Crushing Speckled Trout at the Rock Dam
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- Опубликовано: 18 сен 2024
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We limited out on specks and released a few big girls at this community honey hole in Hopedale, Louisiana.
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** REST OF THE FISHING TRIP **
Part One: • Two Combat Vets Get St...
Part Two: • Grinding For Speckled ...
Part Three: • Covering Water FAST To...
Part Four: You're watching it :)
But where is the Rock Dam? What kind of baits did we use?
That's what you'll discover when you watch this video, and you may be surprised to learn that we didn't use live bait.
Not. At. All.
In fact, if you've already seen parts one, two and three then you already know that we haven't used live bait, not shrimp, cocahoes, croakers or anything else.
And that's because this time of year makes for some of the best inshore fishing you'll find in Louisiana, meaning that if you can find a great bite it won't matter what you throw so long as there's a hook attached because the fish are going to eat it anyway.
Now, let me make something clear: this was NOT that kind of bite.
The kind of speckled trout bite we found at the Rock Dam in Hopedale, Louisiana required a little more skill and finesse to catch 'em.
I say this because it was NOT every-cast action (though sometimes it was) and because there were bank fishermen there who (unfortunately) just weren't catching like we were.
In fact, nobody was.
And that's because NOBODY else was fishing like we were.
We were throwing jigheads on light line and working jerkbaits against the rocks, creating a presentation those extremely-pressured speckled trout don't see often, if at all.
That's because most inshore anglers fishing the Rock Dam are fishing with popping corks and live bait, something that a pinfish, sheepshead or stingray are just as likely to eat as any speckled trout.
And that's fine with some folks, but fishing the aforementioned artificial lures are a great way to cut out the trash fish and put a tempting presentation in front of the big trout like what you see in this video.
And you can see exactly how we fished when you watch, so you can do it for yourself and catch limits of speckled trout in community honey holes that everyone else is missing.
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Thanks for watching, and tight lines!
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Love this video. Never gets old. I've probably watched it over 10 times since it's been out.
Thank you both for your service
Thank you too!
Good work, love to see those big ones going back in.
You and me both! I really like the #releaseover20 program.
Great day and I like you throwing back the 20' Trout. I use the 18" and over in my boat for Trout. Take Care
It's great to hear that, Richard. Thanks for watching!
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THANK YOU for your support!
Awesome Trip and It All Started From Reggio...Helluva Run, But Well Worth The Result, Great Job 🎣💪👍😎🇺🇸
Great fishing .
Thats the first time I hear about the release over 20. I like that man. We have to protect our resources. We have something special here, we need to fight to keep it that way.
Agreed! Thank you for watching.
Deep water jigging a box of solids and release a handful of hammers 🔨.... that’s doing God’s work gents 💪🏾💥
Jamie Mumphrey, aka The Jigmaster, aka The Jigginest, has spoken.
You can watch his video here: ruclips.net/video/EyIdZJvBrNw/видео.html
Love the videos an information. Seeing if you can do a video over here at sabine lake that would be awesome !
Appreciate your knowledge.
My pleasure!
GREAT video and THANK YOU for your service!
Thanks for watching, and thank you for the kind words!
Thanks for the great video! I try to apply what I learn from you each trip.
Thank you, James
That’s a damn good trip y’all!
Thanks, Trent! It was a good time, and I'm glad Brad was able to experience it while home on leave. He misses Louisiana!
Tune in next week when Devin Denman and Jeremy McCurnin absolutely destroy 2 limits of speckled trout and 2 limits of redfish!
Ha ha ha ha ha ha ha
Greatest artificial inshore reef in Louisiana. Nice catch gentlemen!
ha ha ha ha ha ha yes it is
thank you for watching!
Great 📹
LOL, loved the "Rock Dam Potlickers" comments!
I don't have a problem sharing with them, it just irks me that they didn't say "hi" or didn't bother trying fishing that stretch in the first place.
We gave them a very wide berth when we arrived and, if I were in their shoes, I'd be running up and down the Rock Dam like a crazed mad man casting my ass off trying to catch something, not sitting in one spot because that's where someone caught something.
Anyway, thanks for watching, Wil!
GREAT LIMIT OF TROUT (
Semper Fi!
great video
Thanks for the visit
Awesome trip, awesome vid!
Thanks for watching, Tony.
You’re on the east side of the dam - correct, Devin?
Dont everyone pot lick sometimes 😂 how they land base fish that far out. I didn’t thing there was access from land at that Jettie.
They definitely took a boat there.
Keep up the great vids brother
Thanks, will do!
Old man complaining...I can’t stand the music. Please consider removing it in the future. Just the sound of the wind, the strike, landing and narrative....
Thanks for commenting, Scott. I'll keep that in mind.
So I really enjoyed the video launching out of Reggio and kudos to you for putting back those 20 inchers. I have launched out of Reggio many times and fished amedee and lake robin/ Bayou Batola area. My question is it looks like you were fishing the south side of the rock dam on the MRGO and if you were what is the quickest way to get there from Reggio. Out the bottom of lake robin or out engineers canal and come around from the east.
