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Fishing before a Hurricane
Posted on 8/26/21 at 8:24 am
Posted on 8/26/21 at 8:24 am
Does anyone else go fishing the day before a hurricane makes landfall?
With the upcoming storm do you plan on going this weekend?
Is RTB11 this weekend in GI?
With the upcoming storm do you plan on going this weekend?
Is RTB11 this weekend in GI?
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Posted on 8/26/21 at 8:25 am to Jeff_B
If you really think about it
Every time you go fishing is before a hurricane
And every time you go fishing is after a hurricane also
That’s deep
Every time you go fishing is before a hurricane
And every time you go fishing is after a hurricane also
That’s deep
This post was edited on 8/26/21 at 8:26 am
Posted on 8/26/21 at 8:30 am to Jeff_B
Had one of my best trips ever the Saturday before Katrina. Have had other good trips before tropical storms. Not sure if it’s low pressure, the fish know shits coming and are trying to fill their bellies, or something else, but there seems to be something to it.
Posted on 8/26/21 at 8:36 am to Jeff_B
I have done this a few times and caught limits of reds. Most of these trips were at Fourchon launching from the public launch, and then fishing north west of the launch. The water was much higher than normal and the reds were in a feeding frenzy. The last time I did this, I caught 5 keeper reds in the same spot in 30 minutes. I would definitely go this weekend if I wasn't committed to other stuff.
edited to add: I was kayak fishing
edited to add: I was kayak fishing
This post was edited on 8/26/21 at 9:32 am
Posted on 8/26/21 at 9:09 am to Jeff_B
quote:Yep. Hopefully it doesn't get cancelled. Forecast right now shows 10-20 mph winds earlier in the day Saturday. Not ideal, but manageable. But by Saturday night it'll be 25-35
Is RTB11 this weekend in GI?
quote:As long as they don't cancel RTB
With the upcoming storm do you plan on going this weekend?
Posted on 8/26/21 at 10:17 am to Tiger Prawn
quote:
With the upcoming storm do you plan on going this weekend?
As long as they don't cancel RTB
This is my plan as well. I was hoping to get multiple trips in this weekend while down there but that is clearly not going to happen.
Posted on 8/26/21 at 10:31 am to Jeff_B
I think the only issue is going to be rain and thunderstorms tomorrow and Saturday, before the hurricane even arrives. Does fishing before a hurricane make it easier to catch them though? Like do they all migrate towards the marsh, kind of like when it gets cold?
Posted on 8/26/21 at 10:35 am to sta4ever
quote:
Like do they all migrate towards the marsh, kind of like when it gets cold?
Pressure drop and everything gets stacked along banks due to wave action. I assume the drop in pressure triggers feeding and the compacted bait is an easy target.
Posted on 8/26/21 at 11:01 am to Jeff_B
Best kayak day ever the day before Michael. Reds were hitting anything and everything. Not worth it, mind you, but it was a nice afternoon.
Posted on 8/26/21 at 12:15 pm to Jeff_B
Someone is gonna be wearing out the shrimp before this storm. Won't be me though - busted lower unit is at the shop right now 
Posted on 8/26/21 at 12:31 pm to Jeff_B
The day or two before Opal hit Destin in 1995, I remember my grandad catching redfish in East Pass from their 5th floor balcony. All the men were casting from the balconies while my grandmother and some of the other wives were down netting the fish being reeled in. You could see massive schools of fish moving through the pass
Posted on 8/26/21 at 1:16 pm to Jeff_B
Fished before a couple of hurricanes. Limited out on specks and reds pretty quickly. Think they were stocking up before the storm.
Posted on 8/26/21 at 1:29 pm to Jeff_B
after a hurricane can be just as good too
as long as the water isnt too messed up
Ive been to grand isle after a storm to clean up the camp and gone fishing, if you find where all the water is draining out the marsh it can be awesome
as long as the water isnt too messed up
Ive been to grand isle after a storm to clean up the camp and gone fishing, if you find where all the water is draining out the marsh it can be awesome
Posted on 8/26/21 at 2:14 pm to Jeff_B
Fished brush tops right before one of them last year with tigerfoot. The fish were on fire.
Posted on 8/26/21 at 3:25 pm to Jeff_B
quote:I always do.
Does anyone else go fishing the day before a hurricane makes landfall?
Posted on 8/26/21 at 3:28 pm to Fratastic423
FYI, they just announced Ride the Bull was cancelled for this weekend. Said rescheduling is a possibility depending on what the storm leaves behind, but unsure at this point.
Posted on 8/26/21 at 3:45 pm to Tiger Prawn
One of the best bass catching trips i ever made in the basin was the evening before Andrew hit. I think every bass in flat lake knew what was coming and wanted to go out with a bang-o-lure.
Posted on 8/26/21 at 3:57 pm to Jeff_B
Gonna be rough as shite in Grand Isle this weekend baw. I'd pass on that with all the people that will be leaving
This post was edited on 8/26/21 at 3:58 pm
Posted on 8/27/21 at 8:26 am to AlxTgr
Thanks , gonna go every afternoon until Monday .
Posted on 8/27/21 at 1:43 pm to Pelican fan99
If you really want to Ride the Bull, take that yak out in GI Sunday morning
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