Places where you wouldn't eat the fish you catch.

[dmtfish]

I have been curious about the calcasieu estuary since moving to the LC area. I can't help but think about the water quality when fishing the prien area, since the backdrop is all refineries. I did quite a bit of internet research to find out just how safe the fish were to eat from the Calc estuary, and in particular the Prien area. I was disappointed at the lack of data and studies out there. As mentioned in some previous posts, Bayou D'Inde seems to be a hot bed, so I dont fish it. I did come across one study that compared LC residents (who ate fish on a reg basis from lake calc) to residents of Lafayette (who ate fish from Verm bay on a reg basis) and compared different toxin levels in the blood (If I remember correctly is was mainly dioxins that they measured). Residents from Lafayette had a slightly elevated level compared to LC residents, which kind of took me by surprise. Anyway, I fish Prien all the time and eat the fish on a regular basis. Figure cant be any worse than my other bad habits!

[jchief]

Originally Posted by dmtfish

I have been curious about the calcasieu estuary since moving to the LC area. I can't help but think about the water quality when fishing the prien area, since the backdrop is all refineries. I did quite a bit of internet research to find out just how safe the fish were to eat from the Calc estuary, and in particular the Prien area. I was disappointed at the lack of data and studies out there. As mentioned in some previous posts, Bayou D'Inde seems to be a hot bed, so I dont fish it. I did come across one study that compared LC residents (who ate fish on a reg basis from lake calc) to residents of Lafayette (who ate fish from Verm bay on a reg basis) and compared different toxin levels in the blood (If I remember correctly is was mainly dioxins that they measured). Residents from Lafayette had a slightly elevated level compared to LC residents, which kind of took me by surprise. Anyway, I fish Prien all the time and eat the fish on a regular basis. Figure cant be any worse than my other bad habits!

There was some stuff years ago where they were going to dredge Bayou Dind'e and the PPG outfow. It was determined that it was better left alone due to the contaminants in the mud.