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CaptainIDS (Captainids)
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Tommy Pellegrin (Capt_tommy_pellegrin)
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Post Number: 7
Registered: 3-2007
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Here is a little run down on what is happening right now in Cocodrie. Friday and Saturday was the Mustad Norwegian fishing team and we were supposed to fish bottom fish. They fished Venice during the week in all of the bad weather but didn’t get there fill of tuna so we opted for a tuna trip to fill there coolers. Off we went looking for tuna but on the way we caught a couple of snapper and a cobia while making bait. Next stop was for a try at grouper with jigs and it paid off big with a 50 pound Warsaw coming on a 10oz jig and a small scamp on a live croaker. Now it was tuna time and just as we wanted the first herring went in and got hit and thus started the tone for the night. Next two baits out and one gets hit and we get it to the boat only to loose it in the props. Again and again this scenario played its self out with missed fish for various reasons. When we left the first spot we were 2 for about 10 or 12 bites. Again one hook up after another and again we left for another spot at 4 for about 25 bites. None of the misses we fault of anyone just bad luck. The next spot proved the one with the fish that would stay hooked, except for one long winded fish that came unhooked after about an hour and a half. It was one after another until we quit at 14 yellow fins and a couple of blacks that didn’t make it to the pit for eats. We did however grill one whole tuna and there was nothing left after we fed. I told Mustad Jeff that the fish over on this end didn’t know how to act being caught on such expensive equipment and that may have been the problem. Anyway it was one hell of a night with that many bites and most on top water. Next it was Kenny Toups and gang looking for lots of action so off we went after the mangroves and red snapper. It was one after the other for most of the morning until we decided to try for an AJ and a grouper but only found many red snapper. There were so many snapper that we couldn’t catch but one small scamp and a couple of small AJ’s because the red snapper wouldn’t leave us alone. Still 40 mangroves (with the largest 10 weighting 100 pounds) and a limit of reds along with a couple of cobia Kenny and gang had a lot of fish. Yesterday my good friend Daniel Scott came with some friends for a try at the STAR winning mangrove. We loaded with all types of bait, live herring, croakers, pogies and green backs. These all did there job of catching big mangroves, but in the process of catching mangroves the red snapper kept coming to the bait and we had to leave 4 out of 7 stops because we were catching too many red snapper. After catching 70 mangroves (I held true to my word of not catching my limit, which would have been very easy) and a limit of reds we had many fish over the 10 pound mark and some over the 11 pound mark but all of the ones we had on that we thought would be big enough to win found there way to the rig legs. We did see some real monster mangroves but couldn’t get them out with 80 pound braid and 60 to 100 pound mono leader. I consider them the meanest and toughest fish in the gulf when it comes to trying to catch the bigger ones. If you think you are tough enough to catch the big ones give Custom Charters a call and come try your luck. 985-851-3304. |
Tommy Pellegrin (Capt_tommy_pellegrin)
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Post Number: 6
Registered: 3-2007
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Votes: 0 (Vote!) | | Posted on Wednesday, July 04, 2007 - 9:29 am: | |
James Rowley and gang came to town for a two day snapper trip but ended up fishing tuna on Monday night. They had talked to Capt Eric about his night trip and decided to try it. All they could say was “UNBELIEVABLE”. The first stop was a dead zone so it was off to spot number 2 and we fished until 1am and left for home. The yellow fin were all over the top eating Frenzy flying fish, poppers and live flying fish. Also very good was the Braid popper stopper 7” floating popper. Greg, Clay and Jeremy stayed on the front of the boat tossing poppers all night but the action in the back was great with Allen catching live flying fish and Todd drifting them out. The live flyers would last about 15 seconds before a YF would take it. When this started I put out a Ballistic Flyer and it didn’t last too long either. Mix in a lot of black fin there was a fish on a line constantly. A lot of the BF were released to fight another day. I had to shut them down around 1 because we had plenty of fish and not a lot of box room left for the snapper. On the way in around 3:30am we stopped and caught a limit of snapper and were at the dock for 6am. All were very tired but very happy. For your day on the water call Capt Tommy or Eric Pellegrin 985-851-3304. |
Tommy Pellegrin (Capt_tommy_pellegrin)
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Post Number: 5
Registered: 3-2007
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Votes: 0 (Vote!) | | Posted on Sunday, July 01, 2007 - 12:05 pm: | |
The fishing continues to be the best that it can be in Cocodrie. No need to talk much about the red snapper because they are everywhere and hungry. It’s the mangroves that are filling the box right now. But how long will this last. The one problem I see is what I ran across out in the Gulf in about 70 feet of water. I pulled up to a shrimp boat to see if there was a cobia near it wanting to eat a Challenger Big Eye jig but all I found were lots of dead red and lane snapper. There is not much current right now where we are fishing so all of the dead fish were still floating around the shrimp boat. What makes me that maddest is the fact that I can’t catch 2 red snapper for myself as a captain but this boat can toss out hundreds of 6 to 8 inch snapper. Pretty lame laws we have here. I better stop now before I blow up.
