GreenwaterJon
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Great trip – and great report, thanks! It’s good to see such a positive report – good numbers of really solid fish, well done!
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Welcome! Like yourself, I’ve been an angler for many, many years- and am amazed at what I have learned here, so I think you’ll find it very worthwhile – and fun!
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You might also try VIIRS Today: https://ge.ssec.wisc.edu/viirs-today/
This won’t make the clouds go away, but the VIIRS imagery is somewhat better than MODIS, and both VIIRS satellites are actually online every day. VIIRS uses the exact same web interface as MODIS, so there’s no learning curve…
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The water in lake Pontchartrain, the Rigolets, and northwest Lake Borgne has been near zero visibility for most of March. Strong gusty winds have muddied almost every shoreline – the lee shores will clear up in 2-3 days, but the winds has been switching direction every couple of days. The Pearl River was running over 16-ft. at the beginning of March (and is still around 14-ft.), adding its muddy load to the mix, so it’s been a struggle to find fishable water anywhere. I’ve been skunked twice in recent weeks, and what few fish I’ve found have been widely scattered, so your experience is about what I’ve seen, too. Thanks for the report!
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That’s a very cool adventure, and I’m envious of the Islander reservation. I make the VERY long trip to the islands several times each summer from my back door in Slidell, such a gorgeous area. This is a 2-1/2 to 3 hour journey, and I never really seem to get out there before the mothership, Islander, Pelican, and floatplane guests have already set up all along the flats on the back side, so I’ll be looking forward to the report when you go.
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Muddy water in Lake Pontchartrain, The Rigolets, and Lake Borgne today, too – come to think of it, this makes four trips in a row with almost unfishable water… Hang in there!
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Thanks for the report – I’m sort of stuck with departing from Eden Isles (at least for now – until I finally get the old trailer in roadworthy condition), but it’s helpful to know what kind of habitat the fish were in. Those are some gorgeous trout, but the way – hope I can find some tomorrow…
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Excellent report – thanks!
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Wow, awesome report! South Florida has some beautiful trout, too – remembering a snook/tarpon/permit trip out of Islamorada, fishing Florida Bay when our guide just stopped and started blind-casting a topwater – and got slammed on every cast, gorgeous trout, 18”-22”. Said he could smell them, not sure how that works, but the fish were there… Good to hear how the LAFB principles work elsewhere, too.
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No worries on the iOS app, boss… I’m an iPad and iPhone user, but am perfectly happy with this website. I don’t use Facebook, so wasn’t getting anything from the LAFB Elite community until you opened this excellent site. Can’t wait for the book! (I have some fishing buddies who really NEED some sort of rational system to help them catch more fish – still relying on what worked once before, a new magic lure, some vague – and often incorrect – advice from magazine articles, etc. I be happy to buy a few copies for them, and myself…)
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Thanks for posting this link. The LDWF comments seem credible, and don’t appear to be an easy “do nothing” decision-avoidance tactic, so I am now more optimistic for the year ahead.
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Time will tell – I will be doing catch-and-release, and will probably focus on outer coastal and offshore fishing this summer…
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Welcome, Roy!
I’m Jon, live in Eden Isle and probably fish the same general areas – glad to have you here…
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I was thinking the outgoing tide just kept going because all the water that had been piling up in the lake from east and south winds just overpowered the incoming tide, helped along by west winds on that day. With that said, I did NOT know about the difference between the Rigolets and Lake Pontchartrain tides. I use the Rigolets, Chef Pass, Shell Beach, Michoud/ICW and Grand Pass (35 miles east) stations for planning, and these space out more or less in order from east to west, with Grand Pass about 2 hours ahead of Shell Beach and 2-1/2 hours ahead of the Rigolets, etc. The Chef and ICW are east of the Rigolets but move LATER, though, now that I think about it – so my ideas on differences are a bit off. I will definitely be checking the Bayou Bonfouca station from now on, really appreciate the tip!
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Well, I have my son in town who wants to go and we’ve had a couple days of warmer weather, so I’m planning to start in the Eden Isle canals, then some of other nearby winter refuge spots – Lakeshore Estates, Salt Bayou, the Treasure Isle lagoon, Geoghegan Canal, etc. We are expecting N to NE winds tomorrow – 5-10 mph, not too strong, but maybe enough to drop water levels and move some redfish from the ponds into the little bayous that drain them. I may try that later in the day, will report back soon.
