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Lake Pontchartrain near the Causeway
Posted on 9/6/23 at 12:16 pm
Posted on 9/6/23 at 12:16 pm
Driving from Metairie to the North Shore today, and noticed a much wider area of water on the east side of the causeway about 3 miles from the South Shore. A ton of birds diving, fish crashing, and they are all in that lighter colored water. Also noticed a larger shrimp boat trawling nearby.
Any idea what that activity might be?
Any idea what that activity might be?
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Posted on 9/6/23 at 12:18 pm to ctb504
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A ton of birds diving, fish crashing, and they are all in that lighter colored water. Also noticed a larger shrimp boat trawling nearby.
Any idea what that activity might be?
sounds like birds diving and fish crashing?
probably jacks and bull reds
Posted on 9/6/23 at 12:25 pm to ctb504
My luck i would head out there only to find a massive school of gaftop catfish
Posted on 9/6/23 at 12:46 pm to Geaux23
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probably jacks
I used to see Jacks a lot up and down the Causeway during summer around 5 yrs ago or so. Then they weren't there presumably due to river flood stages and spillway openings. Sounds like they're back now. I see big schools of some type of bait fish right off the bridge. I guess they're mullet or pogies?
Posted on 9/6/23 at 1:00 pm to ctb504
mullet chasing shrimp
Posted on 9/6/23 at 2:34 pm to ctb504
Yeah I see that all the time but never fish it.
I also saw it at the Mandeville pier the other day but had already committed to Venice. I should've stayed on the Northshore.
I also saw it at the Mandeville pier the other day but had already committed to Venice. I should've stayed on the Northshore.
This post was edited on 9/6/23 at 4:25 pm
Posted on 9/6/23 at 2:50 pm to catchyalater
Went out to lake rd in lacombe last saturday and there was mullet everywhere about 40 yards further than we could cast from the shore. Every now and them something big would chase them. Was cool to watch until the deer flies made me pay.
Posted on 9/6/23 at 6:32 pm to ctb504
Saw the same thing coming back to the south shore this afternoon. I’m thinking it was a school of Jacksw after mullet in that area. Nothing to eat, but it sure would be fun on top water baits
Posted on 9/6/23 at 6:41 pm to ctb504
It's always gaftops.
Posted on 9/6/23 at 7:31 pm to tgrbaitn08
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mullet chasing shrimp
Awfully shiny hook!!
Posted on 9/6/23 at 7:40 pm to bayoudude
quote:snob
My luck i would head out there only to find a massive school of gaftop catfish
Posted on 9/7/23 at 8:26 am to ctb504
I noticed the same thing in the same area around 5 when I was heading home yesterday. Something had the bottom turned up, and the birds were diving.
Posted on 9/7/23 at 10:42 am to ctb504
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Any idea what that activity might be?
Birds work behind trawlers 24/7.
Posted on 9/7/23 at 1:04 pm to ctb504
It’s a shame Jacks taste so bad, they are a blast to catch.
Posted on 9/7/23 at 1:23 pm to michael corleone
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they are a blast to catch.
Redneck Trevally. Hell on tackle.
Posted on 9/7/23 at 3:31 pm to ctb504
A couple of weeks ago, one of my nephews fished the birds btwn Hwy 11 an I 10 bridges. Turns out it was a large school of redfish. They released some bulls, but they kept two limits of “keepers.”
Posted on 9/7/23 at 4:20 pm to ctb504
Bull reds or jacks
Posted on 9/7/23 at 9:39 pm to bayoudude
Gafftop catfish are delicious. If you put them on ice, after a few hours their slime falls off and they are bone dry to the touch. Tastes great, don't throw them back.
Posted on 9/8/23 at 2:45 pm to Hurricane2020
This time of year, good chance of jacks crushing mullet. Always show up in big rafts in September
Posted on 9/8/23 at 4:04 pm to Hurricane2020
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Gafftop catfish are delicious
Oh I’ve eaten my share but it looks like an elephant jacked off in your ice chest if you keep them slimy bastards
ETA: they were my go to for placing at a rodeo. Fished a deep hole near the mouth of big bayou dularge. Personal best was 7lbs 15 oz
This post was edited on 9/8/23 at 4:06 pm
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