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Inshore Fishing in The Rigolets / Lake Catherine in Southeast Louisiana

When to fish

When this rain clears up when is a good time to go fish the rigolets? Is it the day after it stops or should i wait a couple of days for the water to get right agin. What should I do

Thanks, Monty
February 12 at 6:11am
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Posted February 12 at 2:42pm
Sunny Day

I'd fish the first day that you've got some good sun forecasted. I'll be fishing on Friday more than likely. From your posts I can see you are hungry for information. The 2 general areas I will fish right now are bayous and oyster reefs. With the rain water pushing bait out of the marsh, bayous are a good place to start. Use google maps to find areas where you can see bayous flowing out of lagoons and marsh. Fish points with current. Work the eddies. Trout will wait in these areas and eat bait as it pops out of the faster current. As for natural oyster reefs, those can be found by drifting the shores of Lake Borgne. After the sun has been out awhile and heated up the reefs trout will congregate there in pursuit of bait doing the same. Bigger trout will usually be on the reefs. It'll take patience and hard work to find productive spots like these. I suggest you hit the western shore of Lake Borgne and drift it, fishing the flats and bayou outflows.

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Posted February 13 at 8:15am
best advice

Now that is a great lesson on how to fish. Type of advice I been looking for too. I don't need someones secret spot just the logic behind looking for one. I can do the leg work. I know wasn't for me but I can tell u got the knowlegde and appreciate the lesson. Will put it my book. Thanks. Have to use it when I head out this weekend.

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