newbie advice needed

[jakeberthelot]

Hi guys. new to the forum and gotta say i have learned more from this forum in the last few weeks than I have in all my 48 years. I have one question. i live just north of Denham Springs in Watson and have been reading the threads about the Amite and Tickfaw rivers. Especially the posts from Jig Rig and Sac o billy. Got on google maps and saw a lake called Flat lake near where the amite runs into the diversion canal. Has anyone fished this lake? also saw one near there called lake martin. Never fished there, thinking about putting in at hilltop sunday mid morning and trying the amite and if possible flat lake. Any advice ya'll can give my son and I would be appreciated. Not looking for you're hot spots Just advice. Thanks Jake

[gabowman]

Welcome to the baords Jake. Good luck with the fishing.

[jig rig]

Hi guys. new to the forum and gotta say i have learned more from this forum in the last few weeks than I have in all my 48 years. I have one question. i live just north of Denham Springs in Watson and have been reading the threads about the Amite and Tickfaw rivers. Especially the posts from Jig Rig and Sac o billy. Got on google maps and saw a lake called Flat lake near where the amite runs into the diversion canal. Has anyone fished this lake? also saw one near there called lake martin. Never fished there, thinking about putting in at hilltop sunday mid morning and trying the amite and if possible flat lake. Any advice ya'll can give my son and I would be appreciated. Not looking for you're hot spots Just advice. Thanks Jake

Hey Jake,

I haven't fish Flat lake in years. The best and deepest water is were the lake narrows going towards Lake Martin. It's a shallow lake and I have caught plenty of bream when the bed up on a fly rod. Never done much in lake Martin. I usually go in there because the water stays good in there. There's a narrow ditch that you need a small boat to navigate to get in the Lake.
If you put in a Hill Top go down stream to the Petite Amite. I've been told there catching fish there and also in the diversion.
If I was going to that area I'd go to Bay View and put in there and fish Coyell Bay.

HTH
Jig Rig

[jakeberthelot]

thanks JR I have a 15 ft weldbilt with a 25 hp johnson. should that get me into flat lake. fly fishing bream sounds great and i will keep that in mind when they start bedding. thought about colyell bay and petit amite. my father grew up in french settlement and i heard stories about both locations. should we try shiners or jigs. thanks for the help. jake

[jig rig]

thanks JR I have a 15 ft weldbilt with a 25 hp johnson. should that get me into flat lake. fly fishing bream sounds great and i will keep that in mind when they start bedding. thought about colyell bay and petit amite. my father grew up in french settlement and i heard stories about both locations. should we try shiners or jigs. thanks for the help. jake

Getting in Flat lake shouldn't be a problem. Going into Lake Martin can be difficult. Again I haven't fish that area in years. Things do change.

I only fish with jigs. I haven't fish with a shiner in over 20 years. Black and Chartreuse tubes. It can't hurt to have some shiners.

There's plenty of fish, but most are on the small size.

HTH
Jig Rig

[jakeberthelot]

thanks for the help jig rig. hopefully we will post some pics sunday evening. thanks again