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re: Why doesn't lake maurepas have any fish in it?
Posted on 2/9/16 at 7:11 pm to specchaser
Posted on 2/9/16 at 7:11 pm to specchaser
I catch lots of Bass in the lake......put in the time and figure it out. Gotta know where to go and when. I will tell you that the entire Florida parish river system fishery is tough. You are not just going to go out there and work a bank or stretch of river and catch fish On a consistant basis.
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Posted on 2/9/16 at 9:40 pm to ToulatownTiger
There is a good bit of Kentucky bass in ruddock area, ruddock canal, and I-55 canals.
Caught a few in maurepas more in the summer when water heats up in the canals.
Been catching them for years.
LSU Neil's right the Florida parish rivers can be a different animal to figure out.
Took me 10 yrs to figure it out to the point I know what to do under certain conditions.
Caught a few in maurepas more in the summer when water heats up in the canals.
Been catching them for years.
LSU Neil's right the Florida parish rivers can be a different animal to figure out.
Took me 10 yrs to figure it out to the point I know what to do under certain conditions.
This post was edited on 2/9/16 at 9:49 pm
Posted on 2/9/16 at 10:33 pm to johnnyrocket
There are bass, sacalait, bream, reds, catfish in that lake. In the spring and fall you can catch some really nice flat heads out there. Blues up to 40 lbs out there as well. Just have to find them. Some older guys fish soft shell crabs out there for the flat heads. Some will go over 50 lbs.
Posted on 2/10/16 at 7:02 am to johnnyrocket
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Why doesn't lake maurepas have any fish in it?
There is a good bit of Kentucky bass in ruddock area, ruddock canal, and I-55 canals.
Caught a few in maurepas more in the summer when water heats up in the canals.
Been catching them for years.
have never seen or heard of a kentucky there...
Posted on 2/10/16 at 7:13 am to choupiquesushi
Absolutely they have Spots in Ruddock.
Posted on 2/10/16 at 7:40 am to DTRooster
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Why doesn't lake maurepas have any fish in it?
Absolutely they have Spots in Ruddock.
learn something new everyday
Posted on 2/10/16 at 8:34 am to 1234567k
I have a friend who used to dive for catfish in the stumps, told me he's seen some really good bass that just bury themselves in the stumps.
Posted on 2/10/16 at 10:04 am to johnnyrocket
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If they ever open up a spillway from the Mississippi River into Lake Maurepas that fishery would be one of the top places in Louisiana.
They've been talking about having that one freshwater diversion project to put freshwater back into the Blind River swamp, if they do that, the stretch of lake bank by Blind River will become really productive IMO
Posted on 2/10/16 at 1:23 pm to ToulatownTiger
May I ask why you say no Kentucky Bass in the lake?
Posted on 2/10/16 at 1:28 pm to johnnyrocket
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f they ever open up a spillway from the Mississippi River into Lake Maurepas that fishery would be one of the top places in Louisiana.
FYI last time bass which are small was good was when the Bonnet Carre spillway was open in 2011.
Bonnet Carre was opened this year, for a good while. Probably closed by now though.
Posted on 2/10/16 at 3:16 pm to DocHolliday1964
Kentucky bass is same as a spotted bass. These live in cooler water that is usually upstream and flowing constantly. Some of these may have been relocated due to being caught up tangi river during tournaments and released at the launch.
The lake getting to 90+ degrees in the summer isn't ideal for spotted bass.
The lake getting to 90+ degrees in the summer isn't ideal for spotted bass.
Posted on 2/10/16 at 6:08 pm to ToulatownTiger
You must not be that successful in catching Kentucky bass in maurepas.
I catch atleast one or two a trip in the early summer and in late fall & early winter I can catch a limit of them no problem if water is running out of canals into the lake. I caught them in the oilfield canal, prairie canal, I-55 canals, caught biggest one at mouth of Reaerve canal, they have grass beds in the lake I got lucky found it due to bass were schooling up busting on shad, mouth of tickfaw River & maurepas and mouth of I-55 & maurepas in the stumps by the interstate. Please don't run up to these canals unless you know the path they got stumps under the water a good ways out.