Lucky for us the mangroves don’t show up in the nets and we are catching them very steady. On Thursday it was Patrick Landry and family wanting to try gulf fishing and they did great, putting 70 mangroves along with their 10 red snapper and a nice 48 pound cobia in the box. After this trip and still mad at the shrimp boat I thought about what I had just done and made a new rule for myself. I may have been told not to keep my own red snapper but it’s my decision not to keep my limit of mangroves any more if the chance arises. The very next day we stopped the mangroves at 60 and all were very happy with there catch. Another thing that has been happening is the summer wahoo. We have been having a few opportunities to put a few in the boat in recent days. Using a prototype cedar plug type bait from River2Sea and some Braid Runners we have been getting 5 to 9 strikes a day and putting 2 to 7 wahoo in the box. Although I went 0 for 7 on one very unlucky day. On Friday it was Ben Flynn and his gang of fishermen. This is one of the most fun groups I have that we bring fishing. We always have a great time, and they can fish. We put the red snapper and the mangroves in the box and went looking for the AJ’s and Wahoo and found a couple of AJ’s and 4 wahoo to add to the box. On Saturday it was Randy, Jason along with the Americable group in both boats and the fishing was good but not super. I tried a new area for the mangroves and it didn’t pay off with limits but we still had about 35 or 40 per boat. What it did do was show us where the big snapper were hiding along with some grouper. Between Capt Eric and me we put 7 wahoo in the box and called it a day. For your day to remember call Capt Tommy or Eric Pellegrin of Custom Charters and book a trip. 985-851-3304. www.customchartersllc.com |
Tommy Pellegrin (Capt_tommy_pellegrin)
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Post Number: 4
Registered: 3-2007
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Votes: 0 (Vote!) | | Posted on Wednesday, June 27, 2007 - 11:14 am: | |
Just getting to the posting for the past weekend and as usual the fishing was great. On Friday Ray Toups and gang filled in when no one wanted to take the open day. Both Capt Eric and I took them and when you put both Pellegrin Captains on board along with some guys that can fish the fish have no chance. First up was a little bit of snapper and they proved a little harder than normal but not to worry enough found there way into the box. Now it was time for the AJ’s and while this was going on a bull dolphin came along with a few friends and all 4 found there way into the box. On the way to another AJ spot a little opportunity came by and the wahoo route was on. We went 7 for 9 on wahoo. A few smaller chick dolphin came along and volunteered to go on ice. With a great box of fish we headed north to close the day. Saturday was Cortec and they wanted mangrove snapper and that’s just what they got. It started slow but as the day wore on the fish started to stack up. I though we were having a bad day, but as I found out we were having a great day. We were stacking a nice catch of red snapper along with some cobia, AJ’s and some very large mangrove snapper. Always buy a S.T.A.R. ticket when going mangrove fishing with Custom Charters. So far we have had 2 mangroves over 11; one over 12 and one on Saturday 13 pounds. All of these would be 1st on the board. After all was said and done the bad day ended up with 525 pounds of fish in the box and a crew of happy fishermen. If you want a trip like this call Capt. Tommy or Eric Pellegrin 985-851-3304. |
Tommy Pellegrin (Capt_tommy_pellegrin)
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Registered: 3-2007
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Votes: 0 (Vote!) | | Posted on Sunday, June 10, 2007 - 9:30 am: | |
The wind finally quit and the fishing was great. I had the HTV crew along with The Cardiac Institute of the south crew for a little tuna and dolphin fishing. On the way out we stopped to get some video of the red snapper on the surface and put a limit in the boat. All of the snapper were caught in sight of the surface. The tuna weren't where I stopped but the dolphin were only a few miles away and waiting for the mustad hooks. We didn't get many big bulls but plenty of the 5 to 8 pound chics. The show will aire on HTV soon. Like normal Capt Eric killed the fish. He had a boat load of snapper, cobia, tuna, grouper and yellow tail snapper totaling 600 pounds. You want a trip like this call Capt's Eric or Tommy Pellegrin 985-851-3304. |
Tommy Pellegrin (Capt_tommy_pellegrin)
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Registered: 3-2007
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Votes: 0 (Vote!) | | Posted on Sunday, May 06, 2007 - 9:31 am: | |
It may not have been very nice out on saturday but the fishing was as good as we could get it in the rough. The red snapper bite continues as usual. I went to an area that I hadn't fished yet this year and the reds were there thick but no mangroves so we caught the monster trigger fish they had there. All total we caught 49 triggers and then went looking for more mangroves but never found them. The cobia were also hard to find with the rought seas. It was still a great day and I have dates available in May so call Capt Tommy Pellegrin 985-851-3304. |
