Much better day at the camp

[Matt G]

After the huge disappointment last weekend at the camp we decided that we weren't going to be beat by the marsh again. We did a quick tune up on the mud boat during the week and headed out again Sunday morning. The hyacinth around the launch was a lot less thick than last week. It still looked like a pasture of it, but it was starting to die and largely broken down. We ran through it a couple of times to help break it up some more and then headed to the camp. It was still thick as Hell around there so we sprayed it after doing a few [asses through it. We had 2 weedeaters that worked this time so we were able to clean up around the camp and sprayed all around there as well.

We decided to brave the rain and see if we could make it to the blinds, and see just how bad our ponds would be. Getting to the blinds proved to be a chore, but that Olds 307 was up to the test! With a little finess and machete work we plowed our way through basically mud and rozos and opened up the cuts to the blinds. That was a freaking blast!! That old boat suprised the Hell out of us. We were shocked to get to the first blind and see open water. Our ponds were for the most part clean, albeit SHALLOW. A few passes helped that out.

View of the first blind
Blind 1.jpg

We only had enough time to make it to two blinds because with the cuts being overgrown, it took a while to make it to them. I'm feeling a Hell of a lot better after this trip though. Now that we opened the cuts, we are just going to have to make sure that the hyacinth doesn't make it's way into our ponds. We also towed back two boats my wife's grandpa had out there and told us we could have.

[PotLikinisAhabbit]

sweet looking spot you got there

[swamp snorkler]

That's good to hear. And 2 free boats to go with it. Sounds like you had a good weekend.

[Duck Butter]

Good to hear, I forgot to send this out but this was last week, wondered ifanyone attended

Salvinia Control In Duck Ponds

As we approach alligator season and waterfowl seasons in coastal La., many sportsmen may find their mud boat ditches and duck ponds completely covered with either giant or common salvinia. These are invasive pest plants that originally come from Argentina.[SIZE=2][SIZE=3]Control can be achieved using approved aquatic weed herbicides if they are applied correctly. That will be the focus of the educational meeting presented by the LSU AgCenter on Thursday evening, August 22, 2013 at the Rice Station in Crowley. The meeting will begin at 6:30 p.mDr. Dearl Sanders, LSU AgCenter Herbicide Specialist, will be the guest speaker and will cover a variety topics concerning salvinia control and other aquatic weed management (cattail, cutgrass, Roseau cane) in the marsh. For more information contact Mark Shirley in Abbeville at (337)898-4335 The meeting is free and open to the public.

[Matt G]

Originally Posted by swamp snorkler

That's good to hear. And 2 free boats to go with it. Sounds like you had a good weekend.

Better than my cousin who is napping on the boat..... He liked to take his pinky off pulling on the rozos. Them things make some nasty cuts!