Fishing Report for Nov. 27, 2008

• By JOE MACALUSO
• Advocate Outdoors writer
• Published: Nov 27, 2008 - Page: 12C - UPDATED: 12:05 a.m.

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What will Friday’s rain in advance of another cold front do to the action?

Probably not much in the saltwater, unless the 15-to-20 knot north winds blow out most of the water in your favorite spot. The more dramatic effects will come in freshwater, now that the cold fronts are bringing in higher barometric pressures.

Despite three cold fronts in eight days, it appears the action most everywhere along the coast will be there come cold or low water.

Weather
Expect Friday’s rain to linger into Saturday with a windshift from south to west Friday at 15-to-20 knots along the coast. Winds will move to the north, northeast and northwest by Saturday and settle into the 10-to-15 knot range through the weekend with 2-to-4 foot seas nearshore and 4-to-5 feet offshore.

Weekend high temps will stay in the low-60s with lows near 40.

Both major rivers continue to fall to annual lows. That’s especially good news if you’re heading to Venice near the mouth of the Mississippi River.

Along the coast
Live shrimp and live cocaho minnows continue to be available at most major bait shops and marinas.

Most of what’s happening right now is happening on artificial lures.

Colors? Most anything you like. Pick your favorite color.

East of the Mississippi River, especially in the Lake Pontchartrain and The Rigolets areas, you need something with a chartreuse tail. Make sure to have a bottle of chartreuse dye in your tackle box to add that color to your favorite soft-plastic bait.

Light-colored soft plastics have worked during the last two weeks in these areas, colors like “opening night,” blue moon and the clear/firecracker.

In the very early morning, purple/chartreuse is a good combination, but go to lighter colors after the sun gets up.

Purple/chartreuse, avocado/red glitter and black/chartreuse Cocahoe Minnows are working in the Barataria area — from Lafitte south to near Grand Isle — and where you find clear, moving water chartreuse/silver glitter is working on a jighead and under a cork.