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Elmer’s island/Grand isle
Posted on 5/15/26 at 2:49 pm
Posted on 5/15/26 at 2:49 pm
Any reports of Specks in the surf at Grand isle/Elmers this week?
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Posted on 5/15/26 at 8:14 pm to SouthLa.Tiger
I’m here right now
Waters kinda shitty and it’s a south wind all weekend so I doubt it gets better
The bait is there though. When the wind is better it’ll be on
Waters kinda shitty and it’s a south wind all weekend so I doubt it gets better
The bait is there though. When the wind is better it’ll be on
Posted on 5/15/26 at 8:29 pm to Geaux23
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Waters kinda shitty
It was shitty 20 miles out today
Posted on 5/15/26 at 10:31 pm to SouthLa.Tiger
Not stacked up yet, found a few scattered at the barges and Belle Pass, no luck on the beach since Thursday
Posted on 5/16/26 at 1:24 pm to SouthLa.Tiger
I caught some pretty ones this morning but it was in the bay. You can see pretty water off the beach but at the shore it’s all kicked up and fonky
Posted on 5/16/26 at 6:50 pm to DownshiftAndFloorIt
That shitty water seemed to keep us from being sharked. First time in 6-7 years we had had zero encounters with the Taxman. We probably caught 40-50 keepers and a bunch more small ones. And some hammers too. Mangroves were elusive, only 3, Buggy told me no one has been catching any yet.
My campground neighbor that lives down at Bridge Side in May and June said Thursday and Friday were the first days he’d been able to comfortably fish and the surf has been like chocolate milk most of the month.
My campground neighbor that lives down at Bridge Side in May and June said Thursday and Friday were the first days he’d been able to comfortably fish and the surf has been like chocolate milk most of the month.
Posted on 5/16/26 at 7:32 pm to Icansee4miles
The sharks were all at west delta 117. We reeled in a 9 pound red snapper head 
Posted on 5/16/26 at 7:39 pm to DownshiftAndFloorIt
We thought about heading that way because of all the big Lane Snapper being caught, but opted to hit the easy button and towed up to Fourchon.
Posted on 5/16/26 at 8:22 pm to Icansee4miles
Good choice. It was booty cheeks east of there.
Posted on 5/17/26 at 11:22 am to SouthLa.Tiger
We were there for 5 days last week and it was pretty bad.
Rained several days. Windy as shite pretty much everyday. Water was chocolate milk for several hundred yards away from the beach.
Did not really hear of any good reports either.
I will agree with the other poster that said bait was everywhere. Tons of birds diving all day long a good ways out from the beach. Waves were just way too bad for my 19ft bass boat.
Rained several days. Windy as shite pretty much everyday. Water was chocolate milk for several hundred yards away from the beach.
Did not really hear of any good reports either.
I will agree with the other poster that said bait was everywhere. Tons of birds diving all day long a good ways out from the beach. Waves were just way too bad for my 19ft bass boat.
Posted on 5/18/26 at 8:15 am to SouthLa.Tiger
Is it true you need some kind of permit now to go on Elmers Island? I haven't been in 10-12 years.
Posted on 5/18/26 at 9:48 am to DownshiftAndFloorIt
We went out of Empire and were in the same area as boats going out of GI/Fourchon. We caught maybe 8-9 mangroves in 2 days and also about 8 beeliners. The sharks were bad. Prob caught 2 over 7 foot.
Posted on 5/18/26 at 2:55 pm to redfishfan
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Is it true you need some kind of permit now to go on Elmers Island? I haven't been in 10-12 years.
You’re supposed to check in at the honor box when you enter the property, like at all WMA’s.
Posted on 5/18/26 at 4:44 pm to lsuson
We had a box full of big pretty live shrimp and still couldn't buy a mangrove at the honey holes. Still a little early I guess.
Didnt have any problems finding big arse amberjacks though
I hate those bastards
Didnt have any problems finding big arse amberjacks though
I hate those bastards
Posted on 5/18/26 at 6:40 pm to DownshiftAndFloorIt
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We had a box full of big pretty live shrimp and still couldn't buy a mangrove at the honey holes. Still a little early I guess
They’ve taken a beating the last 10yrs or so
Posted on 5/18/26 at 7:24 pm to Saskwatch
Everything has. Fishing is getting harder every year.
Posted on 5/18/26 at 9:26 pm to SouthLa.Tiger
Been here since Friday. It’s been terrible, the wind has made the fishing hard.
This post was edited on 5/18/26 at 9:28 pm
Posted on 5/18/26 at 10:10 pm to Saskwatch
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They’ve taken a beating the last 10yrs or so
It’s a combination of a few things as to why offshore fishing has become more challenging.
With the removal of platforms in the gulf there’s a lot less structure. Since 2010 roughly 3,000 - 3,200 platforms have been decommissioned. South Timbalier is a ghost town there’s hardly any platforms in that block that remain.
Additionally, mapping services, electronics, more capable boats and social media has more fishing pressure.
We need more near shore reef habitat all across Louisiana.
Posted on 5/20/26 at 5:39 am to SouthLa.Tiger
I’m tired of hooking up my boat and bouncing it down hwy 90 just to watch the wind blow the whole time we’re in grand isle
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