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Captain Jeff J. Dauzat
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Votes: 0 (Vote!) | | Posted on Friday, November 08, 2002 - 1:07 am: | |
Subject: Delacroix Report-
Delacroix Report:
Tough fishing weather yesterday in the Delacroix marsh. Strong NW winds at 20K and a blow out tide had the water stirred up pretty good. Did I mention that it was cold? I had another guest show up shivering and wearing shorts. He was so glad to see an extra pair of rain pants headed his way! The fishing started slow in spite of a strong falling tide. The water was filthy and rough in the larger interior lakes and we picked up a few trout and reds working points and oyster reefs. We used live shrimp 3-4 feet under a cork and carolina rigged on the bottom. We picked away until midday when I positioned us in a 12' deep bayou with several drains falling into it. We fished live shrimp and white beetles deep under a cork - 7-8' to produce quality specks up to 3 lbs. A nice way to end a slow day in the marsh. We saw plenty of ducks in our tour around the marsh. They were everywhere we stopped to fish. Mottleds, Gadwall, Widgeon, Teal and a few Pintails are down in force. You Delacroix hunters should expect an excellent opener. No gnats until we got back to the dock, but you still need to be prepared. Good luck out there this weekend.
Captain Jeff J. Dauzat
Fin and Feather Guide Service
(504)818-2176
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Captain Jeff J. Dauzat
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Votes: 0 (Vote!) | | Posted on Monday, October 28, 2002 - 9:57 pm: | |
Subject: Delacroix Report-
Delacroix Report:
Windy windy weather today in the Delacroix marsh. At least we wid not get wet! The blustery weather had the bays and larger lakes choppy with dirty water. The tide was ripping out of the marsh and set the stage for good fishing. We found small trout in the smaller inside lakes working shorelines with good water movement. We found larger trout 14-18" staging on shallow flats near the deep winter time holes These fish were in 5-6 feet of water and wanted live shrimp 3-4 feet under a cork. We also caught a few bigger fish carolina rigged on the bottom. The reds and drum wanted live or dead shrimp on the bottom. We caught these fish in 10-12 feet of water where cuts were draining into deep bayous. The gnats were fierce in spite of 20 mph winds so be prepared. The good tidal range is to continue this week and a cold front should lower the water temp. This could send those fish into the holes. Saw plenty of ducks in the marsh. We jumped up Mottleds and Teal in little bands and Gadwall and Widgeon in big groups. We saw birds everywhere we fished today. It is going to be a good season! Good luck out there.
Captain Jeff J. Dauzat
Fin and Feather Guide Service
(504)818-2176
www.finandfeatherguides.com |
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Capt. Jay Roberson
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Votes: 0 (Vote!) | | Posted on Saturday, October 19, 2002 - 7:50 pm: | |
Subject: Mid-October fishing on the Outer Banks
The weather is getting cooler & the fall fishing is in full swing. We are catching 40-60 stripers a day in the sound on half-day trips (approx 2-6lbs). On the ocean trips we are catching bigger stripers using eels. Along with those stripers caught in the ocean trips, we have caught some king mackerel & a lot of albacore. The fishing for trout & puppy drum is also good & there have been some 1-2lb bluefish caught along with them as well.
Capt Jay Roberson
252-473-1281
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Captain Jeff J. Dauzat
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Votes: 0 (Vote!) | | Posted on Saturday, October 19, 2002 - 5:24 pm: | |
Subject: Delacroix Report
Delacroix Report:
The fall fishing has finnaly arrived! The fishing has been good the last couple of days in spite of the conditions. The wind has been blowing pretty hard making the water dirty and there has been very little tidal range. Finding clean moving water has been the key. The fish are staging in the interior lakes over oyster reefs in 4-6 feet of water. We have been drifting these lakes and setting up to work points. The trout have been mostly small 12-16" but we have had some nice trout mixed in. The trout have been taking live shrimp fished deep under a cork and a variety of plastics also under a cork. We have found nice trout 15-20" staging in deep holes - 10-18' near these oyster reefs. These fish have been taking live shrimp fished carolina rigged. The reds have been active in the outer bays. We have been targeting these fish in shallow coves with wind driven water movement. The reds have been in the 16-29" class and have been taking live shrimp 2-3' under corks. We also picked up quite a few with gold spoons. Along with the trout and reds we have also picked up a few flounder and sheepshead. With all of the live bait, we have only picked up a handfull of catfish in the last few days, how refreshing! Beware the gnats, they have made a very unpleasant appearance already so be prepared to deal with them. The tidal range looks very low for the next couple of days. We have seen alot of ducks in the interior marshes. We seem to jump up birds everywhere we go. Mottled, Teal, Gadwall, Pintail and Widgeon are already here. It will not be long before opening day. I saw a nice, intact duck blind laying on the bank right off Bayou Terre A Boeufs. The blind was displaced from it's home by one of the latest hurricaines. You delacroix lease holders need to get out amd make sure your area is ready to go. Good luck out there this weekend. For information on hunting or fishing contact Captain Jeff J. Dauzat - (504)818-2176 - Fin and Feather Guide Service - www.finandfeatherguides.com |
Captain Jeff J. Dauzat
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Votes: 0 (Vote!) | | Posted on Tuesday, October 15, 2002 - 11:27 pm: | |
Subject: Delacroix Report
Delacroix report:
Windy and cold was the word for the day. I knew that there could be problems when my guests showed up wearing shorts. The cold and blustery conditions didn't bother the fish at all. We fould them ganged up in several spots in the very inside lakes. The fish are setting up over oyster reefs in 5-6 feet of water. Good tidal movement in the morning allowed us to get in some very productive catching time. The trout were mostly small with about 20 throwbacks, but a couple of 2-3 lbers in the mix. The reds were in the 17-20" class. All fish fell into our trap of offering live shrimp. Most fish wanted the shrimp under a cork, but quite a few were caught carolina rigged on the bottom. We saw several flocks of birds working in the larger interior lakes. The shrimp were jumping out of the water trying to get away from the hungry specks below. Tandem rigged plastics any color will produce a quick limit. These fish will stay in this pattern until the weather really gets cold when they will head for the deep holes. We saw alot of ducks on our voyage. Plenty of mottled, teal and gadwall were flying around. These birds appear to be new arrivals and are enjoying their stay in our marsh. It won't be long before they may regret their decision to stay! Good luck out there this week. For info on hunting or fishing contact Captain Jeff J. Dauzat - (504)818-2176 - Fin and Feather Guide Service - www.finandfeatherguides.com |
Captain Jeff J. Dauzat
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Votes: 0 (Vote!) | | Posted on Sunday, October 06, 2002 - 9:39 pm: | |
Subject: Delacroix Report-
Delacroix report:
Got the boat back down to Delacroix this weekend. Plenty of damage readily visible on both sides of Delacroix Hwy. Many houses and businesses were flooded out by the back to back storms. The road took a real beating with the shoulder being almost non existent. The water in the canal and the back yards is still very high and the mosquitoes were fierce. I had minimal damage to my boat slip - sections of roof missing, a legnth of bulkhead blocking the entrance and mud/debris everywhere. After several hours of cleanup, we managed to find some trout and reds in the inside hotspots. The water was high and falling and the fish were staged at the mouths of shallow lagoons gorging on bait. We set up in the deep of the bayou and let out live shrimp drift back to the fish. The fish wanted live shrimp carolina rigged and attacked the bait with vigor before it got hung up on the numerous oyster shells. These trout were 15-18" and the reds were 18-20". A heavy line of thunderstorms closed in and we had to run before long. This area really needs more rain! The bait and the fish are inside and are hungry. I did not see too much marsh damage although there was alot of fetch drifted up on the banks. All waterways traversed were clear of floating debris and other hazards to navigation. Also saw plenty of Mottled ducks and teal in the interior marsh. I hope that the duck season has not been impacted by the storms. Good luck on your fishing! For information on hunting or fishing contact Captain Jeff J. Dauzat - (504)818-2176 - Fin and Feather Guide Service - www.finandfeatherguides.com |
Captain Jeff J. Dauzat
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Votes: 0 (Vote!) | | Posted on Saturday, September 14, 2002 - 11:16 pm: | |
Subject: Delacroix Report-
Delacroix Report:
Well Hanna sent some serious water upon Delacroix Island last night. The water was covering the parking lot of the marina and still rising this AM. When the NW wind started howling the tide started to fall. When it started to fall, it flew out of the marsh. I saw a couple of places that looked good for whitewater canoeing. The water was stained from all of the marsh sediments. In spite of the conditions, we found some trout working smaller cuts emptying into logoons on the inside. These fish wanted live shrimp 3-4 feet under a cork. All trout were small 12-14". The reds were taken working shorelines with good water movement in the outer bays. The fish wanted live/dead shrimp 2-3' under a cork and once again the fish were very close to the bank. Today was not great fishing, but everyone had a good time in some mild and windy weather. Hopefully the water level will stabilize this evening and tonight and allow the fish to stage up in some fishable areas. Good luck! I saw several bands and groups of Bluewing teal this AM in the inside marsh areas. Some leaseholders are going to have a good shoot this weekend. For information on fishing the Delacroix marsh or teal hunting opportunities contact Captain Jeff J. Dauzat - (504)818-2176 - Fin and Feather Guide Service - www.finandfeatherguides.com |
Captain Jeff J. Dauzxat
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Votes: 0 (Vote!) | | Posted on Friday, September 13, 2002 - 11:00 pm: | |
Subject: Delacroix Report-
Delacroix Report:
Strong winds in front of the tropical storm today. The water is sky high and all up in the marsh grass. That's where we found our fish today. Live shrimp 3-4' under a cork was the ticket to nice reds just under Bull status. The fish wanted the bait right up on the edge of the grass. The closer the better! It was a real mixed bag today with trout, reds, flounder, drum, sheepshead, croaker, hardhead and gafftop making their appearance. The trout were not large 12-15" with 1/4 of the fish being throwbacks. They were caught on carolina rigged live shrimp in 10' of water. Saturday's weather looks iffy early as it is to get worse before it gets better. This storm should pass tonight and let the water out with the following westerly winds. Hopefully the shift will take place early in the day and give up some quality fishing time. Good luck to all of those tournament redfishers out there this weekend. These conditions will surely seperate the fishermen from the masses. Saw alot of teal today, probably about 80 in small bands working the flooded marshes. I can't wait until next weekend to get here! For information on fishing the Delacroix marsh or teal hunting opportunities contact Captain Jeff J. Dauzat - (504)818-2176 - Fin and Feather Guide Service - www.finandfeatherguides.com |
jamonica
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Captain Jeff J. Dauzat
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Votes: 0 (Vote!) | | Posted on Monday, September 02, 2002 - 8:26 pm: | |
Subject: Delacroix Report-
Delacroix Report:
Had to settle for inside fishing today as the strong east winds had the edge all dirtied up this morning. Small trout and redfish were the bulk of the bounty. Trout under 15" and reds up to 29" fell prey to our offering of live shrimp. Caught most of the trout at the tried and true winter time holes on the bottom in 12-16' of water. Reds came 3' under a cork in 5' deep coves of the outer lakes. I was able to run around scattered rain showers all morning. The skys really opened out to the east and ran us in early. The water is surprisingly clean inside and rising fast. The wind is preventing the tide from falling, but it should let up in a day or two. Look for big trout outside when available or go to plan B and hit the coves and deep water bayous of the inside for your fish. I spotted one lone Bluewing Teal working the marsh ahead of a rain shower. It won't be long now! Good luck out there. For information on fishing the Delacroix marsh contact Captain Jeff J. Dauzat - (504)818-2176 - Fin and Feather Guide Service - www.finandfeatherguides.com |
