Fishing Reports: New Orleans, Louisiana including Lafitte and the Barataria Estuary

Sunday, August 17, 2008

*** 8-17-2008 *** ****** FISHIN REPORT BY Ripp ****** All i can tell y'all is Boot-see was Kickin Ass and taken names, she put da hammer down on dem 2 younger girls, now Dats what i'am talkin about, show dem what you got right away dat way dey got someting to shoot for. now my Bride is sleepin cuz its late so i couldn't ask her about Boot-see's name cuz i'am pretty sure dat it ain't spelled right. but she knows who she is and dem 3 other people dat was fishin with her knows she caught da most fish today. i had 5 of dem with me today but Kenny didn't get to fish much cuz he was helpin me with da net and bait, i guess you could say we were Da Master Baiters. man with rightin like dat i just don't know how much longer y'all gonna have me, i tink i'am movein up to da big times. i want to Thank Kenny E. and Family from Ms. for fishin with us today. now he got dem girls headed to da Bayou pretty early yesterday. got down here just in time for Happy Hour, when i walked in da house i saw enough Groceries for dem 2 stay 5 or 4 days instead of 1 night. i was a lil worried about dem bein ready dis mornin but i was wrong about dat, dey was all up and waitin for me. when we left da dock we did see a lil lightin but knot enough for us to worry about. we made our 1st. stop on top of da grass bed and i had to change around a couple of handles for dem and put a couple of gold spoons on but we didn't last long with dem spoons in da grass. OK we now movein on to plan 2, we headed for deep water in search of da big fish and dats where Boot-see went to work on dem younger girls, kickin butt. i tink it got about 94 degrees or so, now dat sweat was rollin off of dem pretty good cuz dey all was workin hard on gettin dem big drums in da boat. now i was gettin a lil worried about Tim da tool man, yea i all most forgot about dat, dat all most slipped my mind, dat Tim da tool man is married to Kenny's daughter, Yea i know she your daughter to Boot-see. Yes dey did have da other Lil Queen with dem to Miss Kelli with a i, now what dats shit about Kelli with and i, dey tellin me dat like i'am knot gonna spell her name right, now i tink dats one of dem insalts dey puttin on me. gettin back to Tim da tool man ( Fod ) no shit dats his reel name, don't look at me i never gave him dat name, i was gettin a lil worried about him cuz for a while all he could do was get his line cut on about every other cast. i really taught his new wife Miss Lindsay was gonna have to hook one and let him reel it in cuz dis was his 1st. trip down to da bayou to fish with me, he was a lil green to start cuz he mostly fish fresh water but before da day was over he was pickin up what we was puttin down and doin a good job of it. dey caught and released a boat load of black drums but only after each fish had his picture taken, dey was all bruised up when we got done right dare, now Boot-see caught da biggest and da most dis trip, last time it was Baby Girl dat caught da most with Miss Kelli with an i comein in second but dat wasn't da case today so i guess what i'am tryin to tell y'all is dat Miss Boot-see has been crowned Da Queen and can't lose here title till next trip. oh yea i allso want to Thank Mike H. and gues for fishin with us again today, dem boys allso had a great day, now all i can report is what i was told and Yes it was told to me by Mike, he said he caught da most and da Biggest redfish in his boat today, i know dats a lil hard to beleive but dats what he told me. OK its time for me to get off dis here machine. Da Rippulator

Saturday, August 16, 2008

*** 8-16-2008 *** ****** FISHIN REPORT BY Ripp ****** I want to Thank Mike H. and guest for fishin with us today and again tomorrow. we started out our mornin waitin for da rain to lightin up so we could leave da dock. didn't look like dat was gonna happen so we eased out to our 1st. fishin spot in da rain, now it did give us a lil break, no rain & no wind and dem reds popped up for just enough time for us to catch 15 good ones. dat was pretty much our hole day of fishin and dat happened in about 45 minutes or less. we caught all dem reds on gold spoons. when we left dare we went and look for some bigger fish, we did hook 2 big fish but both of dem got tangled in da anchor rope and popped da line. we hooked dem 2 fish on crack crabs under a slidein sinker. we stayed dare a lil while longer tryin our luck and i was watchin some weather move in on us from da west and it looked like it was tryin to go around us but all of a sudden da wind changed directions on us and it was comein from da direction i had to run to get to a camp, i told my crew OK reel dem in it was time to go before it closes us up, now somebody in da boat must be livein right cuz it let us get da boat tied up by da camp and it bust lose on us. i'am talkin about a herd of Bull Elephants Pissin on a flat rock. as hard as it was rain it still was goin side-ways cuz da wind was blowin so hard and dat lased about 25 minutes before we could get back into da boat. dey had 3 foot waves in dat lil bay where we was. i was sure glad to be by dat camp. we had some pretty good Lightin strikes also. after leavein da camp we hit a couple of more spots with knot much luck even doe we did catch some redfish dey was to small to keep. hope-full-lee it will all be passed us and over by mornin and we have a good day tomorrow. OK, got to run for now. Da Rippulator

Saturday, August 16, 2008

*** 8-13-2008 *** ****** FISHIN REPORT BY Ripp ****** Man i know i'am late with dis here report, matter of fact i got a couple of dem i'am late on but i just got to much shit goin on for one man, dey just ain't enough hours in day for me late-Lee. da bad part about all dis is i can't remember all da shit dat happened on da water. i want to Thank Tommy P. and guest from Ms. for fishin with us again today. now we had to wait dis mornin for da rain to quit for us to leave da dock but while waitin for da rain to quit we watched some home made Deer Huntin tapes filmed by Spike, i told dem dat has just messed me up for about a week watchin dat shit. i just can't take watchin dat stuff while da season is closed. after dey ruined my mornin we got in da boat and left da dock but i taught more about Deers den i did Redfish i can tell y'all dat. dem reds wasn't right today anyway for some reason, we tried with dem golds spoons for a while when da rain quit but da wind never did quit for us, didn't have a hole lot of luck with dem gold spoons so we changed over to fishin dem big reds on da bottom with dead crabs under a slidein sinker. we caught just a couple of big black drums doin dat. we hit a couple of hot spots with knot much luck. we hit dat one spot a couple of 3 times just waitin for dem reds to pop up but dey never did come out to play with us. we did have some good Burled shrimp and crabs da night before, oh yea i tink we even drank a few Cold Beers. dats da problem with me if i can't do my reports da day it happens i just can't remember everyting dat happened to us, Shit i can bare-lee remember when i do it da same day. OK, maybe my crew will report back to me if i forgot anyting dey wanted me to say. Da Rippulator

