yeah I have no plans of doing that, I sorta like my motor the way it is, no fish is worth it

Haha. Surely he didn't do that on purpose...[emoji16]

Just go a little slower for sure but if you stay out of the actual Black lake area you can do plenty fishing without getting in a bind. I fished this area alot when i was younger we would run our aluminum boat to salt ditch and fish all the pipes and cuts caught plenty redfish in there.

Is Blake Lake Bayou west of Hwy 27 easy to run?

Read the thread!

The bayou is private?? :spineyes:

Theres one way you can be positive on this. Me personally, Ill taking the advise of others

Just realized you put BAYOU, I should have read the post!

Karma

fixed it for you..I wasnt sure what you were talking about. Its not too bad but I wouldnt reccomend running it at 40 mph unless you know where youre going

Only one time did I run Kelso bayou to the west trying to get to Black Lake.

Never did find where to make a turn to the north to get to the lake. Every cut to the north looked very shallow. I think I went a couple of miles, but maybe I turned around too soon.

Maybe looking on Google earth and using my GPS would get me there from Kelso bayou.

Thanks, going off of what Google Maps had it labeled.

Please correct me if I'm wrong but if there are not any "no trespassing or private property" signs, markers, fences, etc. on a public waterway then even if you are caught supposedly trespassing it is not enforceable in a court of law. If a landowner is not doing his due diligence to build a levy or post it properly, it is assumed public waterways.

Yeah good luck with that. There is no longer a requirement in Louisiana for landowners to post signs. It is definitely enforceable.

On land yes but good luck getting it to hold up on water.

http://ri.search.yahoo.com/_ylt=AwrS...ZNo_nOwFYVl9I-


There are numerous cases and a few articles that explain it pretty good, but I have received criminal trespassing charges for tying up to a pump station on Toledo Bend and accessing marsh east of Fourchon, LA. I assumed navigable waters where any waters in which your vessel would float and you could transit... I was way off.

The ditch/black area
 

If what is water used to be land back in the early 1800's it is still private property in Louisiana

The real definition of navigable waters has something to do with waterways defined as used for commerce. And that's based on old outdated charts and maps. Not just if you can float a boat in it. But I'm sure we all agree that its time for laws to be updated in Louisiana.

I know a Two people who had to pay heavy fines to stay out of jail over this property

Yes trespassing is serious business with these guys !!

The ditch/black area
 

Since 2003 it's your responsibility to know if your on private property. You can't claim ignorance. You can and will be hauled off if the landowner calls the law on you.

http://www.nola.com/outdoors/index.s...laws_lock.html

Link to interactive map per the above article.
http://sonris-www.dnr.state.la.us/gi...TemplateID=381