Captain Jeff J. Dauzat
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Votes: 0 (Vote!) | | Posted on Saturday, August 31, 2002 - 10:34 pm: | |
Subject: Delacroix Report
Delacroix Report:
High winds and seas out in Breton Sound this morning. 18 knot winds from the NE had the seas building up to three feet and choppy. The water was dirty in the northern area, but cleaner further south. My guests rocked and rolled in the boat even though we were hooked to the protected side of the rigs. Tough fishing conditions for us and the fish. We caught a few fish outside, but the majority came from the inside areas. Outside trout were 16-22" and the inside specks were 13-16". Outside fish were taken on live shrimp carolina rigged on the bottom. The inside fish were caught on live shrimp in shallow lagoons with clean water 3' under a cork. The action was not fast, but steady on the inside with good tidal movement. The weather is predicted to get worse as the weekend progresses and the new week begins. If you can't get outside to chase the biguns try the inside areas for smaller specks. Good luck! For info on fishing the Delacroix area contact Captain Jeff J. Dauzat - (504)818-2176 - Fin and Feather Guide Service - www.finandfeatherguides.com |
Captain Jeff J. Dauzat
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Votes: 0 (Vote!) | | Posted on Saturday, August 24, 2002 - 11:13 pm: | |
Subject: Delacroix Report-
Delacroix Report:
Good fishing this week and so far this weekend out of the Delacroix marsh. The big trout action continues out in Breton Sound. The fish have been large and aggressively attacking live croakers, mullet, shrimp and plastics. The biggest fish have been caught with the live fish. We caught fish carolina rigged Wednesday and under corks yesterday and today. We have been fishing the corks 3-8' deep depending on the day. Today's early trout action was a little slower due to litte tide movement and the full moon. We had to get into the marsh before we got on good schools. These trout were in the 13-16" class and were ganged up in the leeward coves of the exterior bays in 3-5 feet of water. The red action has been great, the bull reds have invaded Delacroix! These reds are cruising the same shorelines with the trout. We only caught three reds that were not bull status today. Good thing because it was catch and release only for my guests. The fishing is still hot and so is the weather. Be safe and courteous to the other fishermen out there. For information of fishing the Delacroix area contact Captain Jeff J. Dauzat - (504)818-2176 - Fin and Feather Guide Service - www.finandfeatherguides.com |
Captain Jeff J. Dauzat
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Votes: 0 (Vote!) | | Posted on Sunday, August 18, 2002 - 5:01 pm: | |
Subject: Delacroix Report-
Delacroix Report:
Better weather this weekend for fishing Breton Sound. We ventured outside this weekend and were rewarded with fine catches of speckled trout. The water was dirty and seas were 1-2 feet, but the trout were active on the bottom around several rigs out in Breton Sound. Our fish were not as big as usual 18-24", but persistance pays with filets for the table. The fish wanted live shrimp and finger mullet carolina rigged on the bottom. The strikes were aggresive, but we missed alot due to the fact that the tide and wind were opposite of each other and there was slack in the lines. The fish are there and proper boat positioning is critical in these circumstances. Look for these trout at the outside rigs in Breton Sound and try different setups and presentations before running to another spot. I see people running around all over the place out there and only giving a spot a few minutes. There are many combinations that you can try to draw strikes. We caught a few specks under birds in the southern Black Bay area. These were nice fish in the 14-18" class. Shrimp season starts on Monday, so this may mess up this action for a couple of days. The reds and flounder were also active this weekend. We targeted these species in the outer bays 2-3 feet under corks. Reds were located in coves and windward shorelines of the bays. Flounder were located on the down current side of points. The fishing is good right now in the marsh and out in the sound. I have trips all this week and I am looking forward to a good week of catching. For info on fishing Breton Sound or the Delacroix marsh contact Captain Jeff J. Dauzat - (504)818-2176 - Fin and Feather Guide Service - www.finandfeatherguides.com |
Captain Jeff J. Dauzat
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Votes: 0 (Vote!) | | Posted on Friday, August 16, 2002 - 7:21 pm: | |
Subject: Delacroix Report-
Delacroix Report:
Tough fishing conditions again this morning out of Delacroix. We got a late start and wanted to get outside, but the seas and skies were building and we decided to stay inside. I tried some winter holes and found the specks 13-16" ready to feed. We caught them on live shrimp, pogies and mullet carolina rigged on the bottom. We were fishing in 15-25 feet of water. The winds really picked up around 10 AM and the thunder boomers were really starting to show. The tide stopped rising and was held from falling by the gusty winds. We kept soaking the baits until the sky turned completely black and we headed in at noon without getting wet. The inside fish are staging near the deep holes and are ready to feed. The weather is supposed to clear this evening and the winds should as well. This weekend should be good. The big trout are still outside waiting for us! Good luck this weekend. For information on fishing the Delacroix area contact Captain Jeff J. Dauzat - Fin and Feather Guide Service - (504)818-2176 - www.finandfeatherguides.com |
Captain Jeff J. Dauzat
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Votes: 0 (Vote!) | | Posted on Sunday, August 11, 2002 - 9:35 pm: | |
Subject: Delacroix Report
Tough fishing conditions this weekend out of the Delacroix marsh. Strong winds, rough seas, high tides, rain and dirty water were the contitions we faced both Saturday and Sunday. The flag on Paris road was pegged each morning relagating us to inside only fishing. We targeted fish with various methods and ranging water depths with decent success. The reds were found in shallow coves of the larger lakes. They wanted live shrimp fished 2-3' under a cork. The cork needed to be right up against the bank to get action. The trout were found to be in 12-15 feet of water suspending about 3 feet off the bottom. These fish were taken with live shrimp fished carolina style. The best trout fishing came from the tried and true winter time hot spots. A slow twitch was enough to elicit the subtle winter time like strikes. All trout were nice for the inside 13-18" with only one throwback for the weekend. No limit on trout either day, but enough action to get a good trip for my guests. Hopefully the wind will let us get back outside to the big ones in Breton Sound soon. It doesn't look good for the next couple of days, but maybe later into the week. For info on fishing the Delacroix marsh contact Captain Jeff J. Dauzat - (504)818-2176 - Fin and Feather Guide Service - www.finandfeatherguides.com |
Captain Jeff J. Dauzat
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Votes: 0 (Vote!) | | Posted on Thursday, August 01, 2002 - 10:41 pm: | |
Subject: Delacroix Report-
Delacroix Report:
What a difference a day makes! Yesterdays slam was cut short today by rough seas, a sick guest and widespread rain. The big flag was flopping on Paris road this morning and it never lies, I don't care what the weatherman says! We were greeted with 2-3 foot seas as we hit the big water. The wind never quit and gusted up around the many thundershowers covering the area. The big trout were still set up just as expected when we finnaly arrived at the rigs in Breton Sound. We got a solid hour of fishing in before the mutiny began and we picked up some nice fish up to 4 lbs. I never got the chance to "get on the spot on the spot" before the decision to head in was made for me. The big trout still wanted live shrimp and finger mullet fished deep under a cork. We were fishing in 12-13' of water today. The water was trout green, but rough. The rest of the week is starting to look iffy for you outside dwellers. Friday is supposed to be 2-3' and Sat-Sun at 3-5' seas. Be careful out there! For info on fishing the Delacroix area contact Captain Jeff J. Dauzat - (504)818-2176 - Fin and Feather Guide Service - www.finandfeatherguides.com |
Captain Jeff J. Dauzat
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Votes: 0 (Vote!) | | Posted on Wednesday, July 31, 2002 - 9:02 pm: | |
Subject: Delacroix Report-
The seas have been flat and the fishing has been excellent out in Breton Sound. The action was fast and furious today out in the Sound. We avoided getting wet and were rewarded with stellar action on big sow trout. We targeted rigs in 12-13 feet of water. Very little tidal movement the last few days, but the fish have been feeding aggressively mid morning till midday. We caught fish on live shrimp, finger mullet and assorted plastics 7-8 feet under a cork. The plastics had to be worked, but the live did not. The cork would just turn to the side and slowly dissappear under the water. The fish were actually bringing the bait back up to the surface. We set up downcurrent of the structure and cast away from the rig. Most fish were hooked at a cast length away from the rig. Very few fish came in carolina rigged. We have seen alot of bird action in Black Bay the last few days. These have been small trout and white trout 10-14". The water conditions are much better out in the sound than they are in Black Bay. The seas are to stay relatively calm for the next few days unless you are unfortunate enough to get caught in a storm. If you see one of those boomers building seek protection before it blows up on you and your crew. Good luck this week and weekend. For information of fishing Delacroix waters contact Captain Jeff J. Dauzat - Fin and Feather Guide Service - (504)818-2176 - www.finandfeatherguides.com |
Captain Jeff J. Dauzat
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Votes: 0 (Vote!) | | Posted on Monday, July 08, 2002 - 11:21 pm: | |
Subject: Delacroix Report-
Tough fishing conditions in the Delacroix marsh this morning. My guests and I were held up at the boat house for an hour and a half by rain. The wind afterwards shifted to the Southeast and gusty. I did not venture outside in these conditions with today's crew. We opted to stay close and look for the inside pattern to get our fish. The first stop, I lost my stick pole which can make positioning tough. We tried the points and islands in the outer bays with clean, moving water. We worked the up current and down current sides of points and caught fish in every stop but one. We never really got them going strong at any one place but we also did not have any throwbacks. Moving around worked out OK even without the stick pole. I will be visiting Home Depot this evening for a replica model! Most fish were caught on live shrimp under a cork 2-4 feet deep. The rest came on live fished carolina in 4-10 feet of water. The water was pretty clean in the bays although there was a good bit of oyster dredging action dirtying up the place. Look for fish around the rigs outside if the weather permits, if not, try the islands and points in the outer bays for your fish. The weather looks OK for the rest of the week, get out there and catch you some. For information on fishing the Delacroix marsh contact Captain Jeff J. Dauzat - Fin and Feather Guide Service - (504)818-2176 - www.finandfeatherguides.com |
Capt. Billy Bucano
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Subject: 3 day Delacroix Report Good sow trout and Monster
June 29, 30, 31, 2002- Whew!!! Boy am I tired. Just finished up 3 days in a row and I fished 4 out of the last 5 days. I do have the next week off and then plan to get after it again in the 2nd week of July. On Saturday I had Danny Matt and Todd Prejean of Baton Rouge, La. onboard for what turned out to be a great day on the water. My fishin' buddy Ryan Pruitt also joined in to help out for the day. The struggle for specks has continued on this trip with lots of dirty water still in the entire Black Bay area. We did manage to find some good specks, reds and drum over at the Triple Pass area near American Bay but this trout party would soon be crashed by some 4-5' black-tipped sharks that really shut up all of the different species of fish that we were catching in the pretty water that we found in this area. Just before our arrival here, Matt found and battled a 32" beast of a redfish on a small island that we scouted while looking for trout. After a 5 minute battle on light tackle Matt proudly displayed the monster redfish for a picture and layed her to rest in the chest. Once the sharks moved in on us, we did stop casting our baits in hope that the sharks would eventually swim on and our good bite on specks and reds would resume. NOT! Off to Oak River Bay to get in on the awesome redfish action that I have had here. Matt Danny and Todd all contributed to the chest here with redfish drum sheepshead and trout. We finished up with a 5 man limit of bull reds (over 27"), 15 redfish 18-26", 11 specks 12-17", and lots of black drum and sheepshead. Thanks guys! Hope to be fishing with you again real soon.
