Saturday, March 15, 2008
3/15/2008 Water is still muddy !
I went and checked out the marsh ponds and flats on the Louisiana side today. The wind was blowing but I didn't care, I just had to get out and enjoy the warm sunny conditions. The water in the bayou, lake and river is still badly off color and I thought I might find some cleaner water further back in the marsh. I was disappointed to find the water was no cleaner 4 miles back in the marsh than in the river it's self ? I got back into some pockets that most people never see, way off the beaten path and still couldn't find any clean water. I guess with all the wind and rain along with warming water temperature's is what has the water turning over. I also noted there was a lack of under water vegetation. I know for a fact this has a negative effect on water clarity. I hope the grass was just out of sight in the muddy water even though I never really got fouled with grass on my lure. I only had one blow up today and missed it. I got a short glimpse of the fish and it looked like a small marsh bass. I pushed several more fish that probably were Red fish but I never saw any color to be sure what they were. I had spooked several gar fish today but a Red makes a different boil in the water when it runs. I was really amazed at how many ducks there were in the marsh. I jumped several flocks that could have had fifty or more in it. I'm not sure what kind they were but they were big ducks, I did see several Green heads mixed in today. I was also surprised at the lack of Alligators I saw today. I only saw one swimming around and saw two more slide off the bank as we rushed by in the boat. I figured on a warm day like today there would have been a lot more out? I know it's still early for flats fishing and hopefully with these warm days it won't be long before we start seeing Red in the marsh.
Tight lines, Mike ¶ 5:57 PM
I went and checked out the marsh ponds and flats on the Louisiana side today. The wind was blowing but I didn't care, I just had to get out and enjoy the warm sunny conditions. The water in the bayou, lake and river is still badly off color and I thought I might find some cleaner water further back in the marsh. I was disappointed to find the water was no cleaner 4 miles back in the marsh than in the river it's self ? I got back into some pockets that most people never see, way off the beaten path and still couldn't find any clean water. I guess with all the wind and rain along with warming water temperature's is what has the water turning over. I also noted there was a lack of under water vegetation. I know for a fact this has a negative effect on water clarity. I hope the grass was just out of sight in the muddy water even though I never really got fouled with grass on my lure. I only had one blow up today and missed it. I got a short glimpse of the fish and it looked like a small marsh bass. I pushed several more fish that probably were Red fish but I never saw any color to be sure what they were. I had spooked several gar fish today but a Red makes a different boil in the water when it runs. I was really amazed at how many ducks there were in the marsh. I jumped several flocks that could have had fifty or more in it. I'm not sure what kind they were but they were big ducks, I did see several Green heads mixed in today. I was also surprised at the lack of Alligators I saw today. I only saw one swimming around and saw two more slide off the bank as we rushed by in the boat. I figured on a warm day like today there would have been a lot more out? I know it's still early for flats fishing and hopefully with these warm days it won't be long before we start seeing Red in the marsh.
Tight lines, Mike ¶ 5:57 PM
