Catfishing in Baton Rouge Area - Mississippi River Catfish Tips

I guess this is welcome to the new site. Lots of history is at the previous one and hopefully we'll catch enough fish to fill this one up also. Please, anyone in the BR area who fishes the Mississippi River and surrounding areas please keep in touch. I was just getting close to royalty at the old site. I guess this is progress. Hopefully the fishing will pick up as the weather gets a little better. I think those folks in Greenville MS are catching all the fish before they can get down here! We'll keep trying. :grin-big:

 

We got our power back this afternoon. We were sure lucky, judging on how bad the poor folks in NO go hit. My son made it here. Most likely his place is trashed, but that can be replaced (he rents!) I feel so sorry for all the refugees here. I don't know what I'd do if I was in their shoes. Just to get a contractor to fix a place with 10's of thousands of other needing help would be a challenge in itself. They all need our prayers.

 

I drove out to the levee this afternoon on the way to volunteer at Lamar Dixon for all the pet flood victims. There were 100s of dogs and cats there and they needed help to keep them clean, watered and fed. It is a major activity out there. There are humane societies from Connecticut, LA and all over the country helping with the effort. Unfortunately I could not stay there long. I really need to go back and assist.
I did see where we put in and it was clear. In fact the levee had been reworked to make putting in and getting out easier than the recent past. They were very busy, but not with cargoes that fish eat, unless they have a hankering for concrete or scrap iron. Apparently the NO port being out of commission has helped up here. Maybe we can give it a shot this next weekend. What you think?

 

Glad you're doing ok. Worked a little bit at Lamar Dixon myself. That is really work. There are lots of really dedicated folks supporting that place. Good luck in school. Looks like Miss State could have another long season, huh.

 

Conan, Scott, my youngest son and I went this morning. The water was so low we could not put it. A first!! We got the truck to the water and the boat would not float. The bottom was too flat. No way to get off the trailer. Pretty bad luck. The water had dropped about 4 ft since last Sunday, from ~ 11 to 6.3 ft in Baton Rouge. Kinda sucked.

 

My fridge crapped out today and can you believe Mary made me get rid of my remaining slicker and frozen liver to make room for food. Can you believe she'd do that to me? Oh well, it doesn't look like the river is going to get deep enough to fish in anyway for a while. :cursing:

 

We need to get that river up and catch some fish. We also need a back up plan off the river so we don't sit on our butts instead of fish. Brad, I thought Miss State was gonna come out of their slump against LSU today by the way they started. Looks like they're still in it huh.

 

After over 2 months we got back out on the river. It was great weather, the water was clear, but low, but the best part was the fish were biting pretty well. We ran out of worms and shrimp. We brought home 22 nice eaters, with average size being 2 lb. We had 7-8 4 lb fish. It was really a good time. We could see a filled tiger stadium in the background. I have attached a few pics to document the day.

 

It was not bad putting in or getting out. The river at BR was 5.4ft. It was right where the ramp stops and it seems like a blob a concrete starts. Don't know what it is like if it goes down any more. It is at 6 now but will be at 4.5 by weekend. We never seem to get a break. I'll probably go down there on the way home from work and see if I can figure out what is at the end of the ramp. The trip was lots of fun with great weather and lots of bites. Hard to beat that combo.
How is school going for you? Conan said he hasn't seen you much so I suppose you are pretty much working your butt off. If you can work a trip in, let us know.
Take care. :thumbsup:

 

Welcome Crawdaddy, where you from? Not much info on your profile.
I'm with you, I'd like to see us stay here for a while.