On Sunday and Monday, I entertained 9 guests at the Destination Delacroix Lodge. What a nice camp/condo this is. Kevin Raby and a bunch of his co-workers from Cap-Gemini-Ernst&Young in Atlanta, and buddies were arriving late Saturday afternoon to get settled in the camp for a 2 day fishing excursion. Kevin was joined by, John Fridley, Lane Roberts, Ken Hanson, Tom Keiser, Billy "Waterboy" Boucher, Jim Jancik, all of the Atlanta, Ga. area, and Johnny Eisler, and his buddy Drew from Picayune, Ms. I had Capt. Ernie, Capt. Eddie and Capt. Cisco helping me out with boats and guiding this fun loving crew around. What a great time we all had. Lots of fishing, partying, card playing and just general bafoonery going on the entire time. All 3 boats limited out on redfish on the 1st day with my boat and Capt. Eddies' boat taking 25 specks per boat as well. Capt Ernies' boat did not fair as well with the ongoing struggle for specks in our area right now, but they took the prize with the biggest redfish going over 30". Day 2 would be a different story. I was determined to get on the big trout with my guys for Monday morning. I made a call to my bait guy back in town and lined up some good hard-swimming croakers for bait. John, Jim, and Billy were the 3 guys that I was supposed to have on my boat for this day, but when I arrived back to Delacroix with my live croakers, I was hijacked by Tom, Ken, and Billy that were patiently awating their guide boat for this rainy morning. I told them I shouldn't do this but they were already climbing aboard while convincing me to shove-off. "Just as long as I am not held accountable." I explained. They were just laughing and telling me to hurry up and leave before the other guys came out to the dock. I did tell the guys the night before that I would be ready to leave at 4:30, and it seemed like Ken and Tom had overheard this information and took advantage of it while John and Jim were a bit late getting down to the dock. Upon our arrival at my spot for sow trout, I gave the guys the croaker-bite 101 while rigging their lines and then we moved into the reef for the kill. And "Kill" we did. Ken Tom and Billy were immediately hooking up and doing battle on some real mean and hard fighting momma specks all in the 2-4# class, as the girls were really slamming these croakers. We quickly boated 25 of these beauties, when suddenly, another boat (I won't mention any names) moved into our area and shut down the huge sow trout bite we had going. We did manage to slowly pick at a few other big, nice trout, but the other boat skipper kept cranking up the motor on his boat as well as the motor on his face and all of the combined noise just kept the spooky specks from returning to a strong feed. I really think we could have done much better here on big trout without all of the ongoing noise. We left the area for a good pull on redfish. They would be a bit slower for me in my hot-spot but we did have a lot of action on drum and sheepshead before I noticed a school of bull reds moving in on us by witnessing the huge wakes they were creating just up th shoreline from us. And "SHONUFF" all rods were doubled over and drags screaming on this triple hook-up on the monster reds. We started boxing a lot more of the bronze beasts after that and wound up with 15 real nice reds on top of our total of 30 sow trout and headed for the dock. The guys on the other "bothersome boat" wound up doing well catching 43 specks in the area we were at earlier once all of the motor noise had ended and the fish settled down, and also got on a good redfish bite in the marsh as well. All in all, it was a great 2 days of fishing for all of the guys and I had just an awesome time fishing, partying, and playing cards with them as well. I really think I have made some good friends here, and look forward to yet another trip with the CGEY boys next year if not sooner. OOPS!! Almost forgot....a special thaks goes out to our "MOM", Judy Greco of Delacroix Island, who came in and prepared our dinners, lunches and breakfasts for us and also cleaned up after us. Check out images at www.titelinecharters.com/reports.html or call me at 601-795-0760 to get in on the great action ongoing in the Delacroix Marsh or in Black Bay for sow specks.
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Captain Jeff J. Dauzat
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Votes: 0 (Vote!) | | Posted on Monday, July 01, 2002 - 9:40 pm: | |
Subject: Delacroix Report-
Ideal fishing conditions this morning out of the Delacroix marsh. My guests and I departed a little late this morning and missed the falling tide window on the outter edge of the marsh. I wanted to run outside to get on that sow bite, but one of my guests had questionable sea legs and the rain clouds were building out to the East. We opted to catch the rising water at islands in the outter bays. It took a while for the fish to set up in a pattern, but we caught trout, reds, flounder and sheepshead under corks. The reds and heads wanted live shrimp as close up to the grass as we could cast. The trout were hanging in coves with water 3-5 feet deep. The trout wanted live shrimp 3-4 feet under a cork and the cork had to be worked to get the bite. We missed alot of fish today due to short strikes and bassmaster classic type hooksetting techniques! It is a hard habit to get people to break. The trout were also a little smaller than usual with several throwbacks. We caught our best fish on live mullet that I was able to castnet up. It could be that time, but I think it is still a little early for fish only in the livewells. The weather looks good for the next few days and then shakey for the weekend. The big trout are still outside and I am ready to go. Good luck to everyone this week and weekend. Look out for the reminants of an oilspill out in Black Bay. I saw alot of oilspill response boats and gear headed out today. For info on fishing the Delacroix marsh contact Captain Jeff J. Dauzat - (504)818-2176 - Fin and Feather Guide Service - www.finandfeatherguides.com |
Capt, Billy Bucano
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Subject: Bad weather equals good fishing in Delacroix Islan
June 27, 2002- Today I had Charles Johnson and Crit Miller, both of Natchitoches, La., onboard. These guys had fished with me last December on a day that a cold front had moved through the area that made for a real tough fishing day, and today would be just as tough with winds way up and stormy weather all around. We did have a small window of opportunity early in the a.m. out in Black Bay. The water has really been beat-up from all of the high winds of late caused by that pesky upper level low pressure system that has lingered around for the past week. The river level has now dropped to under 10' at the New Orleans gauge, so all we really need now is to return to our normal summer pattern (s/se winds at 10 knots or less and seas 1-2') to resume the awesome speckled trout fishing out in the exterior bays. The guys did take advantage of our small window of opportunity while the seas were relativly calm, putting 43 specks in the boat in fairly short order. There were some really nice trout up to 3.5# taken and a lot of juvenille fish were also caught and released. Once the winds picked up and the seas started capping, our bite on specks came to a halt. We then made our move to the more protected areas inside of the perimeter looking for Mr. Redfish. With only 2 stops in the windy area that we fished at, the guys started hammering some real hefty reds. Crit did come out on top of a pretty long battle with a 31" redfish, a 15# beast of a fish, and Mr. Charles followed through with another beast just shy of the 27" mark. Lots of other good sized redfish and black drum made their way into the chest as well. We finished up our trip with the 90 qt. chest maxed out, and the deck box also held quite a few, falling prey to our baits as well. Total for this fairly tough fishing day was 43 trout up to 22", 12 beautiful reds, and a limit (15)of good sized black drum. The guys will be back looking for that monster trout slammaramma, and I certainly hope when they do return, the conditions will allow the big trout slam. Check out my website for images of fish caught on all of my trips www.titelinecharters.com/reports.html and give me a call at 601-795-0760 to get in on the awesome action that the Delacroix Island area has to offer. You will be glad you did!!! Titelines!!!
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Capt. Billy Bucano
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Votes: 0 (Vote!) | | Posted on Monday, June 24, 2002 - 11:12 am: | |
Subject: Delacroix Island, La report
June 22, 2002- Today I had a group of guys from South Carolina down to fish today. Holland PetersIII, and his dad Holland Jr, along with 11 year old Austin "Powers" Hamilton, from N. Charleston, and Keith Kinard from Columbia. We got a late start on this blustery Saturday morning pulling out of the dock at 7:00 a.m. An upper level low pressure area had formed over the panhandle of Florida a couple of days before and this system started an easterly track and really put the north winds way up at 12-20 knots, and kept us confined to the interior marsh to fish. This would prove to be a pretty tough day, but the guys hung in there with me and we did manage to put fish in the boat here and there making numerous stops in the marsh scouting for specks and reds. We did find a lot of fish but the majority of the specks were undersized and had to be released. There were some good specks mixed in up to 15- 16", along with some hard fighting lady fish and sheepshead. After some time we came across an area that was holding some real good reds and young Austin started the show off with a hook-up of a monster redfish. After a lot of excitement, and a good hard pull on a 4-5 minute battle with this bronze brute, Austin would celebrate with some high fives and a pretty cramped up forearm. This beast of a redfish was a 15# beauty and would have been a fine contender in placing in the big rodeo that was ongoing in the Delacroix Island area on this tough fishing day. Holland III, Holland Jr.and Keith all made fine contributions to the chest as well. With the tough north wind that we had this day it really would have made areas close to the perimeter that I have been catching well at lately, impossible to fish, so I opted to stay in a lot closer than normal and when we would find fish we would stay and fish those areas out before scouting for more. The areas that we were fishing would probably never be fished this time of year but when I did a salinity check on one of the areas way inside the marsh, to my surprise, I discovered that the salities were anywhere from 29-34 p.p.t. Amazing levels for the Delacroix marsh. That would explain the ladyfish caught in areas like Little Lake, and Lake Batola, where we managed to catch our keeper trout. We ended the day with a fairly decent chest of fish containing 26 specks 12-16", 9 redfish from 3-15# and other mixed fish. Thanks guys for hanging in there with me on a pretty tough day, and for really shining with your angling skills. Especially you Austin. This young fellow really put the hurt on some real quality fish today, and I just know he is definitely hooked on catching redfish. I look forward to the day when I can get these guys out again with some better conditions, and really show what else the Delacroix Island area has to offer. Thanks Holland and guys. You were GREAT!!! Ya'll give me a call to get in on the monster specks and redfish action out in Black Bay 601-795-0760 and check out my site for images. www.titelinecharters.com |
Captain Jeff J. Dauzat
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Votes: 0 (Vote!) | | Posted on Sunday, June 23, 2002 - 2:20 pm: | |
Subject: Delacroix Report-
Tough fishing conditions on Saturday out of Delacroix. NE winds 20 knots and gusting to 25 knots with scattered thunderstorms. My guests and I made the mistake of trying to get to the big trout outside in Breton Sound. I should have known when I saw the flag on Paris Road, but you never know until you take a look. The water was filty and the seas were 3-4 feet. We ran around a big storm cell to get back into the marsh and find some clean water. A good incoming tide had the dirty water flowing into the system and we had to locate small coves and protected shorelines to find decent water. We targeted points and reefs close to deep water to catch our fish. We caught trout, reds, flounder and drum in water less than 5 feet deep. The reds, drum and flounder were on the shorelines and the trout were in the middle of the coves. All fish came in the boat holding live shrimp under a cork. The depth varied with some wanting 2' and others wanting 4' of leader. The trout were nice size with only 2 throwbacks and one at 4lbs. Congratulations to Dallas Lassalle for winning the big trout calcutta! I cancelled today due to the expected incliment weather although it is not upon us yet. Nice going weatherman! I will be back in action this week and really want to get back outside on that big trout bite. For information on fishing Delacroix and Breton Sound contact Captain Jeff J. Dauzat - (504)818-2176 - Fin and Feather Guide Service - www.finandfeatherguides.com |
Capt. Billy Bucano
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Votes: 0 (Vote!) | | Posted on Friday, June 21, 2002 - 1:40 pm: | |
Subject: Monster Trout Slammaramma in Black Bay
June 19,20, 2002- On Wednesday I had the extreme pleasure of entertaining Mike Madden of Dallas, Tx., along with Mike Harville of Mandeville, La., Ron Buie and Don Blair both of Covingtron, La. This day was a MONSTER TROUT EXTRAVAGANZA!!! Right from jump, the guys had their rods doubled over and drags screaming on big sow trout out in Black Bay. With the exception of a handful of fish, the trout averaged over 3# and 1 or 2 were flirting with the 6# mark. Their offerings of big live shrimp rigged 2' under floats werer the ticket to filling the chest to the brim in short order. By 9:30 we had bowed down to the big specks and went into the marsh to get on a redfish bite. This proved to be a good manuvere as it was not too long before the guys were slamming the reds, more huge trout and other mixed fish like black drum, flounder, and sheepshead. We finished our trip at noon and headed back to the dock with a 90 qt chest and the 200 qt. deck box was 75% full as well totaling over 200# of fish. After the fish were cleaned, fileted, and packed, the guys were on their way down the road and left with firm handshakes and promises to return real soon. It was certainly a pleasure to have these expert anglers on board. They made my job extremely easy and I look forward to the day that they return to fish with me again.
