Restocking lacassine

[Lake Chuck Duck]

Not to mention the boats help keep the canals and trails clear during the summer. I bet with no traffic due to no fish it would get pretty bad. (Not sure if this is true just a thought)

[davidkyle323]

I had heard the reason they drained the east side in the middle of the year a couple years ago is that they found a bunch of sylvania not sure if that's spelled right, but they didn't want it to spread in the marsh so they drained it and let it die then pulled the boards. I know from experience, we hunt a freshwater marsh just east of laccassine off of the river that this stuff spreads fast and it's nearly impossible to control.

[huntin fool]

Originally Posted by DUCKGOGETTER

I completely understand that the sole purpose of the refuge is for the migratory birds, but let me ask you this when was the last time anyone saw 200 trucks lined up at the front gate to go bird watching?

Bingo. Bingo. Bingo.

I look at it similar to the basic principle of supply and demand. To me, if they are going to say they don't have the resources, etc. then why not do the permit system? Atleast that money could go and help them be able to get the "resources".

[Duck Butter]

Just putting this out there, not trying to argue but birdwatchers spend billions each year. You probably don't see them lined up during hunting season because the birds they are wanting to see are coming thru in September and then March/April. Its a pretty big deal right now down around Johnson Bayou and also on the other side of the state on Grand Isle. Birds migrating across the gulf finally get to the land and are so worn out that they literally fall down and tumble when they hit the ground. Birdwatchers come from all over to see stuff like this. There was a Migratory Bird Festival on Grand Isle last weekend actually, people from all over the country. Sabine, Lac, and Cameron Prairie are there for migratory birds, but mostly waterbirds and waterfowl. Fishing is just extra. Our NWRs are very much on the chopping block right now for funding, so they can't manage the extra things right now. Cameron Prairie needs to be burned every so often, Lacassine as well, but the funding isn't there to do it anymore. The good things never last

IF there was salvinia in Lacassine like someone said, then it was probably the best decision just to drain that sucker at the expense of the fish than to let that stuff take over. Its bad stuff, and unfortunately its here to stay. The herbicide is very expensive and you can only treat so much at a time without hurting the fish and the health of the waterway.

[Bluechip]

Understood....