Had the irrepressible Philvis Ruth out to
Paw Paw's Camp on Bayou Dularge for the weekend. We were joined by
John "Ten Percenter" McQueen and Paul Wegmann.
Sunday morning, Capt. Bill Lake picked us up at the camp
and took us on a fishing tour of Sister Lake and the
North Bayou Seveur areas. The schoolie trout were
present at just about every stop we made, and although we
were not keeping any 12-13 inch fish, we proceeded to
fill an 80 quart Igloo. Final tally was 88
specks on Sunday (14-17inches). As always it was a
pleasure to fish with Capt. Bill, and I continued to
stock the Bayou Dularge fishing database with his
instructions. He even cut me a little slack when I
dropped his 40 compartment tackle box stuffed with about
2.3 billion Bayou Chub lures on the deck (thanks for
locking it guys!). Sent Philvis home on the 6:20 to
Austin, Tx with ten minutes to spare and a 10lb sack of
speck filets. All in all it was a fantastic weekend
DOWN IN DULARGE!!
Capt. Bill's report of the trip: Another
great day of speckled trout fishing "DOWN IN
DULARGE"! Yes, the beat goes on as the trout are
stacked up in all the major bayou's in the lower dularge
area. Easy limits can be taken in the 12-15 in. range on
almost any day. Today was no exception as the
yellow-mouths could be found at just about every stop
this morning. Fishing with me today were Ike Ryan, John
McQueen & Paul Wegmann from the New Orleans area.
Phil Ruth from Austin, Tx. also joined us for the trip.
Everyone caught their share of fish as we caught well
over our 125 fish limit! The gang was a bit selective
today as many fish in the 12-13 inch range were released
to fight another day. The majority of the trout that we
kept was 14 in. and up with a final tally of 88 trout,2
redfish and 1 flounder. The LSU and smoke/chartreuse
Bayou Chub Minnow did most of the damage. Reeling the
chubs with a slow retrieve is the most productive way to
fish this lure. The trout have moved into the shallow
water with the warmer temperatures as most of todays
catch was found in the 3-4 ft. depth range. For your best
success try fishing the drop-offs along the deeper
waterways and any major points with moving water. Do not
stay any longer than 10-15 minutes at each
location---keep moving until you find a productive area.
I enjoyed fishing with this crew today as the guys were a
fun bunch to spend the morning with. It was an
interesting morning as John's big bite of the day
happened to be from a "Common Loon" that really
inhaled the Bayou Chub. It was a fierce battle between
John and the loon as the wacky bird finally won his
freedom. Paul and Phil found their Bayou Chubs harvesting
quite a few oysters while Ike was playing 52 pick-up with
the tackle box! Anyway, it sure was a beautiful day to be
on the water as the trout fishing was as good as the
company! Take care on the water and good luck
fishing!-------Capt. Bill Lake
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