Joseph's Harbor

[ripinlips]

Went out to Joseph's Harbor yesterday with my brother and could only find small ones biting. Only my second time out there and wanted to know the secrets about how to stay away from all the small ones and catch a few big ones??? Any help for out there would be appreciated, Thanks in advance.

[Ducktrickster]

Originally Posted by ripinlips

Went out to Joseph's Harbor yesterday with my brother and could only find small ones biting. Only my second time out there and wanted to know the secrets about how to stay away from all the small ones and catch a few big ones??? Any help for out there would be appreciated, Thanks in advance.

PM ASR.....He is the know all for that area.

[all star rod]

LOL.......I only was unlucky enough to fish that place once........DUCKY, you should give him tips since you are the only person I know of that slams the trout their on plastics.....

[Gerald]

Originally Posted by ripinlips

Went out to Joseph's Harbor yesterday with my brother and could only find small ones biting. Only my second time out there and wanted to know the secrets about how to stay away from all the small ones and catch a few big ones??? Any help for out there would be appreciated, Thanks in advance.

I am not a mind reader.........What "Ones" are you referring to? Shrimp, crabs, trout, redfish?????

[mallard matt]

We get the bigger ones on cracked crab more also try some five inch finger mullet seen people tea'rem up on some mullet.

[Dink]

From what i heard from an EXPERT, you HAVE to use live bait.........otherwise, your just wasting time.......

[Country Boy]

Taking my son out there in the morning he likes to catch crabs rather then fish, if it would be up to me i would be headed to big lake, i might go saturday

[ripinlips]

Originally Posted by Gerald

I am not a mind reader.........What "Ones" are you referring to? Shrimp, crabs, trout, redfish?????

Well I forgot...Trout mostly, with some redfish. Those two are my targets...Thanks

Thanks all for the other useful information

[Ducktrickster]

Here is what I know. I'm not a regular there but I have spent a few days on the water there. As for the trout, most of the spawning size trout are offshore right now leaving mostly juveniles inshore in the refuge. There should be plenty of keeper size reds, just look for descent water and bait. I rarely fish this area in the summer but I would try to fish the headquarters canal, the mud hole, the marsh behind the mudhole, and the marsh behind the LSU weir. To fish the latter you must exit your boat and walk down the bank so I never fish there but have many friends who do and they catch. Good luck.