Big Lake report 11-5-09

[Gerald]

Got down to Calcasieu Point landing ~ 10 AM Thur. and there was about 30 trucks in the parking area and a bunch of bank fisherpersons.

Water conditions......stained looking and ~ 4 to 6" visability in Turners bay area.....little better over near the east bank. Down toward Hebert's landing there was ~ 6" visability and again a little better on the east side....but not much difference.

Note: The Calcasieu river in Moss Bluff is a dark brown and maybe a foot above normal.


Wind.....5 to 8 mph mid day and < 5 mph late.....very calm.

Tide......10 AM..... the water in the ship channel was really falling hard. The crab trap floats were almost under water. Water in Turners bay was falling harder than I ever remember seeing it fall. I can't imagine what it must have been doing down at the washout.....did not go that far south.

By dark.....no tide movement in the ship channel.

Fishing.....I tried some of the reefs in Turners bay but could not get a bite on soft plastics. I tried fishing some of the birds but they were doing more flying and looking than actual feeding. I did catch 2 14" trout after the birds had left.

I spent several hours fishing many different area and some along the bank without even getting a bite. About 3 PM, I started heading back towards Turners bay. I found a flock of Gulls and Terns doing some feeding and caught 5 or 6 keeper trout and a few dinks.

I picked a few more Trout working different flocks of birds. When the sun started to get low in the sky......the fish got active. In the last hour of daylight.....I caught ~ 15 Trout. I switched to topwater the last 30 minutes and it was fun watching the trout strike the bait. I had 2 different "blow-ups" from big fish but they did not take the bait. I did catch about 5 trout on topwater in the 15" to 17" size. I should have started using topwater sooner.

Baites used.....caught all the Trout [and a couple of small Reds] on ....can you guess.....glow and char sand eel jr with a 1/4 oz lead jig and a bone color Spook.

[Mediumheavyaction6'6]

nice report! if someone can't get an idea of what or where to fish from that report they shouldn't be running a boat.

[Ray]

Dat's a fishing report.

[longsidelandry]

I think my wife could even catch fish off of that report!! Great report

[Gerald]

At dark, I think a person could have caught fish on any bait.

[SULPHITE]

Thanks Gerald for the report!!

[Jordan]

good report gerald.. i give it a 5 and i vote a mod should slide u a few bucks of SC cash... thats dang good...

[SULPHITE]

Already done...

[Jordan]

cool cool... do i get a few money's for mentioning it ?

[longsidelandry]

Originally Posted by Jordan

cool cool... do i get a few money's for mentioning it ?

This is called SaltyCajun.....not SaltyBUM!!! lol

[Jordan]

sooooooooooo... ur not shadman either !!!

[jpeff31787]

i wish i could report that good.. next time i might have to use yours as a guide line! I'll be out there tomorrow and thats how the birds been working lately, but if you just fish there for about 15 minutes they usually come back and the fish start hitting. We caught a few by the washout wednesday so you didn't miss much over there. Thanks again.

[Jordan]

jpeff.... PM me ur number, i'll be out there tomrorow also bro !!

[Wag]

Good Report!

[Gerald]

For what it is worth..........here is a picture of yesterday's catch.

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[adamsfence]

great report

[Ray]

Fish for the football game?????

[mikedatiger]

great catch and report - thanks

[Gerald]

Originally Posted by Ray

Fish for the football game?????

Last night.....Broiled with rice and topped with shrimp Etouffee.

What do the rich people eat?????

[Ray]

Don't know, I ain't rich yet..