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Best Bass Fishing Within 2 hrs of Baton Rouge?

Posted on 4/1/11 at 8:31 am
Posted by Cankles
Baton Rouge
Member since Sep 2009
608 posts
Posted on 4/1/11 at 8:31 am
Got an open weekend coming up. Where should I go? Could be kayak or bass boat.
Posted by Slickback
Deer Stand
Member since Mar 2008
27924 posts
Posted on 4/1/11 at 8:34 am to
Gibson for numbers
Catouatche for size
Posted by Cankles
Baton Rouge
Member since Sep 2009
608 posts
Posted on 4/1/11 at 8:38 am to
Not familiar with Gibson. Where is that? Can you give me good launch?
Posted by Slickback
Deer Stand
Member since Mar 2008
27924 posts
Posted on 4/1/11 at 8:40 am to
quote:

Not familiar with Gibson. Where is that? Can you give me good launch?


It's down in the marsh. About 1hr30min from Baton Rouge in Gibson, LA.

Bob's Bayou Black Marina is the marina I use. They have directions on their website.
Posted by Cankles
Baton Rouge
Member since Sep 2009
608 posts
Posted on 4/1/11 at 8:55 am to
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Slickback


Awesome, thanks. I will definitely get down there soon.

How about anything in the opposite direction (North of I-10) so I can try to include my dad?
Posted by cast away
Francis Street Hooligans
Member since Jun 2010
5507 posts
Posted on 4/1/11 at 8:57 am to
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Gibson for numbers

i wouldn't have guessed that
Posted by Slickback
Deer Stand
Member since Mar 2008
27924 posts
Posted on 4/1/11 at 9:03 am to
You can give False River a try. It's a different kind of fishing. Mainly focusing on hitting piers. You usually won't catch a whole lot, but they have some big fish there.

I keep hearing people are catching bass and sacs in Blind River, but I don't have any confidence in that place.

Posted by Slickback
Deer Stand
Member since Mar 2008
27924 posts
Posted on 4/1/11 at 9:04 am to
quote:

i wouldn't have guessed that


Really? I can pretty much catch a limit every time I go and have never zeroed out there.
Posted by Cankles
Baton Rouge
Member since Sep 2009
608 posts
Posted on 4/1/11 at 9:04 am to
False River any good? We used to go to Old River in Innis a lot, but never had a lot of luck.

We're pretty bad at fishing as a family, though.
Posted by cast away
Francis Street Hooligans
Member since Jun 2010
5507 posts
Posted on 4/1/11 at 9:08 am to
Im from Morgan city and believe it or not ive never been fishing in Gibson. Might head that way next time i go home. good info
Posted by Slickback
Deer Stand
Member since Mar 2008
27924 posts
Posted on 4/1/11 at 9:09 am to
False River is slow fishing and it is not as productive as it used to be.

The water is too high at Old River. I have a camp there. The bass usually start biting when the MS River in Baton Rouge is at 23 ft and falling.

The Lake Verrett and Stephensville areas have been hot lately.

Another spot, much closer to BR is the north end of the Spillway, near Jack Miller's Landing.
Posted by Geaux2Hell
BR
Member since Sep 2006
4791 posts
Posted on 4/1/11 at 9:52 am to
fished the north end of verret and parts of "crackhead" last weekend - water was not very clean but we did manage to catch 7 13 1/2" bass. they were up close on the trees. Buzzbaits early, Berkely Havoc Craws and chatterbaits worked in the muddy water.
Posted by Slickback
Deer Stand
Member since Mar 2008
27924 posts
Posted on 4/1/11 at 10:10 am to
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13 1/2" bass


That's been the story out there this year. Same with the Spillway.
Posted by flip82lsu
BATON ROUGE
Member since Oct 2009
3125 posts
Posted on 4/1/11 at 11:02 am to
My condo lake
Posted by DownshiftAndFloorIt
Here
Member since Jan 2011
69021 posts
Posted on 4/1/11 at 11:06 am to
I've pulled more 13 1/2" bass outta verret this year than I can count, very few smaller than that, and only about 10 keepers so far this year.
Posted by Slickback
Deer Stand
Member since Mar 2008
27924 posts
Posted on 4/1/11 at 11:15 am to
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DownshiftAndFloorIt


working all weekend?
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