new to big lake
 

Well guys like it says I'm new to big lake. Its been years since I've been out shrimping with my uncles there. Now that I have my kenner I would like to learn some tips or what to watch for in the lake. I was wondering if there is anything to watch for in the water or areas to stay away from. I wont be fishing that much there but just looking for a heads up. I may also be interested in other lakes in the area but that will come in time. I do know a couple guys that fish BL and may try to follow someone out the first time so I dont get into areas I shouldnt be in. Thanks guys any help would be very much appreciated. :help:

Old jeddys. U can't see them. On the southside of the lake. Very dangerous. Good luck.

Is there still a CRAB LADY LANDING or is this Heberts??

I was with one certain professor from McNeese taking soil samples south of the old jetties, and told him not to cut across there to make the main lake. 5 minutes later, he hooks a right and guns it through an area about 3 car lengths wide where he thought there wouldnt be any rocks...:shaking::shaking: put a nice dent in the aluminum prob the old mcneese boat had.

Crablady is where I my uncles would launch to go shrimping..one of them, Mike Bertrand, used to have a camp near that launch years and years ago. How far is that from Heberts??

South of long point there are some pretty shallow flats and west cove can get pretty shallow too

Heberts is not far South of Crab Lady Landing.

Mannnn..its been more than 15 years since ive been out there maybe once I get back out there I may remember some of the areas..

i just started fishing big lake again and the best advice i can give you is get a hot spot map, learn all the spots on the map so when people are talking about catching at the wash out you know where it is, then look where all the boats are. then look it up on your map. Mainly youll see alot of people in turners, long point, comissary point, lng. places like that. Then its what do you fish with. Right know its top water and live bait. top water in the morning and live bait after. you'll pick the rest up as you go like me. see ya out there.

picked me up some spooks, donks, and an assortment of soft plastics and setups for live bait...it'll take a lil time to get the bugs worked out my kenner and setup so im not taking out of one of my boats to put in the other..rigging out a boat so you just latch on and go cost some $$$$$...where can I get one of those hotspot maps??

Called a "Hook N Line" map I believe. They sell them at Academy.

thanks for the info guys...hopefully the first time I head out there I can get with one of the guys I know to show me around

They sell them at Lake Charles Tackle on McNeese St. and Ship to Shore on Lake St. also.

Its pretty shallow there now... even in a kayak