Salt Water Barrier 09_24_2010
 

Today at the Salt Water Barrier from 1430h to 1600h. Same as yesterday except I was fishing alone. Caught 10 reds but only kept 4 for supper.

Small schools would pop up and then go back down after only about 5 minutes. The chase was on. They would come up about 200yds away from me and go down right as I got there. Fishing with 2 rods is a blast. :D I had a gold spoon on 1 and a sparkle beetle on the other. I had a hook-up on the spoon, reeled it to the boat with about 2ft of line out, pick up the other rod w/ sparkle beetle and hook another fish, get it to the boat and the school would be gone. I would then take the fish off and repeat.:cool:

Very Fun Afternoon

When I was leaving to go home the boat launch at the Salt Water Barrier was really starting to stack up with boats. Glad I left when I did, the water was about to become very small.

Sounds like a great time!!

Corey, Are you still in town or have you already gone back home?

Back today. Workin nights now. Gonna have to make a morning trip before I get outa here.

We'll try to hook up after this weekend if you want to. We can fish the river reds or go back to the beach for a few hours.

nice job der!!

I spent the weekend at the civic center. You would not believe how many Reds hit after dark.

Here they have been stacked at the Saltwater barrier, friend lives in a camp at the end of River road and has seen birds every morning and afternoon..

Where is the salt water barrier. Is that in the v bay area?

saltwater barrier is in Westlake LA, blocks saltwater intrusion to the calcasieu river...

The SWB is about 2 miles upstream from where the I-10 bridge is located in Lake Charles. The tall bridge is going over the Calcasieu river.

exactly. it sure doesn't stop those redfish tho!:rotfl:
i'm getting daily reports of big schools of redfish up into english bayou.. easily a couple miles north of the barrier. theyre catchin them good on doa shrimp, bandit cranks and flatt shads.

There is 2 public launches in Westlake. One right at the SWB.