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Bay St. Louis reds
Posted on 8/8/14 at 10:23 pm
Posted on 8/8/14 at 10:23 pm
Saw in another thread that Gaston is fishing the Bay tomorrow so I thought I'd throw this map out there. I fished that Bay for many years, and I don't think there is an inch of shoreline that I didn't throw a gold spoon at. The one sure-fire spot where I always caught the most reds was in Little Bay. Rarely left without a limit, though the water does get shallow so don't attempt fishing it unless you are in a shallow draft boat.
The entire shoreline I marked was always good for a couple reds, but the first top arrow is a very hot spot. There's the small "cove" that the arrow sits in, and there is about a 10 ft. wide (or less) opening into a very small pond that turns into a narrow canal. On a falling tide, you can catch a limit of reds sitting in the cove and throwing into that narrow mouth. If you are in a small enough boat (I was in a 16' flat), on a rising or high tide you can pull into the little pond and catch reds in it where it feeds back into the little canal. When I say pond, it's barely big enough to turn a flat boat around in. Unless the water is dead still, I've never left there without reds. At each of the arrows, there are narrow, short canals that I would take my flat into. Those spots weren't as consistent, but trolling the marked shorelines and concentrating on those canal openings usually produced reds. But in all of my years of fishing many bodies of water for reds, that top left arrow is the most consistent "honey hole" I've ever fished (on a falling tide). Far too few people fish Bay St. Louis for reds, but I hope this helps someone. The reds in Little Bay always ran around the 20" mark - the north end of Bay St. Louis always produced bigger reds, but they were more scattered. If anyone wants further tips, I'll put up another map.
The entire shoreline I marked was always good for a couple reds, but the first top arrow is a very hot spot. There's the small "cove" that the arrow sits in, and there is about a 10 ft. wide (or less) opening into a very small pond that turns into a narrow canal. On a falling tide, you can catch a limit of reds sitting in the cove and throwing into that narrow mouth. If you are in a small enough boat (I was in a 16' flat), on a rising or high tide you can pull into the little pond and catch reds in it where it feeds back into the little canal. When I say pond, it's barely big enough to turn a flat boat around in. Unless the water is dead still, I've never left there without reds. At each of the arrows, there are narrow, short canals that I would take my flat into. Those spots weren't as consistent, but trolling the marked shorelines and concentrating on those canal openings usually produced reds. But in all of my years of fishing many bodies of water for reds, that top left arrow is the most consistent "honey hole" I've ever fished (on a falling tide). Far too few people fish Bay St. Louis for reds, but I hope this helps someone. The reds in Little Bay always ran around the 20" mark - the north end of Bay St. Louis always produced bigger reds, but they were more scattered. If anyone wants further tips, I'll put up another map.
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Posted on 8/8/14 at 10:28 pm to 911Moto
This is how you make friends on the OB. 
Posted on 8/8/14 at 10:35 pm to weagle99
I could do the same for the Rigolets at the mouth of the West Pearl. Though all of my spots are very shallow draft. I fished for about 20 years - most was hitching a ride with my friend at Delacroix, and that filled the freezer. When I moved to Slidell and bought my 16' flat, I fished the Pearl/Rigolets and Bay St. Louis. And my favorite thing was just exploring little ponds that no one ever fished. Never saw other boats fishing my spots. I had to give up fishing after my neck surgery, so I'm not against giving up my spots anymore. 
Posted on 8/8/14 at 10:38 pm to 911Moto
I understand the nice gesture, but you may want to edit this. Your honey hole will be filled with people...you have no idea how many people lurk the OB for this kind of stuff
Posted on 8/8/14 at 10:39 pm to 911Moto
Can you shoot me an e-mail, sellinglsuticket @ gmail .com
Have a Rigolets question for you
Have a Rigolets question for you
Posted on 8/8/14 at 10:54 pm to 911Moto
I'm just getting ready to finish fixing my bay boat and start fishing with my 14yo son in the lake catherine & rigolets area...any info you could email me would be appreciated...
<- td@gmail.com
<- td@gmail.com
Posted on 8/9/14 at 1:51 am to Pepperidge
Me and my bro are about to buy some land on lake Catherine. Any info on fishing around there would be great.
djwelch21@gmail.com
djwelch21@gmail.com
Posted on 8/9/14 at 1:55 am to 911Moto
I'm heading to the Rigolets in a few hours
Posted on 8/9/14 at 2:00 am to GreatLakesTiger24
Lucky dog!
