“On days with wind, say a brisk north wind blowing 15 to 20 mph, I’ll fly out here and land in the cove, and we’ll have Breton Island all to ourselves,” Bourgeois said. “Boats won’t make that run from any port in those winds and seas. We can wade-fish the entire length of the bay side for trout and reds, and sometimes we’ll walk across the sandy island and fish the Gulf side for reds.
“All those options are wide open by seaplane, and Breton Island will produce fish under most conditions, except a long, hard west wind.”
But Bourgeois said that once the west wind stops blowing the water cleans up quickly to make Breton fishable long before inside waters.
