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I was planning on going fishing around chef pass tomorrow - inside the marshes off the intercoastal and also the bank of lake borgne going up towards alligator point / alligator bend. With a 15MPH East wind tomorrow, what type of conditions should I expect? Along that side of the bank is usually ...

[quote]Shallow and grassy except between the pipes. About a foot and less in places. I trolled mostly, but did have to break out the push pole at one point. [/quote] Thanks. I may have to get over my hesitance of really shallow water (boat drafts 12") and start using a push pole versus trying to...

[quote]When I first moved out to the Chef I took my woman and a bottle of wine on a sunset cruise to the mouth of Chef at Lake P. On the way back, in the dark, I thought I was taking that curve of Chef back to Venetian Isles, but ended up in Crab Trap pond. Didn't notice I had effed-up until we smel...

[quote]I don't understand the post Crab traps often mark a channel for you.[/quote] Sorry, I was referring to what is normally called "crab trap pond" near where chef pass runs into Lake P....

and have any luck? Couldn't see further than 10 feet past the boat for a while in the morning. Hid in canals and turnoffs until it passed, but that took until almost noon. ...

[quote]ishing1, I have a question for you. How did you come about to start suddenly getting into fishing so much without much prior experiences? Retired? Major lifestyle change? Divorced? Said screw it? Just curious, because I am jealous.[/quote] Went fishing all the time as a k...

[quote]I like launching BSM. Can have a lot longer line but plenty parking and if your boat is light you might have trouble putting it back on the trailer at Campo's ... the water can flow pretty strong by Campo's launch w/o a pier sticking out to help guide you [/quote] This is good to know. We...

[quote]I'm not too familiar with the area, but I've found it always helps to get on Google earth's historical imagery and look for times with a strong north wind. There will hardly be any water and you can see which bayous are silted in and which ones have good current. [/quote] Thanks. I didn't...

Thanks BeauxNArreaux, I really want to explore all over - i have heard around the island is good, fishing the shoreline of Lake C is good and also the tank ponds. I know I can't fish all 3 in a day but was trying to find a launch spot that could make it work. I have a 19 foot bay boat, it can'...

don't mind hijacks at all since it helps me understand better too. Where is the gulf canal?...