re: Leeville Fishing - What did I do wrong?

Three rods: one to fish bottom with matrix or swim bait(like tsunamis), one with a popping cork(I like the inticer cork), and I would have maybe a top water in third rod. My old man and I fished yesterday afternoon just north of you and had 7reds and 22 trout. If fishing artificial baits you have to move around until you get on em. Learn to love your trolling motor. When you find some fish then drop the power pole. Easiest way for a beginner to find spots that hold fish is to take notice of where you see boats fishing. This doesn’t mean to pull up next to them. Make a mental note of where you see boats and try those spots when no one is fishing them. Don’t stay in one spot more than 7-10 minutes without a bite. Look for ponds draining into main bayous, moving water, oyster beds, etc. clean water is also extremely important. No reason to be fishing in water that you just assume plant crops in. We had to experiment yesterday to find what they wanted. I caught fish on top water, under a cork, and bouncing plastic off the bottom.