Tuesday, August 12, 2008

*** 8-12-2008 *** ****** FISHIN REPORT BY Ripp ****** Damit Boy, now was dat some strong wind or what today. Rough you say, you talk about knockin someting alose or landin on one of your Beans or worse den dat landin on both your beans, my crew was bouncein around in dat front seat pretty good when we cross da lake, you talk about some rough water, we looked like we was White Water Raftin crossin dat Frickin lake. we got us a good early start and it was pretty choppie from da get go but it got lots worse as da day went along, by mid mornin it was blowin about 20 plus with some pretty strong gust. i want to Thank Tommy P. and guest from up around Yazoo City Ms. for fishin with us today and again tomorrow. last night we all went eat at Voleo's and our Supper was really good, you could tell it was good cuz everybody was gruntin when we got up from da table and my Bride had made dem a cake ( her Famous Cake ) so i tink a couple of dem was tinkin about dat cake dat was back at da camp waitin for dem. i just got back from down dare by dem cuz we done Burled some Big Shrimp & Choice Male Crabs ( dat would be me and Lil Craig ) for dem, dat was dare supper tonight and dey had some Choice Cold Beer to go along with dem crabs. i guess you could say dey was livein right. we caught all our big reds on dead crabs under a slidein sinkin and we caught and released some good ones to. lots of big black drums also. just hookin and releasein after we had our limit of big ones. it was a good day of fishin down on da bayou for dem boys. one of Craig's crew ( Spike ) he done caught a new rod and reel today, dats right you heard it right da 1st. time, he caught a new rod & reel. we told him usually dem reelin rods is goin out da boat knot comein in da boat, you could tell by lookin at it dat it wasn't in da water long at all. we just got a pretty good lil shower while i'am typein dis here report, i never got to see da weather yet but i'am hopein it comes thur tonight and leaves us alone tomorrow. Tommy's son Tee is also down for da trip and its been a bunch of years since he been down to da bayou, matter of fact he gonna finish up College dis Dec. den he gonna have his own W2. i had to pause dis here machine for a lil bit cuz Joe H. da man dat owns da land we hunt on just called to tell me dat all dat rain dey had up dare got dem deers runnin like crazy and all over da place right now. if you count it down from right now we got 95 days left, we in da double digits now and on da down hill slide. gotta go for now but i will be back again tomorrow with another report. Da Rippulator

Sunday, August 10, 2008

*** 8-10-2008 *** ****** FISHIN REPORT BY Ripp ****** Hey Y'all its my Bride's Birthday today so i want to wish her Happy Birthday. i want to Thank Danny R. and guest for fishin with me again today. Who Dat, Who Dat say dey gonna catch some Big Redfish, i tink it was my crew dat said dat. let me told y'all my crew dey put da hammer down on dem big reds today, Hoop Dare it is, it wasn't nothin nice when my crew got done with dem big reds, dey was fussin about dare arms, fingers, hands, legs, backs and shoulders hurtin dem. we started out in a lil different spot dis mornin and picked up a couple of reds right quick on dem gold spoons but dat soon played out and we was on da hunt again, we would run a while cuz we was lookin for sign's of dem reds on da surface cuz da water was pretty flat on dat west side. my crew dey changed fisher people on me dis mornin, Da Queen couldn't make it cuz she was in Charge of decorations for one of her friends Baby Shower. dey put Danny's son-in-law in her place, Ray. now we got to see another pretty sunrise, been missin dat for a few weeks, looked like we allways had clouds pop up in da East right before da sun would come up. well when da wind started to pick up a lil bit we was headed south and we tried a couple of more stops and unlike most mornins da tide was comein in pretty good, oh yea, a lil light went off in my Head, i now had to move on to plan "B" what a smart move dat was on my part. i forgot Dats why i make da Big Bucks, dey tell me i'am suppose to know stuff like dat, dats part of my Job, hold on a minute, i'am tryin my best to tink of dat word dat goes behind Job, i got it, it might have took a while and i hate to have kept y'all waitin but da word is Description, Job Description. now dats what i was tinkin about. don't you just hate dat shit when you ask somebody how to spell someting and dey tell you well why don't you look it up in da dictionary, Ding Ding is anybody home, well got Dam if i new how to spell da word i wouldn't need a frickin dictonary to look da word up, how am i gonna look da word up when i don't know how to spell it in da 1st. place. hey hey come on now i'am a Fishin Guide, i'am knot a spellin bee winner. OK back to fishin dem big reds and black drums, we caught dem on crack crabs under a slide sinker. now yesterday dey only caught one redfish and Glen caught it, today everybody caught big redfish, never caught any over 21 pounds but dey caught a bunch of dem, after we got our limit we was just catchin & releasein dem, oh yea we was taken lots of pictures as we went along & YES we did get a good picture of dem back at da dock. now Big Jim R. he was havein some minor problems at da start but me and his Lil Brother Danny R. got him all straightin out, like i told Danny, He's coachable. after dem couple of coachin lessons was given he was hard on dem redfish, now you got da hang of it Jim R. you lookin like a Pro Fisherman but i tink you still fell short behind Glen on numbers of fish caught but you was comein on strong right when da end was comein to a close. you know its all over till next year. Glen will keep her title till y'all next fishin trip down on da Bayou. Thanks Again. Da Rippulator

