new reef Leon and David Ortemond in V Bay
 

Recycled material from historic area sugar mill used to create
new fish habitat near Cypremort Point

http://www.ccalouisiana.com/cca11/
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Good idea but I wish they hadn't decided to put it in the cove... Now it will really be jam packed with boats...

Just saw this on facebook. Good for small boaters and kayaks....the crowds it will attract will lighten up other spots. Will be a good spot to fish at night. :D

Yep


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A shame all those with 40K and up boats will be put out like that...

tight!! The bay can use some more good reefs! I wish the CCA would have tried to save the islands where the trash pile is. That used to be one of my favorite spots

I agree with you on that.....crazy how fast they went away. Been a while since I fished that area...how deep is it now where the islands were?

about 3-4 foot mostly, 2 years ago they had a 1-2' area, but I doubt if its still that shallow there. Dad and I caught some big trout over it too!

I try to stay away from that area because of the crowds but I have caught good there before they sunk. Was a good flounder spot too.

Awesome way to commemorate two great people that were taken too soon.

Way to Go
 

I think this is great news for the Verm Bay area. Looking at the map, it's not really in the "COVE", it looks closer to Blue Point, which is better than putting it in the cove. IMO.

Yeah you right. Saw it on my phone not zoomed in

I'm glad I didn't pay that much for my boat so I'm in good shape...

There's soo much stuff they could use to make reefs, but it's the liability of boat wrecks, etc that they're very restrictive about what they put out and where. No to mention trying to get permission from the EPA...jeese. All these rigs and bridges they're cutting up, concrete etc, would make great reef material.

Only bad thing is the gumbo mud in vbay it will silt over much quicker compared to say big lake.

X2, for sure

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That"s like putting a reef in the middle of the intersection of Johnston and Ambassador Caffery! I'd rather see it just north of Blue Point. But It's a good start.

There used to be a good sized reef right there. It's still there but small. I guess they are trying to build it back.

gonna be a tackle stealer for sure!!

No doubt....I been playing around the idea of using a shakey head used in bass fishing. I think it would work just need to figure out the right lure so you will still get decent hookset on a trout.

texas rig some chubs.lol

You would need a bait that is pretty soft so when you set the hook it would stick a trouts soft mouth easily. Most saltwater lures are too tough. Something like a zoom swimming fluke or swimming senko would prolly be best. Im gunna try it soon,ordered some megastike shakey heads waiting for them to come in.

yea, but don't you have to vertical jig a shakey head? how you gonna do that on a shallow reef?

No shakey head is not a vertical fishing technique....fish it like a regular jig head. The reason it's called a shakey head is the head design allows you to keep it in one spot and shake the slack line without moving the bait much. The megastrike one floats the tail off the bottom as you can see in the video. Most of the other designs I tried just fall over on their side and won't float the tail. It really is a killer way to catch bass,don't see why it would not be for trout and reds. I hope it works,I broke off prolly 20 times last trip to the bay.

yea man, don't see why it wouldn't work for trout. always heard of the shakey head, just didn't know how it worked.

They took out quite a bit of old material since Ike And Rita in that exact same spot! Stumps, rocks and hurricane debris was scattered all over that area. Now dey gonna put it all back! That is one of the top spots to fish from late Sept thru January.. a coupla STAR winners came from that area over the years.

Sweet!! I will refer to it as "Thunder Reef"

Call it. " Plymouth Rock " all the pilgrims will be there.


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LOL.......Perfect!

They may have decided on the location because it is just inside of, or very near the no-trawling area of Vermilion bay. The WLF regulation reads:

"17. Trawling is prohibited in the cove immediately adjacent to Cypremont Point State Park landward of a line from Blue Point to Cypremort Point to the shoreline."

Good point...