bundiks?
 

has anyone here ever done decent for bass in bundiks ive never fished there and wouldnt mind checking it out later in the year, but if its no good then im not wasting my money and time!

I used to do well. But we talkin 25 years ago.

Sacalait can be good in the creek on the very north end. With them draining it this summer not sure how it will be. Although, when they drained Vernon, the grass grew in the lake basin and when the water did come back they had a bass explosion.

Havent been there since I was a kid.

Its LOW LOW LOW... cant even launch a boat in there right now. They drained it so they could cut more boat lanes and mark them properly as well as give the folks that live on the lake a chance to make repairs to their docks or build new ones. They are planning on having everything done around 2-1-14. Gonna take a long time to fill it up. Only way to touch water there is to launch an air boat and skip across the mud til you hit the water.

lol its all good i didnt plan on goin til it warms up i have enough good winter fishing spots to last me, i was wondering bc i dont ever see anything about that lake. thanx for the info fellas!!

I went out there Sunday and launched at the Hopewell bridge on the North end. They have a temporary launch beside the permanent one. I ran the entire length of the lake all the way to the south end. There were a few people in the creek channel white perch fishing and catching a few. As for bass, I don't really bass fish but I am sure there are decent numbers. According to some biologists I spoke with last spring it is loaded with white perch and catfish.

Water was about 2 feet from coming over the spillway Sunday. With the current rain it is probably at full pool now.

How many stumps you hit running the full length of the lake? Or do they have the boat lane marked well?

Pbj , how many stumps you hit running the full length of the lake? Or do they have it marked well ?

I followed the creek channel when it was low and didn't hit any stumps. But, I don't see any way you could follow it at full pool. The only real marked boat lanes I saw was from the flood gates to about mid lake, from the spillway to the flood gates, and from Hopewell bridge to the lake itself. Probably 1/2 of the lake is not marked with a lane between the bridge and flood gates. Unless I missed something.

Did they have both green and red pipes? When it was drained they just had whites one in the middle of the boat lane

And yeah that's how it's been for several years , I just didn't know If they had put any new markers out since the lake came up a good bit

OK so is it low low low or almost full?

It's almost full....

Buddy of mine's dad lives on the Dam end of the Lake (Southeast). He sent me a picture of an ice chest of huge sac-a-lait that his dad caught off of his warf this past weekend. It's already getting right.

There's a louisianasportsman article on the state re stocking the lake with fingerling bass . Good read

It full yet?

Went out there yesterday... its better than full... And not a boat in sight.

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Dang. Good to hear.

so does that mean yall catchin fish ?

Went today. Water averaged 52 deg. Caught one bass bout 11 inches and got checked by ol GW.

ill have to go give it a try one day soon, is the water clear? and how easy is it to run your boat?

Lake time I fished there was probably 3 years ago and the water was pretty dirty. Hopefully that has changed.

my buddy went sunday and managed a 12" bass... He was in a yak tho...

The water is always stained and it is slam full of stumps.... Good thing is that it's a small lake and you can idle from spot to spot.

Ok cool sounds like there's a lot of quality cover, ppl don't talk about the lake much but have ya ever heard of ppl catching or caught good numbers of bass or good size? And is it even really worth me traveling over there ? I love a good challenge, but if the fishery is infertile I'm not waisting ma time and money!


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Yes it is slammed full of stumps.. And I've never heard of many good reports coming from there.. Maybe just me though

I never really hear of anyone catching bass there. Seems like there should be bass there with as little pressure that's put on them. Last year during the spring I ran some trotlines and normally saw 1 or 2 other boats at the launch. It's loaded with catfish and white perch though.

ive always hear good things about the white perch fishin but never anything on the bass i might try it anyway, who know maybe bc the lack of pressure it might be awsome for me.. or it could just suck lol

They drained it and it killed a bunch of the grass off. It is listed as a number 1 priority for stocking the Florida strain bass. The bass are healthy and not fished for very hard - lots of structure - cane stands, cypress knees, ditches, flats, man-made structure, and it's holding the fish. Not big boat friendly, haven't seen but a couple boat lanes, seems the one that runs the length is well marked. I fish it with a yak - so much easier that way and I can get to the bass that most boats can't.

Yeah I read where the Florida bass are supposed to get put in around apr-may.. Wonder how long it takes them to get decent size?
And yes you can catch some catfish out of there, I've seen some bigs ones brought out too

This year they are stocking larger fry - this is to up the survival rate and increase the growth rate. Vernon lake allegedly experienced a substantial 10 month growth rate when they stocked it with smaller fry. Will have more reports as the days get a little longer and I can get out after work.

I always fished there during duck season and did ok with bass. My podna has a camp on the lake and his dad does excellent for post spawn. Jerk baits and such.