Thread: Union oil area

Boy Howdy

Mac, the Union Oil canals are North of Morgan City on the east side of Lake Palourde. You can launch at Amelia either under the old highway 90 (now 182) bridge on the west side or north of Amelia on highway 662 on the east side. There is a canal that goes around the lake on the East side and the Union Oil canals are the canals that branch off of it to the east. On another post Perfershiners posted a google earth picture and the name of the canals. It can also be accessed by launching at Stephenville on the west side and travel through canals to the east side. It used to be a great place to fish before the Hurricanes ruined it a few years back. It seems to be bouncing back which is great to hear. That system is just south of Lake Verett which used to be the best sac-au-lait fish area in this part of the state.
"gene"

by chance has anyone been in the union oil lately, I'm curious how the water looks back there?

Haven't been in a while

Originally Posted by Cobayashi

by chance has anyone been in the union oil lately, I'm curious how the water looks back there?

I would go but I don't know if the water has dropped enough for them to remove the "idle speed only" zones.....don't want to deal with that.....

That over with from what I heard

The water was nice a week and half ago. They were catching 40 to 80 per trip in the main canal going into union oil. Since I believe the action has calmed down. Seen pictures of the fish.

from what i have noticed the water on the spillway side has dropped about 3-4 feet "assuming" from when it was high about a month ago, the water level in the river looks about how it was before all the high water stuff started, so I'm sure that it should be alright on that side now. i was just curious if the water was back nice like it was in November. i went a couple of times in December and January and it was tough to find clean water, and where there was clean water there were boats playing follow the leader so i just did my own thing.