Candy mountain?
 

Planning a trip to candy mountain looking for some pointers on the closest/best place to launch a 30' boat. Will be camped in Hackberry but looking to cut some boat ride time down as much as possible. Also if anyone has been lately a report would be greatly appreciated, or any other places to hit on the way back. Thanks for all the help in advance.

run out of cameron probably only a few miles diffrence than out of freshwater city

My rig is next to Auger right now and I didn't see any TUNA for 14 days. Not much going on for my whole hitch and saw 3 boats and never saw them catch.

Not what I was hoping to hear but thanks for the report hopefully our luck will be better than the others

Charlie the unicorn?

Pecan island save u a 20 miles but 2 her truck ride buddies pulled in lotta hooters on the ridges last week trolling only 4 tuna off Jim Thompson then hit old mooring bouy between candy and auger and smoked 20 mahi averaging 15 lbs and 4 hooters off that one bouy

The mountain is always hit or miss. I would run out of freshwater. Better mpg in the truck. 20 miles adds up on a long trip. There are a few other spots around 10-20 miles from there that would make a good plan b. Go get a Hilton map all the numbers are on it. Good luck and please post report.

Thanks for the help probably gonna run out of freshwater. Hope to habe a report in tje next few days.

Freshwater for sure. It's about 82 miles due south of freshwater. I've always loved fishing the mountain. They got a set of rigs about 20 miles south of the mountain we would also hit and do good on ajs and hoos. That area this time of year is always good.

Ok stupid question about freshwater city launch as I have never been there. Where is It exactly like does anyone have an address? Like I said never been there and also does anyone know if the big ferry is back in Cameron so I can get my truck and trailer across? Last time I tried, which was a few years ago, it was a big disappointment.

Yea the big ferry is back , I was wandering about the FWC launch also

Don't have the address of the launch. But it is south of the locks. Down a long gravel road. The road is on the right in the big curve where the highway curves back to the north.

I believe the road is 3147

Just a heads up on anyone planning on using the launch at Fresh Water city, pay attention to the tides. We used to dock my BIL's boat there, and when the tide was out the water level in the cut you dock in and use to get to the channel gets very shallow. We came back in one evening, thee tide was out and had alot of trouble getting the boat on the trailer.

This was a few years back, but unless it has been dredged it has probably only gotten worse.

You can launch at Acadiana Marina for a fee. PM Speckdaddy for more info

Skeeter 05

If U need a fishing partner to share expenses let me know.. I've launch out of FWC lots of times..

I have lots of equipment (rods and trolling tackle) for big game fishing. I live in Abbeville which U will come into going to FWC if coming from Lafayette.

Thanks

Gunner AKA "Biggun"

337-781-9581

Thanks a lot guys hope I an find the launch easy,I'm leaving out in the morning wish us luck.

Biggun sorry but the boat is full but will keep u in mind in the future always needing another person that's not afraid to put gas in the boat.

Sorry for the late post been busy. Left out around 6:30am Wednesday and we hit the 60 mile mark around 10. After trying to catch bait with little luck, didn't see any rips so bait was hard for us. Anyway first couple rigs held cobia and lots and lots of the endangered snapper. After a few cobia we ran to deeper water around 80 miles out, around the mountain and we caught some nice aj's and some small gags. The seas were nice all day. Ill post pics later when I get them off the camera.

Only one problem was when we went to the GPS coordinates for the mountain that i got from the hiltons book I couldn't find the top, all I found was flat bottom I checked the numbers several times and I circled it looking but no luck. But we still had a good trip.