New to LA... help please!
 

I'm going to be attending school in Lafayette for the next 2 years and I need a saltwater fishing outlet to sooth my soul! I'm used to fishing the Galveston Bay complex, so I have no idea about Louisiana wadefishing...

I was just wondering if there are any drive-to wade spots within a reasonable distance from Lafayette that I could hit on the weekends?

Any help is much appreciated!

Tight lines!

you'll get helpful information..... just sit tight...

holly beach and johnson bayou beaches are heating up and will be good next 2 or 3 months. U can drive to and wade the ship channel right by the ferry landing also.

lots of good side of the road fishing and wading around the grand isle area... right now i think wading the beach is still closed but it will open back up one day... I mean August is almost here

you fish big trout or what?

The beach during the summer time anytime the wind lays or a north wind blows for a day or so...

Never waded Vermillion or herd anyone wading it, I stay in Calcasieu and wade during the fall,spring, and mainly winter. Still relatively new here..

Rockefeller Refuge is full of fish and a closer drive for you but is ALL marsh, great crabbing during spring and fall. And literally full of redfish...

i fish reds and specs...

i think i saw a couple wade-in spots on lake calcasieu, one being a little north of hackberry and the other on the south shore if you follow 82/27 to the right of the ship channel

I would suggest picking up a small skiff, if you can swing it. There are some decent walk in spots but they can be tough.

there is a nice little carolina skiff for sale on here... i have fished with the guy thats selling it...its in great shape... look in the classifieds