Holly Beach and westward

[redaddiction]

If anyone passes that way in the next couple days, could you post up a couple pics and water conditions? Gonna play hooky from work Thursday if it looks good. Lol

Thanks.

[TidewateR]

north winds predicted this week!

might clean the beach up a little

[Cooter]

I work in Johnson Bayou. The beach is starting to get right. I predict by Thursday morning the water will be blue/green.

[redaddiction]

Thanks man! I caught it right a few years ago and the water was emerald green. We hammered the trout. Hope for a repeat.

[Xpress21]

Was very nice near holly beach today bout 2 o’clock

[ragincajun327]

Did anybody give it a try?

[specktator]

Talked to lots of people that hammered them on the beach Wednesday and Thursday. Those were the 2 days to get em. Gotta wait on next north winds. It's over now.

[Gerald]

Originally Posted by specktator

Talked to lots of people that hammered them on the beach Wednesday and Thursday. Those were the 2 days to get em. Gotta wait on next north winds. It's over now.

I went to the beach Thur. and fished from 6:30 to 1 pm. using my boat so I could fish different spots easier. The water was calm and just a slight wind from the N to NE and stayed that way all day.The water color was slightly dirty... green/brown with 6" to 10" visibility.


I started fishing a little West of Holly beach at the rocks. I threw soft plastic in a variety of colors and types for the first 1.5 hours and did not get a bite. I fished almost to the west end of the rocks and the water was slightly "browner" on the west end... but still good color.


I talked with 4 guys in a boat using live shrimp. They said they had caught 2 specks and 4 Reds in the first hour that morning. I started looking for bait and at the third spot I found water that looked like there was bait so I threw my net. I got 5 shad about 3" long. After 5 more throws I had a couple dozen to start with.


It took several hours to catch two 16" specks. I did hook a big Red, but I could not keep it away from the trolling motor and my line broke.


I caught lots of Sail cats and hard heads.... maybe I need to give them a try. I fished several spots back at the Jetties and along the ship channel, but only caught more catfish.


I was surprised at how few people were fishing the beach. I only saw 6-8 boats and maybe 8 waders. By late morning, I talked with two other boat that said they had only caught a few fish.

[specksNdaSURF]

Originally Posted by specktator

Talked to lots of people that hammered them on the beach Wednesday and Thursday. Those were the 2 days to get em. Gotta wait on next north winds. It's over now.

Yeah I also talked to several ppl who hammered the fish ...1 being my 1st cousin who drove from north Louisiana all the way to holly beach Wednesday morning and him and a few buddies caught 60 trout by 930 all on plastics and topwater.


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[specksNdaSURF]

Originally Posted by specksNdaSURF

Yeah I also talked to several ppl who hammered the fish ...1 being my 1st cousin who drove from north Louisiana all the way to holly beach Wednesday morning and him and a few buddies caught 60 trout by 930 all on plastics and topwater.


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Also talked to 2 different groups who had limits of trout yesterday morning in the surf


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[splac]

Anyone look are tried beach today?

[MEM1971]

I went that Tuesday with live shrimp and quickly caught my limit of small trout. Thursday I talked dad into going and water was much better but after first two hours of daylight only had two small trout. Then tide switched, bait came in, and it was on! idk how many reds we caught but 20 at least if not 30 but we even after boxing our 10 we kept fishing cause there was some fat trout mixed in.

[Gerald]

Looks like you had a good day on Thur.


When the bait finally showed up..... I caught a bunch of the 3" shad. I only caught 2 nice trout and hooked a big red that got off. I guess the fish [except catfish] wanted live shrimp.


Were you in your boat or wadding?

[MEM1971]

nope ran out of shrimp early. probably had those 3 smaller trout and 5 reds then caught pogie and kept them alive and it was so much better. no trash fish bites and any bite was a nice trout or another red.

[MEM1971]

8 trout and probably 12-15 reds on pogie. and we were throwing across a set of rocks and if u didn't get them over it just right the reds went straight for em and broke off. the trout came straight to the top and a few jumped clean out the water when setting hook. actually saw the biggest one strike at it , miss, come back and get it right up almost on beach