Even though the old boat isn't pretty id like to keep from taking more hide off it. LOL!!
Hey Donald, it's kind of a long haul to get to the Rock Dam from Reggio. Launching at Campo's in Shell Beach or Hopedale Marina in Hopedale would be far more ideal.
I didn't intend on fishing the Rock Dam, it just worked out that way.
As for the quickest route....I cannot be certain without booting up Google Earth Pro and measuring it out, as there are definitely more ways than one.
I think this video will give you an idea as what to do:
ruclips.net/video/7JFgSVWskKU/видео.html
Tight lines!
Seems like you only fish the St. Bernard parish side of Louisiana, will you ever be targeting areas like lafitte, myrtle grove, bayou segnette......? Would love to see videos on those areas but for speckled trout.
I have and you can see those in my FTR's at www.lafbelite.com
Thanks for watching!
Damn we only can keep 5 fish 14" plus here in Virginia but those 20 plus ones seem to come easier for some reason.
awesome stuff!
Thank you, Dylan
So your bait caster jigging setup for trout consists of the 100 reel and the 6’3” rod but what action and power please?
Medium power, fast action.
This is covered ad nauseam in this detailed blog post: www.lafishblog.com/best-tackle-for-jigging-speckled-trout/
(in case you're looking for more information)
@@LAFishBlog yeah I did a little digging on elite last night and found it. Thanks
What are your thoughts on the black "freshwater" ipilot trolling motor? Do I really need the white "salwater" one? Looking at the ulterra
I get this question a lot and I'm just gonna be honest with you:
If you need to ask then you need to get a saltwater trolling motor.
I'm NOT trying to be a dick, just being real because most folks wouldn't answer your question in the first place or would give you some sugar-coated BS answer.
I'll explain:
What trolling motor you need/want ultimately depends on you, your needs as well as your mechanical/technical aptitude.
If you're that guy who needs to call AAA every time he breaks down, who needs to take his truck to the shop to get something fixed, and plans on fishing in saltwater, then you probably need to invest in a saltwater trolling motor.
I say this because mechanical/electrical breakdowns WILL happen (regardless of whether or not a trolling motor is made for whatever water) and, when they do, you will want to get it fixed.
A freshwater trolling motor operating in a saltwater environment will break a whole lot sooner and, when it does, you'll be shit out of luck because you're not covered by a warranty (you should know that a freshwater trolling motor's warranty is void the second you put it in saltwater).
BUT, if you can turn a wrench, solder a wire and troubleshoot mechanical gremlins, then you can get that bad boy up and running and back in the water with little to no hassle.
Yes, you can get away with using one, but you'd have to take care of it, especially the ball bearing on the bottom of the housing. Corrosion-X goes a long way, as do regular freshwater rinses after each fishing trip.
Re-doing the wiring goes a long way, too.
So, if you're technically savvy and/or are lacking the tools, you can always get the tools and learn and become better.
Yes, it's harder but, like anything, it's a skill worth having.
You should also know that not all water in the marsh is saltwater or, at the bare minimum, is extremely low in salinity.
Anyway, hope that helps and thanks for watching.
Great video brother
Glad you liked it
Did these bank fisherman boat there, park and then cover water by walking around the rocks? To my knowledge, that spot isn't walk-able from a parking lot right?
Thank you for the great content. Appreciate your efforts!
I assume you haven't looked at this spot on a map? :)
Surely they boated there in some way.
Or maybe they are triathletes and swam there.
I'm sure one could skydive in, make a water landing, fish the Rock dam then skyhook out.
That'd be interesting.
Hey man great fishing series, I assume launching at Reggio is a shorter drive as well as shorter wait time at the lauch then hopedale? I would surely need a map to navigate that! Thanks again from a former Seabee! Kelly
It's a shorter ride in the truck but a longer ride in the boat (if you're not gonna fish Reggio).
Look, I keep seeing comments like this and it's important to note that I didn't intend to fish the Rock Dam from Reggio, circumstances just got us over there and that's how things worked out.
Thanks for watching.
I am curious about your chest rig, what are you wearing?
just a gopro camera
@@LAFishBlog the pocket on the backside?
were you on the east or west side of dam m couldnt tell
I'm in the process of creating a Fishing Trip Review for members of LAFB Elite.
You'll be able to see exact fishing locations in it.
Learn more here: bit.ly/2ZplEFk
@@LAFishBlog thanks went to wall at mrgo sunday nothing caught a few marsh bass and one trout in canals off lake borne
What X-Rap were you throwing, long cast or shallow diving?
Well, seeing this was filmed back in November, I really don't recall, to be honest with you. Probably shallow diving?
Hey man, I have a quick question when it comes to live shrimp vs plastic which one do you think is more effective. I was raised only using live shrimp but I really want to give using matrix shad a shot.