Saturday, August 09, 2008

*** 8-9-2008 *** ****** FISHIN REPORT BY Ripp ****** Now dats a bunch of Bull-Shit i tink we had a much better day today weather wise den yesterday but we had less fish today but we just can't shake dat North wind and Low Low water for some reason. i want to Thank Danny R. and guest for fishin with me today and again tomorrow, now 2 of his guest is from Tx. but him and Miss Kim is from right here in New Orleans. it was a good ride out dis mornin and we got to see a great sunrise dis mornin. we started out right where we left from yesterday but it was pretty dry for us dis mornin we also started our day chunkin dem gold spoons, we made a couple of passes from one end of da lake to da other and we only caught a couple of redfish. i told my crew we was gonna take a lil ride to da South and try and catch some big fish and we did do dat, Glen caught da only big redfish out dare and it was 21 or 22 pounds if i remember right but dey caught a boat load of dem big black drums and we caught all dem fish on dead crabs under a slide sinker, we also had a bunch of cut lines foolin around on top of dem oyster shells. dem big drums know right where dey are when dey get hooked cuz dey go right for da drop off and pass dat line right over dem oyster shells but i would say we got da best of dem today, we took lots of good pictures of my crew with dare big fish den turned dem loose. dey had one boat dare when we got dare but dey wasn't where i get so we eased right in position and started catch from da 1st. cast on till we used up all of our crabs, now we watchin dat other boat while we catchin dem fish and dey never caught a one so when we used up our last piece of crab i eased over dare by dem and told him i taught if he moved over dare where we was he might catch someting. we left dare headed back to our 1st. stop to see if dem redfish was gonna be on time again today but dey wasn't playin fair with us. we made one more stop dat we produced some nice redfish and missed a couple, now it was startin to heat up pretty good and my crew told me dey had enough cuz dey was comein back tomorrow for another go round. Da Rippulator

Friday, August 08, 2008

*** 8-8-2008 *** ****** FISHIN REPORT BY Ripp ****** Man, can y'all beleive da weather we been gettin, tings is changin i'am tellin y'all. we use to get dat kind of weather about straight up 12 noon, now we get it at daylight for some reason, bad shit to. i want to Thank Nick S. and guest from New Orleans for fishin with us today. like i told y'all da weather was bad from da get go dis mornin so i talked to Da Redfishin Queen ( Miss Kim ) about 4:45 or 5 o'clock dis mornin and she told me dey wasn't gonna make it for 5:30 like we had planned and i told Da Queen i would be waitin on dem when dey get dare cuz its knot much Profit for me if i leave without dem. now when dey got dare we still had to wait a lil while before we could leave, we drank a couple of cups of coffee while waitin on da rain to let up. OK we in da boat headed for da fishin ground, we got to make a couple of stops with just a lil light rain before da heavy rain came, dem 1st. couple of stops we was fishin with dead shrimp under a slidein sinker, lot and lots of under size redfish we caught. now when da heavy rain came, of course we had to run to a camp and sit it out, we got lots of big puffs of wind but no lightin. now we caught 2 nice reds about 9 or 8 pounds right before da heavy rain came so after it stopped rainin we headed right back to where we left from but when we got dare and i put da troll motor down and i couldn't see it cuz da water had got muddie so i told my crew we was gonna run a lil bit more to da North and when we got over dare da water was clear so we made a drift headed right back to where we left from and we picked up a couple of reds on dat 1st. pass so we cranked up da big motor and eaised back to da North to get another start. just in case y'all don't know it we now fishin with gold spoons. Da Queen right now is suckin hind tit and it would have been a bad day for her if we would have had to leave right den and dare but like allways she pulled thur and made her way to da top, Dats why she is Da Queen. we made a couple of 5 or 4 more drifts and picked up some reel nice reds and missed some good ones also and we ended our day right dare, on our last drift i told my crew we was gonna put it in da wind and head back to da dock cuz another ugly lookin squall was buildin up to da Northwest and we was gonna try to make it back before it gets us. we made it back to da dock with no rain but it was pretty windy and choppie and dat made for a bump-pee ride back. we got us a good group picture of dem with all dare redfishin hangin on da board back at da dock. oh yea, before i forgot dis we had us a never caught a redfish Virgin today but when we made it back to da dock, well he's knot a Virgin no more, he done pretty good after he got to feel a couple of redfish hittin on his line and pullin out drag. it was a good job done by all. Da Rippulator

Thursday, August 07, 2008

*** 8-7-2008 *** ****** FISHIN REPORT BY Ripp ****** Hey y'all looker here, Yea dats right we back on da water once again. my last day of fishin was with North wind and my 1st. day back today was with a stiff North wind about 18 to 15 miles per hour, dat right dare is one of dem tings i just can't understand, miles per hour, how come it can't be miles per minute or miles per half hour, who tinks about all dat shit. y'all know us Coon-asses its all about da Cold Beer, hey neg how long dat take you to get from here to dare, lets seeeeee, i tink it takes a good 6 pack to get us from here to over dare, now dats what i'am talkin about, shit on all dat 33 minutes at 65 1/2 miles per hour, much more fun with a 6 pack and you can take dat to da bank. I want to Thank Keith O. Steve S. Dave & Kyle for fishin with me today. well like i said we started our day off with a stiff North wind, i picked my crew up by dare camp and off we went in search of some Specks, dats right, you heard me right da 1st. time we in search of specks and guess what we found some to. we had to run to da big lake but couldn't make it to where i wanted cuz dat North wind was blownin a lil to hard for us to cross dat open water. we caught dem on live cocahoes under a cork when dem dam pour-piss ( Dolphin ) would't pull dem specks off da line. when dey wouldn't pull it off da line you was scared dey would so you would reel fast fast to get dat trout on top of da water and you could see dem comein like a freight train so of course some would come off just because you was reelin so fast. now we did catch a couple of hard-heads and you could take your good old time reelin dem in cuz dem pour-piss would come up right behind dem hard-heads dem turn off, dem suckers is smart. well we played around with dem trout till about 10 o'clock or so den we headed for some shallow water in search of dem redfish, now we caught all our redfish on live cocahoes under a slidein sinker and YES we caught lots of rocks, one Big man but we knot gonna say his name cuz we don't want to hurt his feelins he caught way more den anybody else in da boat and i'am pretty sure he caught his limit of rocks. well i here somebody knockin at da door so i guess i'am done with dis here machine. Da Rippulator