The very next morning I had 3 great guys as well, being Chuck Russel from Petal, Ms., along with Mark Russel of Sumrall, Ms. and Ben Lewis from Ellisville, Ms. We got a good early start with the bait well full of great looking shrimp and croakers, and it most certainly looked as though we were going to be in for a repeat performance on monster trout out in Black Bay. But upon our arrival out to the perimeter of the marsh there was some squally weather around and the winds had the bay really churned up with 3-4' seas making trout fishing next to impossible in the dirty water conditions. We did a 180 and headed back to the marsh to get inside of protection and found the water there to be a bit stained as well, but fishable. Right from the start, Chuck had found himself doing battle with a pretty hefty redfish in the 10# class, and the corks would be dissapearing producing a good bit of mixed fish including big trout, drum and sheepshead. The bite was not really as good here as it has been for me in the last couple of weeks, so we would try a few other spots and wound up picking up a few fish here and there, but nothing really consistant would materialize. By mid-morning, the wind would die a good bit and we turned our attention back out to the bay. The water was still pretty beat up and stained, but we did manage to get in on a slow bite on trout, but the fish were very nice sized in the 16-24" class. Once this bite came to a halt I tried another area that has produced well for me on monster trout, but the water conditions being as bad as they were, would not even produce one strike. We did go back inside to fish for redfish and trout inside of the perimeter and did find the water conditions had greatly improved with the slacking wind. We did manage to get in on a few more nice reds, drum and sheepshead. Then Mark suddenly had his rod doubled over and the drag screaming on what we thought surely was another redfish. After a good pull and Mark expertly working the fish back to the boat, we discovered that this "redfish" was a huge speckled trout. After successfully landing the beast of a trout in the boat we measured the fish and she was a 25.5" beauty. We ended the trip today with a 90 qt. chest full to the brim with not so many fish in numberes but the quality was certainly there. What a difference a day makes. Conditions are everything out in Black Bay to be able to get in on a real good speckled trout slammaramma. The guys will be back soon and hopefully we will have better conditions then. Check out my website for images of fish caught in these reports. or call me at 601-795-0760 to book you monster trout and redfish trip. Titelines!!!
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Captain Jeff J. Dauzat
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Votes: 0 (Vote!) | | Posted on Friday, June 21, 2002 - 12:03 am: | |
Subject: Delacroix Report
Delacroix Report:
Breton Sound was rough today in between the squalls. My guests and I headed right into 2-3 foot seas out of the Southeast this morning. The horizon was black with storm cells, but we were able to run around them all day. We stopped at several rigs out in the Sound and put fish in the boat at every stop. We did not limit today, but the size of the fish was worth the effort. Our trout averaged 3 lbs. and wanted live shrimp 6 feet under a cork. We were able to fish both the rise and falling tides and the fall produced more and bigger fish. The upcurrent boat positioning was the ticket to the presentation for both tides. We hit the exterior shorelines for reds on the way in. Live and dead shrimp 2-3' under a cork produced reds, drum, flounder and trout. The summer pattern is setting in for both the fish and the weather. Look for your fish on the outside early and the interior late. The weather looks better for the next few days and the fishing should continue to be good. I will see you there this weekend! For info on fishing Delacroix and Breton Sound contact Captain Jeff J. Dauzat - (504)818-2176 - Fin and Feather Guide Service - www.finandfeatherguides.com |
Capt. Billy Bucano
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Votes: 0 (Vote!) | | Posted on Sunday, June 16, 2002 - 9:49 am: | |
Subject: Awesome action for limits of huge redfish!
June 15, 2002- Once again, Pete Barhonovich of Novartis Phamecueticals on the Ms. gulf coast, Dr. Dwight Brower of Baton Rouge, La. and his son Pat Brower of New Orleans, were back on board looking for that big sow trout bite that they had while fishing Black Bay with me a couple of years ago. Sorry to report that with ANOTHER late season front passing through on the night before, and the winds being way up all of that day, it was not looking to good to be able to get in on the big sows. Pete, Doc, and Pat had a trip with me back in July of 2000 and we had really pounded the sows and got a limit of reds as well. They had put a 5 fish stringer of specks together that had totaled over 27# and Pete had caught his carreer speck of 6#. The day would start of a little better than I had expected, and with their offerings of live shrimp rigged 2' under floats, they would slowly start putting some keeper specks into the ice-chest. The first area that we tried did hold a good number of specks, but a lot of throwbacks would be weeded out in order to acheive 25 specks 12-15" and 5 keeper reds as well. Once this bite quelled, we would be on the hunt and picking and pecking at a few more trout. We did visit an area that I had caught well at a month ago with the last late season front that roared through S/E La. where the group I had out did very well in this wind protected area. The guys managed a few more good trout here and some pretty respectable reds as well. I had a hunch that if we implemented the use of the trolling motor and parralled the grassy shoreline of this lake that we should be able to pick up some more good reds tossing weedless gold spoons. This manuvere would pay off with 2 monster 27-28" reds, but that would be all she wrote. By this time in the mid-morning hour, the 15-18 knot north wind would have slowed to under 10 knots and the tides would have risen a good foot or so, and it was off to my hot spot for reds on the perimeter of the marsh. This was the ticket for some awesome action on some more huge reds up to 15#. Luckily for the guys that we had achieved our limit (one p/person)on reds 27" and over, and the rest of these bronze beasts would be 26.5" and under. We did manage our limit of 20 redfish and had caught and released a few more to enjoy the big pull on these hard fighting monsters of the marsh. We ended our trip with 32 speckled trout and a 4 man limit(20) of redfish. After what could have been a pretty slow day after the passage of this front, it turned out to be another great day on the water. Thanks a lot guys. You really made my job easy today. I most certainly hope the next trip that we do, we will have much better conditions to be able to get out on the big girls again. Give me a call @ 601-795-0760 to get in on the rod bending and drag screaming fun.
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Captain Jeff J. Dauzat
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Votes: 0 (Vote!) | | Posted on Saturday, June 15, 2002 - 10:17 pm: | |
Subject: Delacroix Report-
My guests were treated to four foot seas first thing out of the Bayou this morning.It was ugly and the weather man finally got one right. We wanted to get back out into Breton Sound and back to the big speck pattern, but plan A was a wash due to the conditions. Plan B entailed a hasty retreat back to the protection of the marsh and to clean water. The search for Mr. Red found us working the windward shorelines of the exterior lakes. We concentrated on points with deep water access close by. Our presentation of live shrimp 2-3 feet under a cork produced nice reds, drum, flounder and a surprising amount of specks. The winds died down and the day passed and the seas layed down as well. We could have run outside, but with the dirty water decided to stay close. The weather is supposed to stabilize and the water should clear up after a tide cycle or two. Look for your fish around the structures outside for plan A and the mixed bag on the edge for plan B. Either way there are fish to be caught in the Delacroix marsh. For info on fishing the Delacroix area contact Captain Jeff J. Dauzat - (504)818-2176 - www.finandfeatherguides.com |
Capt. Billy Bucano
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Subject: Delacroix Island, La. report
June 11,12,13- 2002- Tuesday Morning, I had Matt Glatt and his daughter Stacy of Covington, La. onboard. Matt usually fishes with me along with "The Glatt Gang", but today it was a quality time day with his daughter Stacy. Stacys' friens was supposed to make this trip, but at the last moment she declined. TOO BAD!!! We really slammed the BIG GIRLS this morning. Same time, same station as the last 2 groups I had out to fish the M.R.G.O., or locally known as the ship channel. Our presentations of huge live shrimp from the best bait shop in New Orleans known as Fishermans' Friend. and hand selected by Bobby, were the ticket to this productive day. Stacy was the hot hand today hooking and landing some real big sow trout up to 6.6#. Matt and I pulled up the rear with our contributuins of real nice specks as well, but Stacy was the girl. Our baits were rigged on sliding corks and set at 12-14' over 19-22' of water. The ship channel is on fire for very nice speckled trout and also for some really beautiful and extremely tasty mangrove snappers. I got a call from the Orleans Parish levee board at about 10:30 a.m. notifying me that they were to close the locks as they had done on the previous day, but by that time Matt, Stacy, and I had put 55 specks and 2 snappers in the icechest and headed in. What a great day to be on the water, and also to see that Matt would share some quaility time on the water and having a great time with his daughter. In the last 3 days fishing the ship channel, my clients have caught 160 specks averaging over 2#.
