BeastMan
05-21-2018, 10:02 AM
Man what a fun weekend. We got in town Friday lunch and went straight to Artie?s for a cpl beers and a poboy. We checked in our camp that was right across from Elmer?s Island and unloaded everything and got on the water at 5pm and were greeted by a 20+ mph wsw wind. It was almost unfishable but we anchored at a point on a mangrove line not a quarter mile from the camp and I got 2 big reds. Not bad way to start. State won the baseball game and we had deer tamales and ribs for dinner. Oh, and for a laugh I bought and brought a funnel. I don?t think anybody had funneled a beer in a decade....
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Saturday the wind was better and we had tide but I could not find fish. I covered from our camp West toward Bayou Laurier and didn?t see a single red. Part of the plan was getting to the bayou because it could hold trout but the further we got West, the dirtier the water got. I guess that 2-3 days of west wind muddied up the marsh pretty bad. So we decided to head back in at 9, grab a bite, and reboot. The water was better right at the camp so I decided to go East this time toward the water tower which is in the direction of Caminada pass which was bringing in cleaner water. We all fished that way and nobody limited but we all caught slot reds, drum, stingrays, etc... Wasn?t fast a furious but we caught. In hindsight if we all focused our efforts that direction from the jump I think someone would have got a limit. First pic is a spot where a dolphin swam right up to me.
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This pic you can see how much greener the water is and those pics where taken maybe 2 miles from each other. This red was so deep in the mangroves I heard him coming out and I thought it was a bird walking out of the bushes. Then I see him slither out and he ate my bait.
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We had a competition where we bought bottles of whiskey and the biggest red took all so I came home with some bourbon. Saturday night we really let our hair down since no fishing Sunday morning. A cpl buddies ended up doing the electric slide with the neighbors, the funnel was used again, and somebody puked off the balcony... The things that happen when your crew gets together.
**Last note: If you?re in to kayak fishing, I cannot recommend a better place to go than renting a camp across from Elmer?s. Fish right behind the camps and the surf is across the street if you get the right weather. It was $600ish for the weekend so it?s cheap for a group.**
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https://s26.postimg.cc/934omvbw9/8_DBC3_F99-_D029-48_C3-_B1_B3-59_E14_F1_ED9_EE.jpg
https://s26.postimg.cc/yuvzc07nd/078751_FB-_AE94-4_DC0-_BDE3-_FB70543321_A8.jpg
Saturday the wind was better and we had tide but I could not find fish. I covered from our camp West toward Bayou Laurier and didn?t see a single red. Part of the plan was getting to the bayou because it could hold trout but the further we got West, the dirtier the water got. I guess that 2-3 days of west wind muddied up the marsh pretty bad. So we decided to head back in at 9, grab a bite, and reboot. The water was better right at the camp so I decided to go East this time toward the water tower which is in the direction of Caminada pass which was bringing in cleaner water. We all fished that way and nobody limited but we all caught slot reds, drum, stingrays, etc... Wasn?t fast a furious but we caught. In hindsight if we all focused our efforts that direction from the jump I think someone would have got a limit. First pic is a spot where a dolphin swam right up to me.
https://s26.postimg.cc/b8zwjxq15/C250_F450-9_DF9-4_D6_B-9608-41_DD2_F21_CA10.jpg
This pic you can see how much greener the water is and those pics where taken maybe 2 miles from each other. This red was so deep in the mangroves I heard him coming out and I thought it was a bird walking out of the bushes. Then I see him slither out and he ate my bait.
https://s26.postimg.cc/hmozn72mx/5_E3_F05_C2-6_F71-460_A-82_DB-_F4_A899_FC6079.jpg
We had a competition where we bought bottles of whiskey and the biggest red took all so I came home with some bourbon. Saturday night we really let our hair down since no fishing Sunday morning. A cpl buddies ended up doing the electric slide with the neighbors, the funnel was used again, and somebody puked off the balcony... The things that happen when your crew gets together.
**Last note: If you?re in to kayak fishing, I cannot recommend a better place to go than renting a camp across from Elmer?s. Fish right behind the camps and the surf is across the street if you get the right weather. It was $600ish for the weekend so it?s cheap for a group.**