Tuesday, August 05, 2008

*** 8-5-2008 *** ****** FISHIN REPORT BY Ripp ****** Well gang we made it back to da Bayou. i guess y'all know i been gone for a couple of days. me and Buck-a-Rue ( Evan ) went to da Huntin camp for a couple of days to do a Lil Green Trout Fishin and try out a new troll motor we bought. we bought a Brand New Prowler 45 pound trust from Bass Pro, put dat ting on a lil 14 foot Alum. Flat Boat and i told Buck i would show him how to work it, last trip we had a Paddle i showed him how to work dat but we mostly went around in circles, kind of hard to fish goin around in circles, after our 1st. lil outin to da lake with da troll motor he told me he liked dat much better den dat paddle and let me told y'all dat ting would push dat lil flat boat all most get it on da step, i had to watch Buck-a-Rue cuz he wanted to put it on # 5 ( full speed ahead ) all dat time while i was tryin to fish but dey got lots of tree tops in da lake so you have to watch you don't run on top of one or hit a good one and knock da troll motor off da boat, oh yea he now allways wants to get in back of da boat to drive. he wasn't much on dat dare Paddle but he tried his best but he likes dat lil troll motor much better and he could work it pretty good, he knows just how far to keep us away from da bank to and how slow we have to go. now it would have been reel good if we would have caught any fish, shit it would have been good to get some bites. we fish pretty hard all over da lake, shallow water, deep water, up against da bank, out in da middle, in da tree tops, in da grass but tings was dead. couldn't even see a turtle or any bait hittin along da bank. we never caught a single fish but we had a good time, Paw-Paw got to drink a couple of Cold Beers while Buck-a-Rue drove me around. now me and Buck left early in da mornin cuz we had to stop along da way and get us some groceries and a few other tings to make our trip, now da Girls was comein up dis evenin and stayin in Clinton for a couple of nights and do a lil sport shop-pin, oh yea y'all know dey gonna shop and go see da Saints practice, well Heidi and Buck was gone see dem practice and Abby, Layla, Maw-Maw and Paw-Paw was gonna enjoy da indoor pool at da Hotel while dey was gone, Paw-Paw and Maw-Maw just sat and watched over da girls while dey swimmed. now Buck was gonna get to swim a lil bit when he came back den dey was headed to supper, dey was gone to a Mexican place right down da street from da Hotel but i can't spell da name of it, Abby wanted to eat some more of da Fried Ice Cream and her Maw-Maw told me she ate da hole ting by herself. now i went back fishin a couple of more times in da big lake and caught da same ting i did on da 1st. couple of trips, knot a ting, i did have a good bite dat got me a lil excited, i tried all kinds of baits, i got tired of tiein knots and all da baits worked da same for me, tried early in da mornin, tried mid day, tried late in da evenin but knot to late cuz dat was cuttin into our Happy Hour at da camp. our 1st. night at da camp our supper was gonna be a Big Steak, a bake potato and a big green salad, well Buck-a-Rue he wanted a can of Rav-e-yolees so Paw-Paw warmed him up a can of dat. dis was just lil warm up trip for da girls cuz y'all know dey come up dare for Thanksgivein thur da weekend and do some SERIOUS SHOPPIN, dey just don't go shoppin dey go Buyin, dey forget dat dey got to drive home with limited space and kids, dey just Buy, we have to put stuff dey buy in our trucks so we can bring everybody back home. dey have all da Shoppin Queens, my Bride is da Queen Bee, she knows where everyting is up dare, so da rest of da crew is Heidi, Jade, Karry & Den-Yell oh yea dey at da store for 4 o'clock in da mornin waitin for it to open, now i could say a few tings about dat but i know better, dats how you stay Happy-per-lee married for years and years, you learn when to talk and when to keep your mouth shut. now dey tell us its all dare Christmas shoppin dey doin. dats OK cuz we at da Huntin Camp doin our own ting. OK i got to go cuz i have some Maintenance tings to go and do on my boat before i go back to work. catch y'all on da flip side. Da Rippulator

Tuesday, July 29, 2008

*** 7-29-2008 *** ****** FISHIN REPORT BY Ripp ****** Was dat some ugly weather or what dis mornin. i don't remember when i saw dat much Lightin, when i was on my way to Joe's da sky to da South was just lit up and i mean lit up, continuous Lightin without a break. i didn't even tink we was gonna be able to leave da dock. i want to Thank Danny R. and guest from all over da United States for fishin with us today. when dey got to da dock dis mornin i got dem to go in Joe's and get dare drinks, snacks and supplies for our trip out den we loaded dem up and off we went into da light rain, we got about half way to where we wanted to start fishin and a couple puffs of cold wind hit us, i know dat temperature dropped down about 15 degrees, didn't quite know what to do at dat point in time but i didn't see any rain comein behind dat cold wind so we kept agone but when we got close to da camp dat wind it had picked up a good bit more so we ducked into da camp and luckie we did cuz it passed over us pretty bad. we stayed dare till it got better, i'am knot gonna say it cleared up cuz it didn't but it got good enough for us to go and fish, how long it was gonna stay like dat well dat was da Million Dollar question, it really wasn't bad for about 1 1/2 hours and we did catch some reds and black drums. now it did get us pretty bad again after we got back to da dock but our crew was gone allready. we had 2 boats go in right away cuz dey had got pretty wet on da way out but me and Lil Craig stuck it out a lil longer. all our fish was caught on either live cocahoes under a slidein sinker on da bottom or dead shrimp under a cork. i have a few other tings i need to do so off dis machine i go. Da Rippulator

