Daniel_Gig
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lol I love that too. When I bring the kids fishing I put it on, get breakfast… making memories.
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@Boyce im relatively new also, and yeah id say this year was strong for me, but i think that has more to do with me gaining experience on where/when/what to go fish.
As for what gallo said, I think there truth in what he said, but I think that also ignores the fact that the creel change does make a difference. Maybe not yet, but it will, I believe. As I’ve noted here before, and I’ve had Todd Mason, and Devin agree that there is a noticeable difference in the size of the throw back fish.
In 2023 everyone was complaining that every trout was 11 ¾” and now in 2024 it was 12 ¾”. The only huge change I noticed between the 2 years was the creel change and you have to try really hard to convince me otherwise lol.
With so many factors involved in fishing, it’s kinda hard to say for certain
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Here’s the route from bait inc. 3 miles one way. Its an easy ride either way. Do a little homework on the area before you go. hope this helps
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Keep in mind if you go from bait inc or eddies, you need to make sure the locks are open. Sometimes they close them during high water events.
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Here ya go. This will get you from south shore marina to the north end of the MRGO. Roughly 10 miles one way.
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My preferred launch even though it’s a little bit further than bait inc, is south shore marina. Bait inc’s dock sucks. Plus your launch into a canal with cross current (if you’re not experienced in launching this can cause issues when launching).
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Thanks Devin. I’ll report back on this, either way it goes. Not sure if this is something of interest for anyone else or not. But maybe someone will find my results interesting.
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I’m not an expert, but I will say that some places are known for having clearer water, such as man made canals, like Eden isles, or even the mrgo. Although I have found dirty water in the mrgo, it’s rare. I’ve found it that the large open, shallow water estuaries like EBM, tend to be dirty. Or Delacroix always seems to have dirtier water.
Winter tends to provide more clear water options in general
But yeah using modis you can’t even see the mrgo.
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You’d be shocked at the circus that occurs at those locks lol. People will fly through them on plane. Even going slow, it can get sketchy.
I’ve had a few successful days fishing in that boat parade, oddly whenever the trout first show up in fall, that is where I’ll get bites. But yeah, generally speaking, I avoid that. I almost always either cut across lake borgne or use the marsh that connects between the ice and mrgo
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I was catching there before the water temp dropped. Be careful running back there though. Some of bayou are silted in/shallow. I know on the southern end, there an old piling just below the surface, I just don’t know exactly where as I didn’t save the post or coordinates.
I don’t know the duck seasons, but also keep in mind that almost all of it is used for duck hunting during that season, just an fyi.
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What you can do, and I’ve used with success down in Venice, do a double rig with ½ oz jig heads. Still equals an oz of weight… you can also tie the bottom one with ½ oz and the top with ¼ oz. It isn’t the same as a drop shot, because the finesse part isn’t the same, but it works
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This past summer i was waiting to read posts about how we need to start hunting the dolphins because there are too many… The same way the offshore guys talk about sharks lol
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I agree with you Devin. The limits are still too high for redfish. I noticed an immediate change on the trout when it changed, we went from a boat load of 11 ¾” trout to a boat load of 12 ¾” trout. We were the only change.
I hate being vocal on conservation in Louisiana. It’s almost pointless, especially online, since all you get in response is “ you just don’t know how to fish” lol
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Man idk what’s up with the redfish. I don’t ever really target them this time of year. But I definitely haven’t been catching them like years previously. Last fall our area had an influx of the rat reds. I hate to point fingers but between the menhaden boats, bow fisherman, and regular anglers, the red population seems down in my opinion
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nothing more motivating than having a tough day lol
