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Tell me about life on the bayou
Posted on 6/24/26 at 9:04 am
Posted on 6/24/26 at 9:04 am
I just fell into a blackhole of youtube/fb videos of men that live directly over the waterways of the bayou down y'all's way... some do cooking videos, some do fishing and wildlife stuff, and conservation (like complaining about the spraying they're doing to the tree overhang). I think the bayou life has always not really appealed to me because.... honestly, the inescapable mosquito swarms that must live down there. Still, there's something to literally requiring a boat to get around, and the quietness of the area that is mystical. I need to get down and experience it first hand one day.
But tell me... dispel the wonders of it and tell me how bad it is.... or fan the flames of the magic for me. I wanna hear it all.
But tell me... dispel the wonders of it and tell me how bad it is.... or fan the flames of the magic for me. I wanna hear it all.
This post was edited on 6/24/26 at 9:09 am
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Posted on 6/24/26 at 9:15 am to m2pro
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inescapable mosquito swarms that must live down there.
They are everywhere in Louisiana... not just the Bayou...
Posted on 6/24/26 at 9:19 am to m2pro
a very small number of people actually live "on the bayou" as described. what you see is people going to their camps
Posted on 6/24/26 at 9:22 am to m2pro
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...honestly, the inescapable mosquito swarms that must live down there.
Have you ever been to Sicily?
Posted on 6/24/26 at 9:23 am to Randall Savauge
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a very small number of people actually live "on the bayou" as described. what you see is people going to their camps
Yeah. I knew there are few that would intentionally isolate like that, and sustain. Still, there have to be some that do it.
As to the mosquitos, I mean... I live in Alabama. We have stagnant air and miserable swarms, too. I just figure it's a bit more supernatural down your way.
Posted on 6/24/26 at 9:36 am to m2pro
I’d rather live in the hills of bama or Mississippi than the swamps of La where I currently live but not actually on the water.
My camp in ms gives me as much seclusion as camps on the water down here.
I understand the south has mosquitos but I’m not so sure you understand the magnitude of mosquitos we have in the swamp at dusk all year round. To the point you can’t be outside they are so bad.
My camp in ms gives me as much seclusion as camps on the water down here.
I understand the south has mosquitos but I’m not so sure you understand the magnitude of mosquitos we have in the swamp at dusk all year round. To the point you can’t be outside they are so bad.
Posted on 6/24/26 at 9:39 am to Tchefuncte Tiger
quote:Sicily Island?
Have you ever been to Sicily?
Posted on 6/24/26 at 9:51 am to klrstix
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They are everywhere in Louisiana... not just the Bayou...
Posted on 6/24/26 at 9:58 am to WillFerrellisking
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I’d rather live in the hills of bama
100%
This is my dream. I am already starting a little hobbit hole, of sorts, in the side of a 400 foot hill. directly in the middle on the way up. we actually get 4 seasons up our way.
Posted on 6/24/26 at 10:05 am to Epaminondas
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Sicily Island?
Yes, Sicily is an island but is no where near Catahoula Parish.
Posted on 6/24/26 at 10:16 am to m2pro
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I knew there are few that would intentionally isolate like that, and sustain. Still, there have to be some that do it.
Many people once lived inside the Atchafalaya Basin, but the flooding back in 1927 chased many people out to live in Red Cross camps. Those people never went back.
There's a very good book and PBS documentary on a couple who lived in the Basin in the 1970's called "Atchafalaya Houseboat"
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Atchafalaya Houseboat: My Years in the Louisiana Swamp is a memoir by Gwen Roland about her and her partner Calvin Voisin's eight years (early 1970s) living a self-sufficient life on a homemade houseboat in the Atchafalaya River Basin swamp, detailing their off-grid existence, connection to nature, and personal growth, supported by photographs from C.C. Lockwood. The book chronicles their daily life of fishing, growing food, and trading, and explores themes of simple living, sustainability, and the unique culture of the swamp.
https://www.pbs.org/video/atchafalaya-houseboat-1ectwm/
If you want the experience, there's a place in Henderson that rents houseboats for around $150 a night.
https://www.cypresscovelanding.com/copy-of-marina
Posted on 6/24/26 at 10:27 am to Shexter
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Shexter
You're the man. Thanks. 100% will read/watch.
This post was edited on 6/24/26 at 10:28 am
Posted on 6/24/26 at 10:50 am to m2pro
I live on the water near Bayou Sauvage/Chef Pass. There are no-see-ums everyday around dawn and dusk for a couple hours. There are deer-flies if you go near any tree. Jogging in the neighborhood at dawn or dusk is rough. When I first moved out there I fished 3-4 times a week and loved it. Now I just take an occasional paddle to catch a bass for dinner or head out with a neighbor to drink a beer and catch a redfish or three.
With working on the road, maintaining my timberland/deer camp, and having grands in other towns, I don't fish that often anymore. Great neighbors ends up being the best part of living on the water.
With working on the road, maintaining my timberland/deer camp, and having grands in other towns, I don't fish that often anymore. Great neighbors ends up being the best part of living on the water.
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