February 2016 Marsh & Bayou | Page 14

Marsh & Bayou’s Fishing Forecast Lake Pontchartrain by Chas Champagne DockSide TV / Matrix Shad 985-707-9049 [email protected] Well, the Bonnet Carré Spillway is open as most know, and it started in January. Fresh, dirty, and cold Mississippi River water is flooding the Lake Pontchartrain basin. Let’s hope by the time you read this, all the Bonnet Carré bays will be closed and the lake will be on its path to becoming salty again. I have been getting many questions on what to expect from the spillway this year and truthfully I have no idea for a couple of reasons. For one, this is the first time the spillway has ever been opened in January in 60 plus yea