Monday, July 28, 2008

*** 7-28-2008 *** ****** FISHIN REPORT BY Ripp ****** You Da Lil Man of Da Day Stone S. you was Da Champion Fisherman today. you kicked everybody's butt catchin dem redfish. Paw Paw caught a bigger one den you but you caught da most. i want to Thank L.C. C. Daughter Chan, son-in-law Danny and Grand-Son Stone from Ms. for fishin with us today. dey was standin on da dock when i got dare to pick dem up and dey was ready to start dare day off. now today was Stone's 1st. redfishin trip down to da Bayou and everybody wanted to make da trip with him to take plenty pictures of Stone in action. what a good day of redfishin he had for his 1st. he caught 3 keeper redfish on live cocahoes under a slidein sinker, he caught 1 keeper redfish on live cocahoes under a cork and his 5th. keeper redfish he caught all by his self on a gold spoon, he threw it out by his self, hooked da fish by his self and reeled it in by his self. now dats a good day of fishin for Lil Stone. he was Da Man Today with no problem. i got a lil feelin dat he gonna be back fishin with me in da upcoming months. he put da hurt on his Dad and his Mom far as catchin goes but dey both got some good pictures of Stone. he had one lil problem today and dat was he didn't want to hold up his Paw's redfish, he didn't even want to get close to it. we got a good picture of Stone and his catch back on da dock with his redfish up on da board. gotta go i tink i'am gettin a bite, da phone is ringin so i got to see if i can reel dem down to da bayou. Da Rippulator

Sunday, July 27, 2008

*** 7-27-2008 *** ****** FISHIN REPORT BY Ripp ****** Was dat some messed up weather today or what. we was suppose to have 20 per cent chance of rain today but i tink it was da other way round, 20 per cent it might knot rain, either way we been in 100 per cent of da 20 per cent all day long. i want to Thank Jeff H. and guest for fishin with us today. we couldn't leave right on time dis mornin cuz of da Lightin and heavy rain but we did get to leave a lil bit later. i told dem don't worry about nothin cuz when it passes da wind gonna quit blowin and da sun gonna come out and try to cook us, WRONG. its 10 minutes to 9 at night and its still rainin as i type dis here report. when we did get to leave its was a steady drizzle of rain all da way out, wind sure felt like it picked up but i had a plan, i was headed south right where we finished up yesterday but what a suprise i got when we got back dare, da water was much lower den yesterday and it was Dirty, it went from a nice root beer color to Chocolate with a captial "C" and Yes you right if you tinkin dare was no fish today. we started out we dem gold spoons, den we tried some dead crabs, den we tried some live cocahoes but nothin was workin for us, we played around in different spots and it wouldn't quit rainin or Blowin and i new it wasn't gonna get any better so i told Big Jeff i tink we was wastein our time out here and he said he taught dat was right also so we threw in da Towel. we gonna try it again tomorrow. Da Rippulator

Sunday, July 27, 2008

*** 7-26-2008 *** ****** FISHIN REPORT BY Ripp ****** Where you was Danny R. you should have been here with us. i tink da Boss ( Danny R. ) was on a plane jumpin from state to sate workin on a Lil Business, i tink he would have had a much better time with us. i want to Thank Danny R., Nick and guest for fishin with us today. Redfishin, if dats what y'all want i might be able to help y'all out. we had Lil Austin with us today so i new we wasn't gonna be chunkin gold spoons so i got us some live cocahoes and we was gonna start out fishin dem Hoes under a cork. we was fishin in some good clear water but our 1st. couple of stops we didn't see much sign of fish at all. we moved around a good bit, now i can only tink dat dis North wind has our reds messed up and locked down. as it got later in da day fishin picked up but it wasn't because da tide changed cuz it fell all day long. i just can't remember havein so much low tide like we been havein dis year. well i pulled us up in one lil hole and Doc was da 1st. one to catch a keeper redfish or was it Nick den Scott caught da second one but den i got Lil Austin fixed up and by my side and out dare in a good spot and he caught 5 nice reds right dare in dat spot, he was Da Lil Man of Da Day, he was kickin ass and takein names and at da end of da day he was still on top by a long shot. now he keeps count for everybody on da boat, he knows whats goin on at each end of da boat, now if you can't remember you just ask Lil Austin. i tried to get him to help me clean dem redfish but he didn't want any part of dat. maybe before da year is out he gonna try to clean one with me. Watch Your Cork, Da Rippulator

Friday, July 25, 2008

*** 7-25-2008 *** ****** FISHIN REPORT BY Ripp ****** Don't know what to tink about dis here day of fishin other den it SUCKED. i wanted to Thank Dr. Glen K. and guest from Baton Rouge for fishin with me today, mostly ridein. we passed some water under dat boat today. one ting for sure we can't get to see a good sunrise anymore cuz dem clouds fall right in front of our sunrise every mornin. we done way more lookin den fishin or catchin i can tell y'all dat. my crew was right on time and ready to catch some redfish. we had a good flat ride out right at daybreak and our mornin started out so nice to, knot much wind at all, lil fish schools all over da water, we got to da fishin hole just at da right time, everyting we saw on da surface looked like it was just right but da redfish didn't know anyting about our plan at all and dey didn't want to play with us. dey was a lot smarter den us today, gotta chark one up for da redfish. i had some castin customers today, i tink we make at lease a million cast between da gang of us with dem gold spoons. we hit our hot spot 3 different times and dem redfish never would pop up for us. we moved around a lot and fished a bunch of different spots with no luck at all. most places we had good clear water but nothin was dare for us to catch. worst day of fishin we had in a long long time. OK i got to get off dis here machine. Da Rippulator

