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The bite has slowed :(Attachment 65169Attachment 65170Attachment 65171 with the MS river not falling. Only caught a couple of dozen today. All fish are nice and fat. :p Two fish going 16" Black and chartreuse tube jig 6" to 10" deep on the button wood.
tight lines
jig rIG
nice catch JR. went to Amerada and Phillips and caught a few like that but with the river on a slight rise it has seemed to slow the bite down some!!
Is that the old river off the mississippi? Around what they call deer park?
No, Near Morganza in Pointe Coupee ParishQuote:
Originally Posted by juicy
oh ok thanx
Nice catch and pictures. Congrats.:)
JR.....great report.....my fishing goal is to find an ice chest that stays as busy as yours.....LOL....WOW.....16" awesome....definitely reach for the net on those.....
Hey PS,Quote:
Originally Posted by prefers shiners
It's (the ice chest) has been busy the last week with the water falling. Fishing most in the PM after work. These were caught Sat. Morning and the bite had slowed with the river not falling.
I've got of bull bream in the bottom I'll dig out and take a picture of. Caught those on the house boats, in the shade.
Don't use a net. It gives the fish a little more chance. Plus (the net) always flies out the boat.
Jig Rig
Now, thats what I call a real sportsman.......Quote:
Originally Posted by jig rig
Hey JR my buddies tell me try 8ft deep off the farside banks w shiners, they've been doing very well through yesterday.
That should work. I would go to the bottom and bring the shiner up a few feet.Quote:
Originally Posted by msnormand
I'm not a minner/shiner fish person. Tubes is what I fish with most of the time. I'll go to hair jigs sometimes, most in the winter.
Man I shoulda gone here instead of Big Lake in Lake Charles this morn. I got skunked looking for trout instead of redfish, but gave my new outboard some more hours Lol. Man it was Hot!
Them some good un's there...
Maybe you could help me out a little. I am a born and bred saltwater fishermen (grew up in Houma), but now I live in New Roads, so its way to far and expensive to drive back home all the time to fish. I'm trying this freshwater fishing out, but not having much luck. I have a small 14' bateau so I am somewhat limited to where I can fish. Went to Ramah last week and getting good reports from several people and got skunked. Been wanting to try Old River, but not exactly sure where to start. Can anyone give me some pointers on what type of structure to fish, what depth to fish, baits, how to work the baits, etc.... Also, what type of weather and water conditions should I look for (overcast, sunny, rising water, falling water, etc....)? Thanks a bunch in advance for any advice out there.
dboudr5, first off welcome to the site. I'm also from Houma but not partial to too much saltwater fishing. I think you have asked very reasonable questions but I think you should have started a new thread rather than tag this on to another person thread. Please don't take this as a scolding but rather an explanation on how to get it done with the best results.
If you live in New Roads you live on a very active lake, but most of the activity is probably in the form of jet skis and skiers. There are probably gobs of fish in that lake that are dying from old age but people will tell you that it's fished out. It will take you time and effort but I bet if you try long and hard you could become proficient in finding them and catching them, especially if you have fast and close access to it so you can fish it often. A little further north is Old River which would probably be an easier lake to catch fish in because it doesn't have all the activity on it as False River.
My only advise would be to go back and read as many of the past post you can read and pay attention to the where, when, how and what baits. Everyone here is willing to help but there is so much territory to cover. You can eliminate a lot of it by reading and then coming forth with specific questions.
I wish you luck and hope you get to catch as much fish as you want.
Good luck,
"gene"
That looks like some really nice fish. Congratulations on the catch and thanks for the report.