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Thank you for looking out for us. I like the privacy we are supposed to have.

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Here is an example of taking 2 weeks of fishing reports plugged into AI:

Take it with a grain of salt, and you truly need to read every one so you don’t miss something.

It just works to summarize a few weeks into trends to give you that 1,000 ft high level few into what is going on.

<b style=”background-color: var(–bb-content-background-color); font-family: inherit; font-size: inherit; color: var(–bb-body-text-color);”>Effective Strategies & Patterns:

1. Shallow Water Success – Many anglers are reporting bites in shallower water, especially in the mornings or on warmer days. Fish are moving onto flats, shorelines, and shallow cover like grass and wood.

2. Feeder Creeks & Cuts Are Productive – Fish are being found in feeder creeks and cuts, likely chasing bait or responding to water movement. These areas seem to be holding more active fish.

3. Structure is Key – Anglers are having success fishing around rock, wood, docks, and brush piles, indicating that fish are relating to hard cover rather than open water.

4. Baitfish Presence Matters – Many reports suggest that areas with visible baitfish activity are producing the best bites. If no bait is present, the fish are less active.

5. Afternoon Bite Can Be Better – Some anglers mention that fishing picks up later in the day, possibly due to water temperature rising or fish becoming more active.

Challenges & Ineffective Approaches:

1. Deep Water is Hit or Miss – Some anglers are struggling with deeper fish. While some catches are happening in deep ledges or creek channels, others report that deep fish are hard to locate or inactive.

2. Cold Fronts & Weather Changes Are Hurting Bites – Sudden temperature drops and changing conditions seem to negatively affect the bite, pushing fish into less predictable patterns.

3. Clear Water Can Make Fishing Tougher – In clearer water, some anglers are struggling to get bites, possibly due to fish being more cautious or pressured.

Overall Trends:

• Fish are generally moving shallower and feeding more in creeks, cuts, and around structure.

• Baitfish presence is a major factor—if there’s no bait, the bite is slow.

• Weather changes are affecting patterns, making some days better than others.

• Deep water isn’t consistently producing, and shallow-to-mid-depth areas seem to be better.

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I have dumped fishing reports into ChatGTP, and asked questions off of them.

A lot of times I will take them put them in a Word document and then put that Word document into AI.

Then, I ask questions about the document to see how close I can get to finding the information I know is in it.

I am building a folder on the Paid ChatGTP for the future, so I can say, search…. from prior years with these conditions. Help me make my fishing knowledge greater, like Devin said, it’s not the current reports that are gold but the ones that have juicy details from the past.

This will absolutely take a long time, but I think in the long run will be worth it.

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Thank you Devin,

I always welcome your advice.

1st question – Trailering – I live outside delcambre, so I will launch from there, its a 7 mile boat ride to the mouth of the bay.

2nd question – Spots – No that is not the only 3 I picked, I have a couple more I have selected depending on the wind if they are able to get too easy. They are more wind-protected on the north side of Shark Bayou in different feeders. There will probably be a lot cleaner water there (usually is), just hard to get to in some wind.

I am fishing with my kids, and testing my new equipment, so I am trying to do that in water I know that is why I am staying here for now.

I really want to get out that way, won’t be a bad road trip, just not with younger kids right now.

Thank you again to you guys for helping.

Trust me I plan on posting lots of pictures of what I see and find on this trip.

I am happy to try my new spot lock trolling motor, and Side Imagining unit.

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Devin, you are right I may scratch trying for Flounder, but I know they have been waking the daylights out redfish in the bay, and all over the bay. Not just by Marsh island.

So that is the main plan, is Find the RED FISH, get a 5 yr old on a red fish

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Thank you, I have been grinding it out.

I am also learning Side scan for the 1st time so I am using areas I know to get it dialed in.

Got it 2 weeks ago. This has been great.

Also rewatching IS101 for the mapping part, learning that in area’s I know.

So great to be able to do that.

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Thank you Devin for taking the time to write a blog post on something like this to remind us all things are always changing.

The only constant in the marsh is change.

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It’s near my house.

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I was watching the Vermilion river.

It’s a main feeder for the west side of the vermilion Bay.

It’s also the main drainage line for all of Lafayette and south.

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I am hoping we get a relief from that also.

I just can’t believe how high it got in a short time. That amazed me. That shows how much rain we got in a short time.

Hopefully the south winds keep it clean but not so strong it doesn’t let the water drain.

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Glad to post. Least I can do with all the knowledge you dump on us every week.

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Thank you. I was just excited to get out and try something to see if we could put a pattern together but family always comes first.

Maybe next time.

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Thank you, That is actually a plan when I start knowing my gear, to go to Lake De Cade. I have seen you talk about that in several video’s and in Fishing 101.

I am hoping to make it there for the fall shrimp run, I want to try that during that time

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Thank you for that input. I will post photo

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I plan on it, I have really been enjoying learning this newer end of it.