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Going to try Henderson for first time since water dropped!!! Hoping to catch a few for the grease. Any ideas on depth, bait and general area would be greatly appreciated. I'll be in 16' Alwell with a 40 hp Merc on back. Hoping to see
some CDC folks to chat with.
2-3 ft under cork, silver blueish hair jig or shiners of course. I'd start off by trying banks of north pelba. Some are being caught under i-10 pilings
I'll be there looking for you....
me too......HAHAHAHAHA.
for sure ?????....or JK.........Quote:
Originally Posted by fishervet
depends on work
you deserve a day off.....just tell the boss you gotta do this....Quote:
Originally Posted by fishervet
So.....who else will be there Thursday......I know JR is feeling the itch....always possible for Derek to show up.....what about mermentau, crappiecatcher06, slabstacker19, Cee Gee, Bayoudog or Sac-A-Lait DA.....gonna be a beautiful day.....
so far:
sacawho
Prefers Shiners
BR Bandit
Fishervet ????
Rambeaux
He is the boss and his business.Quote:
Originally Posted by prefers shiners
Count me in. Camo Xpress/40 yamaha.
I am going this afternoon. And hopefully Friday morning
I"ll be at work Thursday. Going to pigeon FridayQuote:
Originally Posted by prefers shiners
How about this....why don't we tie on a piece of surveyors flagging on our trolling motors so we can recognize each other....like they do in tournaments....
I'll be there in my yak, Going to put in at Kern's and paddle around some.
I would really like to go tomorrow with all you guys going, maybe I could learn something. Unfortunately I have a golf commitment. I'm planning on going Friday morning.
Friday afternoon trying to take my 10 yr old daughter and 5 yr old son. Any tips are appreciated; the Sac a a lait have managed to elude me in Hernderson.
First post on this forum; found about the site from a friend.
I post alot on Salty Cajun as well great to meet everyone.
:welcome to the Louisiana Crappie. com......I've been fishing it for 5 years and it still stumps me a lot......general rule of thumb....follow the boats....talk to everyone.....
This nice weather does make a fisherman anxious!!! I may make an evening trip and If I do, I'll b looking for some Crappie.com members. Any advice based on the morning trips will b appreciated!
:welcomeQuote:
Originally Posted by ahcamb
I'm probably done for Henderson for a long while. Too many quiet places to fish this time of year that don't require me to get on I10's cracked up cement slabs. Closer to home too. I do miss seeing the CDC folks out there though.Quote:
Originally Posted by prefers shiners
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Managed these this morning. Slow bite for us. Missed a few. AWESOME morning though! I hope y'all did well.
Can't tell you anything real good.....came home with one bass and one striper...caught about 6 gar.....one huge one trolling a crankbait going from one spot to another.....water still black most everywhere....except looked good down south around Butte Larose canal...good flow going out.....did not go to north Pelba......saw lots of boats just south of interstate in Pelba....nothing way up north in the bayou....nothing at the RR piling....If I went back I would concentrate on the south end.....mostly shiners today....ran across Sacawho under the interstate....good luck if you go....Quote:
Originally Posted by Sac-a-lait D.A.
You did good Rambeaux.......Quote:
Originally Posted by Rambeaux
Thanks PS. We should have had a few more but my brother was still in bass mode. He was setting the hook like an angry Bill Dance on steroids.
nice catch.....Quote:
Originally Posted by Rambeaux
Thank u all for the report...threw my back out this morning tying my shoe...really!
P.S...was the water black in fordoche bayou?
Nothing for me under I-10. But I only use artificial.
We tried Fordoche, no bueno. The water on the way to Lake Fordoche, Bayou Fusilier, was black however. The lake itself wasn't. Still, no bites.Quote:
Originally Posted by Sac-a-lait D.A.
yes....Quote:
Originally Posted by Sac-a-lait D.A.
Sacawho.....nice meeting you today....thanks for stopping and chatting.....I didn't do anything under the interstate where I saw you......looking for another cool front before I go back......
All the fish I caught Wednesday. Afternoon was in the black water about 2 ft deep
I always was under the impression that black water meant less oxygen. Am I wrong?
I'm not sure. But I know it's not dead water I had 13 Sacalait and 10 bass out that water
Sorry I couldn't make it guys had a 2 day clutch job on my plate
black water in our basin's is actually very clear water. our bottoms are nothing bud dark mud and debris which in turn makes the water look black. if we had rocky or sandy bottoms it would probably be more of a pretty green or blue!Quote:
Originally Posted by LSU Tracker
Long time no hear zwalls, hope you're well.
all is good Tracker!! just finally getting to do some fishing the last couple weeks. hence, logging onto CDC for some reports. how about you? doing good?Quote:
Originally Posted by Tracker123
I always questioned and pretty much ignored the black water thing. Mainly because I noticed the same thing. Black water in Henderson is clear water. lol
The bad black water smells like sewage because of the lack of oxyger. Clear black water is the result of tannin in the water.
"gene"
The wild card for the clear water thing is how far down is the murk? I've seen the trolling motor bring it up and even sometimes a caught fish will bring a little up. I'm with PPG in that the smell factor is big. Went swimming with family in Lake Arthur the other day and standing in the boat I could see to their waste in 5' of water. After walking around the murk was coming to the top, but of course their feet were doing it. The real test for good water is that the fish bite. :)