Newbie to this Forum - Planning Winter Vacation

[fishn4real]

Hello folks. I have just found your forum and would appreciate help in planning my winter fishing vacation. I have always fished Florida, Alabama, and around the Hopedale, LA areas, but have been doing some interesting reading about Grande Isle area. I target specks and reds exclusively, and for now will be land locked. What are my options? I understand there is a bridge/pier...is it productive in winter? Any other suggestions for this lost in Misery saltwater fisherman? Thanks, and good catching!.

[Goooh]

Wish I knew more about that area in the winter, and from the bank. Hopefully someone will chime in, surprised you haven't gotten a response yet!

[MathGeek]

Originally Posted by fishn4real

Hello folks. I have just found your forum and would appreciate help in planning my winter fishing vacation. I have always fished Florida, Alabama, and around the Hopedale, LA areas, but have been doing some interesting reading about Grande Isle area. I target specks and reds exclusively, and for now will be land locked. What are my options? I understand there is a bridge/pier...is it productive in winter? Any other suggestions for this lost in Misery saltwater fisherman? Thanks, and good catching!.

Bull reds are always on from the pier. Depending on the conditions, you can luck into other stuff too: drum, sharks, sheepshead, white trout, croaker. We've fished the pier a lot in winter and not had it get hot for specks, ever.

There are so many bull reds around, I bet they're in the surf too, with likely a better chance at slot reds in the surf. We focused our surf fishing in Cameron last year and did ok on slot reds in the surf, but I bet winter in Grand Isle is similar in the surf.

We'll post our results when we go this year. I have a small 16 ft aluminum boat. We usually just sit in the pass and catch bull reds. Send me a PM when you know your dates, maybe you can come along in the boat if that sounds fun to you or if you get a lead on some specks or slot reds.

[meaux fishing]

The sides of hwy 1 can be really good in the winter. Look for moving water

[fishn4real]

Thanks mathgeek for the offer. It will likely be into January by the time I get there. Im starting from Port St Joe Florida right after Christmas and plan to fish my way west. Meaux fishing, thanks for the tips.