thanks guys. i ended up passing on the rez, i checked it out again sunday and it didnt look too hot nor did it smell all that pleasant. i had to end up in baton rouge sunday night anyways so i headed south and hit lake Tangipahoa at the state park outside of McComb. its a really nice looking park and a pretty nice lake. water wasnt too murky. couldnt ask for better weather, except for the wind. due to the wind/waves i stayed fishing on the edge and turned up a few bream. talked to a few guys before putting in who said they hadnt talked to anyone who had been doing any good fishing so getting a few bream was fine for me. when i was about to go the wind was really bad and had some nasty whitecaps and waves so i got across as fast as possible(i was in a kayak by the way) and after that i was too tired and it was to windy to do anything else. either way it was a good day. now im in baton rouge and going to do some target practice..