7/4 Laccassine Bayou

Hit my old stomping grounds from my child hood today. Water was muddy from Loraine bridge to Teppy's. Then it cleared up and was fish-able. First fish was a big old goo. Caught a few small sacs and bass that were thrown back. Lost 3 nice slabs inches from the net. On one brush pile I caught 6 catfish. I was only able to fish a few of my brush piles until both fish finders went out. Looks like my on board charger plug grounded out on my battery. I still have all electrical on my switch panel. My finders are 3am fuses so I think they blew. My next project is to relocate the fuses so I can get to them without having to remove access plates to change them. I went as far a 1 mile canal. Water in 1 mile and all of the canals in the reserve were black. All and all fishing was slow. It was nice to be where my father took me fishing as a kid. It felt like he was there with me.

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Originally Posted by saute86

Hit my old stomping grounds from my child hood today. Water was muddy from Loraine bridge to Teppy's. Then it cleared up and was fish-able. First fish was a big old goo. Caught a few small sacs and bass that were thrown back. Lost 3 nice slabs inches from the net. On one brush pile I caught 6 catfish. I was only able to fish a few of my brush piles until both fish finders went out. Looks like my on board charger plug grounded out on my battery. I still have all electrical on my switch panel. My finders are 3am fuses so I think they blew. My next project is to relocate the fuses so I can get to them without having to remove access plates to change them. I went as far a 1 mile canal. Water in 1 mile and all of the canals in the reserve were black. All and all fishing was slow. It was nice to be where my father took me fishing as a kid. It felt like he was there with me.

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Good post.

Darn, you covered a lot of water. From the bridge to the 1 mile canal.

I sure wish they would give us a ramp under the new HWY 14 bridge.

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Originally Posted by mermentau

I sure wish they would give us a ramp under the new HWY 14 bridge.

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I saw a couple of guys launching small boats on the west side of the bridge. You shouldn't have a problem with a yak.

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Originally Posted by Tiger

Darn, you covered a lot of water. From the bridge to the 1 mile canal.

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Yes and only burned 4 gallons of fuel. Not bad for a 2 stroke 50.

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Originally Posted by saute86

I saw a couple of guys launching small boats on the west side of the bridge. You shouldn't have a problem with a yak.

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Were they on the North side of the road? Did you see where they left their cars?

They were parked by the water. I pulled up and it looks like the work crew made a make shift launch. Only a small boat could be launched perfect for a yak. They must of used north side to get in. Perfect for a yak. If we don't get rain the water should get good next week.

I'll be checking it out soon. Going tomorrow, but I haven't been to Lake Arthur this year and am kinda wanting to waste time over there.

I might go to the Mermentau next weekend if the camp is ready. I am curious how the water looks on the river.

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Originally Posted by saute86

I might go to the Mermentau next weekend if the camp is ready. I am curious how the water looks on the river.

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I didn't go down to the river, but the lake looked decent. As far as Lacassine launching I checked that out this morning. It's a dry times mud road with no rock. Looks like it gets a good bit of traffic, but I could see where they were getting stuck right by the road. I tried walking a few feet and nearly slipped down. I have had 4x4 trucks and wouldn't go down there with one unless I had a good plan for getting pulled out. It would just take drying out and some rock and then I would be in business.

Sounds good. Did you see the new dug canal on the north east side of the bayou. You could launch on watkins road.

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Originally Posted by saute86

Sounds good. Did you see the new dug canal on the north east side of the bayou. You could launch on watkins road.

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Nope I didn't see that. How new is it and where does it hit Watkins road. Once we launched at the pump canal that is .77 miles up Watkins, but it has since grown up so much it looks impossible. That's unless they cleaned it out since I checked it some months ago.

Its the canal along 14 on the northside. Looks like you can launch at watkins and 14.

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Originally Posted by saute86

Its the canal along 14 on the northside. Looks like you can launch at watkins and 14.

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I pulled off at the East end of the bridge and looked down to where the canal is and didn't see any water. I looked real thick down there, but maybe it's open. I'll have to ride back and take a better look.

It might be I know it had water when I was going to Lake Arthur a month ago.