weeks bay 7-15-12

[skyln95]

i fished weeks bay sunday. nothing but a sand trout in the boat. tossed back a 10in sandy, and a bunch of croaker. oh, and a lady fish. tried fishing the marshes and grass for reds and flatties, but nothing. but, on a promising note, there were alot of shrimp around. especially at the mouth of the iberia channel.

[gilbeaex]

Thanks for the report

[bull1134]

aaaahhhh! I can't wait for that place to turn on, it's time already!

[skyln95]

Well, if you're judging by the movement of shrimp, they're all the way up in bayou Jack. so I think it should be turning on soon.

[Crawl79]

Waiting on the same thing. Last week the salinity was up to almost 9 now back down to 6.5. Hopefully some salt water will get pushed back in the bay this week.

[YellowMouth7]

my best trip this year was when the salinty was at 6.2ppt

[meaux fishing]

Originally Posted by Crawl79

Waiting on the same thing. Last week the salinity was up to almost 9 now back down to 6.5. Hopefully some salt water will get pushed back in the bay this week.

6.5 is high for the bay... I bet the fish are there you just gotta figure em out

[Reefman]

Originally Posted by YellowMouth7

my best trip this year was when the salinty was at 6.2ppt

Originally Posted by meaux fishing

6.5 is high for the bay... I bet the fish are there you just gotta figure em out

You guys are right.....
Plenty of salt for the bay. There are tons of birds working over small trout with a falling tide. Can't find the big girls yet under the birds. Decent size coming from well heads in the bay...nothing really big, all 14-16" size.

[jpeff31787]

Originally Posted by meaux fishing

6.5 is high for the bay... I bet the fish are there you just gotta figure em out

one of my best trips were last year with a salinity of 1.5ppt. Big fish too. But the fishing this year has been much different from past years.

[Duck Butter]

Telling you that VBay folks is tight-lipped How many reports you see coming from there (very very few) yet how many boat trailers are in the parking lots everyday

[Reefman]

Originally Posted by Duck Butter

Telling you that VBay folks is tight-lipped How many reports you see coming from there (very very few) yet how many boat trailers are in the parking lots everyday

LOL! There are bunch of fishermen everyday, weather permitting. I find most are running out the Pass, fishing the reefs and Tiger Shoal. Not many are staying in the Bay itself. Those that make it out are catching fish,especially those using live bait. The handful that pound the bay is either hit or miss. Heard a speck tournament was won at the mouth of Fearman in W. Vermilion..some absurd weight of 50+ lbs....I didn't see them and don't know who caught them. I have a hard time believing that report myself...but it could be?

[Dogface]

Duck butter, I heard redfish point. The guy that told me said it was a fact but who knows for sure.

[Crawl79]

Originally Posted by Reefman

LOL! There are bunch of fishermen everyday, weather permitting. I find most are running out the Pass, fishing the reefs and Tiger Shoal. Not many are staying in the Bay itself. Those that make it out are catching fish,especially those using live bait. The handful that pound the bay is either hit or miss. Heard a speck tournament was won at the mouth of Fearman in W. Vermilion..some absurd weight of 50+ lbs....I didn't see them and don't know who caught them. I have a hard time believing that report myself...but it could be?

I heard from a good source, that this is true and one of the winners was a game warden from the area. All 5lb. + trout.

[Crawl79]

You guys are probably right about the salinity in the bay. Something I will be paying attention to from now on though.

[Duck Butter]

Originally Posted by Crawl79

I heard from a good source, that this is true and one of the winners was a game warden from the area. All 5lb. + trout.

Nice! I was wondering about the 50 lbs if it was 25 fish or 10 fish thats crazy





but i heard Hell Hole!!!!!!!!!!!!

[fishingonewild]

Originally Posted by Duck Butter

Nice! I was wondering about the 50 lbs if it was 25 fish or 10 fish thats crazy





but i heard Hell Hole!!!!!!!!!!!!

yea h e l l hole is closer to southwest pass so its more salty water there or dry reef its been a long time since i fished tha area but there alot of reefs around there. wont be long before they start moving in just gotta watch for the wind and choppy water unless have a big boat which isnt a problem from time to time dependin on which way the wind is coming from the worse time is when its blowin from south east or south west. them water wont let u out there in the open for sure.

[Reefman]

Seems we're letting a real time monitor and computer dictate when we go fishing!!!!! BS!
You can't catch fish doing yoga in your living room. The only thing I pay attention to is forecast winds and the direction, thats my deciding factor on going.

[Duck Butter]

Originally Posted by Reefman

Seems we're letting a real time monitor and computer dictate when we go fishing!!!!! BS!
You can't catch fish doing yoga in your living room. The only thing I pay attention to is forecast winds and the direction, thats my deciding factor on going.

Me too Best time to fish is anytime you can go. I am now a weekend warrior/office fisherman so can't go on the 'best' days but make do with what I got. Just like the reports on VBay above saying the trout are not there, they are not biting, don't waste your time, yet that one fella goes out and ready to give up and boom catches a 100 Can't catch them at the house

[Crawl79]

Originally Posted by Reefman

Seems we're letting a real time monitor and computer dictate when we go fishing!!!!! BS!
You can't catch fish doing yoga in your living room. The only thing I pay attention to is forecast winds and the direction, thats my deciding factor on going.

I fish almost every weekend (missed one weekend in last 2 months), I just use the computer to dictate where I will be fishing. Don't see anything wrong with that. Def can't catch them in the office.

[MattMigues]

Originally Posted by Reefman

LOL! There are bunch of fishermen everyday, weather permitting. I find most are running out the Pass, fishing the reefs and Tiger Shoal. Not many are staying in the Bay itself. Those that make it out are catching fish,especially those using live bait. The handful that pound the bay is either hit or miss. Heard a speck tournament was won at the mouth of Fearman in W. Vermilion..some absurd weight of 50+ lbs....I didn't see them and don't know who caught them. I have a hard time believing that report myself...but it could be?

I have pictures of the fish, saw them first hand 10 fish 53lbs and last weekend same guy 2 fish weighed 12.3 I think. I fish with him often he has captain liscense so can't fish star.