perceptions people could have.
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You pretty much took the words out of my mouth. That’s exactly what I would do, especially running west to the Fourchon Barges and Timbalier.
It sounds like you already know where everything is and have it marked.
I do recall some time ago there being an underwater obstruction by the Fourchon Barges, I am looking for info on it now, but recall it being around 29° 6.518’N 90° 10.695’W
After that, it looks like the wind will lay down on Sunday and it will be overcast. So it will be cooler, and easier on your old man and I think trout bite better when it’s overcast. So keep that in mind in case Saturday wears him out.
I think night fishing is a brilliant idea.
The toughest thing will be that wind on Saturday. Windfinder says the waves won’t be over 1ft, but NOAA says 1-2ft.
Also, you should check out @WestbankJosh reports if you haven’t.
Good luck!
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Ahhhh, Grand Isle. Great post. Glad you made it.
I saw a guy down there posting pictures of a goblin shark he caught in 1100′ of water… fishing out a 18′ aluminum boat haha
High functioning Elon-Musk-style south-Louisiana autism + aluminum boat = shark ID in 1,000ft of water. How did his Bass Pro 2D transducer reach that far lmao
Like…dude. DUDE. Chas Champagne literally calls me “Gorilla Nuts”, but nothing compares to that guy.
What is the depth of water around these rock jetties?
Shallow. And probably not worth fishing. I’ve fished it a few times and only caught trash fish.
Do the rocks on the bay side produce this time of year?
The rocks east of the ones you circled, on the actual Grand Isle, those I have caught specks on and seen reports of others who caught specks.
Paul Cummins is a guy with a good deal of experience there. He’s a good dude, and also an early adopter of LAFB Elite, IF101, etc. He’s worth reaching out to on Facebook.
Those rocks are worth fishing in the morning if the Gulf side is not doable. They are also worth fishing at night. Remember that there are lots of night lights on the north side.
in second photo labeled #2 is that yellow path a safe route? Is it no wake zone?
Yep, that’s good to go. Uhm, there are some docks along the way but I always hauled ass past ’em. Keep in mind that most people know my boat and I felt it was okay to stay on plane. I’ve seen other boats stay on plane, so I figured it’s acceptable there.
If i try fishing Bayou Lafourche area (like the jetties there), is there a way to get back into the caminada bay area without going back into the gulf? I’m not seeing an easy way lol
I assume you mean Belle Pass. If so, when I get up later I can mark that path out for you.
Also, you might want to go to Gus’s Tackle and get a flounder gig setup. There could be flounder to gig on the beach at night.
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To further answer your question:
What do you do in this situation?
Get in your presentations. If you don’t catch anything then go to the next spot.
I am not sure these were but I was thinking maybe black drum or maybe some other trash fish.
I’m not saying black drum never come off the bottom, but they pretty much never come off the bottom. Whenever I see them on sonar they are glued to the bottom.
If you ever visit the aquarium in New Orleans, they have a large exhibit with sharks, tarpon, redfish, and a lot of other fish, but also black drum. If you watch them (and I have, I absolutely love sitting there and watching the fish) you will see that they stay on the bottom.
You will also see gar suspending. lol
I wish they’d make a more in-depth inshore exhibit. It’d be cool to watch a school of speckled trout swim around!
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Great questions.
How you retrieve the HDS largely depends on what’s going on at your fishing spot. For example, if you’re fishing a spot like The Jump in Venice — where the current is screaming and the water is 25ft+ deep — you’re pretty much just hanging that thing off the back of the boat.
In other places where the current doesn’t move as fast (but still moves), then you’re casting up current of the boat, letting the HDS get to the bottom and move with the water like bait naturally does, then reel in and cast again once the HDS has drifted past the boat.
I cover this inside this lesson inside of Inshore Fishing 101.
Otherwise, it’s not a topwater, it’s not a twitch bait, it’s not a finesse worm. It’s a Heavy Drop Shot. It stays glued to the bottom.
As for fishing mid-depth, I’ll save you the trouble: those weren’t trout. There’s a 99.99% chance they were gar. Trout are usually going to be at the bottom or at the surface (like when they’re chasing shrimp). Never say “never”, because there’s always oddball situations, but I have never caught trout after figuring out some kind of “suspended” game like one would with largemouth bass. They just don’t do that.
But, if I wanted to catch fish suspended, then I’d look at casting and retrieving a jighead with whatever soft plastic you like best, or (if you’re set up for it) dropshotting them on sonar, or crankbaits.
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Do you recall the water color and clarity at the break in the Long Rocks when you were fishing it? Today it was dark brown and dirty.
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What a great problem to have! ha ha ha ha
I just put the clothes in the wash like anything else. I guess the difference is that I make a point to ensure only fishing clothes are worn fishing and accept they will get discolored by slime, blood and turds. lol
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Yes, and those aren’t bad spots to try.
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It’s cool. You are entitled to your opinion and that’s okay.
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In my experience, the beaches further west can be worth trying, but they’ve never been awesome to me. I think the sections where you see shell on the bottom are better, but I’m not sure how you’re going to see that from a boat.
I’d run straight for the Fourchon barges before the Armada gets there, then Belle Pass, then Timbalier. Unless, of course, you have some intel for Caminada/Gorilla Alley, then I’d trailer there.
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I don’t blame you, but it could have been worth it. It was surreal!
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lol thanks, yeah it was definitely a kick in the pants
repeatedly
over and over again lol
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This is the path you can take and completely avoid any kind of water access issue. You could take Bayou Laurier, it’s more protected and probably shorter, but IIRC there were posted signs in it. I’m not really certain.
BUT, if you’re gonna have your boat on a trailer and wanted to fish Belle Pass and the Timbalier Rocks, then just go to the Irvin P. Melancon Parish Public Boat Launch. It’s right friggin’ there and you’ll get in the water quickly and won’t have to boat that distance.
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Yeah, I don’t mean to give her such a hard time. My apologies for coming off like that.
People will be people. They bring their climate-controlled, suburbanite sensibilities to the water with them and the water don’t put up with that. lol
That’s what I love about fishing. Out there, Nature and circumstance will hit you back. lol
