CCA 'Big Jack's Reef'

[bigheadboo]

Saw the barges on site Saturday.

http://www.louisianasportsman.com/details.php?id=10930

[Mlab12]

Any idea what the coordinates are? I am assuming it will be on the south side of the lake since they have one in the North and Mid lake areas

[Sightwindow]

Are the other reefs mentioned productive?

[BassYakR]

Why another useless over priced Reef? Rock the washout already!

[Sightwindow]

Originally Posted by BassYakR

Why another useless over priced Reef? Rock the washout already!

Why useless? I'm pretty sure I know the answer, but educate me and let's educate some others.

[BassYakR]

Well for one... they put em in the middle of the lake... where you have to have almost no wind to fish them... Does that ever have in SWLA? no never.

[Sightwindow]

Originally Posted by BassYakR

Well for one... they put em in the middle of the lake... where you have to have almost no wind to fish them... Does that ever have in SWLA? no never.

Gotcha. I agree. I SE Louisiana, they put a reef in open water of the sulphur Mine, an inland wintertime spot. They put it too deep and all anybody ever catches is a few drum.

Now in that case, their heart was in the right place because back when that lake was good, it was all deep fishing. Boats would be absolutely piled in there catching quality trout and lots of reds. But that deep hole has silted in and all of the pipe has been pulled.

There is a need to put these reefs much shallower. But that poses a nav hazard and is a lawsuit waiting to happen when a shrimper sinks his boat one night.

But there is a happy medium somewhere.

[biggun]

Hi.. Guys..

DO U all think that CCA has the "POWER" to place a reef anywhere it wants to??? Well the Answer is a resounding NOOOOOO...

LA WL&F Biologist make that call.. Perioddddddddddd....So Don't DOG CCA.. Call Ur WLF Representatives....

[Sightwindow]

Originally Posted by biggun

Hi.. Guys..

DO U all think that CCA has the "POWER" to place a reef anywhere it wants to??? Well the Answer is a resounding NOOOOOO...

LA WL&F Biologist make that call.. Perioddddddddddd....So Don't DOG CCA.. Call Ur WLF Representatives....

This is true. The suits and, most importantly, the lawyers determine where a reef is placed that will not be a hazard and a liability, first and foremost. Anything else regarding its efficacy in attracting wildlife and being user-friendly regarding weather conditions is a distant second.

[BassYakR]

Doesnt take away from being USELESS

[Feesherman]

Originally Posted by BassYakR

Doesnt take away from being USELESS

Oh it's not useless, it makes cca look like dey doin sumin besides reducing our limits

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[MathGeek]

Hard substrate (what CCA calls a reef) is not useless, it's just nowhere near as valuable as living oyster reefs. From the perspective of ecosystem benefits (more fish), it is not particularly important where they put it, but it does tend to be better to put hard substrate some distance from other similar hard substrate. A bit of hard substrate in a huge expanse of soft bottom is better than other places.

Personally I am more concerned with the ecosystem benefits (more fish) than in concentrating the existing fish so they are easier pickings for anglers. I think the WLF biologists also take a similar view when choosing locations for new areas of hard substrate. More fish is a better outcome than simply gathering the existing fish in one spot for quick, easy catches. There are plenty of fish in big lake for those who figure out how to catch them in a wide variety of weather conditions and times of year.

The job of WLF and CCA is to ensure plenty of fish. Don't expect them to make them easier for you to catch.

[biggun]

MathGeek.. If I remember my Biology from my 13 yrs with WLF... Oysters need a semi hard or hard substrate to hold onto .. As for as new oysters, I understand LA WLF will be reseeding oysters reefs in the Cal estuary...

[MathGeek]

Originally Posted by biggun

MathGeek.. If I remember my Biology from my 13 yrs with WLF... Oysters need a semi hard or hard substrate to hold onto .. As for as new oysters, I understand LA WLF will be reseeding oysters reefs in the Cal estuary...

CCA plants whole oyster reefs in TX, but all LA gets is rocks.

[murfdawg]

Why doesn't CCA tap into this and build reefs out of oyster shell?

https://www.crcl.org/images/Press_Re...ed_0710152.pdf

[Gerald]

A few pic I took Thursday afternoon. Sorry about the pic quality. Camera start doing that last week.
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