Heading to false river tomorrow. Any advice?

Fish the end of the river the furthest away from Big Cajun... there are some shallow water structures that hold lots of baitfish and bass.... there is also a large cut with a drainage pipe around near the highway that holds stripers

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Any advice?

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Turn around or find any other body of water

I guy i know says he catches stripers off his pier in the early spring. Sometimes

I haven't seen the stripers schooling in awhile. There used to be a butt load of them I'm sure there still around though. It might be a little on the windy side tomorrow you might want to fish the bayou on the south end if it's not too muddy from the rain. The lakes not what it used to be, but it's not half as bad as a lot of people make it out to be.

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The fall is the best time to fish there due to the lack of recreational boat traffic

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There's always boat traffic I saw somebody wake boarding in a wet suit two weeks ago. lol Heck I have seen people skiing in wet suits in December also. The best time to fish there is at night.

shaky head 1/8 football head with zoom finesse worm...gourd green...Trilene Sensation gold in 10lb...

good luck...

Thnks. Free day tomorrow so abad day on the water better than watching tv.

The canals will be very muddy. We had 2"-3" of rain yesterday.

With a good sounder, try finding some brush in 8'-12' of water.

It's my home lake so I'll help where I can.

It's not my favorite place to fish, but I've fished it more than any other body of water since it's in the back yard. People familiar with False River can really do well fishing the lake. Those who haven't been or aren't particularly good bass fisherman will struggle.

First advice I'd give is stay out of the canal. If the wind is so bad you can't fish the lake then give it a shot, but the lake is your best bet.

Second, I'd stay away from fishing piers on the extreme ends on the "island" side of the lake. These piers get really shallow pretty quick. The fish are moving shallow and probably getting on the beds, but you'll limit yourself if your aren't fishing some of the deeper structures available. Also don't feel the need to run the boat.. If you're launching from Morels or Satterfields, just start fishing.

Third, as far as bait selection... I have my favorites, but I'd fish natural color plastics. Green pumpkin trick worm is my go to on just about any lake, but you can throw just about any plastic you feel comfortable with. I'd start early morning throwing a spinner bait or top water from the banks to the end of the piers and all around em. You can move quick and fish alot of piers. This would be a good time to locate some that have Christmas trees or other brush sunk. Mark em and keep moving.

I tend to move quick early on and then slow it down after the sun comes up. You need to be able to get your bait up and under the docks..it'll increase you're bite ratio ALOT. After the early morning bite slows, remember to keep some sort of action bait at the ready. I've caught more fish on let's say a crankbait I had laying around. Pick it to make to casts along the sides of docks and ladders(find a long stretch where you can bounce it off multiple poles)..then wham a bite.

The lake is an oxbow so you'll be able to escape some of the wind with good positioning. Good luck, I know this is all pretty vague, but it may help a bit..

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Canal was muddy.

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Told you that.