Big Trout at Pointe Aux Chenes December 3, 2016

I was more than a bit worried about how the cold front has affected fishing. So I got on the phone and made a few calls to find out exactly how this weather has changed how they are biting.

The first person I talked to was Eddie from Pointe Aux Chenes Kayak Rentals. He told me that the trout are in the main channel and biting at daylight and again in the late evening.

"Guys have been catching the big trout using a chartreuse Beetle Spin under a popping cork," states Eddie.

Everything that you could possibly need to catch trout is sold at Pointe Aux Chenes Kayak Rentals Tackle Shop. They also sell bait shrimp, minnows and live crabs. The best part of buying your bait from Eddie and Lisa is that they have current fishing information. If the fish are biting, they know about it and will tell you what to use and where.

Give Eddie a call at (225)573-4085.

Captain Ronnie of Shoreline Charters told me that bull reds are being caught using cut mullet or cracked crabs. The smaller reds biting on minnows or shrimp on corks. Trout are also biting on minnows under corks.

Capt Ronnie can be reached at (985)688-2772.

Fishing Report 11/16/16

Pointe Aux Chenes Area:

This photo was taken after one of Ronnies recent charters.

“The current has been really strong lately. There has been a shorter trout bite in the morning that is usually over around 8:30 am and then picks up again in the late afternoon,” states Eddie Mullen of PAC Kayak Rentals (225-573-4085). 

Anglers are using a color by Matrix Shad called lemonhead. They are also using a Fin Collectors color called motor oil. 

According to Ronnie of Shoreline Charters (985-688-2772) the bull reds are still biting well on cracked crabs. He also told me to fishing the changing tides. 

Smaller reds are being caught in the grass using Aqua Dream spoons. The water is clear right now so it is easy to spot the red that you want to catch. 

I am going to expand the report from now on. I would like to begin talking about the Cypremort Point area as well. 

Cypremort Point Area:

According to charter boat Captain Steve Smith (337) 654-3880 the water is beginning to salt up in the bay and the trout bite is really turning on. “Trout up to 18 inches have been caught recently, with large catches of them between 13 and 18 inches," states Smith.

Hot spots include the hammet, the cove, Arcemont reef, shark cove and the trash pile. 

The water is relatively clear, therefore preferred colors include anything with a sparkle in it such as Salt Water Assassin's chicken on a chain. Go with contrast colors in the stained water such as lemonheads.

“It took long time for the bay to salt up this year, but it is salting up nicely and the fish are really moving in now,” states Smith.

PAC Kayak Rentals

Its great to be back fishing again. Yesterday I went to PAC Kayak Rentals and visited a bit with Eddie Mullen. Eddie is one of those guys that you can't help but to like. He is one of the best hosts that you could ever ask for.

His kayak resort has everything that a kayaker could ever want. I met a guy there who was trailering his kayak. He told me that Eddie has the best kayak launch he has ever seen and he has been all over.

"I watched the kayakers launching their rigs across the bayou for a while. I thought about how it takes them longer than a boat to get ready, and I thought that I could design a launch for them that would make it easier," said Mullen.

And make it easier he sure did. The boater simply backs his truck up close to the launch, slides the kayak across two PVC pipes and then across a roller and into the bayou between two docks that are custon made to fit a kayak.

Mullen also has bait, a fish cleaning station complete with plastic bags and RV parking spots.

What makes his operation really interesting is that he also has a couple of large boats that are used to transport both kayak and angler to a spot closer to the fish. He has a boat capable of taking 4 yaks and one capable of taking 10.

Mullen also has a mothership, a large houseboat capable of sleeping 6. This is available for people who wish to spend the night.

This is a photo of the mothership. The next time I visit Eddie I will post pics of the launches. The sun was too intense for me to take any great pics of them.

He also has 4 kayaks that he will rent to someone like me who does not own one of his own.

Unfortunately, the day I went to visit with Mullen the current was ripping down the bayou and Eddie didn't think that it would be safe to send a guy like me who is not in good health out into it.

So he set me up with a container of huge shrimp and showed me where he thought I might be able to catch reds in the middle of the day.

I cast out and quickly lost my bait. Being a seasoned angler, I knew that I was going to have to downsize to see what had been robbing me. So I went back to the truck and retrieved my lightweight equipment.

I put  very small hook and bobber and baited up with a small piece of shrimp. After I cast out with this rig the bobber sank almost immediately. I set the hook and fought the fish in to see that it was a very small red, probably only 12 inches long. I caught two more of them during the next several casts.

I sat there and casted for another two hours and caught croakers and hardhead catfish. It was a very enjoyable afternoon, but then my poor health began to rear its ugly head and I became tired so it was time to go.

I would like to thank Eddie for a one of the better days I have had in a long time.