Dudley on trout fishing

[legallimits]

Originally Posted by jpeff31787

idk if I can agree as my year is V. Bay has been one of my better years. Almost every trip has produced a limit or very close to a limit. Slowing down now that they are transitioning, but still doing ok

I must be fishing in the wrong spots in V. Bay if you're doing that kind of volume. We've pulled em in at Tiger Shoal and somewhat at the reefs, but no limits on trout. We've hit em on the reds on the days that the trout aren't biting too well, but not on trout.

[jpeff31787]

Originally Posted by legallimits

I must be fishing in the wrong spots in V. Bay if you're doing that kind of volume. We've pulled em in at Tiger Shoal and somewhat at the reefs, but no limits on trout. We've hit em on the reds on the days that the trout aren't biting too well, but not on trout.

Haha If you haven't been catching then yes you're in the wrong spot. Had quite a few trips where we could have filled the boat up with 2-3lb fish


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[Marque]

Originally Posted by legallimits

I must be fishing in the wrong spots in V. Bay if you're doing that kind of volume. We've pulled em in at Tiger Shoal and somewhat at the reefs, but no limits on trout. We've hit em on the reds on the days that the trout aren't biting too well, but not on trout.

The only thing consistent about V. Bay is that it’s inconsistent. I've been fishing it for 20 years and I would agree that this year has been less than great. The redfish bite has been decent considering the salinity levels and the water clarity but I would argue that trout in the bay itself have been nonexistent since March. The salinity level at C. Point seemed to be locked in at 1 ppt for most of the summer. I remember summers where we killed them at Diamond for weeks at a time in July but I don't even think about heading East out of the pass unless the salinity at least 5 or 6 at the point. Instead of getting that big surge of fresh water in the spring and early summer we just had a sustained flow all summer. That coupled with even the average rainfall in the summer would be enough to keep the water jacked up in the bay, but we got a lot of rain. 13" + in July, the average is 7. I know guys who work offshore that were catching trout almost 30 miles out for most of the summer in 40’ to 50’ of water. The fishing offshore was good in the Vermilion, East Cam, West Cam, especially if we had a SW or W wind for a few days but the wind seemed to be out of the East more often than not. East wind is not kind to V. Bay. I don't think anything happened to the fish other than they got knocked out of the pattern we are used to. I've been working in the Timbalier Bay since June and we have been slaughtering them under the lights since mid July. Big Trout, Little Trout, too many White Trout to count, Spanish Macks, Bull Reds, 14" Reds, Jack Crevalle, Pompano, Triple Tail, Cobia, all kinds of craziness in 8' of water. I caught 27" to 35" Bull Reds in the Bertrand Canal until mid July. They are usually out of there by the end of May. My brother caught a snapper the other day at SMI 258 or something. None of the fish are where they are supposed to be. I don't think it’s the end of the world or fishing, for that matter. They will snap out of it sooner or later. If they don't someone will figure out how to catch them. All these guides crying about no fish need to realize humans are the apex predators and not pigs at a trough.

Originally Posted by jpeff31787

Haha If you haven't been catching then yes you're in the wrong spot. Had quite a few trips where we could have filled the boat up with 2-3lb fish

More power to you, if you can pull off “quite a few trips” such as you described your obviously one hell of a fisherman. I haven’t figured out how to catch specks in a crawfish pond.

[jpeff31787]

Originally Posted by Marque

The only thing consistent about V. Bay is that it’s inconsistent. I've been fishing it for 20 years and I would agree that this year has been less than great. The redfish bite has been decent considering the salinity levels and the water clarity but I would argue that trout in the bay itself have been nonexistent since March. The salinity level at C. Point seemed to be locked in at 1 ppt for most of the summer. I remember summers where we killed them at Diamond for weeks at a time in July but I don't even think about heading East out of the pass unless the salinity at least 5 or 6 at the point. Instead of getting that big surge of fresh water in the spring and early summer we just had a sustained flow all summer. That coupled with even the average rainfall in the summer would be enough to keep the water jacked up in the bay, but we got a lot of rain. 13" + in July, the average is 7. I know guys who work offshore that were catching trout almost 30 miles out for most of the summer in 40’ to 50’ of water. The fishing offshore was good in the Vermilion, East Cam, West Cam, especially if we had a SW or W wind for a few days but the wind seemed to be out of the East more often than not. East wind is not kind to V. Bay. I don't think anything happened to the fish other than they got knocked out of the pattern we are used to. I've been working in the Timbalier Bay since June and we have been slaughtering them under the lights since mid July. Big Trout, Little Trout, too many White Trout to count, Spanish Macks, Bull Reds, 14" Reds, Jack Crevalle, Pompano, Triple Tail, Cobia, all kinds of craziness in 8' of water. I caught 27" to 35" Bull Reds in the Bertrand Canal until mid July. They are usually out of there by the end of May. My brother caught a snapper the other day at SMI 258 or something. None of the fish are where they are supposed to be. I don't think it’s the end of the world or fishing, for that matter. They will snap out of it sooner or later. If they don't someone will figure out how to catch them. All these guides crying about no fish need to realize humans are the apex predators and not pigs at a trough.



More power to you, if you can pull off “quite a few trips” such as you described your obviously one hell of a fisherman. I haven’t figured out how to catch specks in a crawfish pond.

Another limit last week lol


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[bml5233]

Trout fishing in the reefs has been below average for sure this year. I do not consider fishing tiger shoals as fishing vbay. In my eyes I feel there is a drastic difference in saying limits in vbay vs. limits at tiger shoals.