The weather has been crazy between high winds and storms everywhere. I helped out Capt. Marty for two days with Andreâs big crew. The guys had 2 great days using double rigged Matrix Shad. Thanks Capt for setting up the trips. Capt. Travis Miller 985-981-6434 Miller-timefishingcharters.com
Helped out Capt. Marty with Jack Legendreâs big crew. Brent Wardâs family jumped on the Bluewave with me. We had a slow start but after a few moves the guys hit the mother load. Double rigged Matrix Shad was the ticket. Capt. Travis Miller 985-981-6434 Miller-timefishingcharters.com
I helped out Capt. T Love with a great family. We took our time heading out and were met with choppy conditions, a rolling tide, and a ton of gaftops with some trout mixed in. The girls had the pink poles bent. We hung in there for maybe an hour or so before heading north for some reds. Thanks Capt Hook for taking care of Greg Bennettâs crew. Capt. Travis Miller Miller-timefishingcharters.com
It was lights out for Ryan and Holly Valentine and their friends Gerren and Heidi. Double rigged Matrix slimed up the Bluewave real good! Capt. Travis Miller Miller-timefishingcharters.com
John Dickinson was back on the Bluewave with Connor, David and Jr. We had high current making it a bit of a challenge but the guys figured out how to present the bait and put together a night box of trout on double rigged Matrix Shad. Capt. Travis Miller Miller-timefishingcharters.com
Day 2 with Madison and Avery but Trace their dad switched up and joined us on the Bluewave. We braved the high winds knowing they were supposed to settle down. We found some dingy water to start and had to move around which was difficult with the seas but we found a sweet spot hold some trout. Unfortunately, as we were catching Avery wasnât fairing so well with the motion sickness so we ended up calling it an early day but not before we put a lil lick on the trout. Double rigged Matrix Shad did the trick. Thanks Capt. Marty for setting up the trip. Capt. Travis Miller Miller-timefishingcharters.com
Day 1 with Roy, Madison, and Avery again had us hiding from the wind. Itâs been an extremely windy summer so far making us change up areas. We stuck to the live shrimp under a cork to put together a nice box of trout. Thanks Capt. Marty for setting up the trip. Capt. Travis Miller Miller-timefishingcharters.com
Kyle and Anna Efferson weâre back on the Bluewave and we had to deal with high winds again. We stuck to the live shrimp under a cork to put together a mess. Capt. Travis Miller Miller-timefishingcharters.com
Another day with high winds and with the dirty water in Dularge we took the safe route and picked up live shrimp and took the Bluewave into protected water. Kirby Gravois and crew got to work right away. Dealing with throwbacks all day but finishing with a good box of trout. Thanks Capt. Marty for running the second boat. Capt. Travis Miller Miller-timefishingcharters.com
Gaiennie Lumberâs crew was back and after a few days of cancelled trips due to terrible weather we took a shot. We grabbed some live shrimp âjust in caseâ. We made the right choice as we found chocolate milk water and had to head east toward Cocodrie to find fishable water. After a long run the guys started catching. Had to pick threw a lot of throwbacks but the end result was plenty of trout for a fish fry. Thanks Capt. Marty for setting up the trip. Capt. Travis Miller 985-981-6434 Miller-timefishingcharters.com
Bums fishing crew came down to the REEL INN Dularge and with a suspect forecast we woke up and checked the radar. It was clear but by the time we got the BlueWave Boats ready we had storms to deal with. The guys really wanted to go so we made it happen and worked around the storms for the most part but we did get whacked by a good one. A ton of throwback drum and 10in reds but the guys were able to put together a good box of fish. Thanks Capts. T- Love and Hook for taking care of the other boats. Capt. Travis Miller 985-981-6434 Miller-timefishingcharters.com
Anonymous crew came in for a day of fishing. With 2 kids on the boat I opted to do shrimp Carolina rigged. We caught a bunch of fish with plenty of throwbacks along with a couple reds as lagniappe. Thanks Capt. Hook for taking care of Paul Castonâs crew. Capt. Travis Miller 985-981-6434 Miller-timefishingcharters.com
Helped out Capt. Marty with the Gaiennie crew. Jay, Jeremy, Jamie, and Trout drew the short straw and were stuck with me ð¤£. The trash fish were fierce early but after moving around a bit we got on a good bite using double rigged Matrix Shad. Thanks Capt. Marty for setting up the trip. Capt. Travis Miller 985-981-6434 Miller-timefishingcharters.com
Ryan Valentine was back on the Bluewave with his wife Holly and friends Brady and Erica. Beautiful conditions made for some hungry trout. We had to deal with some trash fish but the end results were good. Double rigged Matrix Shad was the ticket. Capt. Travis Miller 985-981-6434 Miller-timefishingcharters.com
Scott King was back with a few buddies. We hopped on the Bluewave and headed south. The water had gotten so clean we had to deal with a lot of trash fish but chunking double rigged Matrix Shad put a good mess together. Capt. Travis Miller 985-981-6434 Miller-timefishingcharters.com
Jeff Beatty was back on the Bluewave with his family. They got pretty good conditions and the bigger trout cooperated on double rigged Matrix Shad. Capt. Travis Miller Miller-timefishingcharters.com
Mario Viceâs crew were back on the Bluewave and although the weatherman said it was going to be calm that didnât pan out but it wasnât too bad out there. The Xi5 held us where we needed to be. Double rigged Matrix Shad did the trick in Shrimp Creole and Avocado and the trout ran on the big side which makes it a lot of fun. Hope everyone has a Happy Fatherâs Day!!! Capt. Travis Miller 985-981-6434 Miller-timefishingcharters.com
