My first post from Black Lake

Hello to all my fellow fishermen and women, this is my first post. I joined CDC several weeks ago after seeing a bunch of y'all fishing on Black Lake up on the Stretch. My wife and I got us a small hunting camp on Black Lake bayou a couple miles north of the Stretch last summer and we were wearing out the specks in Jan and Feb, then the rains came in. Our camp is on a hill 300ft from the lake and we got waist deep water in it. All of our fishing time has been exchanged for ripping out rotted wet wood, insulation and replacing floors and walls. We should be finished by this weekend and the water level is getting back right. We're so ready to get back to fishing! All these days stuck at work day dreaming of "feeling the thump" has been made easier by all the great post I've been reading from a bunch of y'all. Can't wait to get back on the lake and maybe meet some of y'all on the water.
Mike

Welcome to C.C. My wife and I can't wait to get back on Black Lake. Maybe we will see you there. We have a red Triton with a 90 Mercury.

Thanks maxwell328, we love it out there! I've got a little stick steer maroon and grey kingfisher with a white Johnson outboard but with all the down time after work and the boat out of the water I started sanding it down and I'm about to paint it camo. I'll post a report as soon as I get to fish again. I can't even see my boat launch yet!http://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/2016...21df45f3b1.jpgAttachment 234624

WOW!!! Water is still high!!!

These photos are Attachment 234628Attachment 234629from my boat 3 weeks ago, I can drive my truck up to the camp now. Our neighbors lower down the hill from us got it much worse. The red house (known as the Block House built in 1939) is a 2 story house and the blue camp is 8' off the ground (Again these pics are 3 weeks ago)

Welcome to the board... 👍 👏👏👏

Thanks 20watt

Welcome to the board and sorry to hear about you and your neighbors misfortune. That is horrible, I've been flooded twice and it ain't no fun.
"gene"

No sir, it's no fun at all but I sure appreciate your concern. I would also like to tell you that it's an honor to hear from you sir! I have been reading every post that I see from Louisiana and it seems that you always have something nice to say to everybody! I definitely feel welcome now, thank you!

Mike take courage there a many good days ahead. We'll be looking forward to your post about Black Lake since our regular poster JRow has gone to the happy fishing grounds. Oh and don't forget the pictures, we love pictures.
"gene"

Yes sir, I absolutely will! Hopefully we can get back to fishing soon. Here are a few pics from Feb of some of the biggerAttachment 234645Attachment 234647Attachment 234648 fish that my wife and I caught

:welcome aboard......so sorry about your getting water in your camp......I realize that's a lot of hard work for the cleanup.....happy you decided to join us.....as you already know, we have a lot of really nice folks here that are always willing to help out.....we also have 2 great gatherings each year...one at Lake D'Arbonne and one at Toledo Bend....it is an opportunity to place a face with the names you meet here.....hope you can make some of these....

Again, welcome and looking forward to reading your posts...

Now, that is some hogs.....

Welcome to the board! Sorry about your camp, I know that is a mess. Mom and dads house caught it for 2 hurricanes so I know what you are in for! Glad to have you with us.

welcome to CDC from the Banks Of D'Arbonne --- Yall tell him about the Gatherings , Good Eats and Fun things

Mike, welcome to the board. I fish Black Lake every opportunity I get. Here lately I have been fishing Caney because of the high water and out of respect for everyone's property. I wouldn't want to throw a wake into someone's property where they have already seen huge amounts of damage. I am glad to hear that the water is finally going down and you are able to get into your camp. I can't even imagine what you are facing. I fish out of an 18 foot black and silver Crestliner with a 90HP Mercury hung on her. Most of my fishing is down around the Hwy 9 bridge because I haven't figured out that narrow and curvy channel from the bridge to the stretch and I don't want to crash the boat. LOL. If you ever see me holler at me. I have Pastor on the boat in a couple of places, along with Louisiana Crappie.com stickers, and a couple of green crappie cutouts on the cowling of my motor. Plus, I have a 6 rod, rod transport rack on the passenger's side of the boat. If you don't mind, please let me know when the launch at Chandlers camp is open. Thanks in advance and I look forward to getting to meet you and your wife.

A slave to the Master, Lavelle Spillers. AKA Pastor.

Welcome to the board and sorry to hear that the water got that high and into the camps and such up there.. Hopefully y'all will get everything back to normal soon and get back on the water.

Thank all of yall so much for welcoming me, I really look forward to seeing yall on the lakes and maybe at one or both of the gatherings. I actually fish Toledo Bend
a lot right around from Cypress Bend at Turtle Beach. My buddy has a camp there and we've been deep jigging for specks on the same brush piles since high school (I'm 43 now lol). Pastor, my wife and I actually fished 10 yards from you and your wife on the Stretch (Black Lake) and we saw your stickers and rod holders and that's what got me to start looking up reading C.C La. posts so much!! I always enjoy reading your post and your encouraging comments on others. I will keep you up to date on the boat launch situation and I'll post my fishing reports to you all as soon as we can get back on the water. Thanks again to all of yall for such a warm reception.
Mike

Mr. Gene he's a alright fellow, welcome

Hahaa, appreciate it

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welcome and thanks for the update

Well, that's good enough for me.
"gene"