I think you should look at them as being more like tools than just something you tie on and fish eat it.
I think "artificial" lures will beat live shrimp 90% of the time IF it's in the hands of an experienced angler.
But, those same lures will do no good if put in the hands of someone who's never fished with them before, because they require a higher degree of angling skill in order to successfully catch fish.
That's why I think live shrimp are great for folks new to fishing, or anyone not comfortable with casting tackle.
It doesn't take a lot of skill to throw a carolina rig or popping cork with live bait.
That's why we see so many guides using live bait and spinning tackle for their customers.
So, some folks get on a good bite with live shrimp, catch a good box of fish and proclaim that there is no better way to catch fish, or try their hand at more advanced fishing tackle and don't catch as easily as they did with live shrimp (because they're doing it wrong) and write off "artificial" lures as being something that's not as efficient.
I've done both for years and I can tell you that if you want to catch more fish in a shorter amount of time you need to learn how to throw casting tackle and lures.
That's what LAFB Elite is for, it's the shortest path to learning what's what, what's best, what to avoid and how to use it all:
www.lafbelite.com/
Hope that makes sense! Tight lines!
@@LAFishBlog Thanks man, I appreciate it.
First as always like before I watch
Bam! You're on the ball. Thank you for subscribing!
Great vid
Thanks for watching, Jacob.
Man, those were massive trout. I wish I could find em like that every now and then. #releaseover20
LOVE local RUclipsrs like you. Y’all give a lot of tips and info. Have a great Thanksgiving!
Great job brother well done man very great info man I'm with the #release20 fished lake p last week caught a few over 20 inches and my friend a was all about keeping em but after explaining that's why gator trout are scarce they agreed
That is awesome and I'm glad you did that, because I really think we can make a difference starting at the angler level. We don't need LDWF to do this for us.
Change begins with us.
Thank you.
Smoked em
Thank you!
Where y’all from? I’m guessing y’all are from outside da parish because I’m hearing dude instead of brah lol
Definitely not from St. Bernard. lol
@@LAFishBlog you said that like being from St. Bernard is something bad
Not to knock ya but ya fishing a community hole ! At one time you might of seen 2 -3 boats fishing the dam , but now with videos like yours it’s a free for all , so for that being said is a reason I don’t fish there any more ! Another place wrongly advertised ! For RUclips $$
Yeah, I'm not making RUclips dollars here because, if you noticed, there are no ads on this video.
And, even if I were, I'd make (at best) a few bucks off the whopping 5k views there currently are.
So, thanks for accusing me of doing this for the dollars, but that accusation doesn't stick, not when I make TONS of free stuff for the public.
Which, by the way, where's all the stuff you've done for the inshore fishing community?
Anyway, if the Rock Dam were on fire like that all the time there'd ALWAYS be boats there. But there's not.
Additionally, what I am showing here is that my techniques and choice in baits are superior to conventional tactics. Nobody else there was catching like we were, which is probably why they left.
Thanks for watching, though.
What’s the trick to not getting snagged on underwater rocks or oyster beds when jigging? What weight jigheads y’all use?
Lighter jighead, knowing what a rock feels like, popping the jig off when it does get stuck and - this is the truth - accepting you're gonna get stuck and breaking that bad boy off when it won't come unstuck and tying on a new one.
@@LAFishBlog I’ll try some 1/8 Oz or maybe even 1/16 Oz jigheads and keep a bag close by. Lots of oyster beds at PAC, but the trout are there. I just have to get the bait in front of them. Thanks so much for the advice!
@@travishull9616 No problem, thanks for watching!
Really enjoy your videos. I almost always learn something. Didn't care for the music blast when you hung a fish on this one. Hope it's not something you plan to continue.
Thanks for watching, Melvin. I'll keep your comment in mind in the future, but please remember this is RUclips and this video is only content made for it.
The real learning content (that is, coincidentally, music free) is found on my website at www.lafbelite.com in the form of fishing trip reviews and courses like Inshore Fishing 101.
If you enjoy learning and trying new things to catch fish (as well as connecting with like-minded anglers) then I suggest you go over there and see what it's all about.
In fact, there's this free course I made that details the fall fishing pattern: bit.ly/3jXHbLM
I think you'll love it.
Tight lines, Melvin!
Did you enjoy this video? Check out Outside The Levee's new video fishing the Rock Dam: ruclips.net/video/cDy_ea-alXU/видео.html
You can watch parts one through three here:
Part One: ruclips.net/video/uxboELuscbk/видео.html
Part Two: ruclips.net/video/DRH5WMK1FMM/видео.html
Part Three: ruclips.net/video/bhab0nMULKc/видео.html
Why are 20 inch fish more important for the population than say a 16 inch fish. Does one reproduce more than the other
That's a great question, and this video has your great answer :)
ruclips.net/video/0MYpHP9jjnI/видео.html
Thank you both for your service