[Captain Buddy Oakes]

[SIZE=3]The BAD NEWS is strong winds have pretty much shut down fishing and catching for the last 3 or 4 days. The GOOD NEWS, this morning the wind is dying and everyone is excited about getting back on the lake.[/SIZE]
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[SIZE=3]INSHORE BAIT SHRIMPING season opened yesterday morning and I hear that Steve is catching a good numbers of live shrimp for our fishermen starting tomorrow.[/SIZE]

[SIZE=3]MORE GOOD NEWS We have NO OIL here in our area now but continue to monitor our coast and pray for everyone that is being affected by the terrible tragedy. The Lake Calcasieu estuary that we primarily fish is located in southwest Louisiana just across the east Texas border. Our lake is a river driven estuary from the north and has NO beach access on the south so the only way in and the only way out of this estuary is through the Cameron jetties on the Gulf Coast. The lake is completely surrounded by futile marshes that feed the entire system. We are very lucky to have this situation and if needed can boom across the mouth of the channel to contain what oil that might come our way.[/SIZE]