Thoughts on CCA meeting tonight on state of Calcasieu fishery

["W"]

Originally Posted by Smalls

Prove it. Its easy to say something, its another thing to prove it.

They were also in a different Phase of operation, as I've previously pointed out. The current Phase does not allow for 90% openings.

Don't take my word for it just ask anyone who has been fishing big lake since 1988

I recall a few times the bay boat was closed but the gate was open allowing water flow

I use to catch a limit of reds every time I fished in the late 90s at Conni weir that was always flowing

[Smalls]

Originally Posted by "W"

Don't take my word for it just ask anyone who has been fishing big lake since 1988

I recall a few times the bay boat was closed but the gate was open allowing water flow

I use to catch a limit of reds every time I fished in the late 90s at Conni weir that was always flowing

Given that all I've heard this year is the weirs aren't open, and CPRA's data suggests the opposite, AND what I know of how the weirs can be opened, I don't know what the truth is.

No one called out Leigh Anne on that data, so I assume its true.

Everything I see tells me the weirs being there benefited the marsh. I assume they were operated correctly because salinities decreased over time, and they have increased since 2005. I also imagine that they were not opened 90% of the time, because they haven't been in the last 3 years.

[BuckingFastard]

Originally Posted by "W"

Don't take my word for it just ask anyone who has been fishing big lake since 1988

I recall a few times the bay boat was closed but the gate was open allowing water flow

I use to catch a limit of reds every time I fished in the late 90s at Conni weir that was always flowing

thats what i remember! even if they were closed, they were still open!

[Smalls]

Originally Posted by BuckingFastard

thats what i remember! even if they were closed, they were still open!

I can't even make sense of that.....

["W"]

Originally Posted by Smalls

I can't even make sense of that.....

Easy the bay boat board was down so you could not pass but gates were wide open

Like a I said ; you ask any guides who have been on this lake since late 90s they will say the same thing !!

The gates were always open Hell from 2001till hurricane they were always open and I know that for a fact because my data books have many trips back there on redfish