Southwest LA sacalait advice needed

Good evening folks, new to the board and needing some help... I live in southwest Louisiana and fairly new to the white perch fishing world. Bass fished my whole life and looking for a new challenge. Would love some area suggestions for the white perch. The only white perch fishing I do and have done is on the chicken coop and genrally only a few times in January.....Although it has made me think I'm pretty good at catching them (not this year though) I know I have a lot to learn.... Thank you for any advice given and look forward to being around on this board.....

Willing to give up some good bass holes for help.....lol.....thanks

Welcome to the board. Where are you from?

Orginally Avoyelles Parish now in Lake Charles and thank you.

Welcome, I am in the same boat (so to speak) as you. Been a Bass fisherman all my life and am trying to learn the art of White Perch fishing. Can't help much but am learning more each day.

Mike

We have alot of areas to fish in this area. Houston river, calcasieu, westfork, and bayou serpent all local. With in a half hour you have sabine, lacassine, mermentau, and the bell city drain ditch. An hour away you have old damn river, cocodrie lake, bundicks, anaccoca, and vernon.

Thanks Mike.... I'm gonna give it a whirl till March 15th..... then Lacassine National wildlife refuge opens..... I will revert back to being a hog hunter for bout 3 weeks....lol.... love that place.....

When Lacassine Refruge opens you can fish the Streeters canals and one mile canal. If you have a 25hp on your boat then the Big Burns can't be beat for bass and crappie. You have to buy a permit to fish it.

Thank u Saute..... I've fished the Burns for a while now....Only bass and big Ole gar in the heat of the summer.....any tips on how to land those white perch in there? I know it pretty well just never messed with the white perch

I have caught them in the back in what is called the c y canals and humble ditch. I fished the canals with pearl colored tube jigs 12in deep along the grass line out from the banks, and on points. Some times with beatle spins in the middle of the canals.

Right now I would fish the rivers and bayous with jigs or shiners 6 to 10 inches deep along the banks, knees and trees.

You the man Saute.....I'm hitting the Sabine this weekend. In and around niblets....gonna pound the cypress trees with shiners and jigs and see what happens....

I heard it is really muddy. Fish tight to the trees and fish by the inch around the trees. Take a cork and cut the top to make it flat so you can pop it. In muddy water I keep it moving. I pop it count to 3 then pop it again. Use these dark jigs like black and any color or use fire tiger or craw daddy colors. Its burnt and florescent orange and red mix.

Welcome guys......you just got a sample from saute86 of what Crappie.com is all about.....most folks here help one another and there is no pressure put on anyone to share other than what he wants to.....if you look at the threads at the top of this page you will see several posts about our annual get together at Toledo Bend beginning next week....please feel free to come and join us.....it is a great way to meet your internet friends....

I do best with these colors in muddy water.
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Awesome.....thanks again for the help Saute... How about Lacassine Bayou? Heard it holds a decent amount of fish....Never fished it before though.

There isnt any fish there stay away....lol. JK I am going tomorrow. I will post tomorrow night on how I do.

Lol, I hear ya. Wouldn't even know where to launch over there.....Although I was just looking at maps.....looks like there is one not to far past the pool on 14.... is that a public launch?

yes on the west side is a gravel launch under the bridge. North of hayes east of hwy 101 there there is lorraine bridge park that is a parish launch with paved launch.

If I launch on 14 would u suggest heading north or south? And how is the water clarity off that way? Thanks again sir.

Look at my posts from saturday and sunday one has a picture of the water. Lacassine stays muddy 90% of the year. Use dark colors or shiners. Only fish 8 inches deep stay close to trees. I catch fish right next to the boat. I work the jigs across the sides of the trees. Fish every inch of a tree. Fish both tupelo and cypress to the north and knees and cypress to the south.

Dont be afraid to pop the cork and make it splash. I pop then count to three and repeat

I'm going to the Sabine Saturday and will hit Lacassine on Sunday Or visa versa. Thank you for all your help. Just read your other post. You have been real helpful and I really appreciate it. Tip of the hat...... I will be in a 15/44 al weld with a 25hp yamahammer on the back end. White riptide trolling motor....I know doesn't narrow it down round here.....lol If u are there this weekend just say hi to anyone who fits the discription may be me.....

I will be there on Sunday. I am launching at Lorraine bridge I have a blue alumacraft with a 50 yamaha

Good deal.... I will be on the lookout.....then will follow u every where u go.....lol, jk.....good luck and thank u

You can follow me all you want just dont get in front of me......lol

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There isnt any fish there stay away....lol. JK I am going tomorrow. I will post tomorrow night on how I do.

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I had 13 today. Caught some North and some South. Dang breeze won't stop.

Wednesday was the day Mermentau for low winds. Knippers did good. He said he could fish anywhere he wanted.

How did it go out there today saute? Heading to the house now picking up the boat and gonna get after it....

I kept 17. Lost a bunch at the boat.

I kept 9....lost a few as well.....I like it over there....water had me a Lil worried but the fish don't seem to mind so now I dont....lol....it was nice to meet you as well... I'm going back in the morn.....hopefully will get over 20.....launching athe lorraine....

Just remember outside bends on cypress trees. The best are in the back of little pockets where there is a hard bank.

There's some good info right there. INO

In the words of my Pa if you aint fishing in the most got awful stick infested holes and stalks you aint doing it right. Just find some water and hit the cypress trees flipping shiners kinda like flipping for bass. And you will do just fine.

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Originally Posted by Swampthing6400

In the words of my Pa if you aint fishing in the most got awful stick infested holes and stalks you aint doing it right. Just find some water and hit the cypress trees flipping shiners kinda like flipping for bass. And you will do just fine.

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That is exactly what I do but with jigs. I am bringing a pole saw with me to retrieve the jigs out the tree when they pull loose way up into a limb.

saute86 Lol I know what you mean ive gotten so mad before I took to the cypress trees with a hatchet ha ha. Nothing gets to me worse than when I got one of them giant minnows almost the size of a shad on the hook fresh out my bait bucket then cast and get hung and he flings off the dang hook!

Swamp imagine it being a jig you hand tied....lol. Fiskers makes an EZ Reach 54in ratchet trimmer. It works without a rope. I am going to go get one for the boat. I am going to also bring my saw and put a few more brush piles in for summer fishing.