Day 2 for Tracy Hilburn and his wife had us get to the honey hole where we smacked them the day before but only to find throwbacks. With a completely missed forecast we got into open water and fortunately put together a nice mess on double rigged Matrix before we took it back to the Reel Inn so they could get back to Monroe at a reasonable time. Thanks Capt. Marty for running the second boat and Capt. Shaw P for taking care of Linn Standridgeâs crew. Capt. Travis Miller Miller-timefishingcharters.com
Post storm we had a front come thru a few days after and made for a really windy day. 15-20mph winds out of the north had us hiding. Tracy Hilburn and his wife Judy joined me on the Bluewave. Took us a little while to find them but once we did we dropped the hammer down. Double rigged Matrix Shad was the ticket. Thanks Capt. Marty for running the second boat and Capt. Shawn P for taking care of Steve Sasser and Mary. Capt. Travis Miller Miller-timefishingcharters.com
Neal Weller and his 2 boys were down. We had perfect weather conditions but little tide so we had to stay patient. The fish would come in spurts but at the end of the day double rigged Matrix filled the K2 and had the Bluewave headed north. Capt. Travis Miller Miller-timefishingcharters.com
Thanks. The boys had a good time.
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This is Dularge. Iâm guessing you can search grand isle reports.
Instead of just âsayingâ guides catch all the fish and are ruining our resource and they are to blame for the drops here is some data from WLF. Recreational fishermen account for 84% while guides account for 16%.
I typically fish wind conditions more than tides. Basically meaning Iâm fishing leeward sides of lakes and bays unless there is no wind or very little. As long as the tide is moving Iâm usually happy. With that said if there is no wind or very little wind and I can fish anywhere, I usually focus more on prominent points rather than cuts, reefs that are located more away from cuts or in the middle of lakes and bays, and if I do fish cuts Iâll fish them on south side of lakes and bays where the water is flowing into a lake or bay. What I find mostly this time of year the trout will feed more heavily on falling tides so regardless of what youâre doing on an incoming tide the bite might not be as good. I typically find trout stack up on falling tides in or very close to cuts that have water coming out of the marsh and feed heavy on shrimp, as the tide slows, those fish spread out. So if you have a reef 100 yards away from a cut I typically will find a better bite on incoming tides in those areas. If all else fails donât over analyze it, keep moving trying different methods and when you find one that works try to mimic what you did.
Posted it yesterday (Saturday) saying it was trip from yesterday (Friday).
March is a transition month for trout so try to think of the highways they travel into the marsh because they are working their way out into the lakes and toward the Gulf to spawn. Crazy thing is right now trout are being caught in the marsh, in the lakes, and offshore but you have to be willing to move around and find them. Weather typically dictates where you can fish in March. Hard south winds you fish south ends of all the lakes, north winds you fish the north sides and so on. Hope that helps.
Sheepshead definitely get a bad name. Most clients either tell me they havenât had them before or like them but donât like cleaning them. But when you have me cleaning them I always say load the box ð
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I typically fish about 2ft under a cork for trout.
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Redfishing was really easy up to about 2 weeks and then it got inconsistent. As it gets warmer I typically do both, hit points and cuts and deeper water ways. I will usually make a circle and depending on where Iâm at is what I will throw. One thing I do find is as it gets warmer the larger reds will go deeper while the 16-20inch reds will offer stay in the shallows.
Iâm not sure if this makes me somebody but Iâm glad Iâm not one of the nobodyâs. Lol I took Sunday off but Saturday I had Brian Puls crew and this is what they caught. I did here good catches on Sunday from 3 of my guide buddies.
It was hot ð
No clue since I rarely ever buy it unless I plan to head toward Cocodrie. Typically double rigged Matrix work.
They have a house boat just passed mud lake pass on the left selling some.
The water is publicly owned so the difference between other animals is that the fish wouldnât be able to go onto/over a personâs land if the land owner cared for his/her property and didnât allow something publicly owned to go onto its property. A deer travels on land so it can move. Hope that makes sense. Lol They did add amendments to the bill to protect duck hunters.
1. No access during duck season
2. Gates that were properly permitted prior to March 2, 2018 are allowed to stay.
3. No destruction to surface vegetation
#3 addresses the air boat and mud boats tearing up a grassing duck pond.
The water is owned by the public. If a landowner didnât allow it to come onto his/her property there would be no issue. With erosion, property owners havenât lost their land because they still own it but what they have done is taken ownership of publicly owned water.
Pick any of the lakes and get on the leeward side and start drifting. We did catch the best when we ran into pockets of mullet. When you catch one put the Powerpole down and give it a few catch. Might find a little pile especially with the drum.
About a week and a half ago. I suck at putting up reports up between FB and Sportsman. I do a better job on my FB page tho.