Going to Grand Isle

lucky · 02-13-2008, 09:05 PM

Pulling our boat to Grand Isle on Feb.21 for a shot at YFT and wahoo. Any suggestions would be helpful

fishfighter · 02-17-2008, 09:32 AM

What size boat and range you have?By the 21,the midnight Lump might turn on becouse of the Mississippi River level is on a rise.It has been a hit and miss there sofar this year.Do you have GOOD charts of the area?If not,you will need them.By heading out of Grand Isle out s/e to the Lump,you will past thru the LOOP zone which is a big NO NO.Do look at the charts for what I am talking about.
Another thing is weather.Hope you have extra time plan for that.These fronts that has been coming from the s/w has been hitting us just about every three days or so.Hell,we just had two back to back in two days and the winds will blow for the next three and maybe more.
Do have baits for the wahoo bite which had been nice sofar this year.

Check out www.rodnreel.com.They have a good posting on what and how the bite is doing.

lucky · 02-17-2008, 01:09 PM

we have a 32' century. went to venice last year at same time tried the lump along with about 150 other boats nothing. plan to troll for wahoo and tuna this trip. just dont know where.

fishfighter · 02-18-2008, 04:04 PM

With the Mississippi river up and still rising,I would give the lump a try.From there look for any water temp breaks(70 deg or higher) in 250'+ water.Drag for wahoo there or any rigs around that.Problem is,if the weather is good,they will be a ton of boats everywere.Were are ya'll planning on staying at?How long ya'll planning on fishing?It looks like another front is coming thursday and should lay down by maybe saturday.Check www.rodnreel.com and click weather to get an idea.

lucky · 02-18-2008, 10:30 PM

staying at bridge side marina. staying til sunday. we plan on going out thursday afternoon and spending the night fishing. Can you hook up to floaters? last year we went out at night and caught alot of blackfin but got ran off of platform by lump.

shoefish · 03-05-2008, 03:31 PM

Greetings to the Gulf crew from way up north...how'd the trip go? Yellowfin fishing in February, does it get any better than that?

02-13-2008, 09:05 PM	#1
lucky #1 Lurker Join Date: Feb 2008 Posts: 3 Credits: 1,188.8 Boat: Century 32 Home Port: Sabine Pass,TX Occupation: plumber	Going to Grand Isle Pulling our boat to Grand Isle on Feb.21 for a shot at YFT and wahoo. Any suggestions would be helpful

02-18-2008, 10:30 PM	#5
lucky #1 Lurker Join Date: Feb 2008 Posts: 3 Credits: 1,188.8 Boat: Century 32 Home Port: Sabine Pass,TX Occupation: plumber	staying at bridge side marina. staying til sunday. we plan on going out thursday afternoon and spending the night fishing. Can you hook up to floaters? last year we went out at night and caught alot of blackfin but got ran off of platform by lump. Last edited by lucky; 02-18-2008 at 10:32 PM.

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02-17-2008, 09:32 AM	#2
fishfighter "If at first you don't succeed, don't try skydiving" Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: Gulf of Mexico Posts: 126 Credits: 1,240.0	What size boat and range you have?By the 21,the midnight Lump might turn on becouse of the Mississippi River level is on a rise.It has been a hit and miss there sofar this year.Do you have GOOD charts of the area?If not,you will need them.By heading out of Grand Isle out s/e to the Lump,you will past thru the LOOP zone which is a big NO NO.Do look at the charts for what I am talking about. Another thing is weather.Hope you have extra time plan for that.These fronts that has been coming from the s/w has been hitting us just about every three days or so.Hell,we just had two back to back in two days and the winds will blow for the next three and maybe more. Do have baits for the wahoo bite which had been nice sofar this year. Check out www.rodnreel.com.They have a good posting on what and how the bite is doing.

02-17-2008, 01:09 PM	#3
lucky #1 Lurker Join Date: Feb 2008 Posts: 3 Credits: 1,188.8 Boat: Century 32 Home Port: Sabine Pass,TX Occupation: plumber	we have a 32' century. went to venice last year at same time tried the lump along with about 150 other boats nothing. plan to troll for wahoo and tuna this trip. just dont know where.

02-18-2008, 04:04 PM	#4
fishfighter "If at first you don't succeed, don't try skydiving" Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: Gulf of Mexico Posts: 126 Credits: 1,240.0	With the Mississippi river up and still rising,I would give the lump a try.From there look for any water temp breaks(70 deg or higher) in 250'+ water.Drag for wahoo there or any rigs around that.Problem is,if the weather is good,they will be a ton of boats everywere.Were are ya'll planning on staying at?How long ya'll planning on fishing?It looks like another front is coming thursday and should lay down by maybe saturday.Check www.rodnreel.com and click weather to get an idea.

03-05-2008, 03:31 PM	#6
shoefish Chum Nuts Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: Portsmouth NH Posts: 4,602 Credits: 2,879.7	Greetings to the Gulf crew from way up north...how'd the trip go? Yellowfin fishing in February, does it get any better than that?