Black Bayou Benton Sylvania...

bassadict69 · September 26, 2013, 09:20:51 AM

Thought I would start another post rather than us jump into the Bisteneau conversation.

This lake has a huge current in it when water is high and flowing over the dam. I am with Mike, I think it will pull 99% of any sylvania over the dam.

Last week the sylvania was concentrated at the north end...Saturday, after the rains, it was floating past the launch, so yes, it is getting blown all over the lake. I live on the dam side of the bridge and have not yet seen any on this end.

Mike Cork · September 26, 2013, 09:52:39 AM

Unfortunately, like you said it only gets 99% so it will come back every summer. However even if you got it all out, wildlife and fisherman will bring it back. It's fortunate that the lake has it's on built in control for this stuff.

The major issue with it being in Black Bayou Benton is the Red Chute down stream, I can see in future summers it being completely covered an killing life in the deeper holes it sustains.

FairyWandCole · September 26, 2013, 01:24:24 PM

it's turning brown on the north end. If it is dead will it sink or just float around dead?

Mike Cork · September 30, 2013, 11:01:29 AM

It will float for a while but eventually sink. The rains we had, should they keep coming should start some flow in the lake. I know it was pretty low, but driving over the bridge it looked like it came up a bunch, not sure where that puts it on the spill way though.

Once the water level starts going over the spill way again, it will start moving.

bassadict69 · September 30, 2013, 04:49:00 PM

I will run down and get a pic of the spillway showing how much water is needed to flow over...if not tonight will go out tomorrow.

Mike Cork · September 30, 2013, 05:12:15 PM

cool, I would trust your guestamite as well

bassadict69 · September 30, 2013, 09:29:21 PM

judging by my bankline and dock, it has a LONG way to go!

bassadict69 · October 01, 2013, 12:13:24 PM

Water is normally up to the washed out place in the bank, or at least close to it. Before the rain we got, the posts you see at the corner of the dock were high and dry!

Mike Cork · October 01, 2013, 12:38:43 PM

Wow

For some reason I thought we had plenty of rain this year. I know August was dry but June and July had plenty.

You all must like mowing too much and sucked it dry with the sprinklers.

Gonna be a while, from the road it looked like it was doing a lot better.

bassadict69 · October 01, 2013, 03:18:11 PM

I cannot say I remember ever seeing it get as low as it did this summer unless it was at the beginning of a drawdown when they had the gates open.

FairyWandCole · October 01, 2013, 03:52:55 PM

Big write up about the sylvania on BB and Cypress in the Bossier Press Tribune on Friday Sept,22. They had a meeting last Thursday about it. It is going to be a lot worse than many of you think. I really don't think it will all just float away or vanish by some mystical river current.

. If you want to fish the North end during the spawn next year, you better bring your punching rods!!!!

Mike Cork · October 01, 2013, 03:59:47 PM

Have faith my brother have faith. There are no trees to block it, the only thing that can slow it down is the boat docks and it can float under around or through them.

You'll be fine.

Don't get me wrong, every lake in NW Louisiana will always have salvania now. However lakes like Black Bayou and Cypress will self regulate. IFFFFFFFF they quick screwing with them. The reason it got as bad as it did this year was because of previous year draw downs. Leave the lake full for a year and see what happens.

I will be posting a report submitted by LWF about salvania and if you read it, I think you'll feel a lot better about your lake. It be in LA Chat.

note: as soon as I get it, there seems to be a delay In the mean time read up about Bisteneau, pay attention to the tree distribution, current, and available shore line and the effects those three have on salvania, then look at BBB

FairyWandCole · October 01, 2013, 04:11:09 PM

You are probably right. I sure hope so, because we are on that lake every weekend.

Mike Cork · October 01, 2013, 04:38:57 PM

I've got my fingers crossed but after all it is Salvania

I just didn't realize how low it was, that is the worst thing for it. Start doing the Indian rain dance

bassadict69 · October 01, 2013, 05:30:47 PM

I talked to someone in front of my dock this morning that said WLF was on the lake and they had someone spraying the sylvania. He said he seen the spray boat working their way around the banks north of the launch spraying as they went. By time I got free enough to jump in the boat to go check it out, it was well after lunch and I never did see anyone, although I did not go past the hard left at the north end.

Mike Cork · October 03, 2013, 02:24:21 PM

That's great news

bradyhibner · October 07, 2013, 06:00:02 PM

Went out today to black bayou. Coon tail moss was bad. Caught 8 unders. North end was hard fishing

Mike Cork · October 07, 2013, 06:08:19 PM

Coon tail is a good thing. It will dye off easily this winter. Grow back in the spring to protect the spawn

If the salvania gets to bad before winter flush, it will kill the coon tail, so it's good to hear it's still thriving.

bassadict69 · October 07, 2013, 07:39:27 PM

Not sure what coontail moss is, but the green slimy moss is a nightmare this year!

Mike Cork · October 07, 2013, 09:02:31 PM

Coontail is more like hydrilla but in single stems. It's not the snot stuff

bradyhibner · October 09, 2013, 05:26:27 AM

It's good to know coon tail moss is a good thing. Any recommendation for fishing that stuff. I was thinking frog in areas that were not to deep (2-5 ft) over the moss. Any suggestions?

Mike Cork · October 10, 2013, 10:55:30 AM

Frog is always my first choice. A buzz bait can be awesome if they are being picky, it draws a reaction strike. Punching it can be very effective. If its not surfaced or sparse a spinnerbait or fluke.

gator178 · October 25, 2013, 09:05:01 AM

They have been running the salvinia mowing machine on the north end this week. Talked to them when I came off the lake yesterday. They are supposed to be out there the next couple of days.
Hopefully it will get a lot of it cleared out.
Also talked to one of the commission folks. Said there is a leak in the dam for Black Bayou which is the reason the water level will not stay up after the rains. Supposed to have the problem worked on to get the leak stopped in the next two weeks. Hope they get it fixed....

BassBUFF · October 26, 2013, 10:35:53 AM

Quote from: gator178 on October 25, 2013, 09:05:01 AM
They have been running the salvinia mowing machine on the north end this week. Talked to them when I came off the lake yesterday. They are supposed to be out there the next couple of days.
Hopefully it will get a lot of it cleared out.
Also talked to one of the commission folks. Said there is a leak in the dam for Black Bayou which is the reason the water level will not stay up after the rains. Supposed to have the problem worked on to get the leak stopped in the next two weeks. Hope they get it fixed....

That interesting news on the water level. Thanks.

Mike Cork · October 28, 2013, 12:07:55 PM

Didn't know that about the dam. That's not good news, in order to flush the lake of the salvania it's has to go over the spill way