Thursday, July 24, 2008

*** 7-24-2008 *** ****** FISHIN REPORT BY Ripp ****** Man now dats some shit right dare, dem redfish was hidein on us dis mornin. i want to Thank Eric and Family from Baton Rouge for fishin with us today. dare was heavy clouds when we left da dock dis mornin and we taught it was gonna clear up but it never did, now da sun tried to come out a couple of times but it never did quite make it. i tink it would have warmed up pretty quick with dem clouds gone. now we started off our mornin right where we left from yesterday and it wasn't nothin like yesterday. it started off good cuz da 1st. couple of cast we caught redfish but nothin was big enough to keep, we tried to wait dem out but dey was much more long windit den us, we stayed as long as we could but dem reds never did show up for us. we was chunkin dead shrimp under a slidein sinkin and da water was really clear. OK no problem with dat cuz we gonna find some redfish in our other spot, WRONG, got dam whats up with dem redfish today, got dam dey must have all ate yesterday mornin at da same time. well we made a couple of passes in dare with knot much luck so now we on Plan "C" well dat worked a lil bit better cuz we caught a couple of big black drums on crack crab, it looked like dey was gonna get crank up good for us but dat died out to, now its gettin da right time for dem reds to surface so off we go again and try to throw dem gold spoons and it was a lil better dis time but it still wasn't like its been, well we played dem out also. nothin poppin up any where, now its gettin a lil late, dem rain clouds are gettin heavyer, black & blue lookin and gettin closer to us so we gonna make a lil move to da North, well where i wanted to stop and fish da dam Lillies drifted right up along dem rocks so we kept a goin and y'all talk about bein in da right spot at da right time, DATS US. i slowed down to try and spear us down and me and Eric saw dem reds come up to da same time, musta had 50 of dem redfish and we got right in dare with dem and we had 4 redfish on so fast and landed all 4 of dem and we got to see dem come up a couple of more times right in castin distance what a finish we had. till tomorrow cuz i'am done for today. Da Rippulator

Wednesday, July 23, 2008

*** 7-23-2008 *** ****** FISHIN REPORT BY Ripp ****** Damit Boy, I tink we set some kind a record today, we fished for 25 minutes and caught 20 Legal redfish, never caught one rock, never broke one leader, shit i don't even tink we threw off a shrimp. i want to Thank Bill G. and guest from Arkansas some where around Lil Rock for fishin with me today. dey was in town for a lil Business but mostly lots of fun and sight seein, talked to dem yesterday while i was cleanin fish cuz dey was a lil lost, dey had went to Jean Lafitte National Park and ended up by Joe's drinkin cold drafts, Yes i did drink a few myself with dem. dey was flyin back to Ak. after lunch today and i told dem i could have dem back way before lunch with a mess of nice redfish, knot tinkin we was gonna catch da limit dat quick. dey got to da dock right on time and we got dem some drinks and snacks and off we went. it was lookin pretty ugly at day break towards da gulf, i don't know how we made it out and back in without one drop of rain, now we made 1 stop and like i said it took us all of 25 minutes to catch 20 reds. we caught all of dem on dead shrimp under a slidein sinker. now dis crew all 3 of dem was Big fisherman, been all over da world fishin for some fish i never even heard of. i was da Master Baiter and Net man today and i was pretty business doin both. now dem reds was runnin about 18 to 22 inches but dey was stacked up right dare, now yesterday mornin unlike da couple of days before we didn't catch but 2 keepers right dare but dis mornin when we pulled up i saw a couple of fish hit on da surface before i speared us down and i know it wasn't mullets dat was doin dat. i tink Mr. Ed had a red on before da bait hit da bottom, shit i don't tink he even had da Bail closed yet before he pulled back on da rod but of coures nothin happen cuz da bail was open, we had 2 more nice reds on before he landed his fish, now dats what you call bein in da right place at da right time, dis was one of dem days you gonna use for a while, like man, you should have been here yesterday. i don't know if da weather scared everybody else off or everybody cancled dare trips cuz of da weather but we never saw another fisherman, we saw a couple of crab fisherman. dem clouds was rollin in right over us just like someting you see in a movie but we never had any wind at all. we got us a good group picture back at da dock, when we got back dey still had some of da mornin crew drinkin coffee, when i walked in dare dey taught i forgot someting. i told dem no i didn't forget anyting i was just back with my limit, dey didn't even beleive me dey had to walk out dare with me to see dem redfish hangin on da board. what a day of fishin dat was, just as quick as you can do it. dey had a much longer wait at da airport den dey taught dey was gonna have. Da Rippulator

Tuesday, July 22, 2008

*** 7-22-2008 *** ****** FISHIN REPORT BY Ripp ****** Hey Mr. Hershel dat away reel in another Big Red. now dats what i'am talkin about right dare. i want to Thank Hershel R. and guest for fishin with us again today. we started out our mornin with dead shrimp under a slidein sinker but dem reds wasn't as tick today as dey was yesterday so we gonna move on to plan "B" now dey put some big old reds in da boat today and we done someting a lil different for dem, we caught dem Good Reds on gold spoons and Mr. Hershel and crew hasn't done dat before. we got in a couple of lil schools where we could see dem before we casted and dey got to see dem reds swell up behind dem spoons and come up and smack it like a freight train. i told dem it just don't get any better den dat. we was workin hard on our limit cuz dey had some bad weather buildin up on da coast and it was headin our way. i new we wasn't gonna have any problems with our limit da way dem boys was gone. now we had one man stay on da land today, we flat dee wore him out yesterday, he's knot a big fisherman and i tink dats more fish den he ever caught, don't know if its gonna be his last trip down to da bayou with me but dey took enough pictures to last a life time, oh yea you could say dey was makein memories. he sure missed a good day today, just gettin to watch dem redfish chase dat gold spoon is a pretty sight. my man Cecil was right on target today also, i had da older crew and Craig had da younger crew. i tink dey liked fishin with dem gold spoons to but y'all allready know when you can see dem reds before you cast and watch everyting unfold right before your eyes, well if dat don't get your blood pumpin you need to change hobbies. dat shit will get you so excited before you know it you done got your line all tangled up and you can't cast it 2 feet, all you can do is watch dem reds go right on by or watch somebody else in da boat catch one. we was watchin dat weather close come in from da gulf but we made it back to da dock with our limit with no problems. we did get another good group picture of dem back at da dock with dare redfish hangin on da board. hey Terry B. over all i tink Mr. Hershel and crew caught bigger fish den y'all, could it be da fisherman or was it just Luck. OK i just got a call from one of my Buddies and he told me he was Burlin some crabs and shrimp and he also said he might have an extra cold beer or 2. y'all know i can't pass dat up, gotta go for now. Da Rippulator