Tommy Pellegrin (Capt_tommy_pellegrin)
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Votes: 0 (Vote!) | | Posted on Thursday, May 03, 2007 - 8:05 pm: | |
Yesterday was the first day I was out with the new snapper limit and I was a little worried about the catch. By the end of the day there was no reason to be worried. With 6 customers and only 12 snapper to catch we probably will not talk about red snapper any more. Only to say that it must be a figment of our imagination every time a red snapper is caught because there are not supposed to be that many of them. We threw so many snapper back while fishing mangroves I just thought enough already there are too many red snapper to get around them. I sure wish these non existent fish would stick to the bottom. Without any live bait and not chumming much at all we managed red snapper, mangroves, yellowtail snapper, beeliners, amberjacks, cobia, scamp, trigger fish, and almaco jacks. All total it was 455 pounds of great eating fish. Sorry no picture as my camera stayed next to the computer at home. I have some days open in May if anyone wants a catch like this call Capt's Tommy or Eric Pellegrin 985-851-3304. This Sunday is open call now. |
Capt. Bill Lake
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Subject: Cocodrie/Dularge Redfish Action
Just wrapped up 2 very good days of fishing with Capt. Alex and the Zachry Corp. of San Antonio, Texas. The redfish continues to be the dominant species caught as the trout continue their migration to the inland waters. As usual we departed from the camp in Cocodrie both days. A short 20 minute boat ride brought the gang to redfish country "DOWN IN DULARGE"! The weather couldn't have been any better and the tides were high enough to give the ponds a good workover. A little too much water perhaps as the redfish were not present in the main ponds as usual. We found the majority of the redfish far back in the grass and very scattered throughout the area. The "catching" was slow on both days as it took Capt. Alex and I until the noon hour to get a full box of fish. The Zachry crew worked hard and were rewarded with a nice catch of 81 redfish, 32 Blackdrum, 5 Trout & 2 Flounder during their 2 day adventure. The Bayou Chub Minnow is our bait of choice with the purple/chartreuse and muddy water orange doing most of the damage! Did not fish the new gold chub as I ran out of them on my last trip. Many blackdrum were also caught on the chubs but most fell victim to the carolina rigged cracked crab in 20 ft. of water. The reds averaged anywhere between 16-30 inches and the drum averaged 4-8lbs each. Everyone had a great time and I look forward to the next Zachry trip on Oct. 5 & 6 ! Good luck fishing!
Capt. Bill Lake
Bayou Guide Service
985-851-6015
985-853-6055
Houma------Bayou Dularge
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Capt Tommy Pellegrin
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Votes: 0 (Vote!) | | Posted on Thursday, September 14, 2000 - 11:20 am: | |
Subject: Catch of the day
Here’s the report for Tuesday and Wednesday with Bill Norwood and his family. On Tuesday we tried to get offshore to fish tuna but had to stop short because of the sea condition. When we stopped to turn around we decided to catch a limit of snapper to make the ride out worth something, and it only took about 30 minutes to catch the snapper. After this we made it into the marsh in Dularge and caught big drum until we were tired. Now on Wednesday with the forecast for calm seas again I didn’t believe so I loaded the boat with crabs to fish the bull reds and bull drum again. When we got to the beach and found no breakers it was a good surprise so we headed out for the Miss. Canyon. Now going out I realized I’m going to out without my deckhand. I didn’t call him because I though we would only fish inside. When we got to the canyon there were so bonita working so I put out the lines and before I could make sure all the clickers were ona wahoo hit the bait and was off to the races. The wahoo was 50 pounds. After a few minutes we ran out a little farther and found a grass line, no current and no color change but a line all the same. Well about a mile down the line the tuna came up and we were in the tuna for most of the day. We caught 1 yellowfin about 50#’s and broke a leader on the second half of the double hit. We danced with the tuna for the morning and I was wishing I had any kind of popper to throw at them. We ended the day with 3 blackfin one yellowfin, and the one wahoo. We had a lot of hits some we pulled the hooks on and some we lost to line failure but all in all it was a great day. It sure was nice to have a tuna trip instead of a snapper trip. I was so excited after the double hit on tuna that I couldn’t stop shaking so I could tie on another lure. That’s why I enjoy this job because I still get that excited when a fish hits a bait.If you want a catch like this call Capt. Tommy Pellegrin 504-851-3304.
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