Calling all Triple tail fishers
 

I'll be collecting as much info on Triple tail fishing here in Louisiana. What I'm interested in is how many of you actual target TTT's?, how many per trip or per year do you land? What size fish are you catching? I and others I fish with catch contain 90% mature-18" fish and 10% juvenile. With about and average count for a year to be 40-50 fish. I know you guys over in Lake Borgne do a lot of catching/ targeting how do your seasons go from year to year? My trips this year I'm at zero, no fish yet, have only been able to get out 6 times. Hoping the next couple of months I'll be able to get on some fish. Anyway hope to get some input from others out there.

There are some expert triple tail experts lurking around here!!

I havent caught any yet this year either. I've actually never caught one in my life time.

My voice does not count. I live in Texas.

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Canard, if your catching trips in LA waters, hell TX waters let me know.

Saw one this year. But I've only been offshore twice.

Caught 1 last Friday at the Cameron jetties on a crab trap. Attachment 54326

I have a small bay boat so it's hard for me to target them except very calm days. But i love fishing for them. I only made one trip so far this year targeting them begininng of July. Landed one. Hooked a few that came off. Should have landed 4-5. It MAY have been 16".
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Last year made I think 3-4 trips. Caught 15 one trip. 2 on the other. And scratched once or twice with seas being too rough.

I have caught 56 so far this year in 11 trips. Some trips yielded 1-2 while other trips I caught up to 14-15. I can't give you accurate numbers in length but can say the average weighed 8-10 pounds.
I have noticed as of recently the fish have become much more spooky when approached. Earlier in the summer you could literally touch them with your rod tip.

I caught one this year and seen 5

had 13 last year

Targeted 2x this year, caught 0.

Keep it coming guys, my buddy went out today- no trips. Only 2-3" fry said water was gorgeous but alittle ruff today. Specktator- I'm in the same situation, 18 1/2 bay boat. You myboyblue- you doing well, keep catching.

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X2 heard there good eating?? Never had shrimp when i have seen them. Got a boat if someone knows how to catch them ?

That one that I caught was on a sand eel. Was trolling and looked and by the time I saw it, it was maybe 10 ft away. Stopped trolling motor flipped to it first cast hammered it. First one I ever caught.

Weightless or 1/16 ounce sand eel or grub. Or a gulp 12-18 inches under cork.

I use 4" gulp pearl white shrimp on a 1/4 oz jig head. Just keep it near the surface.

1/16 oz leadheads are the tickets like noodle said. Haven't caught the first one this year but haven't fished for em.

They are talking about TTT not how many trout you caught in the tournament. Geez!!

I haven't seen ANY this Yr.. Last yr. I caught about 8 in 3 trips... All over 5#...