owning in Grand Isle....what's the pitfalls?

[simplepeddler]

like the title says....there are a couple affordable places in GI right now....just wondering what are the challenges that I might have?

I will likely rent ...........cleaning services? grass cutting?

[Nickt87]

Not being able to sleep from June 1 to November 30 may be a challenge. I'm curious to what others have to say, because I've always wanted a place down there.

[specknation]

Unless you are an offshore fisherman, fishing specs are only good from May to Sept. will need to go to north(Leeville or Golden Meadow) to do fishing during fall and winter. Hurricane's are not a good thing for a sinking island, also if you are going to insure your place down there it will cost you.

[BuckingFastard]

well if youre renting, you probably wont have to worry about insurance. hurricanes are the negative lol

[meaux fishing]

Fishing is actually pretty good from mid April till the end of Oct in a normal year for trout within a 5-10 min boat ride from the marina. Insurance all depends on elevation. If you are three ft or more above the base flood elevation its not too bad from what I hear.

[specknation]

Originally Posted by meaux fishing

Fishing is actually pretty good from mid April till the end of Oct in a normal year for trout within a 5-10 min boat ride from the marina. Insurance all depends on elevation. If you are three ft or more above the base flood elevation its not too bad from what I hear.

To say Grand Isle trout fishing is good toward the end of October is just not true in my opinion. We had a family camp down there for years, and the trout fishing after the first couple of weak cold fronts turns the trout bite off big time, you can do much better up the road in Leeville or Golden Meadow by that time of year.

[BassYakR]

I say rent only a lot.... Build some kind of covered awning.... buy a camper and park it there. Bring it home for hurricanes... only loose an awning or boat stall... not too bad. Had someone tell me that's what their plan is to do down there. Thought it was the best plan IMO

[meaux fishing]

Originally Posted by BassYakR

I say rent only a lot.... Build some kind of covered awning.... buy a camper and park it there. Bring it home for hurricanes... only loose an awning or boat stall... not too bad. Had someone tell me that's what their plan is to do down there. Thought it was the best plan IMO

There is a set up like that next to the sureway, the guy has a $250k camper bus parked under it. I would find a way to put a screen around the whole thing

[fishinpox]

imo grand isle fishing sucks BUT i will most likely buy a lot down there on the beach so when we have kids, they can play at the beach with my wife while i fish lol. way more things for the kids/ family to do than in venice

[simplepeddler]

Originally Posted by fishinpox

imo grand isle fishing sucks BUT i will most likely buy a lot down there on the beach so when we have kids, they can play at the beach with my wife while i fish lol. way more things for the kids/ family to do than in venice

I'm with you man.......but the family (other than my youngest) just don't want to hang out in Venice.

[specknation]

Originally Posted by simplepeddler

I'm with you man.......but the family (other than my youngest) just don't want to hang out in Venice.

You want to hang out on beach go to FT. Walton, Pensacola, Destin etc... GI I guess has that dirty beach charm, I would rather go east to the beach.

[simplepeddler]

Originally Posted by specknation

You want to hang out on beach go to FT. Walton, Pensacola, Destin etc... GI I guess has that dirty beach charm, I would rather go east to the beach.

already have a place in Orange Beach....trying to bridge a gap

[Top Dawg]

I love grand isle. Gonna try to take the fam down there next year. I'll be there next weekend. Would love to have a camp site down there.

[ChrisD]

Speck fishing is great year round except for a month or 2 during the transitions never had to go past Fourchon in the winter

[specknation]

Originally Posted by ChrisD

Speck fishing is great year round except for a month or 2 during the transitions never had to go past Fourchon in the winter

Here in the southeast part of the state Grand Isle maybe the worst place to fish trout during the winter months, limits of trout can be had north of GI. Not sure what you are comparing Grand Isle to LOL

[ChrisD]

Originally Posted by specknation

Here in the southeast part of the state Grand Isle maybe the worst place to fish trout during the winter months, limits of trout can be had north of GI. Not sure what you are comparing Grand Isle to LOL

If you only knew... Only fished 3-5 days a week for the 8 years I was stationed down there, defiantly the worst fishery in the state

[meaux fishing]

Originally Posted by ChrisD

If you only knew... Only fished 3-5 days a week for the 8 years I was stationed down there, defiantly the worst fishery in the state

lol I was waiting for that

[specknation]

Originally Posted by ChrisD

If you only knew... Only fished 3-5 days a week for the 8 years I was stationed down there, defiantly the worst fishery in the state

I never said it was the worst fishery in the state, I said it was not any good for trout in the winter. Ok guys GI is the Real CAJUN BAHAMAS, I know you are prob talking about the roadside canals on LA1 on the way down to GI not GI during colder months.

[ChrisD]

Originally Posted by specknation

I never said it was the worst fishery in the state, I said it was not any good for trout in the winter. Ok guys GI is the Real CAJUN BAHAMAS, I know you are prob talking about the roadside canals on LA1 on the way down to GI not GI during colder months.

No your right your not going to catch a trout off the beach in the winter I understand that but you can take a 5 min ride off of the island or a 10 min boat ride and hammer them. Not any different than any other area in the state where there will be a boat ride involved. In my opinion the winter time fishery was great over there all of the marsh west of grand isle including the pits off LA1 hold fish usually between mid Nov through the end of Feb. The beach usually turned on as early as March and as late as May or June depending on the winter I've even caught trout in the surf into November. Like I said great fishery don't know what else to compare it to I averaged 2k fish a year the last 5 years I was down there. I was transferred over to Lake Charles last summer and have been fishing on this side ever since I love this place too I don't catch the numbers over here but the size defiantly makes up for that.

[Top Dawg]

Negative nancy^^^^