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Broke down and got the permit today and tomorrow I head to the edge of the earth. Mixed emotions as I don't want to drive that far, but got to try something different. Never been there before. Closest is crossing the Superior Canal bridge. Any advice will be appreciated. Had a partner for the trip, but he bailed so I guess it's solo.
good luck...
Havent been this year yet. Been wanting to go though. I imagine the water will be high with the Mermentau almost at flood stage. Last year blue and white triple tails and monkey milk jigs were the best in clear water. Id try to find some water moving out of an opening into the marsh. Third cut on left headed north in the superior has alot of trees in water toward the end of the cut. I hope you do well. We will be waiting for a report!
Also, be careful going solo down there. Very seldom do I see anyone while fishing. Phone service is good though...as long as the phone stays dry....
Yes and it might be lonely on a weekday. I have Ting for phone so it might be no service. We'll see.Quote:
Originally Posted by whosdat
Mermentau, I'm not sure which part you are fishing but where I launch (across the gibstown bridge), they have recently put up a sign that says no Kayak fishing. I only mention this b/c I know you sometimes fish out of a kayak but I also know you have a john boat too, just didn't want you to make a trip for nothing. As far as the fishing, in the front marsh, I usually fish either a spinner bait in baby bass color or a watermelon red fluke for bass. In the back for bream and crappie, my best bait was a smaller jig tipped with a piece of cold worm. I think my best color was a tri colored jig with a orange top, purple or blue body and a chrt. tail. I did try the 2" jigs that I catch on Bundicks with but they didn't want anything to do with the larger jigs. There should be plenty of goggle eye in there right now. My cousin went last saturday and caught about 30 goggle eyes and one nice crappie. Hope this helps some and let us know how you do. There should be other people in there today, even though it is a weekday, it is a friday! I may go tomorrow if the rain and winds let me!
Nope I'm not planning to go over there as it's real far for me. From what I see on the permit you can't fish Willow Lake. I used to fish nets in there and it had beautiful water.Quote:
Originally Posted by shadow
I went to Miami that's accessed on Hwy 82 at the Superior canal West of Pecan Island. Really do see that type of marsh as different than what I feel like I know how to fish. Got to learn something different. Don't keep any fish except crappie.
Had a good time but only three fish and I let em go. Can't remember ever fishing that much wind, but stayed with it until noon. Caught on blue/white triple tail tight line. Hair jig under cork wouldn't work for me. Talked to a couple of other folks and they were doing about the same. The water is real high, but the area is beautiful. No trash anywhere. That's what you would expect in a gated community. :) The wind on the South side of Hwy 82 has the tide way up. I was surprised to see very few gators. Did see 2 dead on the road though.
thanks for the report...does the south wind bring the water up also?
Strong like it is the water can at times flow North in the Mermentau. Grand and White lake act like pumps when it blows. I've been sheltered in a canal off of White Lake (the lake) and seen a passing thunderstorm move the water hard in and then out of the canal. It for sure keeps Vermilion Bay with a high tide so the locks can't get rid of the water inside. If you look at the river gage for Mermentau you can see the effect sometime. Big south wind during day and it rises then when calm at night it goes down. The graph can look like a tide chart for the Bay for a time.Quote:
Originally Posted by fishervet
Thanks for the report. Never really done too well when the water is that high. Rubber jigs always seem to do better than hair down there. Dont really understand why. It is an interesting place. I caught a flounder and a bass back to back once. Crappie and crabs can be caught in the same spot.
That is a nice area to fish. It has been years since I have fished the Superiors. When you figure them out you will fill your ice chest. Mermentau I usually throw roadrunners and small beetle spins in the BCDD canals and when I catch one or two in an area I will switch to shiners.
I could see some 3" crabs swimming in the clear water. Going to try to go back when these few days of weather pass. Maybe Wednesday.Quote:
Originally Posted by whosdat
Tried the roadrunner, but it wasn't the day. Never mess with shiners unless somebody gives me some dead ones. Hard headed like that.Quote:
Originally Posted by saute86
I hear ya I had a hard time switching from shiners to jigs. I always bring a few in the summer but in the spring i only fish jigs.
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Thanks for the report.. It's been years since I fished Miami Corp property but when we did, 90 percent of what we would catch was on 1/32 hair jigs. I tried shiners out there and my buddy caught about 10 fish with jigs before I caught the first one. Tried tubes and it wasn't as bad, he was catching about 5 to 1. Switched to hair and started catching equal. I guess the hair jigs looked more like bugs to them. Usually a white or a bumble bee colored worked best. But like I said, it's been years since I fished it so everything may be different now.
I would like to go back Wednesday but with all that water coming down the Mermentau I'm guessing the water will be even higher in Superior/Miami. I need to go twice a week to keep sanity. That parking lot could go under water it would seem.