Man things sure do change

[lakebouef5]

If you read the report that Bayou Wormy posted, it states on page 10 that certain areas are silting in and deep water habitat is being lost. I agree that this is the most damaging factor, and there’s not much that can be done.

What y’all have to remember is that the Atchafalya Basin is managed as a Floodplain/Spillway not a trophy bass lake.

You are....fired!!!!

[DLAB]

If you read the report that Bayou Wormy posted, it states on page 10 that certain areas are silting in and deep water habitat is being lost. I agree that this is the most damaging factor, and there’s not much that can be done.

What y’all have to remember is that the Atchafalya Basin is managed as a Floodplain/Spillway not a trophy bass lake.

This is happened to a local lake around here “Cenla” that pretty much died. Man made deep cuts\Canals helped the fishery. Still, when their biting the local rake it. The state as a whole needs slot or minimum size limits IMO. There’s lakes in Texas nobody knows about where they catch 7-9lb bass daily that get thrown back due to management practices. Things need to change here

[Mikez521]

Plus: No telling what comes down with the high water. Chemical's from the farm lands etc.

[Sanchez517]

I went to Spillway Friday and Saturday for the first time in a year. I never seen 1 blade of grass anywhere!! The only reason I went Saturday was to try and find grass. I went to places that was choked with grass last year and it’s completely gone now! It blew my mind!!! I was trying to do a little scouting for the coalition tournament on the 21st. Hell, 12 pounds may be a huge sack in the spillway right now!!

[Kyle35]

You are....fired!!!!

Didnt mean to ruffle your feathers...I’m just calling it how I see it.

[lakebouef5]

Didnt mean to ruffle your feathers...I’m just calling it how I see it.

Who told you the basin was managed as a ...spillway???

[Kyle35]

The way I understand it, the Atchafalaya Basin gets 30% of the Mississippi Rivers’s flow. It’s diverted at Old River I believe. When the Mississippi is up, then the Basin is up...when the Mississippi falls the Basin falls. That’s what I meant by it’s a spillway/flood plain.

[lakebouef5]

The way I understand it, the Atchafalaya Basin gets 30% of the Mississippi Rivers’s flow. It’s diverted at Old River I believe. When the Mississippi is up, then the Basin is up...when the Mississippi falls the Basin falls. That’s what I meant by it’s a spillway/flood plain.

I am just kidding with you fella. They do manage it as a spillway...anything else, they could care less. Other states, like Florida and Texas, realize the economic impact their natural resources attract, and manage them with that also.....in mind. Not, in Lousyana.....