The next 2 days I would be back fishing the Delacroix Island area, with a great group of guys from St. Louis, Mo. and Memphis, Tn. The Norvelle bros. Larry Norvelle and Bill "Snooks" Norvelle, along with their partners Kip Williams and Pete Heidleberg (I hope I got it right Pete). Our first morning we got a bit of a late start and started off in the marsh looking for speckled trout. This paid off in only 10-12 specks up to 18", and we found a lot of juvenille fish that were returned to the water. These guys really enjoyed their 2 day trip down to Delacroix while in town back in April to attend the New Orleans Jazz Festival, catching a pretty good mess of redfish, drum, flounder and sheepshead, and with the trout bite being a bit slow, we turned our attention to the perimeter of the marsh to fish for redfish. This manuver paid off in a big way as all 4 guys were ejoying themselves with some rod bending and drag screaming action on some really hefty reds all in the 26-27" class. There were also some real hefty specks in the mix, as Larry really got into the fight of a 6# beauty. This big sow trout really surprised us as she was putting up a fight in the same manner as the reds and drum and big sheepshead that we were encountering all morning long. This day ended with having to incorporate extra storage space for the fish that they caught. The ice box that I usually use for storage was filled to the brim, and the built-in deck chest was implemented to carry the extra fish totaling over 100#. All fish were caught using the same great handpicked bait from Fishermans Friend rigged 2' under floats.
The next morning we headed out to the same area that we had finished up in the day before. We found the redfish there cruising up and down the shoreline, tailing and some wrer really putting up a wake as they would cruise the shoreline. But they would have nothing to do with the live bait the guys were offering. They would just boil the water around the floats and poke at the floats. Its really funny how things can change in fish behavior in just a day. I decided to give a topwater bait a try just to see how they would react to that. This would produce one big strike and a hookup on a good sized 22" redfish, but this would be the only fish taken in the area that had produced so well on the prior morning. So it was off to the Black Bay area in search of speckled trout. We had encountered birds feeding over lots of specks alll over the bay, but the vast majority of these trout were undersized and had to be released. Our search for a flock of birds that were over some quality specks would be in vain with the exception of only a few keeper trout. We had to find some structure that would be holding some trout. Our first 2 visits to some wells would not even produce one strike. This was really looking like it was going to be a tough day for trout as well, and I was thinkinjg of returning back to the marsh to fish the incoming tide as we did the day before. I would make one more stop to fish a reef off of Mozambique Point, to find some pretty good pay-dirt. The guys all started boating some real hefty specks after rigging their baits down to the 5-6' depth in 8' of water. The quick action was not here but the quality was. Most of the specks here were going 16-21", with only a couple of throwbacks. Sometimes we would sit through a slow period of 5-7 minutes with nothing and them Wham! Double, and sometimes triple hookups on these hard-fighting specks. We ended our day with 40 nice specks and one 22" redfish. Not quite as productive as yesterday but still a pretty decent trip materialized for us after a real slow start. Give me a call at 601-795-0760 0r 505-908-4874
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Captain Jeff J. Dauzat
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Subject: Breton Sound Report-
Ventured out into Breton Sound this morning. We were treated to glass like seas and made the run. Arrived at one of my favored starting spots to find 4 boats already muleing in the trout. Doesn't anybody work during the week anymore? Too crowded for my taste and we left to find another wellhead with my name on it. My guests were on fire from the first cast to the last fish. The trout were big 18"-25" with a Bull Red thrown into the mix. The fish wanted live shrimp carolina rigged on the bottom. We tried a cork with no luck, but caught them under a cork yesterday. Be sure and try both techniques before leaving a spot to find greener pastures. Thursday looks picture perfect with the winds picking up toward the weekend. I fully expect to see everone out there tomorrow. Good luck! For information on fishing Breton Sound contact Captain Jeff J. Dauzat - (504)818-2176 - Fin and Feather Guide Service - www.finandfeatherguides.com |
Captain Jeff J. Dauzat
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Subject: Delacroix Report-
Great fishing in spite of the weather this weekend out of Delacroix. The water has started to clear up and the fish have responded well out in Breton Sound. The dirty water has concentrated the fisherman on the clear water rigs forcing me to find new wellheads and out of the way rigs to concentrate on. This strategy has paid off big time as my guests this weekend were treated to exceptional fishing for big trout. The big fish wanted live shrimp 5-6 feet under a cork. The fish have averaged 3 lbs with plenty over 6 lbs. These are the size fish that you have to net or risk breaking your rod trying to flip them into the boat! The reds continue to be stacked up on points and cuts in the exterior lakes. In fact if anyone sees a bullred swimming around with an orange cork it is mine! We had a bruiser break off immediately after hook up and watched him cruise up and down the flat that we were on. We could not get the fish to bite again and had no luck running him down. I will try to get back to the area tommorrow and see if we can see him again. Good thing that the hook will rust out in a couple of days. The weather should stabilize after today and into next week. The great fishing should only continue to improve. For information on fishing the Delacroix marsh contact Captain Jeff J. Dauzat - (504)818-2176 - Fin and Feather Guide Service - www.finandfeatherguides.com |
Capt. Billy Bucano
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Subject: Delacroix Island, La. Report
June 4, 2002- "The Schweiger Clan"....John, along with his wife Kathleen, 10 yr. old son Nicholas, and 9 yr. old daughter Jennifer were out for a days fun fishing while vacationing in New Orleans. After the weekend I had with 2 other groups and lots of huge sow speckled trout taken, I could only anticipate more of the same for this crew. I knew that there was only a .5 range in the tide, but that can still offer some water movement. This would not be the case today. There was absolutely no water movement, as we were fishing between high and low tide. Also with the Mississippi River at 15.3' and still rising, the river water has started to affect the entire Black Bay and west Breton Sound areas. We started off the day with some real nice trout but experienced a slow bite and wound up bouncing around a few different rigs. The action would be the same. We did manage, however, to get a few big trout in the boat. The bite, even on live croaker was real funny and we did lose a few real good fish out by a few of my favorite rigs. We would find some birds feeding as we moved farther south into bay, along with much dirtier river water mixed in the good water. The birds would produce a few good trout but mostly hardhead catfish, so I opted to get them back inside of the perimeter of the marsh to fish much cleaner water. As soon as we arrived the big reds that we found had broken off our first two lines on submerged structure. It wouldn't be too long before some very exceptional redfish and speckled trout were taking our presentations of live shrimp rigged under floats. Kathleen had the hot hand for a while landing 3 redfish in the 17-20" class, John also contributed a few of the same with one very nice drag screamer going 12#. Little Nicholas would also be fighting some very nice reds, and to my surprise, little Jennifer was hooking, fisghting and landing some real pretty specks all by herself. Very impressive Jennifer!!! The Schweiger Clan wound up catching 21 specks 13-25", and 11 redfish up to 12#. Not a bad day at all with no water movement, and having to fish the marsh. The Delacroix Island Marsh is holding some fair numbers of good fish and until the river stages start to drop, my attention will be focused in the marsh. No telling how well we would have done in this last stop inside of the marsh if we would have made it our first stop. It thouroughly enjoyed myself and had a very good time having John Kathleen Nicholas and Jennifer out. It is really nice to see a family out along with their children sharing quality time and having a great time together fishing. |
Capt. Billy Buacno
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Subject: Monster Sow Specks in Delacroix Island, La.
June 1,2 2002- It was once again a great pleasure to have Rick Barret onboard, along with his son Jason, and buddy Rick Tyson all of the Jackson, Ms. area. The fast slamming action for school trout continues to be a little slow in the Black Bay area, but the Big Sow Trout continue to provide awesome rod bending and drag screaming good times when fishing live croaker. Jason started off the morning right after we conducted croaker bite 101, with some fine 3#+ specks and Ricky and Mr. Tyson were also soon contributing these monster sized specks, some running in the upper 4# class, to the ice box. It wasn't long before the area was crowded with boats, and the bite on these big trout would be over. Weekends can be particularly tough in the summer months especially when there are rodeos in the area as was the case on this Saturday morning. We did manage to get on a bit of school trout action way out into the far reaches of Black Bay/Breton Sound, but there were so many boats at this, one of few fish producing gas wells, that we could only muster up 15 or so 13-14" specks while fishing live shrimp rigged 3-5' under floats. We did have only a few good croaker left in the bait well, so I opted to fish another area that can produce some nice sizable specks. We did hit a little pay-dirt here on the last of the croaker. Three 2-4# specks would be boated and boxed here, and then off to the marsh to fish out our live shrimp in search of a redfish bite. Our first stop in the marsh would produce some more real nice keeper trout up to 3#, 3 good reds in the 17-20" class and a mess of sheepshead. We ended our day with good quality fish, but the numbers of fish in the total catch are still off.
The next morning I was real pleased to once again have Steve Andrews and his guest Brian Sweeney onboard. One of Steves other clients had to bail out on this trip, so it would just be the two of them fishing today. What a difference a day makes! I did manage to get a lot better bait for this trip, and when we arrived at my honey hole for the big girls, there was not another boat there. A north wind on this morning would throw me a curve ball, and it took a bit to find the proper presentation and technique to get the sows to bite. Before to long we found them right off the bow of the boat, and the presentation would be totaly freelined croaker with no weight at all on the lines. And another tactic that would produce a bite would be a couple of sharp twitches in the retrieval of the baits. Normally you would never have to do this with presentations of live croaker that are in very good shape and are hard swimmers, but these baits were still a bit on the lithargic side, and they would need a little help with the twitching to induce a good kill strike from the sow trout. Once the guys got the technique and presentation down the "slammaramma" was on. Huge trout in the 3-4+# class were flopping all over the floor of the boat and stacking up in the chest. Steve did manage to land a whopper of a speck that was flirting with the 5# mark, and this fish would be his career largerst speck after many fishing trips all over the gulf coast. A few boats did manage to visit the area, but their stops would be in vain, and would shortly leave the area. More than likely they did not have live croaker for bait. There are a few times when live shrimp will work here for sow trout, and the guys today even managed about 6-7 real nice trout on presentations of large live shrimp, but for the most part, this is an area that produces time and time again on monster trout with freelined croaker as bait. Today we ended our trip with 38 gorgeous specks, and 1-22" redfish that packed the 90 qt. chest to the point where we could barely get the top to close completely. Once again quality not quantity would be the case, but from the high fives, and the 100 pounds of fish in the box, this trip would be a great success.
Thanks to both of my groups for this weekend. You were all great fun to fish with and I look forward to many other trips with you in the future.
Give me a call at 601-795-0760 and lets get on the BIG GIRLS!!
