Louisiana Redfish

[Jeffrey Silvan]

I went down to New Orleans last weekend, and as I've been making a habit, I went down a day early to get some fishing in. I ended up catching five redfish, two of which were pretty hefty ~30 inch fish, but none were small. I saw a few gar, and I got a nice black drum to eat but I didn't realize he actually ate (I thought it was the bottom) so I didn't set the hook. I had a shot at an ENORMOUS redfish, but blew it. The guide thought it was a shark at first. My cast was off about 2 feet to the left of where it needed to be, and by the time I stripped it into position, it was ten feet from the boat. It went to eat it, but saw us at the last second and spooked. Still a great trip. I'm going back for three days of fishing in September, so I'll have to work on my accuracy with a weighted fly between now and then.

A few of the pictures the guide took are attached. I was wearing my GoPro so I have the two bigger fish on video, but took it off mid-day because I started getting the line a little tangled up in it. I haven't processed the video yet, but will share once I do.

[Richard Farino]

Nice report.  Love the fish, hate the hat  ;)

R

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[TurbineBlade]

Beautiful fish Jeff!  I hope to one day get into a big one like that -- 

Gene

On Wednesday, July 30, 2014 11:56:16 AM UTC-4, Richard Farino wrote:

Nice report.  Love the fish, hate the hat  ;)

R

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From: Jeffrey Silvan <jeffre...@gmail.com>
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Date: Wednesday, July 30, 2014 at 11:21 AM
To: <tidal-potoma...@googlegroups.com>
Subject: {Tidal Potomac Fly Rodders} Louisiana Redfish

I went down to New Orleans last weekend, and as I've been making a habit, I went down a day early to get some fishing in. I ended up catching five redfish, two of which were pretty hefty ~30 inch fish, but none were small. I saw a few gar, and I got a nice black drum to eat but I didn't realize he actually ate (I thought it was the bottom) so I didn't set the hook. I had a shot at an ENORMOUS redfish, but blew it. The guide thought it was a shark at first. My cast was off about 2 feet to the left of where it needed to be, and by the time I stripped it into position, it was ten feet from the boat. It went to eat it, but saw us at the last second and spooked. Still a great trip. I'm going back for three days of fishing in September, so I'll have to work on my accuracy with a weighted fly between now and then.

A few of the pictures the guide took are attached. I was wearing my GoPro so I have the two bigger fish on video, but took it off mid-day because I started getting the line a little tangled up in it. I haven't processed the video yet, but will share once I do.

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[Scott Stankus]

Awesome fish - sounds like a great trip! If you don't mind sharing, who was the guide? And would you recommend him/her?

--Scott

On Wed, Jul 30, 2014 at 11:21 AM, Jeffrey Silvan <jeffre...@gmail.com> wrote:

I went down to New Orleans last weekend, and as I've been making a habit, I went down a day early to get some fishing in. I ended up catching five redfish, two of which were pretty hefty ~30 inch fish, but none were small. I saw a few gar, and I got a nice black drum to eat but I didn't realize he actually ate (I thought it was the bottom) so I didn't set the hook. I had a shot at an ENORMOUS redfish, but blew it. The guide thought it was a shark at first. My cast was off about 2 feet to the left of where it needed to be, and by the time I stripped it into position, it was ten feet from the boat. It went to eat it, but saw us at the last second and spooked. Still a great trip. I'm going back for three days of fishing in September, so I'll have to work on my accuracy with a weighted fly between now and then.

A few of the pictures the guide took are attached. I was wearing my GoPro so I have the two bigger fish on video, but took it off mid-day because I started getting the line a little tangled up in it. I haven't processed the video yet, but will share once I do.

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[Jeffrey Silvan]

The guide was Rocky Thickstun (Salty Fly Louisiana). I typically use Greg Moon (Louisiana Fly Fishing Charters), but he wasn't available so he set me up with Rocky. They're friends and toss trips to each other if they are booked and the other is free. I highly recommend both. They also both have great reputations among guides down there as well. If you're thinking of going, plan way ahead. You might get lucky on short notice due to a cancellation, but these guys typically book up a year in advance - particularly for good tide days - during fall season, and several months ahead for a lot of the winter and spring. 

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[Remick]

I second the hat h8ing. Solid pheesh.

[namfos]

LOL! 

I'm with you, Rich.  ;-)

Mark

[D. Walker]

those are awesome pictures.

I am indifferent on the hat

[Dave Marcus]

Great fish, LOVE the hat! I attached a picture proving that redfish fishing transcends sports rivalry's. It's my than girlfriend, now wife, and I a few years back doubling up on reds in SC. Still waiting to get one on the fly...she may be a dirty yankees fan but I love her anyway :)

David

[Richard Farino]

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OIPcDjOW93U

R

Richard Farino

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[TurbineBlade]

Oh, I have an even more relevant video!