In the summer toward July August when water clears up
trick worms can get you a limit of larger bass mixed with Kentucky bass but you have to get off the bank and fish stumps in deeper water.
They got them mix in with other bass. It takes time to learn how wind affects the lake and which area to fish.
Yup they are in the maurepas area.
Here is secret shad type lures will do better than crawfish type lures.
I catch atleast one or two a trip in the early summer and in late fall & early winter I can catch a limit of them no problem if water is running out of canals into the lake. I caught them in the oilfield canal, prairie canal, I-55 canals, caught biggest one at mouth of Reaerve canal, they have grass beds in the lake I got lucky found it due to bass were schooling up busting on shad, mouth of tickfaw River & maurepas and mouth of I-55 & maurepas in the stumps by the interstate. Please don't run up to these canals unless you know the path they got stumps under the water a good ways out.
In the summer toward July August when water clears up
trick worms can get you a limit of larger bass mixed with Kentucky bass but you have to get off the bank and fish stumps in deeper water.
They got them mix in with other bass. It takes time to learn how wind affects the lake and which area to fish.
Yup they are in the maurepas area.
Here is secret shad type lures will do better than crawfish type lures.
This post was edited on 2/10/16 at 6:11 pm
Posted on 2/11/16 at 9:16 am to johnnyrocket
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If they ever open up a spillway from the Mississippi River into Lake Maurepas that fishery would be one of the top places in Louisiana.
They actually are making a diversion through Blind River now. Hopefully the fish will start to thrive. Time will tell.
The Davis Pond diversion to Cataouchie was a success, but the LDWF also stocked the fishery with a ton of Florida bass.
They just need to let the grass grow back and quit killing it.
Posted on 2/11/16 at 9:20 am to tigerbait703
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They actually are making a diversion through Blind River now. Hopefully the fish will start to thrive. Time will tell.
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Posted on 2/11/16 at 9:22 am to johnnyrocket
quote:
Why doesn't lake maurepas have any fish in it?
You must not be that successful in catching Kentucky bass in maurepas.
I catch atleast one or two a trip in the early summer and in late fall & early winter I can catch a limit of them no problem if water is running out of canals into the lake. I caught them in the oilfield canal, prairie canal, I-55 canals, caught biggest one at mouth of Reaerve canal, they have grass beds in the lake I got lucky found it due to bass were schooling up busting on shad, mouth of tickfaw River & maurepas and mouth of I-55 & maurepas in the stumps by the interstate. Please don't run up to these canals unless you know the path they got stumps under the water a good ways out.
In the summer toward July August when water clears up
trick worms can get you a limit of larger bass mixed with Kentucky bass but you have to get off the bank and fish stumps in deeper water.
They got them mix in with other bass. It takes time to learn how wind affects the lake and which area to fish.
Yup they are in the maurepas area.
Here is secret shad type lures will do better than crawfish type lures.
you gonna make me go fish that cess pool just to see....
put my hand in an awful lot of bass mouths out of there.. never have had one with the sponge on his tongue..... the kentucky trademark
Posted on 10/28/24 at 12:56 pm to Ignignot
I really hope they do this and restore the swamps and marshes in the Lake Maurepas area. It would become a super productive freshwater lake for fishing.
Posted on 10/28/24 at 2:06 pm to 1234567k
Maurepas is stagnant. I hunt Maurepas WMA and most places if you take one step you sink to your balls. Nothing but decay. It stinks when you pull your foot up.
Posted on 10/28/24 at 2:09 pm to SkintBack
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Maurepas is stagnant. I hunt Maurepas WMA and most places if you take one step you sink to your balls. Nothing but decay. It stinks when you pull your foot up.
Sounds exactly like the area I hunt/fish near Chauvin
Posted on 10/28/24 at 2:35 pm to bootlegger
And croakers.
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