Monday, July 21, 2008

*** 7-21-2008 *** ****** FISHIN REPORT BY Ripp ****** Now dats what i'am talkin about and dats what my customers are talkin about to, wear dem out early before da heat gets dem. you know you done some good when you quit fishin and dey say dey need a nap cuz dem fish wore dem out. i want to Thank Hershel R. and guest from up North La. and some parts unknown for fishin with us today and again tomorrow. i can tell you dis its gonna be hard to beat a day like today. we picked dem boys up early dis mornin, dey was ready but we had a couple of dem dat didn't get in till late last night and i'am talkin late, one of da boys was workin at summer camp and just couldn't break away till late. we had a good ride dis mornin but our lake is full of Lillies floatin around. you got to make some twist and turns before you get to where you goin, makes for a nice ride out. we started our mornin right where we was yesterday mornin and usein da same bait, dead shrimp on a slidein sinker. i tink we caught 8 keepers right dare before we made a lil move but we landed about 30 reds or better right dare. we made a lil move to da south and our second stop is where we finished our limit up. i told dem dat we was gonna go and try for someting a lil bigger and dey was all for dat. after about 5 minutes of fishin in our last spot we had 2 big fish on and my crew was nothin but smiles. we had 3 on at da same time more den once but we lost da battle a couple of times on dem oyster shells, dem big fish is slick cuz dey know right where to go when dey feel someting isn't right. it ain't to bad it if would snap off right away but after you been fightin it for 8 or 7 minutes and lose it dat ain't a good feelin. dem boys got a good taste of good bayou fishin at its best deep down on da bayou today. now Mr. Hershel is gonna cook up some of dare Redfish on da half shell for supper tonight and i tink dey was gone to Higgins for a few crabs to Burl also. i'am pretty sure dey gonna be talkin about dare fishin trip while eatin supper. Paw Paw Ripp got da grand kids just walkin in da door so i guess its time for me to sign off dis here machine. Da Rippulator

Monday, July 21, 2008

*** 7-20-2008 *** ****** FISHIN REPORT BY Ripp ****** I wanted to do dis here report yesterday but dey just never had enough hours in yesterday, i knot sure but i'am gonna have to check on dat cuz i tink dey cut us a few hours short in yesterday. Man y'all know me i would rather report someting bad about Mike H. den someting good but i got to say it now, Mike was pretty good Dude today, i tink Mike's Dad & Jeff H. would have been proud of him today if dey could have seen him. he was hookin dem Big Reds and handin off his rod to his guest, i taught dat was pretty big of him, of course dat don't mean shit of what i tink. i want to Thank Mike H. and guest for fishin with us again today. dey was up and ready to go again dis mornin, we did get to see a good sunrise but da only problem with dat is when dey ain't no clouds around you know its gonna be a Hot one and man it sure was. we had a nice ride out, cruisein across dat water at da crack of dawn it just don't get any better den dat, den knowin dem reds is waitin on you. we started off our mornin with dead shrimp and it worked pretty good for us. we had a bunch of throw back reds but we did catch some nice keepers right dare. when dat played out we hit a couple of more spots but tings was pretty dead. i told Mike da deep water has been really slow but we wasn't doin nothin in da shallow water either so i didn't tink we had anyting to lose and i know Mike likes dat deep water fishin on da bottom cuz dats where dem Big Reds and Black Drums hang out, you got to have a plan B with Mike H. cuz when he looses all your Gold Spoons early you got to move on to plan B and you have to try someting else, knot dat he ain't gonna loose your slidein sinker rig but dat only cost $0.15 cents a cast instead of $3.00 dollars a cast but he done pretty good dis trip here, didn't break any records on lost equipment. well we got in one of our good spots and i mean within 2 minutes we had someting big on and it was mad cuz it was pullin drag out like crazy. i wore dem boys out with dem big fish, we would have 3 on at a time sometime and i was directin traffic try to keep everybodys lines from crossin. man what a time we had dare. now i got my Buddy Big Basse to save me some crabs and dats what we caught dem big fish on. now you talk about a good group picture we made with all dem Big reds hangin on da fish board. Hey Mike i got to give it to you, you was da man today, i take my hat off to you. now i don't know hows dat gonna fly when da rest of your crew reads dis here report and finds out you can be all right when you want, shit who knows dey might knot even read dis here fishin report and you won't have anyting to worry about. gotta go for now but will be back tomorrow. Da Rippulator

Sunday, July 20, 2008

*** 7-20-2008 *** ****** FISHIN REPORT BY Ripp ****** I will be back tomorrow with Mike's report, NO i'am knot drunk or have i been over served, i just can't make it tonight. see y'all tomorrow. Da Rippulator

