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re: Converting LakeP into freshwater
Posted on 12/4/12 at 11:44 am to GREENHEAD22
Posted on 12/4/12 at 11:44 am to GREENHEAD22
quote:I can fish the Lake Pontchartrain estuary any time off the year and have a pretty good chance to do good.
I can post 20 years worth of 5 man limits all day long, go back in the afternoon and and limit on the reds.
I catch at Manchac
I catch at the trestles
the Causeway
The Rigilets
Lake Catherine
MRGO
Intracoastal
Lake Borgne
Seabrook
Lake Maurepas
Bayou Lacombe
Slidell
I've caught fish everywhere and the really cool thing about this estuary is there's always somewhere to go to find the fish if you know how to pattern them.
I honestly can't say the same thing about any other waterways and I fish them all.
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Posted on 12/4/12 at 11:50 am to meauxjeaux2
Well can all at least agree that they should blow all the levees south of BC? 
Posted on 12/4/12 at 11:51 am to GREENHEAD22
quote:
Venice
btw had 2 man limits of specks by 830 am Saturday and Sunday just fishing the river, caught plenty of bass also when I spent time looking for them
Posted on 12/4/12 at 12:07 pm to meauxjeaux2
I need you to school me on speck/red fishing in pass manchac... Do a lot of catfishing and crabbing at the bridge
Posted on 12/4/12 at 1:00 pm to Tino
First off this thread is full of more fail than your average rant thread.
For those that think the lake sucks PLEASE keep thinking that way. Hope they NEVER advertise fishing in the lake it's bad enough now.
The only thing I think is wrong is where I believe Meaux said the lake area is superior to Venice. I have to disagree there. However it's a great area, bass, bream, sac-a-lait, trout, reds, etc... tarpon
But yeah it sucks should be a freshwater lake
For those that think the lake sucks PLEASE keep thinking that way. Hope they NEVER advertise fishing in the lake it's bad enough now.
The only thing I think is wrong is where I believe Meaux said the lake area is superior to Venice. I have to disagree there. However it's a great area, bass, bream, sac-a-lait, trout, reds, etc... tarpon
But yeah it sucks should be a freshwater lake
Posted on 12/4/12 at 1:05 pm to Da Hammer
Drove the Causeway last Saturday and there were no less than 10 boats between each crossover. I counted 17 from the drawbridge to the next northbound crossover
Posted on 12/4/12 at 1:11 pm to meauxjeaux2
quote:
I can guarantee you Lake Pontchartrain/Lake Borgne/Rigolets/Intracoastal/MRGO/Manchac area has more sport fishing than Grand Isle & Venice has combined
far be it from me to argue with the great fish skinner, but i'd like to see the stats that back this statement up.
Posted on 12/4/12 at 1:21 pm to tigerinthebueche
quote:
far be it from me to argue with the great fish skinner, but i'd like to see the stats that back this statement up.
I fish everywhere.Hell,Buras is my favorite place to fish. It's because of the proximity to the states two most populated cities which makes the estuary more crowded as far as fishermen goes.
But,I have no scientific data to support my observations so just take em as so,just an opinion.
Posted on 12/4/12 at 1:30 pm to tigerinthebueche
Lake P would greatly benefit from an annual introduction of freshwater into its basin. Either via Bonne Carre, Maurepus project, or La Branche. Latter two would be best due to the filtration of nutrients before hitting lake.
I fished it a bunch before Katrina, not much since my buddy lost his home on Carr Drive. Better than Venice or GI not sure about that one. At times maybe, but the ride to the 8 mile hump from launch puts me on snapper, mangys, lemons out of GI and that's after I caught my limit of specks without getting my ankles wet without needing a boat.
I fished it a bunch before Katrina, not much since my buddy lost his home on Carr Drive. Better than Venice or GI not sure about that one. At times maybe, but the ride to the 8 mile hump from launch puts me on snapper, mangys, lemons out of GI and that's after I caught my limit of specks without getting my ankles wet without needing a boat.
