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I'm serious about the ettiquette document. If y'all want to start a thread and compile responses into one document, I'll post it. That is the kind of good info I'd like this site to provide to new fishermen. I'll bet several of us will realize we are guilty of certain things that may aggrevate others. We might be able to make at least a little bit of a difference in modifying behavior on the water.

I like my T Top. It's a good place to keep my sammiches.


I've been on the water once in the last month. Sweetie (my wife) and I put over at 8 on a Sat ran over to where the channel meets with north end of Turner's and then we saw it: the Turner's flotilla. While I stopped and contemplated what to do next, she counted 40 boats between the channel and Turner's island. And no birds. I couldn't figure a way to run to the lake through the mass of humanity so we went to the south edge of the bay and hugged the bank. I'm telling you it looked like the scene out of Jaws. Overloaded boats of all shapes and sizes, it was almost as bad as the weirs.

I turned around and headed north and went and fished reds.

That gray and white boat might be the water representative of this group.

That should be posted on a 4' x 8' sheet of plywood and put next to every boat launch that has access to Big lake; or any launch anywhere for that fact.

how did no one shoot that guy?

You have to love idiots that film themselves breaking the law and post it on YouTube. In Texas that guy would be in jail already, and the fines for interfering with hunters are hefty. ;)

Shad.....this topic has been covered [several times ?] before.....just need to locate it and compile the information from several posters.

Kind of a busy time of the year.....fishing and hunting......maybe in a few weeks.

I would have went and tackled that guy....I would love to get my hands on him....:smokin:

I'd love to go on the test run.

I believe it would come in handy in the lake or "Weirs", it also has a siren effect on it. Let me know when you are ready to try it out, will order this week. How much trouble can you get into pulling along side one of these idiots and yelling at them with a bull horn????:D

Did ya'll forget about this one.

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Big Lake Fishing Rules

http://www.biglake411.com/forum/styl...ost_target.gifby _W_ » Thu Oct 07, 2010 12:56 pm
I will write this and hope to step on toes. I also hope JSmoke makes this a sticky on the forum!

General Rules for Anglers on Calcasieu Lake :

This is to inform some that might not know or do not realize what mistakes you might be making on the LAKE.
As the Internet gets bigger our lakes get more packed with fisherman who really do not know much about how to saltwater fish or fishing in the area. So with 25 years of Saltwater fishing on Big Lake I am going to give some Info I hope at least one person will learn from.

1) Our lake is very shallow throughout the estuary with an avg. of 4ft throughout, only the ship channel provides deep water. So keep in mind that a running out board motor will scare fish and spook them!

2) If you see anglers fishing in wide open water please show a little respect & go out of your way to give them at least half mile or more. There is no need to pass close to a group of fisherman on a reef ! With wide open areas of water just take the time to give your fellow angler some room. He does not want you to spook his fish or roll your boat wake on him! As you would not like it either! So respect boats fishing on reefs or in open water areas.

3) Bank burning ! This is a big killer especially on the East side as the highway to the weir is a kill zone! They have over 50 good fishing areas along this bank all times of the year. If you see a boat fishing a few hundred yards off the bank DON'T GO BETWEEN THE BANK AND HIS BOAT!!!! Go wide around toward the middle of the lake as you can have the whole area without driving over fish he or she found! If you start strait off Comm Point and head straight down you will be fine! You do not need to hug the banks all the way down to the weirs! Give a little and it will go a long way. Never pass between two boats fishing either as this will get you a salute or a chase down usually!

4) As stated above our lake avg 4ft of water. YOU DO NOT NEED TO THROW YOUR ANCHOR IN THE WATER! This does not hold any better than just setting it down really slow! If its windy let out more line! Throwing your anchor will give you ZERO success when trout fishing. If your an anchor thrower you're probably wondering why you do not catch fish! BINGO! The Olympic Anchor Toss will not get you any brownie points with the guides or local pros, it will only piss everyone off & scare the fish away.

5) Crowding other anglers! This is a big problem you see on the weekends as one boat my be set up on a reef and catching fish! Then other boats start easing closer and closer until you can smell their breath. This is not cool and really disrespectful! You should give all boats at least three max casting distance unless they invite you over! Remember that is his fish....The angler found them so I believe that three casting distance around his boat is his fish!

6) Leaving with boats fishing: If you're going to leave an area where others are still fishing even if you were the 1st one there. Just troll out and give the other boats the same respect you want while fishing! Do not crank your big motor while close to other boats!

7) BIRDS....BIRDS....BIRDS.....This is the killer on Big lake and No matter how many fights or boat ramming happens, this is always causing a cluster! Look it is real simple math...ONE BOAT PER GROUP OF BIRDS....1st come 1st serve! Unless its real calm then two MAX******** More than two you will kill the bite and don't catch anything but one or two fish if your even that lucky....

Rules of bird fishing.... DO NOT TROLL UP WIND TO FISH A GROUP OF BIRDS>>>YOUR SPOOKING THE FISH....Approach down wind and let the wind push you toward them and adjust as needed

DO NOT TRY TO FISH BIRDS WITH OUT A TROLLING MOTOR...COM ON....You cannot do it and you will not have any success but blow out a group of birds for someone else. If you want to fish birds buy a trolling motor Bottom line!

8) Boat launches...Please DO NOT TAKE THE WHOLE LANDING UP! most you can launch several boats at a time at most launches, so launch your boat to one side or the other! & stay in your lane. No dead middle where you're holding up other anglers who want to fish on time!

If you follow some of these rules you will become a better angler and keep less hands flying up in the air!

Hope this helps!

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give the local pro's 1/2 mile min

I would LOVE to see them try that trash in Louisiana. I would have shot up his chute. Several loads of BB steel through the fabric of that chute would screw up his day.

Heck.....just fish a different day.

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3/12/2010 Fishing Ethics attempted to start a thread.
Let's try again. "W" s post might be a good start.

The previous one is a good start, but again, I don't want any rules on there that you yourself don't follow every time. I believe a 1/2 mile distance between you and another boat is ridiculous. Also, what does the wind direction have to do with the way the trolling motor noise carries underwater? :rolleyes:

What they encountered in Illinois doing that crap and what they will encounter in Louisiana will be two, totally different situations.....:grinpimp:

I agree on the 1/2 mile thing but I think the trolling motor comment is pertaining to using the wind to push you instead of the trolling motor.