Don't listen to these numb nuts. There is nothing wrong with the fish that come out of the Mississippi. There are ZERO fish consumption advisories for the Mississippi River. Fish from the Mississippi are served in restaurants all over the country. The SE Louisiana consumption advisories are as follows: LDEQ Consumptionand LDWF SE Louisiana

Old large fish from any water system are more likely to carry toxins and don't taste as good anyway.

I would just scout out some spots on google earth where it looks like it would be easy to get to the bank. I bank fish a lot for catfish and gou in the summer with my kids. They have a blast. After some trial and error you will find a few good and safe fishing spots.

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Posted by El Segundo Guy

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Posted on 2/22/22 at 3:29 pm to mrcoon

I spend a lot of time drifting for trophy blue cats. You shouldn't be keeping catfish over 20 lbs from anywhere, much less the Mississippi. They can carry toxins, but those are the mature adults with good genetics that need to reproduce.

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Posted by gumbo2176

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Posted on 2/22/22 at 4:55 pm to mrcoon

quote:
I would just scout out some spots on google earth where it looks like it would be easy to get to the bank.

I too fish from the bank and you're right, certain times of the year I can't access some of my favorite spots due to the river being high.

This happens mostly in the spring during the thaw up north raising river levels and generally subsides by summer and into the fall months.

I will go to City Park and catch me some perch and keep them in a live bait bucket with an aerator and use them for bait the next day. Live bait really increases your chances of catching nice size cats.

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