Fishing Closure Info (added pics near Timbalier Island)

How the frick am I supposed to get fresh shrimp for my redfish trip tomorrow???

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Just saw some pictures a friend of ours took from his helicopter off of Timbalier Island and the slick is just off of East Timbalier and is in the ST 30 block. Not looking good for Terrebonne and Lafourche.

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Holy shite man...how did this happen so fast?

I will get them forwarded to me and throw them up tomorrow

I picked a helluva time to get my outboard fixed so I could do some trawling this year!!!

(Background story, the boat has been sitting up for 7 years since my dad passed away, and I've been fishing with my friend in his Nautic Star, and suddenly this spring I got the itch to get back into trawling.)

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We are learning a lot we didn't know about currents in the GOM and how wind versus current affect this slick. I was really hoping the outflow from SW pass especially with the river really high, would act as a hydraulic barrier and keep the Grand Isle Cocodrie area open long enough to harvest some specks. This closure comes just as the first decent reports of the season are coming in

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I have known of the loop currents for a long time.
A theory of mine is the loop current will pull most of the thicker heavier suspended tar balls east, while the wind will force the top water sheen tward the east.

None of it worth a crap. but its just a thought.

LDWF ANNOUNCES NEW AREAS OPEN TO SHRIMPING AND ADJUSTMENTS TO PRECAUTIONARY FISHERIES CLOSURES WEST OF THE MISSISSIPPI RIVER

Release Date: 05/10/2010

Louisiana Department of Wildlife and Fisheries (LDWF) Secretary Robert Barham announced that all areas west of the Mississippi River are open to recreational and commercial fishing, including shrimping, with the exception of the areas listed below, effective at noon today, May 10, 2010.

* All state inside waters north of the inside/outside shrimp line from the eastern shore of the Empire Canal at 89 degrees 36 minutes 19.9 seconds west longitude eastward to the Mississippi River

* The portion of state inside waters south of 29 degrees 13 minutes 12 seconds north latitude from the western shore of Bayou Lafourche westward to the western shore of Oyster Bayou at 91 degrees 07 minutes 53 seconds west longitude

* All state outside waters extending seaward of the inside/outside shrimp line from the Mississippi River westward to the eastern portion of Atchafalaya Bay at Pointe au Fer Island at 91 degrees 20 minutes 44 seconds west longitude

There have been no changes to recreational or commercial fishing closures east of the Mississippi River. Last week recreational and commercial fishing was closed in this area, excluding the coastal boundaries of Lake Borgne, Lake Pontchartrain, Lake Maurepas and Chef and Rigoletes Passes.

Based on the presence of juvenile shrimp, the shrimp season remains closed in Lake Borgne, Lake Pontchartrain, and in the Chef and Rigoletes Passes.

Looks like they opened inshore shrimping west of the river but the outside boundaries are still in effect pretty much closing fishing to the best of the Cocodrie trout action.

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effect pretty much closing fishing to the best of the Cocodrie trout action.

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How long do you think this will last?

I read somewhere that all that rain in the Ohio river valley should be showing up down in the delta in the next week or so, and the river level is supposed to rise significantly. This seems fast to me to make it that far down the river in just 15 - 20 days....does anyone know if that's accurate? Where can we go to find predictive river heights and volume information?

I guess this is showing the "thicker" areas of oil and not just "sheen"