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Freshwater Fishing in Louisiana

Basin?

I see tons of articles, posts, and stories about people fishing in the 'Basin' I see people tear up the bream, goggle eye, and sac a lait out in the basin over and over and over again. I fish in Henderson a good amount and i do pretty well but im looking to learn some new areas. Where in the world is the 'basin?' Where do you launch to fish these areas? I would pay someone to give me some info on where to launch so i can go try and catch a mess of goggle eye. That is by far my favorite freshwater fish to catch and i love fishing for them. Can anyone please give me some info on what exactly the basin is and where to launch to reach it? im located in Baton Rouge so it shouldnt be too far from me. Thanks guys and god bless
June 17, 2012 at 6:57pm
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Posted June 17, 2012 at 7:20pm
basin

ok let me try to help you the basin that everone talks about is the Atchafalaya Basin that goes a long way i know the part that runs from I10 to morgan city there is a lot of places to put in at i use the ramp a pigeon thats down below plaquemine and you launch into the atchafalya river and go south everthing on your right is the basin there is a lot of places in there to fish for what you want if you would like we can make a trip together one day i need a fishing buddy i have a boat and i wouldn't mind showing you where to go i don't think you will catch them all. let me know if this helps. you can email me jbouillion@cox.net

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Posted June 17, 2012 at 10:40pm
Atchafalaya Basin

Like the man said, when people refer to the 'Basin' they're referring to the Atchafalaya Basin. There are many places to launch a boat at public ramps. Academy, Spillway Sportsman and others sell maps; some black and white, others in color. Knowing where to go takes time, patience or a good heads-up by fellow fishermen. Drop me an email and I'll try to point you in the right direction.

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Posted June 18, 2012 at 7:30am
basin

I'll add to the other 2 post by saying that if you are familiar with Henderson, it is in the 'basin', however there is a levee between Henderson and the rest of the basin. That's why there is a water level difference between them. The water can be low in Henderson and high in the basin. I launch at a place called 'Upper Grand River Launch. If you type it in on google earth you will see it. The basin is so big that if 100 people showed you around, you would see 100 new spots. I would show you, but I don't freshwater fish. Come hunting season holla, and I can bring you out there and show you some cool stuff.

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Posted June 18, 2012 at 1:26pm
Thanks guys

Thanks for all the help guys I sent y'all emails. And white boots thanks man I'd love to head out there with you during hunting season to check things out. I was talking to someone today and they said on their first trip to the basin they caught 80 sacs and 60 bream... Pretty crazy!

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Posted June 21, 2012 at 1:55pm
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