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Fishing the lsu lakes
Posted on 4/1/14 at 10:38 am
Posted on 4/1/14 at 10:38 am
Anyone ever catch bass and sac a lait in the lsu lakes? Taking the kayak out and I would love to be able to catch fish while watching the girls run around. But I'm not going just to watch girls. I want to catch fish. If there's no fish I'll go somewhere else.
Posted on 4/1/14 at 10:40 am to A_bear
I did in the 80's. Soft plastics and black spinnerbaits by any piece of wood along the banks. Was mostly a February thing. Also, when there's current coming through the pipes.
Posted on 4/1/14 at 10:42 am to A_bear
I wouldn't eat anything out of there. The runoff is pretty bad.
Posted on 4/1/14 at 10:43 am to AlxTgr
I did in the 90's as a toddler but haven't been since. My dad used to put his 20' bass boat in and just troll around. Used to be a gravel boat launch. Apparently he liked checking out the girls back then. Like father like son I guess lol
Posted on 4/1/14 at 10:45 am to eng08
It's that bad? I went swimming in there a couple years back. It felt gross but didn't know it was harmful.
Posted on 4/1/14 at 10:49 am to A_bear
Fwiw, all of the water in Louisiana is harmful. Hasn't killed anyone yet
I haven't ever caught anything there. Seen a bunch of snakes, and that's it. There are a bunch of old cypress stumps IIRC. Best thing to do is ride around looking at bouncing bewbs. Fishing pole is a good cover story
I haven't ever caught anything there. Seen a bunch of snakes, and that's it. There are a bunch of old cypress stumps IIRC. Best thing to do is ride around looking at bouncing bewbs. Fishing pole is a good cover story
This post was edited on 4/1/14 at 10:53 am
Posted on 4/1/14 at 10:54 am to Hammertime
Haha sucks that there aren't fish there anymore. Guess I'm going boob scouting.
Posted on 4/1/14 at 10:56 am to A_bear
You could just call it boob fishing and knock two birds down with one stone. There are some cuts I'd consider fishing again, but I only fished off of the bank, so I was limited. It is worth a shot, and what is the worst that can happen, you see a tit pop out?
Posted on 4/1/14 at 11:03 am to Hammertime
I'm thinking that's best case scenario
Worst that could happen is I go out there and there aren't any girls running and I don't catch shite. Man that would suck.
Worst that could happen is I go out there and there aren't any girls running and I don't catch shite. Man that would suck.
Posted on 4/1/14 at 11:05 am to A_bear
Launch from the BR beach parking lot when it is full, and there will be women
Posted on 4/1/14 at 11:07 am to A_bear
A couple of guys in my fraternity got fined by W&F for running trout lines in the lakes. They did catch an 81 pound turtle that tasted pretty good.
Posted on 4/1/14 at 11:09 am to A_bear
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I want to catch fish. If there's no fish I'll go somewhere else.
I would go somewhere else then as the only thing worth a frick doing around those lakes is running and looking at females in the afternoons.
Posted on 4/1/14 at 11:21 am to A_bear
Everyone I've asked says the same thing, used to be decent, now its practically dead. It needs to be dredged bad, but the project would be way too expensive because of hundreds of buried cypress stumps. Until that happens the oxygen level will keep dropping and it will keep filling up, and it's almost shallow enough to walk across now.
Posted on 4/1/14 at 11:26 am to TheDrunkenTigah
Well damn. Thanks for the info. I'm going to sorrel I guess.
Posted on 4/1/14 at 11:37 am to A_bear
Hope this happens
I googled to see if there was any talk of dredging and this came up, looks like it'll take years but someone is at least serious about trying it. A project like this could add even more value to those nice homes around the lake, versus a decline as a swamp forms in front of them. That's probably where the private funds are coming from. Either way it'll be cool if it happens.
I googled to see if there was any talk of dredging and this came up, looks like it'll take years but someone is at least serious about trying it. A project like this could add even more value to those nice homes around the lake, versus a decline as a swamp forms in front of them. That's probably where the private funds are coming from. Either way it'll be cool if it happens.
Posted on 4/1/14 at 11:40 am to jmarto1
quote:No trout?
running trout lines i
Posted on 4/1/14 at 11:58 am to A_bear
Yes, lake was a cypress swamp which was clear cut and flooded in the 20's or 30's. it historically has fish kills so there may not be many big fish. A while back they tried to dredge it and that created the present wampold park. And when I say dredge the guy went as far as he could until he hit too many stumps then changed direction. There are lots of stumps still there.
The lake really needs to be drained and scraped clean to a decent depth to have a good fishing lake, this would also allow additional boating. But that costs 5 million and trucking mud through South Downs so it will stay as is.
It's a pretty gross lake even as LA waterways goes. It normally has high bacteria counts from what I remember (I know several individuals who got staph from swimming). There are also some sewage lines that still run into it I am sure. The interstate also dumps a lot of heavy metals and roadway pollutants into it when it rains.
It's pretty dirty all around.
The lake really needs to be drained and scraped clean to a decent depth to have a good fishing lake, this would also allow additional boating. But that costs 5 million and trucking mud through South Downs so it will stay as is.
It's a pretty gross lake even as LA waterways goes. It normally has high bacteria counts from what I remember (I know several individuals who got staph from swimming). There are also some sewage lines that still run into it I am sure. The interstate also dumps a lot of heavy metals and roadway pollutants into it when it rains.
It's pretty dirty all around.
Posted on 4/1/14 at 12:00 pm to Hammertime
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Seen a bunch of snakes
What's in LSU lakes, just a bunch of water snakes or they have some moccasins?
Posted on 4/1/14 at 12:27 pm to eng08
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But that costs 5 million and trucking mud through South Downs so it will stay as is.
Article above says they'll most likely use the mud to widen the roadways (keeping bikes and walkers out of the streets) or make a larger park. They're paying for a master plan so hopefully it doesn't fizzle out when they see the price tag.
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