Des Allemands catfish school between bridges, cold weather pushes ducks from north
By the time you read this article, you will be experiencing the coldest weather we have had in the past five years.
With the anticipation of deer and duck seasons coming to a close, this weekend will be a great time to get out and hunt.
The temperature will be dropping into the 20s and two major cold fronts pushing ducks down from the north.
The ruts, according to the Louisiana Sportsman Magazine, started Monday, Jan. 12 and continue to Jan. 26.
Combine the freezing temperatures with major cold fronts and we a have a recipe for good hunting the last weekend.
Remember, in severe cold weather, layers of clothing and staying dry may save your life.
Last week the temperatures reached 80 degrees. The temperatures did not help anyone hunting, however it did cause a pre-spawn for fishing in the area.
Reports are that sac-a-laits were being caught in the Airplane Canal in Des Allemands.
Blue and white, black and chartreuse and red, white and chartreuse mini-jigs did the trick.
Catfish are schooling between the flat bridge and the railroad bridge. To catch them fish at a depth of about 12 feet with worms, using the sliding cork system.
There were also reports of good catches of bass were in the Tank Ponds in Lake Cataouatche.
The best baits have been the Baby Brushhog in the watermelon, white spinner bait, and the bream colored Baby Minus-1. Speckle trout have been steady in Lake Salvador.
The mouth of Bayou Couba and the Gulf Canal has been the place to be. The white beetle, the glow, and the tuxedo cocahoe bouncing off the bottom produced limits of trout.
Find shell bottoms 200 to 300 yards off the banks in 4 to 5 feet of water. Clear water is essential.
Thursday of last week, Lake Salvador and Cataouatche had strong southwest wind and warm temperatures. I wanted to catch a few specs or bass from some of the reports.
So I made a quick run out of Pier 90.
When, I reached the curve before Lake Cataouatche the lilies were stacked up.
Not taking a chance of burning up my motor, I anchored in the middle of the canal and fished for catfish on the bottom.
Using earthworms, within 30 minutes I caught 12 good catfish.
While there, I watched numerous droves of dos gris heading for the lake at 4:30 p.m.
Just before I pulled up the anchor, a small boat made its way through the lilies.
They told me the fish were biting in Lake Salvador and they had caught 2 limits of speckle trout.
I didn’t feel bad, I had my fish and was going home to clean, fry, and eat fish before the National NCAA Football championship.
I’ll make the speckle trout trip another day.
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