Thread: Lake Martin

Hey Hick tomorrow (Sunday) they have a demo day at Lake Martin by Pack and Paddle from 10am - 3pm. You can try all kinds of paddle boats, kayaks, canoes, etc for free. Pretty sure members of the Laf kayak club will be there, you could ask them about fishing Lake Martin. Its a nice event, highly recommended, and usually well attended. They will be set up near the boat landing.

sounds like you need to get a net!

hickshh, welcome to Louisiana. Glad that you got to catch a few and practice a little long distance catch and release, ha. I hope you get to enjoy a lot more of Louisiana fishing. There are so many species and so many places that I don't know how we ever get anything done.
"gene"

OH NO, watch out now your messing around in Sneaky Pete's waters....LOL. I tell you though in the spring get out there in the middle of the lake on a windy day and drift with a jig about 2' deep you will be surprised at the pretty sac-a-lait you will pick up. In the middle of the summer with crickets or worms fish the duck blinds, throw way back up under them where you would put the boat when duck hunting and you will load the boat with with some big old hand size and bigger bream. How was the grass in the lake, is there still enough to make a Preacher go to cussing?

Nope no grass but the lillypads were floating around and making it hard not to catch them instead of fish. My boss fishes there alot so he gives me pointers on where to go. Only problem know is that I moved from Broussard to Kaplan and the drive really sucks to do any freshwater fishing. Me and the brackish water and saltwater don't seem to get along. All I catch is small black drum and 30 lb freshwater drum. I like crappie when I can get them, but am really a diehard catfisherman.. So I try for both when on the water. I was used to catching 20 and 30 lb blues every weekend up north but can't even find small ones down here. I'm going to try some of the rivers and see what happens. But the trip last weekend kinda spoiled me. I have 5 days off next weekend so will be on the water most of it. I do it to relax so catching something just adds to the trip.

Harrummph! Buncha carpetbaggers hit my spot and then on their first trip there show me how to do it!
Congrats, hickshh, glad someone knows how it's done! And ol BeauB. has a good plan about drifting open water, though all I've been able to catch like that is bass. Keep an eye out on your sonar unit when you are out there, because there are a lot of dilapidated duck blinds that are no longer visible above the water.
Bon chance.
Pete

Hey Beaubayou, those idiot neighbors of mine have been bringing home sacs from Benoit like they are running hoop nets out there! Black and pink jigs three to four feet under a float.
Pete

Hick check out the article in the recent La Sportsman about Harold Schoefler catching big cats in Verm River around Intracoastal City. Thats not that far from you. Different environment, but certainly productive !

Hey Pete, they just might be, in the Basin you never know. I might have to drag my little boat back home. Thanks for the information Pete.