Saturday, July 19, 2008

*** 7-19-2008 *** ****** FISHIN REPORT BY Ripp ****** I want to Thank Mike H. and guest for fishin with me today and again tomorrow, i would also like to Thank Elmer M. from Ms. for fishin with us today. well everybody was right on time dis big Saturday mornin and good ting to cuz boy with da good weather everybody wanted to go fishin today. you had to get ahead start so you could pick you out a place to fish. boy was dat a pretty sunrise or what. we started out right where we left off yesterday but it was slow for us today, i tink with all da boats runnin around in dat shallow water it stopped dem reds from comein to da surface, now we would wait dem reds out but dat didn't work for us today. we also got a full moon so dat might be hurtin us a lil bit also. we did have enough good redfish to snap a good group photo of dem back on da dock but we did knot have da board filled. da worst ting about dis here report is i don't have any bad tings to say about Mike H. y'all know when he comes fishin down here on da bayou he is da main attraction of da fish report but knot today. now he did lose 2 brand new gold spoons, da 1st. one he lost was his 3rd. cast of da day. we caught all our fish on gold spoons up in da grass again today. Casey & Kyle dey done pretty good today and dis time dey brought dare Dad along for support. it was slow & long for us driftin around waitin for dem reds to pop up. we had a couple of good rain showers around us when it was time for us to come in, matter of fact i ran around one to get away from it and i had to stop one time and let it pass by us and i'am talkin only hundreds of yards away and rainin pretty good. Mike is gonna put some of dem fresh redfish on da grill tonight for his crew and none of dem has eaten redfish on da Half-Shell, dey are in for a treat and don't know it yet. well i finished up with my insulation under da house today, man is dat foam in da can great or what, i love dat stuff, you can plug up just about anyting and let me told y'all when you spray dat stuff you better have a place for da extra to go cuz if you don't you gonna break someting. OK i tink dis is a rap for me. Da Rippulator

Friday, July 18, 2008

*** 7-18-2008 *** ****** FISHIN REPORT BY Ripp ****** Man am i glad to be back in da Boat, i took a couple of days off from Fishin but i was WORKIN for reel, takein out my tub and shower & puttin in a new tub & shower, and as i found out da hard way, da shit you take out you throw dat away but da new shit it don't go back in da same place, you better have some tools cuz you gonna need dem and by no means do i want y'all to tink i'am doin dis by my self. i can take da stuff out with NO problem. now da plumbin, dat don't go back in da same place either, sheet rock don't work no more where it has worked for 10 years, buy da new shit to take its place and no body told me you can't cut it with a regular skill saw blade. i was gettin to know dem people at da Home Depot by 1st. name. now i know y'all pickin up what i'am puttin down so i'am gonna leave dat like dat. just glad to be back on da water today doin someting i tink i know a lil bit about. i want to Thank Tommy L. Mike G. Teddy T. and guest for fishin with me today. now Tommy didn't make da trip cuz he been havein some major back problems. well dem boys got down here to da bayou pretty early and went to Des-Families for supper and Really had a good time dare last night. i tink out da 4 of dem Teddy T. had da best time. he told me dat everybody was so nice to him. well we got a good early start dis mornin and YES we got to see a good sun rise dis mornin. we started out fishin with Gold Spoons and ended our day fishin with Gold Spoons and man did we catch some nice redfish today. now Teddy had a slow slow start and i'am pretty sure he taught he was gonna be da Head Lines on dis fishin report so he poured it on dem redfish in da 4th. quarter, he got hot for a while catchin dem reds, whats dat you say about Mike G. NO NO he was fishin with us today, he wasn't catchin like Teddy he was just fishin or should i say he was in da boat with us, oh yea he was bein a good host, playin like he wanted da customers to catch dem redfish. now we had one man with us knot gonna say any names cuz dat might up set him but i promise y'all he caught enough grass today to fill up 2 champagne baskets. his buddy told him to cast over here and he asked him if he saw anyting and he told him no he just wanted him to cast dare before him so he can move da grass out of da way before his spoon comes thur dare. now he did have a good redfish on for about 8 1/2 minutes and got da Dam redfish up to da boat 3 times and Teddy had da net and i tink he forgot he was holden da net cuz all 3 times when da redfish came to da side of da boat Teddy would say look da color on dat fish, den he would say man dats a good redfish, Ding Ding, Teddy if you don't mind next time please try to put da net in da water, maybe da fish might just swim in it if you knot gonna net da dam ting, well dat ain't gonna happen, dam fish come off da hook. da man done everyting right to get dat big redfish next to da boat but our net man was amazed at everyting but puttin da fish in da boat. got one man dat forgets da beer for his customers, now we got a man who wants to net da fish but won't put da net in da water when da fish is on side of da boat. i know it sounds like i'am pickin on Teddy but trust me y'all would have to been dare to see da story unfold right before your eyes. we did take some good group pictures of dem back at da dock. OK i got to go for now, gonna go and fool with some insulation under da house where da tub plumbin went. Da Rippulator

Tuesday, July 15, 2008

*** 7-15-2008 *** ****** FISHIN REPORT BY Ripp ****** What a difference a day and North wind can make, man dats Bull-Shit for us to get 4 days of stiff North wind in mid July. now i started my report yesterday and never got to finish it like i wanted and now i really can't remember all what happened yesterday and no i wasn't over served with Cold Beer either, i'am just gettin old i guess cuz before i didn't forget anyting. y'all know dats pretty sad, i really have to tink hard on what happened today much less yesterday. give myself a hurt head plus watery eyes tinkin so hard. we picked dem boys up bright and early again dis mornin and like yesterday dey was waitin on da dock for us. it was another nice ride out dis mornin but didn't see da sun rise again. we started out pretty much in da same spot but dem reds wasn't waitin on us dis mornin, we started with our gold spoons but we did try some dead shrimp for just a lil bit under a slidein sinker and dat was no good. i tink dat 4 days of stiff North wind had someting to do with dem fish knot bitein or comein up to da surface. we made lots and lots of cast for da redfish we caught and with da tide bein so low we caught lots and lots of sea weed on dem spoons. i can't say to much about Bart today cuz everybody changed boats dis mornin but dey did tell me he had a much better start today den yesterday. i knew he had it in him but it was a long time comein yesterday, he did come alive in da 4th. quarter, i tink he knew he was gonna be da Main Attraction in da Fish Report if he didn't get on da ball and put some fish in da boat. my crew today was pretty good also, we didn't set da world on fire by no means but dey hung in dare with da slow fishin, nobody quit till da very end. after we finish cleanin dare fish from today we bagged all of it up and dey had 1 big big ice chest full of cleaned redfish. dey had to drive da truck to it cuz it was to heavy to carry. OK y'all knot gonna see me tomorrow cuz i have an off day, y'all will know when i'am back. Da Rippulator