Posted on 12/4/12 at 1:30 pm to meauxjeaux2
got ya!! Personal experience is usually more beneficial than stats anyway.
I only questioned it because I know you fish that area a lot I thought maybe some entity had actually studied it.
I only questioned it because I know you fish that area a lot I thought maybe some entity had actually studied it.
Posted on 12/4/12 at 1:33 pm to Capt ST
quote:
At times maybe
never fished Lake P, so I'll defer to Meaux's experience on that one. I've fised Venice though and I don't know of any area in THE WORLD that offers what it does.
Posted on 12/4/12 at 1:41 pm to Capt ST
quote:All of the areas around the lakes got hit with salt water from the hurricanes in the past 10yrs and the trees didn't take too well to it
Lake P would greatly benefit from an annual introduction of freshwater into its basin. Either via Bonne Carre, Maurepus project, or La Branche. Latter two would be best due to the filtration of nutrients before hitting lake.
Everywhere in South LA would benefit from the fresh water/nutrients from the river, just hasn't been implemented on a large scale yet
Posted on 12/4/12 at 1:43 pm to tigerinthebueche
quote:
never fished Lake P, so I'll defer to Meaux's experience on that one. I've fised Venice though and I don't know of any area in THE WORLD that offers what it does.
I fish both relatively enough...about the only opinion i have is that you can probably catch a little bit bigger trout in lake P at certain times of the year but other than that lake P doesn't compare to venice...specks, bass, reds...just doesn't compare
Posted on 12/4/12 at 1:47 pm to wickowick
quote:
Much better option would be to run a fresh water through Maurepas WMA and make that healthy again...
I have a want for this
Posted on 12/4/12 at 1:50 pm to Boats n Hose
quote:
Much better option would be to run a fresh water through Maurepas WMA and make that healthy again...
I have a want for this
after hearing about all the talk on this for over 10 years and watching blind river, maurepas and surrounding area go to shite in the meantime...i won't believe this will ever happen till i see it with my own eyes
Posted on 12/4/12 at 1:51 pm to tigerinthebueche
quote:I fish everywhere from Big lake to Point Au Chens to Cocodrie,Grand Isle,Buras,Venice,Delacroix. Lake Pontchartrain is every bit as diverse as the rest of these places if not more than most of them.I'll catch Bass in the CARR drive canals,Eden Isles then bounce out to the bridges for flounder,specs then to the L&N bridge for all the redfish you want.
never fished Lake P, so I'll defer to Meaux's experience on that one. I've fised Venice though and I don't know of any area in THE WORLD that offers what it does.
I'm really talking about inshore species since I don't go offshore.
Posted on 12/4/12 at 1:52 pm to AboveGroundPool
It doesnt compare to any of the places i have listed. It doesnt have that much to offer in the way of reds and a good day in the lake is a bad day in most other areas as far as specks. Yes I will give that it does hold the hogs though.
How good of an area do yall think it good be if it was converted? Toledo Bend good? Could bring a lot more people and $ than some of yall are thinking.
How good of an area do yall think it good be if it was converted? Toledo Bend good? Could bring a lot more people and $ than some of yall are thinking.
Posted on 12/4/12 at 1:52 pm to AboveGroundPool
quote:They have been talking about this since as far back as I can remember. They have diversions, just don't use them to their full extent or sometimes at all. Politics and money are always a hindrance
Much better option would be to run a fresh water through Maurepas WMA and make that healthy again...
Posted on 12/4/12 at 1:58 pm to GREENHEAD22
quote:
GREENHEAD22
quote:
they should blow all the levees south of BC
I have been in support of this idea for 25 years!
Posted on 12/4/12 at 1:59 pm to GREENHEAD22
The state of LA has been looking into doing it for years. The idea of putting a "great wall" across it for flood protection purposes is the idea. The fish and animal people dont like the idea so much though.
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