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Capt. Billy Bucano
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Subject: Monster Delacroix Island Speckled Trout
May 28,29, 2002- On Tuesday I had "The Glatt Gang" out looking for a repeat performance of some of their great trips out to Black Bay with me in previous years. Matt Glatt, Jim and Ed Pemberton, along with their buddy Chris, all of the Mandeville/Covington, La. area, really enjoy fishing as much as anyone whom has ever been onboard my boat, and it certainly showed on this gorgeous morning out on Black Bay. As soon as their presentations of live shrimp,( the live croakers have yet to become good sized and hard working) rigged 2' under floats hit the reef we targeted, the floats started dissapearing and some really re"speck"table fish started hitting the deck of the boat. I got some quick photos of some of these beauties and quickly stored the camera away as "The Glatt Gang" really kept me busy handling the landing net. Lots of these fish were in the 3-4# class and one or two made it over the 5# mark. These were some real solid fish and the bite was really fast and furious at time with lots of double and a few triple hookups. After boating and boxing 27 of these monster sow trout, the bite quelled and it was of to fish some gas well and rig structure. This manuvere did not yield a single fish at a number of stops. We then found some flocks of hard working gulls, and we were back on the action. Tossing tandem rigged soft plastics, the guys were able to get a lot of smaller but sweet eating specks and white trout onboard. With the schools of fish moving real fast, we had to implement the use of my trolling motor in an attempt to keep up with the school of fish. After all was said and done an additional 50+ specks in the 12-16" class and 6 white trout 12-17" were chillin' in the chest. This would end our day with a 100 qt. chest filled to the brim. What a great day to be on the water with a great bunch of guys. As usual, lots of antics and joking and general bafoonery would abound while fishing with "The Glatt Gang".
The next morning I had Don Cox of Covington, La. and Dave Cabiran of New Orleans out looking for some of the same. We were all pumped up in anticipation of getting on those big "momma" trout, even after a second morning of dissapointment at the bait shop. "NO CROAKERS!!" Soon after our arrival at the reef, our baits hit the water but no action at all. None of the other boats that were soon crowding the area were on any fish either. But after repositioning the boat a short distance, our floats would soon be dissapearing and those big fat momma trout were making their way to the landing net. Don had really hung into a real big girl that was real close if in fact did not go 5#. Most of the others would be in the 3-4# class. The action today, sadly, did not compare to what we had the day before. Our efforts only produced 6 of these monster fish. I have fished this particular area for many years and have always had presentations of freelined croker work magic on the big sow trout. I just knew that not having some hard swimming live croaker was the problem on this trip. This theory would be proven later on as we returned to the reef a couple of hours later and discovered only one of the boats that were there earlier, still fishing there. These guys had been using live croaker, and really slammed the fish. Don, Dave and I , would work over some areas around the perimeter of the bay and picked up some nice specks here and there but nothing we tried would remain consistant. We then decided to go and give it a go under the birds where we had good succsess the day before. This would also only yield a few good specks, and a bunch of good sized and hard fighting lady fish, also known as the "Poor-Mans' Tarpon." These lady fish, when hooked, are some of the fastest swimming fish around and on light tackle, their drag screaming runs, and aireal acrobatics can be lots of fun. But we abandoned this action and I took a gamble for a run to the marsh in search of Mr. Redfish. A buddy of mine told me of an area in which a couple of days ago, he and his wife were sight-casting weedless spoons to redfish in a grass laden lagoon with gin-clear water. This was like drifting over a huge aquarium. I saw lots of mullet and sheepshead swimming and gliding through all of the differnt types of underwater vegetation. Dave did manage to sight a couple of reds, but they would turn their noses up to our baits. Don did manage a hook-up on a pretty nice largemouth bass. We took a quick picture and released her to fight another day. We then decided to pull the cork on this trip and headed for the dock with our "quality but not quantity" catch of 19 specks 14-25". Don has never been on a "meat hunt" while fishing with me, which was kind of a good thing today. He has another trip scheduled with me in a couple of weeks, and hopefully our trip then will be a much better one. Thanks for hanging in there with me Don.
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Capt. Billy Bucano
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Subject: Dealcroix Island,La. Report
May 25, 2002- My group for this day would be Joe Luquet, and his daughter Roxy Merckel both of Covington, La. joined by Mike Goe of Tempe, Az. and Jane Bucano of Poplarville, Ms. Lots of boat traffic and less than favorable water conditions from all of the high winds we have had in the past 5 weeks would make this day a little tougher than normal. Although the winds were down and we were able to get out in Black Bay, we discovered a lot of juvenille speckled trout and catfish would be the predominate catch under the flocks of birds that we first targeted. There were. however some keeper sized specks mixed in, and everybody onboard were boating and boxing some of these sweet eating specks. We wound up having to bounce around quite a few flock before we found some better sized specks in the 13-15" class, but the action was short lived under each flock of birds. We did manage to fish some reefs and Roxy and Jane did get on a few real nice sized sow specks in the 18-22" class on their presentations of live shrimp under floats and carolina rigs, but this action would also be short lived. The live croakers are still a bit small and did not make the party on this trip, but I believe that the sow trout were there in decent numbers, but I find that most of the time they will turn their noses up to the live shrimp but jump all over the croakers. This was the only structure fishing out in Black Bay that would produce any fish for us. The morning would continue with fishing under the birds and everyone on board would make their contributuion to the icebox. As the breezes started to get going we focused our attention to the marsh in hopes of getting on a good redfish bite. It wasn't long before everyone was on some hard fighting black drum and some pretty hefty sheepshead. The redfish just wouldn't get going, but they had a great time putting a pretty good mess of black drum and sheepshead in the box as well as another real fat speck. After bouncing around a few more spots in the marsh in search of some redfish action, they would still be surprisingly elusive. Roxy did manage to break the "ice" when her drag started screaming and her rod doubled over landing a pretty good sized redfish, which by the way, was her first redfish ever. We ended the day with some good speckled trout action way inside the marsh close to the dock, and added some more fish to the days tally. We may not have limited out on this trip but we all had a great time. Conditions should only improve from here on out as we settle into a summer time weather pattern and those big trout will soon start filling up the box. I look forward to a return trip with these guys real soon. give me a call at 601-795-0760 You will be Glad you did!!! Titelines!!! |
Capt. Billy Bucano
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Subject: Marsh Madness In Delacroix Island, La.
May 18, 2002- It's been a while since my last report. I have had some trouble with my server connection and networking problems, but that is all taken care of now and I will start regular posting from here on out. I would like to thank all of my customers that I have had during this time. I had fished with Art Davis' group out of Grand Rapids, Tx., and also Bob Reas' group out of Meridian, Ms. The late season fronts that have blown through the area have kept the winds way up and have made fishing conditions pretty tough, have also caused quite a few rescheduled trips since my last report. The boats that have braved the rough conditions out in Black Bay have been catching fish under the birds but in my opinion, it is very hard to really enjoy yourself fishing in these conditions. I opt to urge my clients to reschedule trips to fish better conditions, and in the long run, I think this is much better business than taking clients out on any given conditions for a particular day. Most of the time, my clients are willing to set another date to fish, but sometimes they just want to fish no matter what the conditions are. Take, for instance, the group of guys I had out yesterday. Chris Edmonson, Jimmy Ragsdale, & Tommy Miller of Douglasville, Ga., along with James Bunn, & Jack Purcell of Hampton, Ga., Danny Daniel of Breman, Ga., and last but not least, Dennis Baldwin of Stone Mt., Ga. These guys really wanted to fish, and Capt. Cisco Serpas and I agreed to get them out and work hard for them to get on some fish. The majority of the fish are not in the marsh right now but this is where we were confined to fish as the winds were kicked up 18- 22 kts. and gusting to 25. Chris, Jack, James, and Jimmy would board my boat and Capt. Cisco would take Tommy, Danny, and Dennis. We all knew it would be a rough go but to my surprise, in these very rough conditions, we did manage to get on some pretty good numbers of fish. And talk about a mixed bag! The guys were great catching 24 nice speckled trout up to 3# with all trout boxed in the 14-22" class, 9 redfish up to 5#, 3 flounder, black drum, sheepshead, croaker, largemouth bass, ladyfish, stingrays, catfish, and even needle fish. That's 10 different species of fish in one spot. That is one truly amazing thing about the Delacroix Island, La. area. Quite a few fish were also lost at the boat, and by spitting the hook. Some of the guys had really hooked up with some big fish that just flat out broke the leaders by sounding down into beds of oysters and cutting the lines. Counting all of the mixed fish that were boxed, the guys totaled over 50 fish, with a lot of other fish released for being undersized. Most of the fish were caught using live shrimp under floats, and live croaker fished on a carolina rig. This was certainly an awesome group of guys from Georgia. We had lots of fun cracking jokes and cutting up all day long. The guys deperted Delacroix with a small chest full of filets, firm handshakes and promises to return. Thanks guys! You were great! |
Capt. Billy Bucano
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Subject: Beating the Drum in Delacroix island, la.
Fishing Reports
April 16, 2002- Today I had a great group of guys that have been great clients for me in the past. The infamous Matt Glatt, along with Jim and Ed Pemberton, all of Covington, La. We were all looking forward to getting on to the great action that I have had of late. To make things even a little more tasty, live croaker had just become available and we took 100 of them along to the party. The forecast was for s/e winds at 10knots, and after a sleepless night for me in anticipation of a great day, we were greeted with 15-20 knot winds. This would keep us inside the perimter of the marsh and we had to start working hard for our fish. With 3 stops and only 2 specks in the box, we came across an area that was holding some real hard fighting reds and black drum. Right from the start Ed and I had broken off and lost 2 big redfish, while Jim was successful in landing his 10# bronze beauty. The reds were not thick in this spot but the black drum certainly were. Everyone was hooking up with drum on presentations of dead shrimp rigged 3' under floats, and we did manage our 4 man limit (20) of these delectible beauties. The big redfish would show up from time to time while we were partying on the drum, but the results from using light tackle over these oyster laded bottoms would only give results of our leaders being cut as the big fish would sound to the bottom. Matt also hooked up with a beast of a jack crevelle in the 20-25# class. We did get a short look at the fish but as Matt got the fish close to the boat it peeled of a good amount of line, sounded, and was also sucsessful in cutting his line as well. As the wind died a bit I decided to give Black Bay a try. We did manage only one hookup with a nice speck, but this fish eluded the ice chest as he broke off, as witnessed by a section of his lip that was left on the hook. The wind managed to pick back up and we headed back inside of protection. The remainder of the trip only produced a few more fish, and we called it and headed back to the dock with 20 black drum 17-20", 3 reds up to 26" and 3 speckled trout up to 22". Not a bad day at all, in fact a very productive day. We had lots of fun cutting up and joking which is always par for the course when Matt is onboard. The fish that we caught filled Matts ice chest to the brim before we even iced them down. The only other downfall to this trip besides the wind, was that I managed to delete the pictures from my new digital camera right before I sat down to write this report. This is a brand new camera and I am still getting familiar with its workings. "Sorry Guys!" Especially to you Jim! Jim was the hot hand of the day. This guy probably could have caught fish in a bath tub. I have inserted some other fine pictures that I had on file so I would at least have something for visitors to my site to view. I have another trip planned with Matt in a few weeks, and I willl just have to make up for this bone-headed mistake on images on this trip on Matts' next trip by putting him on some even better fish. "Titelines!!!" The last image on this report was a 25" speckled trout caught by one of my clients at the very same spot I fished at with Matt today. give me call to make a booking at 601-795-0760 visit my website at http://www.titelinecharters.com
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Capt. Billy Bucano
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Subject: Beating the Drum in Delacroix island, la.
