Calcasieu river (weekly report thread)

[huntin fool]

third from right bass was around 3 lbs

[huntin fool]

this is also a good one full of eggs weighed her around like 3.5 or somethen

[Gerald]

Here is a picture of what a 3 lb Bass looks like.

This fish was the "Big" Bass in this weeks Calcasieu river Dogfight.

[huntin fool]

managed to get out of the house this evening and go after some bream with austin (boatmans son). ran to a few spots that neither of us had fished for bream before. caught a few. hit one spot and we smoked em!! caught around 35-40 and 1 catfish. lost a huge white perch at the boat.

had a blast. kept 20 or so and the catfish

[killa k]

Originally Posted by huntin fool

managed to get out of the house this evening and go after some bream with austin (boatmans son). ran to a few spots that neither of us had fished for bream before. caught a few. hit one spot and we smoked em!! caught around 35-40 and 1 catfish. lost a huge white perch at the boat.

had a blast. kept 20 or so and the catfish

Fool, what were you using for bait? What type of structure were you fishing? Are the lillypads up in the westfork yet? May take my boys out this afternoon.

[huntin fool]

Originally Posted by killa k

Fool, what were you using for bait? What type of structure were you fishing? Are the lillypads up in the westfork yet? May take my boys out this afternoon.

live worms, trees fallen from the bank, and yeh theres a few lilys up there! One wharf (sea wall) has around 150 of em!

[huntin fool]

also-


The bait balls are coming out now! bait fish are everywhere! i'm starting to chase them for the big uns.

i have a tournament tommorrow out on the river.

[txjoker]

White perch = crappie?

[huntin fool]

yup

[CatDaddy]

This is a 9 pounder caught in Sam Rayburn Texas while prefishing a bass tournament (American Bass Anglers). Thats me in the picture before i cut my beard. I grew a beard to see what it would look like.... It didnt last long. looks nasty huh?

The second is a 3.99 pound bass. The biggest bass of that tournament was 4.00. I missed "big bass" by the weight of a drop of water, I would have gotten like 8,000 dollars extra for "bigbass".

[CatDaddy]

Originally Posted by huntin fool

third from right bass was around 3 lbs

When we going fool? Ill drive, supply the bass boat, poles, water, baits, gas, just tell me where to pick you up at?. me you and LITTLE ROB

[huntin fool]

heck we gotta decide where we going first. Me and wtretreivers gunna hopefully whip some butt on tuesday or wednesday

[Austin(boatman's son)]

yea me and fool tore up the perch that day... ID SAY ITS OFFICIALLY A HONEY HOLE!!!! surprising thing is i found it without asking anyone where some good spots are haha

[huntin fool]

Originally Posted by Gerald

Here is a picture of what a 3 lb Bass looks like.

This fish was the "Big" Bass in this weeks Calcasieu river Dogfight.

i seen that guy at the weigh in last night. are you him?


sorry for no update, not much to really report on,

bream are starting to get good, white perch are doing good, bass are small but are stacked on a good day. Many people have been catching good numbers of small ones.

[huntin fool]

killa k, when you get a chance pm me

[Austin(boatman's son)]

there is stuff to report on... look at my week info thread

[huntin fool]

Originally Posted by Austin(boatman's son)

there is stuff to report on... look at my week info thread

i fish the river everyday of the week no lie. and you fish the river too but not near as much as i do. i know what to report on. and you can ask wtretreivers bass fishing on the river is slower then molasses.

take saturday for example, your team weighed in 1 fish at our tournament and yall ran all up by ward 8, now with you catching 1 bass that was 11 inches, you want to say that the river is hot right now? go ahead.

[Austin(boatman's son)]

yea we weighed in one fish because there was a 11 inch LIMIT. There isnt a limit on the fish in the cal. for commercial fishing. And just to let you know we caught 10 bass that day, so i would say that it was a good day. Yea they were on the small side for the tournament but other ppl would have kept them cuz like i said THERE IS NO LIMIT.

[huntin fool]

Originally Posted by Austin(boatman's son)

yea we weighed in one fish because there was a 11 inch LIMIT. There isnt a limit on the fish in the cal. for commercial fishing. And just to let you know we caught 10 bass that day, so i would say that it was a good day. Yea they were on the small side for the tournament but other ppl would have kept them cuz like i said THERE IS NO LIMIT.

sure there isn't a limit for bass. but like i said the river isn't HOT right now for big fish! and like i said earlier people are reporting catching fish, just small fish! IDK if you plan on fishing any tournaments other then the highschool ones but the 11 inch limit is in most tournaments.

idk where you brought in commercial fishing from since you cant commercial fish for bass this is what you can commercial fish for in freshwater-


Blue Catfish (Ictalurus furcatus): 12 inches minimum total length.

Buffalo(Ictiobus spp.): 16 inches minimum total length.

Channel Catfish (Ictalurus punctatus): 11 inches minimum total length, eight inches collar boned.

Flathead Catfish (Pylodictis olivaris): 14 inches minimum total length.

Freshwater Drum (Aplodinotus grunniens): 12 inches minimum total length.

Bowfin (Amia calva): 22 inches minimum total length. Fishermen are prohibited, while on the water, from possessing bowfin eggs (roe) that are not naturally connected to a whole fish. The taking of bowfin with nets or bowfin body parts, including eggs (roe), is prohibited during the months of December, January and February, EXCEPT in Assumption, Avoyelles, Iberville, Pointe Coupee, Terrebonne,Tangipahoa and West Baton Rouge parishes and in the areas know as Bayou Courtableau, Bayou Teche, Lake Dauterive, Lake Fausse Point, Vermilion River, Carencro Bayou, Queue de Tortue Bayou, Bayou Nez Pique, MermentauRiver, Bayou Lacassine, Sabine River and the Atchafalaya Basin Floodway that is bounded by the East and West levees of the AtchafalayaBasin and is south of U.S. Highway 190.

Mullet may be taken in hoop nets in the freshwater areas of the state. Mullet taken in freshwater may not be possessed in saltwater, at night, or taken with a hoop net with leads on it. Commercial fishermen must return all undersized fish to waters without injury.
Any commercial species upon which there is no specified size limit may be taken in any size and quantity. Five percent of each species of commercial fish by number may be smaller than the legal limit, EXCEPT channel catfish of which 10 percent by number may be smaller than the legal limit. Commercial fishermen, wholesale/retail seafood dealers, retail seafood dealers, restaurants or groceries shall not purchase, barter, trade, or exchange or attempt to purchase, barter, trade, or exchange undersize fish.

Paddlefish (Polyodon spathula), commonly called spoonbill catfish: taking or possession of whole or any body parts, including roe (eggs) is prohibited.

Pallid, Atlantic, and Shovelnose Sturgeon: Taking or possession of whole or any body parts, including roe is prohibited.

Frogs: See Reptiles and Amphibians section.

[CatDaddy]

Looks like it might be a little harder than you think to try and bull**** Fool.....lmao