Grand Isle

[Westwegan]

Hey guys, i was thinking about hitting the beach in grand isle for some surf fishing this upcoming week. I know they have the rodeo this weekend (wish i could make it). Just wanted to get to the island before school starts in the fall. Any body got any reports or tips. Thanks Ya'll.

[Dink]

Lots of luck to ya. Island will be jam packed

[Westwegan]

Yea i figured that i was thinking about going monday or tuesday and hoping the crowd may have gone down by then.

[Dink]

It will

[BIGJ]

Fish the rocks in the surf. White Gulp shrimp & silver spoons

[Westwegan]

thanks how has the top water bite been? I haven't been down there in a while.

[Wide Open]

Originally Posted by Westwegan

Yea i figured that i was thinking about going monday or tuesday and hoping the crowd may have gone down by then.

Place turns into a ghost town on monday

[Westwegan]

Yeah unfortunatly, i can't make it out there for the rodeo i've got work.

[Wide Open]

Originally Posted by Westwegan

Yeah unfortunatly, i can't make it out there for the rodeo i've got work.

Your not missin much, just the biggest badest drunken sportsmans anything goes Mardigras of Luussiiaanna!

[Westwegan]

Ha ha thanks a lot!

[Westwegan]

Do ya'll think it would be better to hit the island's beach itself or Elmers Island (i think its open correct me if i am wrong)?

[High Tide]

elmers island is definitly open...not sure what would be more productive...headed done there next week as well.

[Garfish]

Originally Posted by Westwegan

Do ya'll think it would be better to hit the island's beach itself or Elmers Island (i think its open correct me if i am wrong)?

If it were me, I'd hit up Elmer's surf 1st and even fish the spots along the gravel road going onto the beach at Elmer's. You may score on some redfish. If nothing there, then hit the surf on the east end and go to the rocks. Live shrimp may be best as the sun gets up. Topwater and plastics in the morning.
All the crowd should be gone or leaving by Monday.

[Ray]

Nephew went Fri, but the a/c was out at brudinlaws camp. Guess no one is going to stay there for a while now.

[Westwegan]

Can you still drive onto Elmers? Thanks guys for the advice.

[Ray]

Yes you can drive on Elmers.

[eman]

You can drive on elmers but i have heard of folks in 2wd trucks getting stuck in some places (soft sand) take a bucket an a shovel just in case.

[Garfish]

Originally Posted by eman

You can drive on elmers but i have heard of folks in 2wd trucks getting stuck in some places (soft sand) take a bucket an a shovel just in case.

.....and a couple 2x4's so you can get some traction to get out the hole.

[Westwegan]

Thanks guys, will be heading out Tuesday morning and post a report some time after. let me know how anybody does if they go.

[Westwegan]

Well, Just got back form the Island. Had a decent trip numbers wise caught a lot of white trout and channel mullet on everything i threw at them except live bait. All fish caught were tiny replicas of each other. I don't know what i was doing wrong could not get a fish over 12 and no specks either. We hit Elmers and tore up the white trout on every soft plastic in the box bumping it on the bottom. Used Live shrimp and only sail cats and hardheads. all in all it was a fun trip. Water was a little dirty and HOT! Like bath water.