Surf fishing GI this coming W/E

live shrimp under a cork
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croakers caroloina rigged

good luck.

The trout will be on the beach for another month, maybe longer. Find either clean water or bait.

I've been 2 of the last 3 weekends. Used croakers under a popping cork both times and had much better success than shrimp.

Also, you'll usually catch bigger trout and avoid the hardheads with croakers. Let your cork sink for a full 3-1000 count and then gig the hell out of them on the hook set. You'll get em in the lip almost every time.

Set the hook too soon and the trout doesn't have time to get the croaker in it's mouth and you'll miss them.

My son and I were actually counting out loud 1-1000, 2-1000, 3-1000 and then setting it. Its hard to wait and not set the hook when your corks been destroyed and your rod tip is starting to pull down, but you'll get the hang of it.

Tides don't appear to be that good for the 14-16th, but if the wind will cooperate you should be able to get into some action.

Tides don't appear to be that good for the 14-16th
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the tide range will be fine. not too strong to dirty up the water, and the bait will be in the water/ hence trout too.

Family is renting a camp in July in the pass. How is fishing and crabbing there?

Thanks everyone. Glad to hear I stand a good chance to catch some decent trout. Seems the weather will be OK. Are cockahos plentiful?
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Where are you guys getting your croakers and what size are they running?

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I get mine from Coastal Bait. If you're headed on LA 1 towards GI they're literally 150 yds on the left before the road going into Elmers. Their croakers have been 2.5-3.5 inches long with an occasional "big one" around 5". So far size hasn't mattered. They all get blasted if the trout are there. Had a 14" trout bomb a huge 5.5" croaker two weeks ago when I was at Elmers. I just knew it was going to be some monster trout and then I pull in the smallest trout we caught all day. I had to laugh.

Hopefully the wind lays down for you. We fished after the rain Sunday evening and until 3 pm yesterday. The water was muddy everywhere. We could never make it out to the beaches. There were 6-8 foot rollers coming through the pass. We fished the rocks and islands all around the north side and caught plenty fish but 4 out of 5 were too small.