The Mermentau River is probably the place that I enjoyed fishing the most. It starts near the town of Mermentau with the convergence of three pretty good size bayous. It ends in the Gulf after passing through Lake Arthur and Grand Lake. Eighty percent is kept fresh by the Catfish Locks run by the Army Corps of Engineers.
We lost David Jackson Aug 27, 2007. The Bait Shop was closed soon after.
We start with a load of pogy from D&M
Bait. Dave, the D of D&M, always has a smile for you.
Sliding the boat off under the HWY 14
bridge in Lake Arthur.
Fish ready to be sorted and iced.
My good neighbor, the "Christian Cenac",
is pushing an oil tow outbound on the river.
Many a hard day ended with a meal and
sleep on this old quarters boat. It has since been burned
down and removed.
This is a great
lunch spot with cypress shade near what they call "the hole
in the wall".
Grand Lake at the mouth of the Mermentau
is the end of the line today and the catch is good!
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