Good times for Dularge, Cocodrie summer trouters

[Sightwindow]

http://www.nola.com/outdoors/index.s...ith_wildl.html

[meaux fishing]

good news!! looks like they will still dismantle part of it but maintain the integrity of the reef

[swamp snorkler]

Hell Yeah

[Finfeatherfur]

It will be useless in 3-4 years! Had to sound so negative, but we spend millions of dollars every year on shell pads and I have a map in my office of over 300 of them in 15' of water or less that were used as pads for drilling operations. As soon as the BIG boat work associated with O&G is gone, they silt over. Right now, with operation still ongoing, you will not feel a single rock while fishing the Pickets. I know because my dad has a camp there and we fish it on a regular basis. The rock pads will disappear completely in no time. The prop wash of work boats helps the pads keep from getting silted over, but you can kiss that good by once the platform is removed. Unless they do some serious reef building, it's gonner.

[Sightwindow]

Originally Posted by Finfeatherfur

It will be useless in 3-4 years! Had to sound so negative, but we spend millions of dollars every year on shell pads and I have a map in my office of over 300 of them in 15' of water or less that were used as pads for drilling operations. As soon as the BIG boat work associated with O&G is gone, they silt over. Right now, with operation still ongoing, you will not feel a single rock while fishing the Pickets. I know because my dad has a camp there and we fish it on a regular basis. The rock pads will disappear completely in no time. The prop wash of work boats helps the pads keep from getting silted over, but you can kiss that good by once the platform is removed. Unless they do some serious reef building, it's gonner.

Thanks for the info. I think part of the plan is to "enhance" the existing shell pads.

[Reefman]

Originally Posted by Finfeatherfur

It will be useless in 3-4 years! Had to sound so negative, but we spend millions of dollars every year on shell pads and I have a map in my office of over 300 of them in 15' of water or less that were used as pads for drilling operations. As soon as the BIG boat work associated with O&G is gone, they silt over. Right now, with operation still ongoing, you will not feel a single rock while fishing the Pickets. I know because my dad has a camp there and we fish it on a regular basis. The rock pads will disappear completely in no time. The prop wash of work boats helps the pads keep from getting silted over, but you can kiss that good by once the platform is removed. Unless they do some serious reef building, it's gonner.

Interesting comment! I always wondered why pads once productive in VB and Tiger shoals have just quit producing trout over them. The better ones have had the pilings and well heads removed. Fish can be caught for a year or two but that's it. I thought the hurricanes had something to do with destroying those pads but your idea of silting over makes more sense.

["W"]

Originally Posted by Finfeatherfur

It will be useless in 3-4 years! Had to sound so negative, but we spend millions of dollars every year on shell pads and I have a map in my office of over 300 of them in 15' of water or less that were used as pads for drilling operations. As soon as the BIG boat work associated with O&G is gone, they silt over. Right now, with operation still ongoing, you will not feel a single rock while fishing the Pickets. I know because my dad has a camp there and we fish it on a regular basis. The rock pads will disappear completely in no time. The prop wash of work boats helps the pads keep from getting silted over, but you can kiss that good by once the platform is removed. Unless they do some serious reef building, it's gonner.

some cases yes, but I have a spot out of Grand Chenier that had a platform removed over 15 years now and it still holds trout thick thick thick.... Good thing it has zero markers!!

It has a big hole or dip where the legs sat and the rock pile is still there and you will get hung up

[Goooh]

Originally Posted by "W"

some cases yes, but I have a spot out of Grand Chenier that had a platform removed over 15 years now and it still holds trout thick thick thick.... Good thing it has zero markers!!

It has a big hole or dip where the legs sat and the rock pile is still there and you will get hung up

Coords, I don't believe it...

[Finfeatherfur]

Originally Posted by "W"

some cases yes, but I have a spot out of Grand Chenier that had a platform removed over 15 years now and it still holds trout thick thick thick.... Good thing it has zero markers!!

It has a big hole or dip where the legs sat and the rock pile is still there and you will get hung up

Those are far and few between - better protect that gem!! Probably had a larger rock installed compared to the stuff that has been used more recently.

In my original comment, I wrote "had to report" which should have been "hated to report".

[latravcha]

I have a friend that is a supervisor for the fillin operations on the timbeler islands and have the number to where they dredge from. I look forward to making a trip there in the next few weeks.