Mister Bigfish

re: GI surf fishing advice

Posted by Mister Bigfish on 9/3/26 at 7:46 pm to CHEDBALLZ

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Stand in ankle deep water abd cast between the first sand bar and the beach, if that doesn't work, stand on the 1st sand bar and cast between the 1st and 2nd sand bar.

I like to walk through the first trough to the first sandbar. Walk parallel to the beach. Make fan casts in 3 directions while you walk. Sometimes they are in the first trough(hole) back towards the beach, sometimes they are on the first sandbar straight in front of you, and sometimes they are in the second trough out into the gulf.

Look for irregularities along the beach line sometimes you can feel them with your feet while you walk. It doesn’t take much but the trout will stack up on these spots which make drains so to speak.

re: GI surf fishing advice

Posted by Mister Bigfish on 9/3/26 at 1:34 pm to REB BEER

Just a heads up. Academy doesn’t carry marker 54. All the local stores will have them though.

re: GI surf fishing advice

Posted by Mister Bigfish on 9/2/26 at 9:11 pm to REB BEER

They are still catching down there. Hit Elmer’s island. Live croakers are great if you can get them but you should be able to catch plenty with marker 54 shrimp under a popping cork.

re: Colorado Elk opens today. Who is out there?

Posted by Mister Bigfish on 9/2/26 at 1:45 pm to Theotherpikecounty

I was in Colorado last week on a short trip and the damn elk were walking around town in Estes Park like pets. They were everywhere.

re: Breakfast Biscuit Sandwich Dinner

Posted by Mister Bigfish on 8/31/26 at 4:34 pm to Cajunate

Those look great.

A well executed biscuit is a thing of beauty that sadly is getting harder and harder to find. Seems like as a kid for me every little mom n pop store would have some old lady in the kitchen that would make them from scratch . Hell, that use to be the deciding factor when trying to choose a fishing location. The area that took us past the best biscuits was where we would go. Everywhere now uses frozen Cisco biscuits.

Fortunately for me my better half makes amazing biscuits.

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re: Need Help! Cooking Pastalaya for tailgate

Posted by Mister Bigfish on 8/30/26 at 3:24 pm to tigerfan0781

Without knowing all the exact details for your situation I think I would rather cook it offsite then transport to and serve. Big cast irons hold heat for a while. Just seal the top, put in the back of a pickup, and drive it to the serving location.

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re: Concealed Carry Question

Posted by Mister Bigfish on 8/30/26 at 1:30 pm to PlaySomeHonk

It doesn’t say that specifically.

re: Short Trip to Colorado

Posted by Mister Bigfish on 8/29/26 at 12:30 pm to Bob Sacamano 89

I called in a reservation a day ahead of time. It was for a weekday and they weren’t very busy as it’s the end of the summer and most kids are back in school. No deposit was required.

Yes we parked at the bike rental place near the end of the route. They shuttle us to the top and ride back down.

The ride can be done very quickly if you are in a hurry to make another event which we did have an event that evening. So it only took us a little over a couple hours. However if I go again I would make it for a nearly all day thing. There is a cool little village with shops and restaurants that you can stop in and an alpine coaster along the way. Also the town of Frisco had its own shops and restaurants. The rental is for the whole day.

We used Pioneer Sports for the rental and shuttle although there are some other company’s with similar service.

Also don’t waste money on an E-bike as the ride was all down hill. Only a few spots we had to peddle up slightly and only for short distances.

re: Concealed Carry Question

Posted by Mister Bigfish on 8/29/26 at 9:15 am to TimeOutdoors

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correctly. Do they mean as long as it’s in a holster

Yes.

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re: Short Trip to Colorado

Posted by Mister Bigfish on 8/29/26 at 9:10 am to freececil

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Freececil

Huge Thanks for the Vail Pass bicycle ride suggestion. That was a 10 out of 10.

re: Short Trip to Colorado

Posted by Mister Bigfish on 8/25/26 at 3:45 pm to freececil

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would try to do the vail pass bike ride, path runs through Copper Mountains. Believe it is 18 miles but 17 is downhill but end in Frisco. It is absolutely beautiful. Have a great trip and enjoy the weather.

Thank you. Looking at this now.

re: Short Trip to Colorado

Posted by Mister Bigfish on 8/25/26 at 11:07 am to cgrand

Thanks

Colorado Dining recs

Posted by Mister Bigfish on 8/25/26 at 9:35 am

Flying into Denver in the morning but we won’t be staying there. Staying in Blackhawk a little less than an hour west of Denver. Will only be in town for 3 nights.

Current itinerary is

Wednesday - arrive in the morning. Head to Garden of the Gods. Find something to eat along the way

Thursday - morning thru midday is wide open with a wedding we have to attend Thursday night.

Friday - current plans are to head to Rocky Mountain National Park and Estes park.

Saturday - come home.

Looking for any food recommendations for the area. Thank you.

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re: Short Trip to Colorado

Posted by Mister Bigfish on 8/25/26 at 9:26 am to tadman

Thank you everyone for suggestions. I am a big fisherman but we won’t be fishing this trip, unfortunately. Mostly just gonna be laid back sight seeing and hoping to find some good food.

Short Trip to Colorado

Posted by Mister Bigfish on 8/23/26 at 10:04 am

Will be making a short trip to Colorado this week for a wedding. We are flying in Wednesday morning. Wedding is Thursday night. We fly back Saturday.

That gives us a big chunk Wednesday, half a day Thursday, and all day Friday.

We are staying in Blackhawk which is about 50 minutes west of Denver.

First time in Colorado although we are likely planning a longer trip in the future. Need recs on activities and any restaurants along the way. A friend recommended driving north to Rocky Mountain National Park and Estes Park. He said both offer excellent views while driving through and ample spots to pull over and take pictures.

TIA

re: anyone know where I can buy some wooden slat catfish traps?

Posted by Mister Bigfish on 8/19/26 at 11:24 am to cgrand

Do you have Facebook?

Search catfish traps on marketplace and tons will come up.

re: Unmanned boat adrift in gulf.

Posted by Mister Bigfish on 8/18/26 at 12:00 pm to LanierSpots

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At least you took care of business first.

:lol: Priorities.

But no joke that’s like finding gold floating in the gulf.

re: Unmanned boat adrift in gulf.

Posted by Mister Bigfish on 8/17/26 at 10:24 am to highcotton2

We came across a party barge adrift about 30 miles out in the gulf one year. Had Florida registration stickers but it was in poor shape. We caught a pile of chicken dolphin off of it and called it in. A WLF boat happened to be nearby, responded, and towed it in.

re: Amite River catfishing

Posted by Mister Bigfish on 8/14/26 at 7:14 am to jgthunt

Ivory soap cut into cubes works great on the upper Amite when the water is cloudy. When it clears up we like cut bait or shiners that we catch ourselves in shiner jugs.

Having said that. I would recommend a short drive to lake Verret or lake Des Allemands as the catfishing has been on fire there. Can easily catch a box full in less than half a day right now.