Spring Louisiana Salmon Run

These pictures were taken at the Old River Control Structure all gates are open 100 %. That is amazing to see the force and volume of water that moves through there. Any way I was headed to 3 Rivers WMA to go take a look and learn my way around Dobs Bay in the interior of the complex. I new right away we weren't going to catch any fish when we got to the parking lot and it had 3" of water on it, caught a small bass and one sac a lait.Attachment 267053Attachment 267054Attachment 267055Attachment 267056Attachment 267057

What are they, skip jacks?

good pics...thanks for that....

Been across that structure many times years ago when I bow hunted deer at 3 Rivers and Red River.....never saw fish jump like that....thanks for posting...

Those are Asian Carp the kind that jump in the boat with you when you run up and down the bayous.

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What are they, skip jacks?

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Skip Jacks was also my first thought watching Steve Douglas on the Ohio and Tennessee rivers Catching Skips for Catfish Bait behind spillways ---- just was not sure with that Dark head.... It brought back memories of snagging Buffalo

Cool Pictures, thanks for sharing.

Looks like Morganza locks

Man that would spin the old hydro-electric mega watt meter. Looks like Asian's jumping around. I know they are in the basin downstream at Grand Lake (west of Pierre Part in the basin). Water in the Lake Verret/Atchafalaya Basin is the highest I've seen for this time of year since I've been in the area.

That is really interesting...thanks for the pics!


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Back in early high school about 1972 or so we launched a small Glastron ski boat w 50 merc straight down the concrete bank a bit downstream. This was at the big locks before the hydro was built. The tow veicle was a jacked up modded GTO. We proceeded to see how close we could get to the dam. We had that 50 almost pegged out. Most definitely the dumbest thing we ever did to date. Lol like to never got the boat and car back up. I guess today they woulda put us in jail no questions asked !!

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Back in early high school about 1972 or so we launched a small Glastron ski boat w 50 merc straight down the concrete bank a bit downstream. This was at the big locks before the hydro was built. The tow veicle was a jacked up modded GTO. We proceeded to see how close we could get to the dam. We had that 50 almost pegged out. Most definitely the dumbest thing we ever did to date. Lol like to never got the boat and car back up. I guess today they woulda put us in jail no questions asked !!

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you definitely have "Guardian Angels" watching over you........

I worked on the hydro plant when it was put into service in 1970. It was prefabricated at Avondale Shipyard in N.O. and floated up the Mississippi. It is the largest prefabricated electric plant in the world.