Thread: SELA: Bayou Lacombe

I had permission to fish back there when the old man was still alive. He was really nice. When he passed his son took over, I didn't know him really well but he let me fish as long as I didn't leave any trash around. Then his son sold the land to the developers who started building those homes. They were calling the sheriff whenever they saw a vehicle parked and no one on the bridge.

Before I bought a 16' flat I fished the area from a 12' flat. If you're interested in big bass put that flat in on the other side of the levee right past the old bridge. Be careful, there's gators over there in the summer.

I've seen people hit that drainage pipe and around the bridge pilings, and even witness the pipe turning on when someone was nearby!

I use to fish that river 4 days a week back when i lived in Covington. It can be a hard place to fish if you don't understand the habits of sacalait. Many of the places I know of would be hard for you to get to.

I'm not like that over fishing spots...
The boardwalk is divided by a cluster of trees, the stump field is on the right side if you're standing at the state park looking at the river. It starts from the right side of those trees to the end of the boardwalk. There's a gradual dropoff there that starts around 4' right at the boardwalk and hits 30' towards the middle of the river. The stumps start to spread out the further east you go, but they stretch to the end of the boardwalk.

I've seen northshore on the BCKFC site, I know he owns a kayak! I got into kayak fishing a few days before I was going to make a boat purchase. I went for a demo through Pack and Paddle in Lafayette and never looked back. I joined LKFC to learn about areas to fish, and for the company on trips. We're not nearly as big as Bayou Coast, have a mixture of age and experience levels, and have a few women within the club that can fish their tails off! I really enjoy it.

Our trip on the 13th is open to visitors, however you must be in paddle craft (no motors of any kind) and sign a guest wavier. There are member who have kayaks that they loan if you're interested and don't have one. Just need to find a member who's going and has an extra. Check out our site at lafayettekayakfishing.com
I go by Prototype on the forums.

My pops is a LKFC member. Dunno what his board name is but his name is Marvin and he fishes out of a Hobie Adventure and an Outback.

I'll have to check out this trip y'all are doing. Can't fathom why y'all woudl be heading this way when the big action in March is west of y'all.

The only time I fished that canals we heard second hand from a couple of guys in a boat that a sherrif was up there looking for the guys in the trucks (us). Haven't gone back since, but that's not really the reason for not returning. Been meaning to go back there. Woulda gone there if I wasn't supposed to be meeting someone in Lacombe.

I don't go into the River in my kayak because of the yahoos in the sport boats and jet skis. It looks worse than Seabrook. I am very attracted to this stump field however...

I can't recall meeting your father. I'll have to ask around.

West of us? You must be speaking of Big Lake?
I'm leading the trip that way because I'm familiar with that area. I have limited fishing experience over this way.

A river trip in a kayak must happen on a weekday in the Tchefuncte. I've seen it look like I-10 out there. We're actually shooting up the Bogue Falaya, less traffic up that way, and some parts don't see any boat traffic. You should check it out, may give you a new area to fish.

Oh, I forgot to mention that black tip sharks can be caught all the way at the end of G. Island Rd. Back where the condos are, go past the boat slips.
Can't remember what months they're in there, I know it was warm out but not HOT.

Originally Posted by sacawhat

I can't recall meeting your father. I'll have to ask around.

West of us? You must be speaking of Big Lake?
I'm leading the trip that way because I'm familiar with that area. I have limited fishing experience over this way.

West of you, trying to think, Mermentau river around the Lake Arthur area, Nezpique and DeCainnes bayous behind Jennings, then there's the Miami Corp Marshes and Laccassine Refuge(open March 15) that should be alot better this year, and then near Thornwell/Welsh, there is Bayou Chene. And near Hayes, Laccassine Bayou north of Lorraine Bridge. All of these places should start picking up real soon and should just about be recovered from Hurricane Rita.