Go-To sites for fishing reports

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Does anyone have a free site to cruise for fishing reports?

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Facebook groups and here. Problem is that 99% of the people just want to cruise reports looking for an easy catch. People don't want to actually give back and provide any information.

In GA, use forum.gon.com or you can go to the main Georgia Outdoor News website for monthly guide reports on every GA reservoir and many saltwater areas in GA.

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Go post a fake report for a location on the Internet and see what happens in the next couple days.

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That's exactly why most fishing pages I'm on is a strict no river names. Posts/comments get whacked for doing so. Repeat offenders get banned.

Where you looking to fish?

Grand Isle I follow Tommy Vidrine

If im going to a specific areaile Cocodrie I'll look at the pictures guides post on Instagram or Cocodrie Fishing.

Leeville, I follow George Spivey and Aaron Pierce.

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have fun trying to figure it out

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Yeah I try to do this. Been trying to incorporate more and factors into decision on where, when, and how to fish. Lunar phase, bait hatches/stages/area, certain structure keys, etc... Little by little it comes together. I'd prefer to get away from the crowd anyway when possible.

not that im the best trout fisherman in the world, but I'd call myself above average. to me it comes down to putting as many positives as you can in your favor. especially a guy like me that cant fish everyday.

every little factor matters.
but the bottom line is you need clean, moving water and you need to find bait fish.

if you do that the trout/reds arent far

I can help you with Hopedale, Start in Bay Eloi, Black Bay or the long rocks and fish east until you catch some. I know that’s a very large area but it will eliminate a ton. Fish oyster reefs, rigs, birds or rocks. The fish are definitely still out. Lake borgne had a big algae bloom last week but you can probably catch reds on the rocks and cuts.

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every little factor matters. but the bottom line is you need clean, moving water and you need to find bait fish. if you do that the trout/reds arent far

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That’s what I look for in a report. I just want to make sure the water isn’t chocolate milk before I make the trek to saltwater.

Lots of solid advice in this thread.

I read the FB fishing groups as well, LAFB Inshore, Rigolets Fishing Group, LA Troutmen and Hopedale Fisheries. Not looking for spots but general areas, a good clue to where relatively clean water is located.

Don Dubuc WWL radio Saturday morning 0500 rotates through a group of "field reporters" from Shell Beach to the Rigolets to GI and Buras. All helpful, the show is archived on WWL's web site later if you miss it live.

Robby Campo at Shell Beach, Pat at Hopedale Marina and Jack at Sweetwater Delacroix will never steer you wrong. Not for spots but general areas.

Chas Champagne Rigolets, Todd Masson and Devin Denman fishing everywhere, and Tommy Vidrine in GI are good YouTube channels. Masson and Denman show where they launch, Denman gives more detail. Jon Miller is another good one.

Some years ago a man from Lafitte purposely FB posted bogus spots and joked about it somewhere else online. Busted, haven't seen him since but that's a lesson.

As I tell one of my buds who wants to fish spot reports, even when you have a good one, that was yesterday. Today is different. Skunk reports are valuable. Ignore FB guide reports they're just advertising.

Use NOAA Tide and Windy forecasts and then MODIS (when clouds allow) to find clean water, and select five or ten spots in an area. From there the basics are the same: give each 15 minutes and if nothing biting move on. If I see a rip coming off a point with bait jumping, I'm stopping. Those sort of obvious things.

Dad first took us into Lake Pontchartrain in the mid 60's, over the years we fished Lafitte, Shell Beach, Delacroix, Empire / Venice and Cocodrie. Specks were plentiful reds too. Still are though not the numbers, and harder to find on any given day. Takes more pre-planning work. Do the work you'll find the fish.

I'm retired can fish any day and enjoy the hunt. At my age, I get far greater pleasure seeing younger folks catch than myself.

Tight Lines.

Is there a simple app for just solunar tables? I have some kind of fishing app, but it's huge and does way more than I need.