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=R8ubTe3wy1U

Everything you ever wanted or needed to know about Scotland in 14 seconds.  

Gene

On Friday, August 1, 2014 12:02:20 PM UTC-4, Richard Farino wrote:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OIPcDjOW93U

R

Richard Farino

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From: Dave Marcus <dhma...@gmail.com>
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Date: Friday, August 1, 2014 at 10:01 AM
To: <tidal-potoma...@googlegroups.com>
Subject: Re: {Tidal Potomac Fly Rodders} Louisiana Redfish

Great fish, LOVE the hat! I attached a picture proving that redfish fishing transcends sports rivalry's. It's my than girlfriend, now wife, and I a few years back doubling up on reds in SC. Still waiting to get one on the fly...she may be a dirty yankees fan but I love her anyway :)

David

On Thursday, July 31, 2014 11:13:56 AM UTC-4, D. Walker wrote:

those are awesome pictures.

I am indifferent on the hat

On Thursday, July 31, 2014 9:53:59 AM UTC-4, namfos wrote:

LOL! 

I'm with you, Rich.  ;-)

Mark

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[david marcus]

As a bigger bruins fan than I am a redsox fan (grew up playing hockey in boston, I bleed black and gold, also assuming your a rangers fan...almost had it this year) I remember that commercial and love it.

Lauryn and I have some guidelines about when we can shit talk the other team (otherwise it would never work...).

David

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[Jeffrey Silvan]

You're a better man than I. I went on a date with a Yankees fan once. There wasn't a second date.

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[Richard Farino]

I am.  Girlfriend is a Caps fan (and season ticket holder!) and was very supportive this year.  Don’t want to elaborate about when the Rags/Caps eliminate each other…

I root for the Caps at games until they play the Rangers.  Then just another a-hole at Verizon Center.

R

Richard Farino

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[Richard Farino]

She saw your hat and turned you down, huh?   ;)

R

Richard Farino

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[namfos]

That's great! LOL

[namfos]

Dave:

Lemme guess: the two of you fell in love in, hmmmm, 2004? ;-)

Mark

[Matt Geiman]

Nice Fish! I'd love to get into some reds like that! For some reds closer to home the lower bay and and inlets around VA beach are fishing well right now. Most of them are caught with spin gear around here, but can have success with flies once you find them.

On Wednesday, July 30, 2014 11:22:21 AM UTC-4, Jeff Silvan wrote:

[Jeffrey Silvan]

I remembered that I never shared the video from the trip. For those interested, here you go: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tdcgofDKXwc

I've always worn the chest mount, but it tends to get pretty shaky and I often lean downwards as I'm stripping in the fly, which doesn't lead for good strike videos. Anyone have any better ideas for self-filming?

On Wed, Jul 30, 2014 at 11:21 AM, Jeffrey Silvan <jeffre...@gmail.com> wrote:

I went down to New Orleans last weekend, and as I've been making a habit, I went down a day early to get some fishing in. I ended up catching five redfish, two of which were pretty hefty ~30 inch fish, but none were small. I saw a few gar, and I got a nice black drum to eat but I didn't realize he actually ate (I thought it was the bottom) so I didn't set the hook. I had a shot at an ENORMOUS redfish, but blew it. The guide thought it was a shark at first. My cast was off about 2 feet to the left of where it needed to be, and by the time I stripped it into position, it was ten feet from the boat. It went to eat it, but saw us at the last second and spooked. Still a great trip. I'm going back for three days of fishing in September, so I'll have to work on my accuracy with a weighted fly between now and then.

A few of the pictures the guide took are attached. I was wearing my GoPro so I have the two bigger fish on video, but took it off mid-day because I started getting the line a little tangled up in it. I haven't processed the video yet, but will share once I do.

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[Joe Mathews]

Sweet vid! I was wondering why that fish wasn't running, but then a couple minutes into the fight it saw the boat and freaked out! Looked like an awesome trip. That GoPro takes awesome video. Is that the Hero 3+? I thought about getting one to film my Utah trout shenanigans, but it would probably jinx me.

[Jeffrey Silvan]

Yes, I do use the Hero 3+. The two bigger fish both did the same thing - didn't really fight until they saw the boat, then got really mad. Apparently that's often the behavior in the summer. They wait to break out their fight, but when they do, they really go.

On Mon, Aug 18, 2014 at 11:54 PM, Joe Mathews <joseph.t...@gmail.com> wrote:

Sweet vid! I was wondering why that fish wasn't running, but then a couple minutes into the fight it saw the boat and freaked out! Looked like an awesome trip. That GoPro takes awesome video. Is that the Hero 3+? I thought about getting one to film my Utah trout shenanigans, but it would probably jinx me.

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