Posted on 8/9/14 at 2:59 am to TigerTatorTots
quote:
TigerTatorTots
Tells OP to edit post, then gives him his eamil to get the rest of the spots in private.
Posted on 8/9/14 at 3:21 am to 911Moto
That map isn't BSL. Wtf?
Posted on 8/9/14 at 6:49 am to Gaston
That is Little Bay, which is on the eastern side of Bay St. Louis. Before I got my flat, I was so desperate for reds that I even caught them off a SeaDoo in the Bay.
The shoreline along Grassy Point was a pretty decent producer too with a gold spoon. And in the summer the waters around grassy point often had diving birds with some small trout.
ETA - I'll be gone all day, but tonight I'll hit up you guys asking about the Rigolets. My spots there are limited, but they were all I needed. I launched 25 minutes up the Pearl River, so I never used to make the run to Lake Catherine. My spots are strictly VERY shallow (2 feet or less) red fish spots in the area close to the Pearl.
The shoreline along Grassy Point was a pretty decent producer too with a gold spoon. And in the summer the waters around grassy point often had diving birds with some small trout.
ETA - I'll be gone all day, but tonight I'll hit up you guys asking about the Rigolets. My spots there are limited, but they were all I needed. I launched 25 minutes up the Pearl River, so I never used to make the run to Lake Catherine. My spots are strictly VERY shallow (2 feet or less) red fish spots in the area close to the Pearl.
This post was edited on 8/9/14 at 7:15 am
Posted on 8/9/14 at 9:38 am to Capt ST
quote:All spots should be discussed in private if they are discussed. Besides, the reason why I left my email is to ask him if he has fished one of MY spots that I recently found, and his thoughts on that spot.
Tells OP to edit post, then gives him his eamil to get the rest of the spots in private.
This post was edited on 8/9/14 at 9:41 am
Posted on 8/9/14 at 7:59 pm to 911Moto
Boy caught a nice one today. He was so damn happy.
Posted on 8/9/14 at 8:27 pm to Gaston
Nice. After seeing my second map, are you familiar with the area I'm talking about?
The Bay does have some nice size reds that wander into it on occasion, especially around October-early November. The two biggest inshore reds I've ever caught came out of the north end of the Bay (towards the Jourdan River end).
The Bay does have some nice size reds that wander into it on occasion, especially around October-early November. The two biggest inshore reds I've ever caught came out of the north end of the Bay (towards the Jourdan River end).
Posted on 8/9/14 at 8:40 pm to 911Moto
Yea, haven't fished it much. He caught that in the inlet just south of the RR bridge on the Pass side. I'm going to get a small skiff soon, so I'll go check out that area you posted. I need a trailer to get it all going.
Posted on 8/9/14 at 8:58 pm to DJJamarcus
it was rough today
Posted on 8/9/14 at 9:06 pm to Gaston
What size boat (and how deep of a draft) are you fishing out of now? I think a smallish bay boat could make it back there, but I'd pay close attention to tides. I have found fishing the Bay to be very dependent on tide movement - more so than some other areas I've fished. What always aggravated me was that bigger reds rolled in as the weather cooled, but the Bay would be too low most of that time. Seeing a mud bank with the grass high and dry wasn't worth fishing - though keep in mind 99% of my fishing was tossing a gold spoon at the shoreline.
Posted on 8/9/14 at 9:20 pm to 911Moto
We accessed that cove on my paddleboard. It was a windy bitch though. I busted my arse on the way out. As soon as we crossed under the RR bridge all he'll broke loose. The waves were breaking and the board was loaded down. I'm sure if anyone saw me fighting to balance they got a kick out of it.
This post was edited on 8/9/14 at 9:25 pm
Posted on 8/9/14 at 9:27 pm to Gaston
If you're interested, shoot your email address to nickyreed22@yahoo.com and I'll send you a map with some notes for the other end of the Bay up around Jourdan River. A paddle board may be a reach, but this area is just a minute or two away from the public boat launch behind the Casino. It's all territory that you would have to troll the shoreline and throw a spoon, although you could hit the points and throw a dead shrimp as well. I started out fishing this area on a SeaDoo. My 16' flat was the perfect boat for fishing the Bay though.
This post was edited on 8/9/14 at 9:30 pm
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