re: Kayak Fishing Chalmette Wall / Searching for Specs

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Have you tried the bayou just to the right as you enter the spoil canal across from Hopedale Marina? It holds specks this time of year. I don't normally go in there and leave it for the yaks and flat boats.

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There's your spot.

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Have you tried the bayou just to the right as you enter the spoil canal across from Hopedale Marina? It holds specks this time of year. I don't normally go in there and leave it for the yaks and flat boats.

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Wanted to bump this thread to say thanks for all the advice but also to give sort of a report.

So the first trip was to Shell Beach where I worked the rocks to Douluts Canal. I wasn't catching anything and wasn't seeing anything on the radar until there. I pole anchored to the bank and threw right in the middle of the canal, 10' of line under the cork with a live shrimp. Sat for 10 minutes, nothing going, and then started working on a rig to sink to the bottom. Not paying attention my reel started screaming like I was in jaws, I kind of panicked with all the gear in my lap, grabbed the rod and just watched the line start disappearing.

Thinking I was gonna get spooled, I grabbed the reel to slow the fish down. That was that, the 40# braid leader snapped. After thinking about what could've done that, I'm sure it had to be jack crevaille.

Outside of that, zero trout and two bass.

Waited a week and then yesterday went to Hopedale Marina. Gotta say - they have a PERFECT kayak launch. I'm a permantent customer now. Anyway, I took your advice Mr. Steele and watched my radar coming out of the launch. Fish everywhere.

So my buddy and I anchored to the north shore of the spoil canal and threw across the channel. Together we caught about 20 trout off of live shrimp and a Chartreuse matrix shad off the bottom right there before leaving because boat traffic was too heavy.

That is why I'm bumping this. Trout were a goal of mine just to check it off the list of South Louisiana inshore fishing and I accomplished it. Thank all of y'all for helping with that.

I only have one more kayak trip before I have to hunker down and wait on the arrival of my new baby girl. So, I'm going back to Douluts to try and figure out what those fish were that snapped my line three times. Wish me luck!