11/27/2024 Da Bayou Was Bountiful On Thanksgiving Eve!! Personal Best Abound.

Austin, my Grandson , and I launched at 9:30 at Main St. and really didn't have great expectations since the last 4 or 5 trips to Da Bayou have been uneventful. The water was clear like Lipton Tea and falling slightly with a temp of 59F. Substantially cooler than last week. We hit a few spots with no results. Just a few tacos and plenty of bream. I had 4 keepers in the box and Austin was getting the red butt when I hooked a beast. It was a thick black that when we weighted it later in the trip was an even 2 lbs. As the sun started shining the bite picked up and before you know it we had a fish fry in the box. Or as I call my Ice Chest the Death Delight Club. (Shamma Lamma Ding Dong). We stopped at a grass bed which was 10 feet deep and no fish were visible on the screen but when Austin passed his jig over the hump something big came out the grass and hammered his jig. We both thought it was a catfish and were laughing until it surfaced and we realized he had the slab of all slabs on da bayou. He got it in the boat and we both were still in shock. After a quick pic he pulled out the judge, a Digital Scale, and his weighed 2 lb 4 oz. Austin said this is the size we were catching at The Bend In May. I had to agree. Mine was an even 2 lbs. That is a Personal Best for both of us on Da Bayou as far as weight wise. They must be gorging themselves getting ready for winter because these fish were very thick blacks. I knew I had lots to do at home like brine 2 turkeys, cook shrimp and meriliton dressing and corn bread dressing ECT. but the bite picked up and as you know one last cast ends up being another hour. We ended up with 25 nice sacalait and a few Personal Best, weight wise, slabs on Da Bayou.
The lesson today is don't under estimate where you are fishing. Da Bayou has been really hard for a month or two and we could have just stayed home. Instead we swung the bat and darn if we didn't hit a HOME RUN!!


Happy Thanksgiving to all reading this post!!


Bon Temps!!!

That fish of Austin's would be going to a taxidermist. You won't see many like that in a lifetime in Bayou Lacombe. Great news! So glad the effort paid off. My best to the both of you for catching personal best's together.

Awesome job! Congrats on the PB for you both. Beautiful slabs. Super box of groceries just in time for Thanksgiving.

Stop the press!!!!!

I got out my kitchen digital scale and weighted the fish. The Rapala Digital scale was off by 7 oz

Sorry for the false report. Austins fish was only 1 lb 13 oz and mine was only 1 lb 9 oz.

Still a personal best for both of us on Da Bayou but not the 2 lb beast we were claiming to have. The boat judge has been retired in the trash bin .

Really nice slabs, no matter what they weighed.

how cool is that , KABOOM to the both of yawl :highfive:highfive

Don't matter what the weight was Bon Temps, What does matter, you and the Grand son had, not one, but two memerable ketches. PB's for both is icing on the cake. Congrats my friend. For sure memory makers...

Some nice ones there

Either way that was 2 beautiful fish....not so much the guys:Rofl Just kiddin you handsome devils.

Man, that's awesome; especially to be able to share with all those trips with your grandson. Still limited to where we can fish right now around the basin....where exactly are you fishing? Going to see how far it is from Loreauville....lol.

Nice report and fish, Bon. Thanks for the ride along!
Bob

I am fishing Bayou Lacombe which is a fresh water tributary that dumps into the north side of salty Lake Pontchartrain which is an extension of the Gulf of Mexico. At its deepest parts, usually in the tight bends, it’s maybe 20 feet deep. Most of the bayou is around 10 feet deep. The water on most days looks like a glass of ice tea caused by the tannins in the water. The tannins are caused by the local pine forest and other foliage which the rain water filters through as it makes its way south to the bayou. This brown tint results in spectacular colored black Sacalait. Often golden green when yanked from their home. Deep dark colors unlike other bodies of water I have fished that are muddy or clear water habitats.

Bon Temps!!

Mirliton??? I have not thought of them in a while. I have had a seafood miriliton casserole before. It was rich and very good. I might have to find me some and make a mirliton dressing. Congrats on the nice fish!!

Awesome post.