Fishing Log – August 7, 2013
DATE: Wednesday, 7 Aug 2013
FISHING BUDDY: Ron Aime
LOCATION: E. Timbalier Island
LAUNCH: Melancon’s Landing
MOON PHASE: New Moon (Rise: 7:05 am Set: 8:11 pm)
TIDE(HIGH/LOW/RANGE): Timbalier (High: 10:40 am Low: 9:48 pm Rg: 0.99’)
RIVER STAGE: 4.4 @ New Orleans – Falling
FORECAST/WINDS: Hi: 95° F Lo: 78° F 7 mph WSW
BAROMETRIC PRESSURE: 30.00 and Steady @ Fourchon
WATER TEMP: Start: N/A° End: N/A°
COASTAL WATERS FORECAST: Northwest winds 5 to 10 knots becoming south in the late morning and afternoon. Seas 1 foot or less. Protected waters a light chop.
WATER DEPTH: 2’ – 12’
LURES/BAIT USED: Black/Char, Electric Chicken
SUNRISE: 6:26 am
SUNSET: 7:49 pm
TOTAL CATCH: 6 Specs, 2 Reds
LARGEST FISH: 17 ½” Spec, 40” Red
HOURS FISHED: 06:15 – 12:15
DISTANCE TRAVELED: 25 Miles
COMMENT: What a weird day. No specs, but lots of white trout. Normally we fish those deep and on the bottom. Today they were everywhere and on top. Even the catfish and reds were on top. The birds were everywhere because there were shrimp everywhere. What was strange was there were no specs. We saw a few huge bull reds and lots of catfish.
06:15 – 08:30 E. Timbalier: 1 Spec (15”), 1 Red (40”)
08:30 – 10:15 Timbalier Pump: 2 Specs (17 ½”)
10:15 – 12:15 E. Timbalier: 3 Specs (14”), 1 Red (18”)
