0,0,0,0,9 Trend Broken 05/01/2015

[mermentau]

Started the day with a rare 7 hours of unbroken sleep. Didn't expect a fish with the trend I've had, but managed 9 and I was super excited to be catching a few again.
Went to the Southern end of the Mermentau Basin near Little Prairie and fished a canal that has 2 fish as my all time best there.

The water was coming out of the marsh black but it didn't stink this time. I think that's a big plus. Anyway the fish were 24" to 18" under a cork with Popachop. Tried a couple of other canals but nothing there.

[saute86]

Glad you started catching. Monday is my last exam so Tuesday I will be fishing again. How was the water level and clarity of the river?

[Progator135]

Very nice! Feels good to see a cork sink again huh! Sometimes I just put a big ol weight on there to sink it just to see what it looks like!! Glad you didnt have to do that this time!!

[mermentau]

Glad you started catching. Monday is my last exam so Tuesday I will be fishing again. How was the water level and clarity of the river?

Don't know about the river. I was on the East side of White Lake where a lot of the Mermentau Basin passes to the bay. Figured the rivers are still too high.

[saute86]

I have never gone that far south in Grand Lake. It is always too rough to cross. I want to fish the canals on the west side of white lake and south west end of grand lake.

[saute86]

Have you fished those canals I am talking about. They are east of little pecan south of grand lake and west of white lake. It looks like an old oil field on google. It can be accessed from grand lake just west of Cheniere du Fond.

[mermentau]

I think that's what we called the Superior Canal. That canal crosses hwy 82 where there is a draw bridge. Used to be they would let sportsman launch at the bridge, but seems like it's closed off now. That would be a long boat ride from any of the launches on the North side. I guess Tallens would be the closest. They had closed that launch. Someone else built a launch down toward Tallens if I remember correctly. Anyway I saw a guy with a boat turn South the other day at Klondike.

I've never ventured down there as the word in my day was that they would run commercial folks out.

[saute86]

That is the Superiors. I wasn't sure if it was them or not. I know you use to could fish them years ago with a permit. Is Gary's Landing still open? I heard the old man died. That would be a long ride. I would need an extra tank and a calm day. As soon as my friend gets in from off shore we are going into the burns off Lake Misere straight south of Misere Bayou.. We are going to put his 10 ft bass buggy and my canoe on his party barge and drag them across the levee. I will let you know when we go.

[mermentau]

Gary's is still open judging by the cars in the lot when I went by shortly after Streeter's opened. I hadn't heard about Russel Gary. I think of him when I go by. He would be very old by now if he was still alive. Your best bet would be to see if you can launch at Tallen's landing once called "The Boat Store". If you could then a route through Mallard Bay and Colligon's Lake is mostly protected. I used to run that route all the time. When you pop out into Grand Lake from the Old Intracoastal it's not that far to Superior canal.

We should have lot's of options soon as the Mermentau is falling fast now. Did you ever try Bayou Des Cannes? It settles down fast and years ago had some nice water.

2 of the fish today had eggs for whatever that's worth.

[Crappie Trooper]

Good to hear your trend is broken. Nice catch and keep on catching.