Do you guys like the fresh water flushing of BL?

[Ray]

Originally Posted by capt coonassty

During droughts its not uncommon to see 50-60ppt due to evaporation.

I didn't realize that, until I was at a private impounded marsh in Hackberry with several biologist who were evaluating a marsh for a guy who was looking to buy the land. Bass were not growing, but were still there, after Hurricane Francis flooded over the levee's.
Biologist told him that when water evaporates, only the fresh water goes up and the salt will stay. Making it a lot more salty. If the new owner was going to buy the land and use it to fish Bass, he was going to have to fix the levee's and the diesel pump he had there.
Biologist also said too much freshwater and sun will eventually make the vegetation clog up the marsh. Their recommendation was to monitor the salinity and not let it get too high or to low.
The salinity meter was around $1500 if I am remembering correctly.

[Dink]

Originally Posted by Salty

When I went fishin' in Lower Laguna Madre, an old salt down there said that the water gets so salty during a dry spring that the trout actually leave. I dunked one of my reels while wading and by the time I got home it was rusted up. That water is like battery acid.

Same thing happened to a curado last summer in Padre. Reel still isn't the same.......

[Salty]

Originally Posted by "W"

Reds will not reproduce in freshwater

Maybe that's why the bulls spawn offshore.

[Slidellkid]

This is good stuff, keep it comin.

["W"]

Big Burns is full of reds from Rita..my uncle has a camp in little Chenier and the 1st year they caught lots of under size reds now almost everything is keepers....those reds are not reproducing in Miami Corp...they will die out over years... Bull red has to have above 10ppt to reproduce

[meaux fishing]

Originally Posted by "W"

Reds will not reproduce in freshwater

That's what spawn means just incase you didn't realize

[lavocat]

No you see I am just the opposite of the redfish. I will reproduce in fresh water but it just burns too much in salt water!

[bmac]

There is a reservoir around San Antonio that is stocked with reds. I worked on a few wells around there but never got a chance to check it out. Like people here said they don't spawn in the freshwater so the city stocks them.

Edit: calaveras lake and braunig lake. I guess it's the tpwd that stocks them

http://www.fishtrips.com/2011freshwaterpictures1.html

[Ray]

It was not clear in LNG yesterday. There was very little areas that had calm water yesterday due to the NNE winds. We fished from the back to Calcasieu Point.
Don't know about the salinity, but we saw no bait there.
Only place we saw birds was along the ship channel. White Pelicans. No Seagulls.
Few Liar Birds here and there too.

[Duck Butter]

Originally Posted by Ray

It was not clear in LNG yesterday. There was very little areas that had calm water yesterday due to the NNE winds. We fished from the back to Calcasieu Point.
Don't know about the salinity, but we saw no bait there.
Only place we saw birds was along the ship channel. White Pelicans. No Seagulls.
Few Liar Birds here and there too.

Liar Birds? I have to know what deez are

[Montauk17]

Originally Posted by Duck Butter

Liar Birds? I have to know what deez are

Lil white birds smaller than a gull.....they will work like gulls but very seldom will you catch fish under them. Dey liars

[Ray]

Originally Posted by Montauk17

Lil white birds smaller than a gull.....they will work like gulls but very seldom will you catch fish under them. Dey liars

Yep. Theys liars.

[Gerald]

Liar birds = Terns

[Feesherman]

Originally Posted by Gerald

Liar birds = Terns

You sho it aint turns?

[Gerald]

Originally Posted by Feesherman

You sho it aint turns?

I turn on the lights....I make a right turn when driving.....and I turn the screwdriver to put in a screw.

But.... the bird that people call a Liar bird is really a Tern.......according to my Webster.

[Feesherman]

Originally Posted by Gerald

I turn on the lights....I make a right turn when driving.....and I turn the screwdriver to put in a screw.

But.... the bird that people call a Liar bird is really a Tern.......according to my Webster.

Do they sale on the wind? Or do they sell on the wind?