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Got to the launch about 10AM. Fished between the i-10 pilings, not far from the launch.
Caught one black crappie...about 12-13 inches.
Slip bobber rig, 5 feet deep, black head, sparkle chartreuse tail tube jig.
Fished north bigeuex, and all the way back without another bite. 6-7 other guys at boat launch either caught 1-2 fish or nothing.
I'm a kayak guy, so I'm limited to about 1-2 miles from the launch. Plus, I'm pretty terrible at catching sacalait, and am trying to learn how.
Good fish
Thanks for the report
Nice fish. Would make 2 good sammiches.;):)
Oh, forgot to mention:. When I cleaned it, it had been eating a bunch of leeches. They were about 2.5 inches long.
Guess the muddy water meant they can't be too picky.
If you caught one that removed you from the terrible category. Nice catch
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Okay..so I graduated from terrible to "still bad" lol
I fished for 3hrs for that one fish. I see people pulling em no matter the conditions...I just can't seem to figure em out
Sacalait are a bit weird but the good news is their brain is small.. there is no substitute for time on the water….you’ll be catching 2-3 fish in 3 hours in no time.
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I'm hoping to get it nailed down before next month. I'm adept at bass and bream fishing, but strictly going after sacalait is new to me.
I know everyone uses LiveScope to limit out all the time, but I'm kinda old school, and stick to a small 2D sonar on my kayak.
I'm sure there are exceptions but when the river and pelba gauge are rising, it's tough fishing anywhere in the basin.
I find it is tough fishing anywhere for sacs when water is rising!Quote:
Originally Posted by hthoang
That's true. Thankfully hunting has been keeping my interest. I'm not even sure where I could go and catch a decent mess of sacalait right now, within short distance of Lafayette, anyway. I had a couple of decent trips in Whiskey Bay before the rise but then had a couple of 3/4 fish trips once it started rising.
Actually, Pelba gage has been falling starting 1/2/23...Quote:
Originally Posted by hthoang
Actually it started falling 12/30/22 at 9:00 AM when it was 14.26 ft. It is now 13.5 ft.Quote:
Originally Posted by prefers shiners
I'm being picky. LOL
That's still high and nasty. Get below 11 and I may go take a peek.Quote:
Originally Posted by cajun
The atchafalaya at BLR is rising...at lake pelba is falling.
But are we catching?Quote:
Originally Posted by cajun
Where's BLR ON THE Atchfalaya river?Quote:
Originally Posted by CrashVector
7.97 and rising. Crest at 12.5 on the 17th, then a slooooooow fall after that.Quote:
Originally Posted by jig rig
Still at just over 11 feet on the 23rd.