Fishing Reports
April 16, 2002- Today I had a great group of guys that have been great clients for me in the past. The infamous Matt Glatt, along with Jim and Ed Pemberton, all of Covington, La. We were all looking forward to getting on to the great action that I have had of late. To make things even a little more tasty, live croaker had just become available and we took 100 of them along to the party. The forecast was for s/e winds at 10knots, and after a sleepless night for me in anticipation of a great day, we were greeted with 15-20 knot winds. This would keep us inside the perimter of the marsh and we had to start working hard for our fish. With 3 stops and only 2 specks in the box, we came across an area that was holding some real hard fighting reds and black drum. Right from the start Ed and I had broken off and lost 2 big redfish, while Jim was successful in landing his 10# bronze beauty. The reds were not thick in this spot but the black drum certainly were. Everyone was hooking up with drum on presentations of dead shrimp rigged 3' under floats, and we did manage our 4 man limit (20) of these delectible beauties. The big redfish would show up from time to time while we were partying on the drum, but the results from using light tackle over these oyster laded bottoms would only give results of our leaders being cut as the big fish would sound to the bottom. Matt also hooked up with a beast of a jack crevelle in the 20-25# class. We did get a short look at the fish but as Matt got the fish close to the boat it peeled of a good amount of line, sounded, and was also sucsessful in cutting his line as well. As the wind died a bit I decided to give Black Bay a try. We did manage only one hookup with a nice speck, but this fish eluded the ice chest as he broke off, as witnessed by a section of his lip that was left on the hook. The wind managed to pick back up and we headed back inside of protection. The remainder of the trip only produced a few more fish, and we called it and headed back to the dock with 20 black drum 17-20", 3 reds up to 26" and 3 speckled trout up to 22". Not a bad day at all, in fact a very productive day. We had lots of fun cutting up and joking which is always par for the course when Matt is onboard. The fish that we caught filled Matts ice chest to the brim before we even iced them down. The only other downfall to this trip besides the wind, was that I managed to delete the pictures from my new digital camera right before I sat down to write this report. This is a brand new camera and I am still getting familiar with its workings. "Sorry Guys!" Especially to you Jim! Jim was the hot hand of the day. This guy probably could have caught fish in a bath tub. I have inserted some other fine pictures that I had on file so I would at least have something for visitors to my site to view. I have another trip planned with Matt in a few weeks, and I willl just have to make up for this bone-headed mistake on images on this trip on Matts' next trip by putting him on some even better fish. "Titelines!!!" The last image on this report was a 25" speckled trout caught by one of my clients at the very same spot I fished at with Matt today. give me call to make a booking at 601-795-0760 visit my website at http://www.titelinecharters.com
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Capt. Billy Bucano
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Subject: Hot topwater action continues in Delacroix
Apri 12, 2001- Today I was out on another scouting trip and found the results to be the same as they were last week. Lots of BIG TROUT on topwaters. We started out with our first casts just before sunup and the winds were not too bad. By 7:30 a.m. we had boated 20 specks in the 16-24" class and 3 good reds up to 26". We had to bail out on this good topwater bite as the easterly winds started to blow 15 knots and killed the topwater action. They really had some fish in this area and we probably could have done very well if live bait would have been available. Before the wind got totaly unbearable we did manage a few more good trout at some well structures out in Black Bay, but by mid-morning we called the trip with a total of 26 specks and 3 reds. The season is right upon us now and all we need are good weather days to get on them and really start slamming limits when live bait becomes available in mid May |
Capt. Billy Bucano
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Subject: Hot Topwater action in Delacroix Island, La.
On Wednesday I was out on a scouting trip. Finally the weather permitted a venture out past the perimeter of the marsh where I came across an unnamed island in Black Bay. With smooth conditions and an overcast sky, topwater baits would be the plan of attack. The small trout started off the day slamming and knocking the top pup bait around and i did manage a few hook ups on these 12-13" fish, but as I trolled around the island, I found some much nicer fish in the 16-20" class, along with some 27-29" redfish. After a change in baits over to a mullet Zara Spook, things would change for the better. This bait is much bigger has a different "float" to it than the top pup, and the result was much nicer and real fat specks in the 21-25" class. Check out the attached images of a 25" beauty of a speck and a 29" redfish. By 9:00 a.m. the topwater action has slowed a bit, and I wanted to scout at a few rigs out in Black Bay. This plan of action did pay off with some nice specks in the 16-20" class that would fall victim to titelined presentations of saltwater assassins rigged on 1/4 oz. jigheads. This would be the only rig that produced fish. I blanked at 2 others. I really did not have the time to fish and scout a lot of reef and other areas that I wanted to, but what I did find was certainly adequate. The water conditions were great and the salinity is high out past the perimeter. This is a precursor to what will be taking place out in the B/Bay area from here on out through the summer. It will only get better and better as the fronts become less frequent and windows of opportunity become more frequent, especially when live croaker becomes available.
This report and awesome pitures are posted on my site. www.titelinecharters.com click on reports and you will find images of 25" specks and 29" redfish "Titelines!" 601-795-0760
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Capt. Billy Bucano
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Subject: Hot Topwater action in Delacroix Island, La.
On Wednesday I was out on a scouting trip. Finally the weather permitted a venture out past the perimeter of the marsh where I came across an unnamed island in Black Bay. With smooth conditions and an overcast sky, topwater baits would be the plan of attack. The small trout started off the day slamming and knocking the top pup bait around and i did manage a few hook ups on these 12-13" fish, but as I trolled around the island, I found some much nicer fish in the 16-20" class, along with some 27-29" redfish. After a change in baits over to a mullet Zara Spook, things would change for the better. This bait is much bigger has a different "float" to it than the top pup, and the result was much nicer and real fat specks in the 21-25" class. Check out the attached images of a 25" beauty of a speck and a 29" redfish. By 9:00 a.m. the topwater action has slowed a bit, and I wanted to scout at a few rigs out in Black Bay. This plan of action did pay off with some nice specks in the 16-20" class that would fall victim to titelined presentations of saltwater assassins rigged on 1/4 oz. jigheads. This would be the only rig that produced fish. I blanked at 2 others. I really did not have the time to fish and scout a lot of reef and other areas that I wanted to, but what I did find was certainly adequate. The water conditions were great and the salinity is high out past the perimeter. This is a precursor to what will be taking place out in the B/Bay area from here on out through the summer. It will only get better and better as the fronts become less frequent and windows of opportunity become more frequent, especially when live croaker becomes available.
This report and awesome pitures are posted on my site. www.titelinecharters.com click on reports and you will find images of 25" specks and 29" redfish "Titelines!" 601-795-0760
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Captain Jeff J. Dauzat
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Subject: Delacroix Report
Delacroix Report:
Good fishing out of the Delacroix marsh this afternoon. My guests from Pennsylvania were strictly after some catch and release action and the specks and reds were hungry and running pretty good in spite of the high winds. The water was really nice with the East wind pushing Breton Sound inside. Both the reds and the specks wanted artificial lures drifting along interior lakes and rivers. Most fish came out of the Oak River, Big Four and Four Horse Lake areas. Plastic tails in chartreuse, pink, smoke and alvacado on quarter ounce unpainted jigheads were the ticket. All trout were 13-17" with no throwbacks. We tried some live cocahoe minnows, but only caught a couple, the artificial was the trick! The later in the afternoon, the better the action got. The water conditions in the marsh are great and the fishing action is catching up! Get out and give it a try. For information on fishing the Delacroix marsh contact Captain Jeff J. Dauzat - Fin and Feather Guide Service - (504)818-2176 - www.finandfeatherguides.com |
Captain Jeff J. Dauzat
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Subject: Delacroix Report-
The afternoon feed is on in the Delacroix marsh. With the full, bright moon, the fish are feeding aggressively in the evening time right now. My guests did not care what time we fished and got on a good feeding pattern and caught a limit of trout on soft plastics and mirror lures. The hot colors were chartreuse and alvocado. The fish are staging around the edges of the large lakes and bays right now. Tomorrow could be a different story with the bitter cold weather upon us. The water temperature was 63 degrees, which had the fish up on the flats near deep water. This cold pattern will drop the water temp. and could push the fish back into the deep holes. Either way, they will not be far away from where they are now. Look for fish in the Big Oyster, Bay Lafourche, Four Horse Lake and Lake Campo areas. Try an afternoon trip for a change, avoid the crowds and catch fish too! For information on fishing the Delacroix area contact Captain Jeff J. Dauzat - Fin and Feather Guide Service - (504)818-2176 - www.finandfeatherguides.com. |
Captain Jeff J. Dauzat
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Subject: Delacroix Report
The easy limits continue in the Delacroix marsh! Got on the trout and reds right away this morning. I tried a new area and the trout were alot bigger than yesterday's catch - 15-19". The pattern was the same, live shrimp 3-4 feet under a cork. These fish were located in the outer bays in 3-5 feet of water. They were hungry and set up for the strong morning falling tide. In one hole, we caught trout, reds, sheepshead and flounder all mixed in together. We finished off the day with a big flock of birds working in the Lake Fortuna area. The fish under the birds were school size - 11-14", but it was fun to drag in two at a time on plastics. The hot color was the pink beetle on a 1/4 ounce jig head. There are plenty of ducks in the outer marsh. Not as many as inside, but respectable numbers are in place for this weekends shoot. Good luck! Captain Jeff J. Dauzat - (504)818-2176 - Fin and Feather Guide Service - www.finandfeatherguides.com |
Captain Jeff J. Dauzat
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Subject: Delacroix Report-
Easy limits on trout this morning out of Delacroix. The fish are in close to the marinas and are hungry for live shrimp. We got the trout 13-16" into a feeding frenzy 3.5 feet under a cork. The action was fast and furious at times, then it would wane only to surge again. Strange feeding pattern! We tried several different colors of plastics and several different presentations, but the live bait was the ticket to consistent action. A good tidal range this week will have the fish feeding aggressively and this action should continue. We saw plenty of ducks in the interior marsh today. There is alot of feed and the birds were holding in big groups. Should be a good shoot for you Delacroix marsh lease holders. Good luck! Captain Jeff J. Dauzat - Fin and Feather Guide Service - www.finandfeatherguides.com - (504)818-2176. |
Captain Jeff J. Dauzat
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Votes: 0 (Vote!) | | Posted on Friday, September 21, 2001 - 11:20 pm: | |
Subject: Delacroix Report
