We went for July 4th and if we didn't use live bait, we didn't catch anything.
When using live bait, we kept 1 fish in every 20 catches.
We fished the rocks in front of the state park, reefs behind G.I., reefs north of Grande Terre, 4 Bayou Pass then we hit some reefs farther up in the bay and 1 platform off the mouth of the ship channel. We also hit the small jetties on both sides of G.I. Those jetties are the only place we caught keeper trout.
We caught them between 4:30 and 5:00 am. After 5:00 am, the boats come out and swamp you passing and if you pull in a fish, no matter the size, they come in on you and throw thier lines all around your boat.
The only place we could find some peace and quiet, and catch fish, was way up in the bay around Hackberry Bay where we caught some reds and a couple flounder.
I will never go there again on a holiday weekend. Never...
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