Do you guys like the fresh water flushing of BL?

[Duck Butter]

Was playing Army in Belle Chasse after Katrina hit and we would get off work and catch limits of redfish right off the bank of the MS River there in December. Water was at pool stage, no rain, had almost 2.5 feet clarity in the MS RIVER! Was awesome, the catfish would bite at night and they were slap full of corn from where they loaded corn onto the barges, a few rains up north sent the reds back south though.

[2ndamendment]

Originally Posted by Duck Butter

Was playing Army in Belle Chasse after Katrina hit and we would get off work and catch limits of redfish right off the bank of the MS River there in December. Water was at pool stage, no rain, had almost 2.5 feet clarity in the MS RIVER! Was awesome, the catfish would bite at night and they were slap full of corn from where they loaded corn onto the barges, a few rains up north sent the reds back south though.

Redfish or speckled trout? Do redfish have a higher tolerance to fresh water in respect of salinity being low from the top of the column to the bottom?

[Ray]

Originally Posted by 2ndamendment

Redfish or speckled trout? Do redfish have a higher tolerance to fresh water in respect of salinity being low from the top of the column to the bottom?

Redfish can take freshwater and lower temperatures better than Trout.
But that don't mean there are no Trout there. Just not as many as Reds.

[Duck Butter]

Originally Posted by 2ndamendment

Redfish or speckled trout? Do redfish have a higher tolerance to fresh water in respect of salinity being low from the top of the column to the bottom?

Like Ray said, redfish can be caught in almost pure freshwater at times.

[meaux fishing]

Redfish can actually live in freshwater lakes they just cant spawn in freshwater

[Duck Butter]

Originally Posted by meaux fishing

Redfish can actually live in freshwater lakes they just cant spawn in freshwater

aha, wonder what the deal is with that?

[meaux fishing]

Originally Posted by Duck Butter

aha, wonder what the deal is with that?

my guess is probably has something to do with the density of saltwater makes the eggs more buoyant. Im not sure if they dont produce eggs in freshwater or they just cant fertilize them

[Ray]

Originally Posted by meaux fishing

Redfish can actually live in freshwater lakes they just cant spawn in freshwater

Big Burns is fulla Reds from Rita and Ike. It's fresh.

[Duck Butter]

I would think (I have only fished W's Lake ten times or so, so no expert) that the LNG canal would be plenty salty still after this rain. It is deep and sheltered from a large influx of freshwater, there is only that one little bayou that runs into it. Even when the main lake looks like hot chocolate after a big rainstorm, that canal is always clear. That is where I would be if I had to go this weekend to catch trout.