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22.5 mile paddle on Atchafalaya w pics update: dead fish were Asian carp
Posted on 6/17/12 at 7:59 am
Posted on 6/17/12 at 7:59 am
Paddled from Simsport to Mellvile yesterday. Only crossed paths with two tug boats/barges. The current was nice but there was a bad headwind for about half the paddle. It really stacked the water up and created a bit of a small white cap environment.
I was shocked at how big some of the fish are in here. Saw 6-10 dead fish and all where 3 feet long or better. One had to be close to 5 feet in length.
Nice environment with a few nice sandbars. No development along that portion of the river. In an earlier post some thought I was crazy for kayaking it, but this section had the occasional waterboil /confused water, but nothing bad at all. Mississipi river had many more confused water areas per mile.
What area is it that you guys have seen trouble on the Atchafalaya?
A few pics
I was shocked at how big some of the fish are in here. Saw 6-10 dead fish and all where 3 feet long or better. One had to be close to 5 feet in length.
Nice environment with a few nice sandbars. No development along that portion of the river. In an earlier post some thought I was crazy for kayaking it, but this section had the occasional waterboil /confused water, but nothing bad at all. Mississipi river had many more confused water areas per mile.
What area is it that you guys have seen trouble on the Atchafalaya?
A few pics
This post was edited on 6/18/12 at 10:02 am
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Posted on 6/17/12 at 8:04 am to tigers win2
I see people all the time on the Miss with home made barges or on :yaks: Always wanted to make a few day trip and camp on sandbars
Posted on 6/17/12 at 8:08 am to tigers win2
Nice trip. 
Posted on 6/17/12 at 8:14 am to tigers win2
Very nice
Posted on 6/17/12 at 8:21 am to tigers win2
Duct tape a motor on there, you'll get to see all those purty sights quicker and with a breeze on yer face. 
Posted on 6/17/12 at 10:13 am to tigers win2
I grew up in simmesport
Even the parts that are developed I wouldn't consider civilized
Even the parts that are developed I wouldn't consider civilized
Posted on 6/17/12 at 10:23 am to tigers win2
Nice!
Posted on 6/17/12 at 12:25 pm to tigers win2
pics of dead fish??? 
Posted on 6/17/12 at 7:14 pm to tigers win2
quote:
Saw 6-10 dead fish and all where 3 feet long or better. One had to be close to 5 feet in length.
what kinda fish? I see a lot of dead spoonbills that size.
Posted on 6/17/12 at 8:20 pm to tigers win2
Nice pictures. I have family in Melville. Dats muh place.
Posted on 6/19/12 at 8:30 am to tigers win2
Next time, pics of the giant dead fish. We need a good dead fish id argument thread.
Posted on 6/21/12 at 4:11 pm to tigers win2
quote:
Saw 6-10 dead fish and all where 3 feet long or better. One had to be close to 5 feet in length
walleye
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