re: Weekly Fishing Thread 1/7

Thinking of hitting up Matagorda or Sabine later this week. Been pond hopping around near home catching some bream/bass with some buds.

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Why the shortage of bait ya think? Results of last winter? Even hwy1 roadside has been slow this year for the most part.

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ya, i had almost forgotten about it myself it was so short but last year we had a hard freeze for 2 weeks that killed most of the breeding class of specks that were inside as well as most of the bait fish.

someone reminded me about it and then i remembered the stories of hundreds of starving pelicans littering the road sides, beaches, and banks of canals from lack of food.

its gonna be damn tough next year too and maybe the year after that as this years class of hatch is smaller in numbers and they need to get big enough have another year to get a good year of hatch to restore speck populations. hence the few but nice sized fish caught earlier this year, or finding nothing but a bunch of 6-8" fish and not much else caught. specks dont breed until they reach 10" which is why the 12" limit to give them one year to breed before you can keep them

if you notice the reds are plentiful but they arent very fat, most are long and skinny signalling less food supply to fatten up on

Kemo, you got any insight into Black Lake? I figured it’s the only place with decent water. Thinking of hitting the some reefs with Fat Boys.

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When you say Bay St. Louis, do you mean in the bay itself or Jourdan River/Bayou Lacroix marshes?

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We fished the actual Bay this past weekend

Went last week and ended the day with 15 Reds, one was the biggest I have ever caught... but not trout to be seen. Obviously because of all the fresh water there has been. It’s been slow but still refs there.

When you said Matagorda i figured you were after trout. Guess you will need to watch the wind then since those rubber lips are still there.

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Lake will be muddy for a couple more weeks if we don’t get some prolonged north wind. I hate rain!

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Yep. I was hoping to get a few more trips in before the hunting guides make their way back to the lake but that looks like a pipe dream at this point. November to February is my favorite time to be out there.

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No shite? I've fished some seriously dirty/fresh water in the bay, but never caught a freshwater cat there. I'm hoping it can clear up soon.

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It was pretty nasty. We actually caught the blues at the train bridge

I wouldnt be mad about a weekly fishing thread so i can live vicariously through you guys, bc i never have a chance to fish these days. Come this spring, ima be taking some sick days, though. frick this.

That’s pretty much what I use all of my vacation days on. My weekends off are rarely weekends off.