A few trout were caught on topwater. Most were caught on jig head with plastic.
Harold Wilcox
www.haroldshogwash.com
I do not keep fish.Looks like you guys had a blast.
Stonoman
I am only seeing one picture, but I’m guessing Louisiana?
-The size of a fish is directly proportional to the time between when it’s lost and the story is told. - Me
-What’s the best eating fish, you ask? I’ve found that for a lot people, its the ones that they happen to be able to catch, clean, and cook. - My Dad (1/13/37 - 9/27/16 I love you Pops)
-Until you have loved a dog, part of your soul remains unawakened. Anatole France (paraphrased)
-RIP my “Puppy Dog” 10/15/2004 - 1/14/2013. I’ll never forget him. What a special friend he was.
-Team Gonna Fish
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Originally posted by BowhunterI am only seeing one picture, but I’m guessing Louisiana?
-The size of a fish is directly proportional to the time between when it’s lost and the story is told. - Me
-What’s the best eating fish, you ask? I’ve found that for a lot people, its the ones that they happen to be able to catch, clean, and cook. - My Dad (1/13/37 - 9/27/16 I love you Pops)
-Until you have loved a dog, part of your soul remains unawakened. Anatole France (paraphrased)
-RIP my “Puppy Dog” 10/15/2004 - 1/14/2013. I’ll never forget him. What a special friend he was.
-Team Gonna Fish
Bowhunter, you are very perceptive.
Harold Wilcox
www.haroldshogwash.com
Y’all must have a massive Crisco Lake, HW! LOL!!!
Awesome pic! Thanks for sharing.
Do y’all ever have issues with sharks coming after your stringers?
“You don’t always know where you stand till you know that you won’t run away.” ~Slipknot
[quote]Originally posted by bangstick
Y’all must have a massive Crisco Lake, HW! LOL!!!
Awesome pic! Thanks for sharing.
Do y’all ever have issues with sharks coming after your stringers?
bangstick,
As I posted in another thread, sharks do become a nuisance as the water warms up. That’s why we use stringers 12-15’ long. We want to keep the fish we’ve caught as far away from our legs as possible. Sharks aren’t so bad right now, but from mid-June on through the rest of the summer, we take our catch back to the boat fairly often or sharks will just come take a few. I had a trout jump not ten feet from me, and a shark jumped and caught him in mid-air. I eased back out of the water.
Harold Wilcox
www.haroldshogwash.com
Are you fishing over oysters? What draws the trout in to wherever it is you are fishing?
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Originally posted by hwilcox[quote]Originally posted by bangstick
Y’all must have a massive Crisco Lake, HW! LOL!!!
Awesome pic! Thanks for sharing.
Do y’all ever have issues with sharks coming after your stringers?
bangstick,
As I posted in another thread, sharks do become a nuisance as the water warms up. That’s why we use stringers 12-15’ long. We want to keep the fish we’ve caught as far away from our legs as possible. Sharks aren’t so bad right now, but from mid-June on through the rest of the summer, we take our catch back to the boat fairly often or sharks will just come take a few. I had a trout jump not ten feet from me, and a shark jumped and caught him in mid-air. I eased back out of the water.Harold Wilcox
www.haroldshogwash.com
Yeah, that would almost make me want to take up golf…almost. 
“You don’t always know where you stand till you know that you won’t run away.” ~Slipknot
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Originally posted by SeaSkirlAre you fishing over oysters? What draws the trout in to wherever it is you are fishing?
We are fishing over sandy bottom around some sandbar type islands. I think two things draw the trout to that area. First, there is a LOT of bait…shrimp and mullet. We look for the big schools of mullet rafting up on the surface. We’ve found that the trout usually follow those schools of mullet. Second, trout come to those sandbars to spawn.
They guides catch a WHOLE LOT MORE trout than I do, but they only fish with live shrimp under popping corks. That doesn’t take much skill, IMHO. You have to go where the fish are, but once you throw out your live shrimp under a cork. You just wait for a trout to eat the shrimp. It doesn’t take long. I’d rather get into the water and wade…and catch 'em on topwater or plastic.
Harold Wilcox
www.haroldshogwash.com
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Originally posted by hwilcoxquote:
Originally posted by SeaSkirlAre you fishing over oysters? What draws the trout in to wherever it is you are fishing?
We are fishing over sandy bottom around some sandbar type islands. I think two things draw the trout to that area. First, there is a LOT of bait…shrimp and mullet. We look for the big schools of mullet rafting up on the surface. We’ve found that the trout usually follow those schools of mullet. Second, trout come to those sandbars to spawn.
They guides catch a WHOLE LOT MORE trout than I do, but they only fish with live shrimp under popping corks. That doesn’t take much skill, IMHO. You have to go where the fish are, but once you throw out your live shrimp under a cork. You just wait for a trout to eat the shrimp. It doesn’t take long. I’d rather get into the water and wade…and catch 'em on topwater or plastic.Harold Wilcox
www.haroldshogwash.com
Couldn’t agree more, HW! I prefer getting after’em and hunting them with lures as opposed to chunking bait and waiting for them to come to me. I take a lot of pride in being able to trick fish into eating something that isn’t actually food. I like putting the pieces of the pattern puzzle together and figuring out the bite. It’s not a matter of which way is better or more effective or which requires more skill. For me, it’s simply the way I prefer to fish and I’ve been blessed enough to enjoy success doing so.
“You don’t always know where you stand till you know that you won’t run away.” ~Slipknot
Chandeleur?
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Originally posted by RLSChandeleur?
We didn’t get quite that far. We hit Breton, Grand Gosier, and Curlew. Curlew is a forty mile ride one way for us. When/if the wind gets up, that can make the ride home very uncomfortable…and sometimes dangerous.
Harold Wilcox
www.haroldshogwash.com