Plenty of reds cruising the windward shorelines and oyster reefs of Delacroix today. A good falling tidal range all day set the stage for a red and flounder free for all. Strong east winds have the water high and cloudy, but made for a cooler fishing day. The high winds kept us inside, and we only caught a few trout as a result. The fish are coming back inside, but have not shown up with any consistency yet. The reds and flounder were taking live shrimp, pogies and mullet under a cork and on the bottom. We saw plenty of big ducks, but no teal in any of inside areas. We talked to a couple of hunters and they said that their hunt was poor. I am headed down river out of Venice for teal hunting trips this weekend and they have the birds down there. I will report the results. Good luck this weekend! I have some good dates still available for duck hunts out of Venice. If anyone is interested in information on hunting or fishing the Delacroix or Venice areas contact Captain Jeff J. Dauzat - Fin and Feather Guide Service - (504)818-2176 - www.finandfeatherguides.com |
Captain Jeff J. Dauzat
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Votes: 0 (Vote!) | | Posted on Tuesday, September 04, 2001 - 10:54 pm: | |
Subject: Delacroix Report
A beautiful day today in Breton Sound! This was one of the best days weather wise of the summer. Light winds made for easy travel anywhere you wanted to go. Unfortunately, the tidal range was light with very little water movement. The trout were not as active as a result, but we managed to catch a good mess on live mullet. The fish seemed spooky with the flat seas and would not hold on to the bait very long. This made hookups an adventure to say the least. The fish wanted the live mullet jigged carolina style on the bottom. All fish were over three pounds and full of roe. The water was clean up in northern Breton Sound, but gradually got dirty the further south we ventured. Much better fishing conditions to be found the closer we got to the MRGO. The weather pattern should continue for the next few days. The tidal range is dropping even further before turning around later in the week. I am out again Wednesday to give it another go. We did not see any teal in the Delacroix marsh on the way out or back in. There is plenty of grass in the marsh, the birds have not showed up to eat it yet. The season starts next weekend, so we still have some time for the birds to arrive. Good luck. Captain Jeff J. Dauzat - Fin and Feather Guide Service - www.finandfeatherguides.com - (504)818-2176. |
Capt. Billy Bucano
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Votes: 0 (Vote!) | | Posted on Tuesday, September 04, 2001 - 11:46 am: | |
Subject: Delacroix Island Report
Today I had Mr. Jerry Favre of Long Beach, Ms. onboard with his group from Mississippi. Rick Foley, owner of Turan/Foley auto dealership in Gulfport, Ms., Dean Graham of Gulfport, Ms, and Jerry Levens one of Jerry Favres partners of Long Beach, Ms. They were looking for a repeat performance of a trip that Jerry had with me 3 weeks ago when his group nailed 73 huge specks all 2-5#. Well as it went, the winds were out of the W/SW at 15-20 knots with seas 2-3' and building, and the trout fishing went bad soon after 7 big mules were in the box. The seas and the conditions went from bad to worse, and the trout went lock jaw. These trout were all 20-22" and were slamming presentations of live shrimp 2' under floats in 2.5' of water over an oyster reef out in Black Bay. We left this area to find some protection behind some islands hoping we would find a feeding school of trout. This effort only produced a few trout and a lot of bottom feeders like croaker, black drum, and ground mullet. After a couple of other futile attemps to get on trout, we turned our direction to the marsh to fish for reds. This proved to be the ticket as we found some bulls in the 10-12# class ripping our drags and doubling our rods over for a hootin' and hollerin' good time. (check out my website http://www.titelinecharters.com for pictures and archived reports)These redfish sure saved the day as only a couple of fish were put in the box after our early catch on the 7 big trout. Also a good number of keeper drum up to 4# found their way into the chest. One of Ricks' hook-up on a big redfish found his way to the prop causing the line to snap. We watched as the float surfaced and hung near the shoreline just a short distance away. When we decided to go after, and possibly capture the escaped redfish, I threw a jighead out and snagged the leader just under the float and the redfish started a run and the drag was screaming once again. We had thought for sure that we would be able to get the fish onboard, but apparently the fish had really weakened the leader by rubbing on shells while he was still an escapee, and broke the leader right at the hook when we had him right close and ready to net him. Well it was fun anyway. Not all trips can be great trips, especially when the wind and conditions are not favorable. The main thing is that everyone onboard has a good time, and I do believe that this was accomplished. We ended the trip with a good mess of specks, redfish, and black drum. My camera seems to be malfunctioning, as a couple of our better shots of the big reds did not download. I returned the camera and got a new one. Give me a call to get in on the fun fishing for speckled trout and redfish. I have lots of openings in September. Toll free 877-795-0855 or 504-908-4874. YOU WILL BE GLAD YOU DID!! I AM ALSO NOW OFFERING GUIDED TRIPS TO THE MRGO where we have been catching some really huge sow trout up to 6#...check out my post and pix from August 31, with Jerry Lee and Steve Hudson. On site accommodations are available. TITELINES!!!
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Capt. Billy Bucano
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Votes: 0 (Vote!) | | Posted on Friday, August 31, 2001 - 9:04 pm: | |
Subject: Sow trout alert!!!
AUGUST 31, 2001- BIG EASY TRIP-Today I guided a trip for 2 guys in the MRGO (Ship Channel). Jerry Lee, President of J.W.Lee & Associates in Metarie, La. and Steve Hudson, President of Allpax Products in Covington, La. were in for a real treat as I took them to some old favorite spots of mine I used to fish when I used to work in the area. We armed the bait well with a few croakers and some live shrimp and off we went. First stop we rigged live bait under slip floats and set the depth at 14' and the corks started a dissapearing act. The first trout on board was a 4#+ speckled trout that was 23" long. We continued to fish in this fashion and some real hefty specks were soon makin' some pretty good racket in the ice chest. What great fun it is to catch these monster fish within a stones throw distance from the New Orleans skyline, and best of all within site of the ocean container yard I used to work in. A short while later I opted to let these to guys stay on the live bait, and I started titelining some salt water assassins on a 1/4 oz. jighead, and by tossing up-current and letting the bait settle deep to the bottom before starting to retrieve, the real big Girls started finding there way into our landing net. Some of these trout were in the 26" class and pushing up towards the 6# class as they were bloated with eggs and ready to spew at any time.(Check out photos) We took 8 of the biggest fish and put them on a stringer to shoot pix and the 8 specks weighed over 39#. we ended our trip early and they had a great time catching over 40 gorgeous specks 16-26". But I must say that the artificial baits were putting the bigger fish in the boat, and it sure didn't take long for Jerry and Steve to get in on that. Presentation is everything here. With the currents running real strong, your live baits under floats and other presentations would swiftly pass by the strike zone. You must adjust accordingly such as trying carolina rigs with 1/2 oz. weights or better when the current is strong, and use slip corks when it is not so strong. By the way Steve, I am so sorry the pics we took of you did not come out good as the lens was still fogged. I guess we will have to do it again reel soon. click on the link to my site. Titeline Chartes at the top of the page, to view some awesome pix of 6lb. specks |
Captain Jeff J. Dauzat
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Votes: 0 (Vote!) | | Posted on Sunday, August 26, 2001 - 11:08 pm: | |
Subject: Delacroix Report
Good fishing continues out of Delacroix! Big trout are still ganged up at the outside rigs and reefs in Breton Sound. Live shrimp and finger mullet freelined, carolina rigged and under a cork produced excellent results on ole yellowmouth. We fished both up current and down current of the rigs with similar results. Several storms ran us into the marsh to chase reds. We found reds and flounder at every stop. Live and dead shrimp under a cork was the ticket to an ice chest full of fish. This pattern should continue until the weather cools and the fish start to head inside. Just in time for duck season. Makes the "Fin and Feather Combo" very easy! Good luck and start getting your hunting gear in order. Captain Jeff J. Dauzat - Fin and Feather Guide Service - www.finandfeatherguides.com - (504)818-2176 |
Captain Jeff J. Dauzat
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Votes: 0 (Vote!) | | Posted on Sunday, July 29, 2001 - 1:01 am: | |
Subject: Delacroix Report-
Delacroix Report:
Great fishing weather out of Delacroix today! Got a late start into Breton Sound this morning and had to evade a big storm on the way out. We had to go about five miles out of the way to get around the boomer. The conditions in the sound are nice with light winds. The water was green and salty, but a little dingy. The fishing was slow to start today with the waining tide, but the fish turned on as the water started to fall. We set up on one of the many wellheads in the Battledore area and a school of bull reds passed and gave us some arm bending action on live shrimp on the bottom. These brutes pushed trough and we hit several wells before we got into a good school of specks. Most of our fish were caught from 10:30 till around noon thirty. We had live shrimp, croakers, finger mullet and cocahoes to offer, but the best bait was tandem rigged plastics in chartreuse and pink. I saw a few shrimp jump near the well head, grabbed the plastic rod and started in on them. The trout tore these up as we jigged erratically about six feet below the surface. They out fished the live bait both under a cork and on the bottom. Don't be reluctant to try something different, it just may be the thing that will work! I did not see any bird action on the way back to the barn. The rest of the weekend looks great with light winds and good tides. It is nice to be able to fish a falling tide again. Get out and give it a try. Captain Jeff J. Dauzat - Fin and Feather Guide Service - www.finandfeatherguides.com - (504)818-2176. |
Captain Jeff J. Dauzat
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Votes: 0 (Vote!) | | Posted on Saturday, July 21, 2001 - 6:31 pm: | |
Subject: Delacroix Island Report
Huge trout out of Delacroix! Not one fish under two pounds and several over five. These fish were schooled up in the Battledore Reef area feeding heavy on the rising tide. Positioned the boat upcurrent from the rig and fan cast back toward the structure. We caught a big sow on every croaker we had in the boat. Often the croaker never made it to the bottom before being inhaled. Live shrimp also worked well 5-6 feet under a cork and on the bottom. Had to pull anchor and chase a 25 lb. Jack which took us from the trout action and after 15 minutes ended with a broken rod and a good memory! My guest was horsing in the fish so we could get back to the days honey hole. Repositioned at the same rig afterwards and filled the box with specks. Saw one good group of birds working on the path in near Stone Island. Good tidal range and decent seas for the rest of the weekend. Be sure and bring some live fish for bait, the big ones were taken with the biggest baits. Good luck! Captain Jeff J. Dauzat - Fin and Feather Guide Service - (504)818-2176 - www.finandfeatherguides.com |
Captain Jeff J. Dauzat
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Votes: 0 (Vote!) | | Posted on Monday, July 16, 2001 - 11:46 pm: | |
Subject: Delacroix Report-
The weatherman lied! Three foot seas greeted us in Black Bay this morning. Strong east winds and well over a foot of tidal range had the water on the rise. We decided not to retreat and ventured into Breton Sound. Started rig hopping around Battledore Reef and found the water to be clean and green in spite of the wind. We started catching a few trout right away on live mullet carolina rigged. The fish did not want our offering under cork action today. The action slowed with the slack tide period and forced us to try another area. We ventured north over to the next set of rigs and set up to catch the falling tide. We caught trout and redfish until we ran out of bait. The fish wanted the mullet on the bottom. We did not limit out today, but caught quality fish, 1-3 lbs. and had the place to ourselves. I saw only one other fishing boat out in the Sound today! The rest of the week looks like more easterly winds with strong tides. If you can get out in the seas, there are fish to be caught. If you can't, the water in the marsh looks good too. Good luck! Captain Jeff J. Dauzat - Fin and Feather Guide Service - (504)818-2176 - www.finandfeatherguides.com |
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