Hardhead Honey Hole

[MathGeek]

I'd hoped to have the family down fishing Calcasieu and Grand Isle beginning this weekend and extending through 18 June, but we've hit some unexpected travel delays, so we expect we'll be rolling into LC around 8 June. One of the science projects we have on the board is testing whether or not magnetic fields deter bony fish from biting.

Background: magnetic fields have been shown to deter sharks from biting baited hooks, but the assertion that they do not deter teleosts (bony fish, most fish other than sharks and rays) is pure theory with no experimental support. It turns out that the marine species (other than sharks and rays) most likely to be deterred by magnetic hooks are marine catfish, so that I can finally put my lifelong speciality to use and gather some experimental data to see if magnets will deter marine catfish from biting.

However, since we'll need to catch about 100 fish to have good statistics for the study, it would be optimal if we had some pointers on locations that would likely include a good mix of sizes as well as some gafftops in the mix also. Optimally, at least 30% of the catfish should probably be over 12" in length. Are there locations in the Calcasieu estuary that will likely be hot hardhead locations throughout the month of June, or should we wait until we're in town to ask for more timely information? Is loading up on marine catfish so much easier in Grand Isle that we should plan for there instead?