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Launching out of the spillway near Airline.... why?
Posted on 9/29/16 at 7:21 pm
Posted on 9/29/16 at 7:21 pm
I was looking around on google maps in the spill way and saw that right near airline, there is a boat launch into a long canal in the spillway, and to my surprise the parking lot was completely filled with trucks and boat traillers. Looking at the launch canal to the lake , I did not see a single boat.
So do the boats just use that launch to get to the lake? If so, why not just launch from the casino in Kenner?
So do the boats just use that launch to get to the lake? If so, why not just launch from the casino in Kenner?
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Posted on 9/29/16 at 7:29 pm to fishing1
Why drive to Kenner and deal with bridge, traffic etc?
Posted on 9/29/16 at 7:33 pm to fishing1
Over there, it's people coming from the west side of the spillway or by Ormond
Posted on 9/29/16 at 8:20 pm to Hammertime
Okay I see, it is just conveience if coming from the west. Do people just run that little canal into the lake then? I found a youtube video where someone was paddling fishing that canal but I think it was just because it was a kanoe instead of a powered boat.
Posted on 9/29/16 at 8:45 pm to fishing1
I don't know what they do, but I think it gets pretty shallow up closer to the lake. During hunting season, you can access more of the Spillway by taking that canal since the trails to get to the northern part are usually closed
Posted on 9/29/16 at 9:49 pm to fishing1
Is that the Reserve Canal? Is that where the people that fish under 10 launch? How's the fishing there?
Posted on 9/29/16 at 10:24 pm to Slickback
In Norco or Laplace?
Posted on 9/29/16 at 11:12 pm to coonass27
There are 2 canals that run the spillway to the lake. Haven't had much luck in the lake but there are a few rigs out there as well as a breakers that have some fish. Most of what you see are the crab fisherman and shrimpers that run the lake.
The reserve canal comes out in lake meaurpeax
The reserve canal comes out in lake meaurpeax
Posted on 9/30/16 at 6:06 am to fishing1
The two canals on each end of the spillway are called the suction canals. The canal that connects them and goes into the lake is called the crosscut. Really good crabbing during certain times of the year. Fishing isn't great but I've had decent trips during the spawn. I think the launch on Airline is called Camp Memory. You can take the levee on the Norco side all the way to the lake and there is another launch between the interstate.
This post was edited on 9/30/16 at 6:09 am
Posted on 9/30/16 at 6:22 am to jmh5724
Just be really careful going into the lake, cypress logs and stumps everywhere.
Posted on 9/30/16 at 9:07 am to double d
there is a deep channel a little north east of the point by the launch at the lake. can get some drum in there when the water gets right. it follows the power lines
Posted on 9/30/16 at 7:14 pm to fishing1
it's been many years, but that passage from the spillway to the lake is very shallow and full of stumps.
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