Where, oh where?
 

Time is getting close and I need some local advice.

I am land locked, pulling camper. Where, between NOLA and Grand Isle would be best place for me to locate for week or two, where I can catch fish from bank, pier, or bridge?

Edit: Dang it, got this in the repots forum. Admins can you please move this to proper place? Thanks!

Advice might change a bit on time of year, but Grand Isle itself is a pretty good bet most months. Our last trip (Dec) we did very well from the beach on Elmer's Island facing the pass. In the past, we've done well from the bridge fishing pier in Feb and Mar. There's also a pier on the E end of the island in the state park. We've seen it get hot in the summer.

If you have proper surf rods and good casting distance, you can catch bull reds in the surf year round. I like to drive over to Elmer's Island because you can drive on the beach. However, if I were driving all the way from MO to LA I would park the camper at the Cameron Jetty Fishing Pier (SW LA) and bounce back and forth between fishing Rutherford beach (a few miles E) and the Jetty fishing pier. Of course, I'm a bull red junkie. If specks and slot reds are your thing, GI is a better bet.

When are you going?

Robinson Canal in Chauvin has a camp ground and you can catch fish right off of the bank there..... mostly reds, drum and sheepshead.

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Thanks everyone, I plan to be there by Jan 17 and will have a week to 10 days to scout and fish. I recall that GI pretty muvh is shut down during winter, does that include bait, or are artificials recommended?

Bridgeside Marina is usually open. Call them and see what their bait offerings should be. They may not have live bait, but frozen shrimp, crab, and mullet are likely. They are good people. They also have places to park a camper.

If there are some warm days before your drive, you may be able to find live crabs on your drive down along Hwy 1.

I see a lot of people using artificials fishing the drains and moving water along the last stretch of Hyw before the bridge to GI, also under the lights on the pier at night. I've never seen anyone really fill a cooler that way, but they catch a few fish, usually a mix of trout (sand and specs), reds, and flounder.

check out the brand new leeville launch, it was supposed to have fishing piers and its great fishing there. not sure if there is any overnight parking thou

its rigt there at the end of the road before you go on the elevated section with tolls to get to fourchon and grand isle

yep I would hit leeville

Sand pits are holding trout and reds .

Live bait - cocahoe minnows. Under cork or on bottom Carolina rigged
Dead bait: shrimp, cracked crab on bottom
Artificial: silver &/or gold mr Champ, Smoke, chartreuse, avocado plastics on 1/4 oz jighead

Good luck!

Got here early, trying to get away from cold, and dang I believe the cold wearher best me here. I am camping at State Park but if anyone wants to meet up for some fishing I dont mind driving a ways. Thznks everyone for goid information.

I'm planning on wetting a hook Friday down there

Where yall going. Thinking about going to Leeville or Larose