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...and the fishing is better than before!(delecroix, La.)

Where do I begin? Everyone knows what happend with the storm but the untold story is on the water.

Don't get me wrong the fishing before the storm was good if you like numbers over size. Pre Katrina you could got out and catch anywhere from 50 to 100 fish on a decent day with big fish weighing no more than 3 lbs. Tournement weights were on average 12-13 lbs.

When the storm came threw it tossed the marsh upside down. Where there was land now there's water and where there was water there's now land. Area's where I use to fish I can now walk across it. For the most part it's all good.

Whatever happened made things better all around. You can still go out and catch numbers. The big change came in the size of the fish we're catching. I'm not sure how it happened but these fish are growing bigger each year. This place is not known for giants but it has some decent fish and now more of them are being caught. Now its not uncommun to go out and catch 4 n 5 lbers. Our tournement weight have increased alot it now takes 17-20 lbs to win.

I'm not sure what happened here but I'm deffinently not complaining. I hope things keep going on the up and up.

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There is only about 5 people on this site that understand bass fishing in S. Louisiana.  I fished the LBTA winter circuit in 2006 out of the EBI canal, and 18 lb stringers in December was winning weight.  I live in Hammond, and bass reports on the Northshore, tickfaw, petite amite, natalbany, tchfuncte are also coming back better than ever.  I have also heard good reports coming from Venice on the bass, to bad that is about a 2.5 hr drive.

Getting back to Delacroix, where are the good reports oak river, grand lake, lake leary?  Appreciate any info

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My friends told me that the redfish fishing is now the best ever it has ever been in Louisiana.

I went to the Biloxi Marsh last November and we had a blast.  Some of the reds were so big they took the shrimp and headed for Mexico and never turned back.

The crabs are also doing well.  My friend is catching crabs right and left.

Isn't nature wonderful?  :)

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South west Louisiana after Rita has been totally awesome for saltwater, freshwater, & hunting as well  :)

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...and the fishing is better than before!(delecroix, La.)

Where do I begin? Everyone knows what happend with the storm but the untold story is on the water.

When the storm came threw it tossed the marsh upside down. Where there was land now there's water and where there was water there's now land. Area's where I use to fish I can now walk across it. For the most part it's all good.

Whatever happened made things better all around. You can still go out and catch numbers. The big change came in the size of the fish we're catching. I'm not sure how it happened but these fish are growing bigger each year.

I'm not sure what happened here but I'm deffinently not complaining. I hope things keep going on the up and up.

Basically what happend is you got is new lake(s), the storm unearthed tons of new forage and plant life that was not in the old system before. The first few years of a new lake is always the best as far as growth rates because of all the new FOOD & Plants!!

in 1996-97 we had 2 really really wet years with rain and lots of SNOW and abt 3000 acres of lowland flooded and all the normal stock dams and little lakes become ONE HUGE LAKE. It was some amazing fishing on any night and trust me we fished it every nite (from 4pm to dark) you could catch 100+ fish and 10+ 5lbers. Most averaged 3-5lbs and were barley over 14-15 inches they were just like footballs SHORT AND FAT, even the perch were huge. Only time in my life i had perch hammer 3/4 ounce spinnerbaits and 10 inch power worms.

It was an amazing time that we never knew how special it was or how short lived it would be only lasted 2 1/2 years due to drought years. It truly was a special place though & I bet i will never expeirece that again in my life. Which is to bad because i would give up all the fish i caught there at that time to be able to SHARE it with my 3 Kids man would they have a blast.

So enjoy that growth rate in a few years it may slow down once the water gets older. Cherish it with whom ever you can & do it often!!!!!

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