February 2016 Marsh & Bayou | Page 16

Marsh & Bayou’s Fishing Forecast Delacroix by Capt. Rykert O. Toledano, Jr. While Away Fishing Charters. (985) 778-1150 The fish are here! Where are you? Thankfully the muddy fresh river water didn’t affect this area Lacombe as much as the rest of the lake. In fact, it may have helped push reds and specks into the Shannon Griffin Bayou Adventure (985) 882-9208 [email protected] mouth of Bayou Lacombe and along the shoreline. Look for reds between Goose Point and Flat Point on either side of the mouth of Bayou Lacombe. The muddy water is quickly being fil- tered out but in the meantime remember that its only on the top 6 - 12” anyway, so don’t let it discourage you! What to use: Savage Gear shrimp in Avocado and Natural, Vudu shrimp in Natural and Matrix Shad in Lemonhead You may still find better odds catching bass, sac-au-lait and catfish further up the bayou in February. The sac-au-lait usually pitch a tent and stay under the Tammany Trace bridge throughout the month. Depths vary as the water temperature changes so jig until you find them and stay around that depth. Whether you call them marsh bass or green trout, you can call them right to you this time of YX\