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I have been in New Orleans for the past 10 days on business, but only got one day of fishing in. I'm still actually here and was able to finally get to my photos.
Decided to charter a boat. The fishing was about a ~45 minute drive from New Orleans to Lafayette. Fishing was reportedly "slower" than usual as the weather turned a little bad. I sure couldn't tell as it seemed nice to me and the catching was good.
Anyways, caught a bunch of redfish and a mixture of other fish including black drum, sheepshead, and the guide actually caught a largemouth bass. Caught most of the fish using a jig with shrimp. Fun way to fish, especially given the size of some of them. The food in NOLA was great, but man that is a dirty city.
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Sounds like you had a great trip![cool]
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Looks like an awesome trip! Have you had a chance to eat any of those fish yet and if so which one did you like the best?
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You sure do know how to have fun Kory! Great post.
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[#0000FF]Brings back good memories. I too was on a temporary assignment in New Orleans a few years back. Stayed there about 6 months. Really shook up the Cajuns when I went tubing on the canals down by Buras. "What de hell is dat?"
Thankfully, my stay was from October to March...the cooler months. Kept the snakes and gators to a minimum. And fishing on the "inside" was memorable. Some hundred fish days on specks, reds and flounders...with a few other species thrown in.
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[quote The_Red_Leaker]Looks like an awesome trip! Have you had a chance to eat any of those fish yet and if so which one did you like the best?[/quote]
I can't say for sure, but it was likely the sheepshead. Some of the fish was donated to a church for a fish fry for the homeless/indigent.
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[quote TubeDude][#0000ff]And fishing on the "inside" was memorable. Some hundred fish days on specks, reds and flounders...with a few other species thrown in. [/#0000ff][/quote]
I really was hoping to catch a speckled trout as I had not caught one before. But they were not in the area we fished this time of year according to the guide. I had caught a red out of North Carolina before, but only one of them prior to this trip. Glad you didn't get chewed up by the gators in your tube.
I did go to the Saints game and similar to the Cajun saying you mentioned, the Saints fan's favorite saying is "Who dat".
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[#0000FF]It really pays to fish with someone who knows the waters and the fish movements. Knowing the tides and the bait availability can help put you on active fish. They really do move around but when you get on them it is a ball.
Here's a pic of a speckled trout, two reds and two flounders I kept from a mega day.
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Never had any close encounters with gators but I saw more water moccasins than I cared to. At least they were usually sunning on shoreline bushes and not moving around much in cooler weather. Did have some "fun" with a hungry bull shark while fishing in the warm outflow of a power plant. He disputed ownership of a big black drum I had hooked...right at the boat. PS...he won.
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