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I want a signed and personalized first edition.

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You had a solid plan and good guidance for next go around. We’ll fish Venice this summer for tarpon and TT so you’ll be down there before November.

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Hey Corey,

I know what you mean. I grew up inshore fishing coastal Alabama and Louisiana is a whole other world when I moved here 13 years ago. I love Lake Catherine/Rigolets and if you’re gonna learn one fishery my biased opinion is you started at the right spot. This spring and summer I would check out Lake Borgne/Biloxi Marsh area with your newly acquired knowledge earned here. Plenty to explore and highly productive fishery.

Welcome!

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Good job paying off everything.

I would focus your efforts on the east side of the river. As LWF stated, the west side of the river seems to be more impacted.

Areas I’ve seen good reports at are Delacroix, Lake P bridges, MRGO, Hopedale. Personally I would look for areas next to deeper bodies of water.

Hopefully we’ll see fish return to the Barataria/Terrebone/Timbalier basins as they are my favorite going into spring/summer.

I still see limits being posted and that Express can cover some water so use this as an excuse to do some exploring in areas you don’t typically fish.

Good luck!

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I’ll allow it.

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You are definitely in the right place. I have a couple buddies that are lethal in a kayak. Its a great way to really learn an area in depth as range is usually a factor.

I use one on vacation every year and there’s nothing better than being towed around by a red.

Take the courses.

Fish the conditions.

Keep a log.

One of the things I did when I fish started out was draw the contours of where I was fishing in a notebook and note where I caught fish, and where I was in relation to the fish/wind/tide.

Some days are gonna be tough and others are gonna remind you this is a world class fishery.

Ps. – Bayou Sauvage has some big gators. I got stalked by one and had to bop it on the head with my paddle right after this video

https://photos.app.goo.gl/H1x6vw8c9hgmibhQ7

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I think Devin said atleast 2 years. It sucks because this summer/fall was so good it was really lining up to be a record year. I think the lake is still gonna be producing but I’d be surprised to see the marshes come back to where they were in the fall anytime soon.

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Man this report gives me some hope. Good on ya C&R.

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First last cast lol. No truer words have ever been spoken. Thanks for the report!

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Thanks for the report. I have been seeing people scratch out boxes around where you went but they all stated it was a grind.

I love a good bass bite.

I think Lake P and Borgne are gonna be the only ones that are gonna produce this Spring/Summer so that will make it tough. I also think the barrier islands (Breton, Grand Isle, EBM, Venice) may also be alright since they’re MAY have been some offshore that were unaffected. But who knows?

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Best Devin conspiracy I’ve seen yet.

Btw, should come as no surprise Douglas is a bowfishing charter guide.

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Oh my bad dog.

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I typically keep an ice bag just to keep my live well cooled down during the summer. Throw a handful in every other stop and you’re good.

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[O Fortuna plays]

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You got off Facebook at the perfect time. You should see these mouth breathers in Louisiana Troutmen. Make the video imho.