re: Lafayette Area Fishing (Public Launches, Bayous, and Lakes)

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Reception should be fine.

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Good. First time out there in a kayak on a weekday. I need to know that if shite hits the fan I can call for help.

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Theres a smaller lake after those two private lakes, right when the bayou opens up a little. Its a nice little area, too.

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You talkin about Cowan Bay? At least that's what it's labeled on google earth. That's a little over a mile from the ramp. Not too bad. I definitely want to at least go that far.

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Let us know how you do.

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Will do

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Im interested to see how someone who knows what theyre doing does out there.

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I'll let you know if I talk to anyone else out there.

Want me to call you at 6 am?

I haven’t ever caught crap in 2 o’clock.

I've never caught there either, as far as bass. Hammered the bream everytime I've gone, though.

Take the HWY 71 exit off of Hwy 90, between Port Barre and Krotz Springs. In the curve of the exit theres a gravel road that brings you to the launch.

I've talked to a few people who have also said they, or people they know, have caught bass there. I usually have my ole lady with me when I go there so I only bass fish until she gets on the bream, then I switch to bream fishing with her. The one time I went without her, I think I caught two bass about 9 or 10 inches at the most.

I hope the weather cooperates. Even if it rains, I'm going. I have a rain suit. Damn forecast is giving 60% for Thursday. But if I had to guess I'd say it's probably early morning with the front moving through. That by itself might make it tough. But I don't get many opportunities to fish these days. So I don't care. I'm going.

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Change of plan. With the weather forecast looking a little squirrelly for Thursday, I'm gonna take the yak to 2 o'clock tomorrow. I'd rather take my bass boat out in the rain on Thursday

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Well?

Janky, shoulda known he would catch

First off, just being there was awesome. That is a beautiful place. Like I told my wife, it was like paddling through a Bob Ross painting.


I spent the entire day out there. I think I got the full experience. I don't know how many fish I caught. Had lots of bites. Missed some, caught some. Quite a few dinks, choupique, and garfish. But I ended up keeping my limit along with a feisty goggle eye. Just nothing big.






The most interest thing happened to me on the very first cast of the morning. The first cast I made this morning was by the train bridge. It looked like all kinds of minnows were hitting the surface. So I threw out my chug bug. All of a sudden I got a hit. By a big hawk that swooped down and grabbed my chug bug! Unfortunately I hadn't turned on the GoPro yet.

ETA: I estimate that I paddled over 8 miles today. I'm going to be really sore tomorrow.

Let me guess, senko?