How To Run The Spoil Canal In Hopedale, Louisiana 

good luck! Be sure to post a report inside LAFB Inshore on Facebook: facebook.com/groups/154496828630117/

Thanks, Jim! But to be clear, this isn't part of LAFB Elite, it's just an entertaining RU-vid video. Anything on this RU-vid channel cannot possibly touch what's inside LAFB Elite in terms of sheer knowledge delivery. Thanks for watching.

jsensi92 Thank you!

Thanks, Joe!

Also, don't forget to check out my website to get more like what you saw here: www.LAFishBlog.com Tight lines, Joe!

Thank you!

Easy day, Charlie. My guide right here clearly breaks it down: www.lafishblog.com/mrgo-rock-dam/

Thanks for watching!

thank you

Thanks for the kind words, Jason. Hope to see you inside LAFB Elite!

Thanks, Shawn!

Cliff Hall Thanks Cliff

@@LAFishBlog You going to be at the sportsman's show this weekend?

@@cliffhall97 If I am I'll be working the Daiwa booth. Otherwise there's work at home I gotta do. iCast was plenty enough! lol

@@LAFishBlog I would probably need a break after iCast as well haha. Anyways, thanks for putting out all of this material. Very few people break it down as well as you do.

Thanks, Cliff!

Jamie Traweek Good question! Yes, that bayou is safe to take. Treat it like you would any bayou.

Yeah, you should check the link in the description.

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Dewey Desselle Well, I haven’t measured out every inch of the Spoil Canal and averaged all the numbers, but I’d say 3-5ft. That part towards the end is shallower. Be sure to watch the whole video.

Thanks for watching! Ya know, I'm really not too sure. I think it was some off-brand lapel I got off Amazon.

Here you go: ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-nQLX9k--ZEs.html

And especially the second episode: ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-ziLkQ3Coc_c.html :)

You can get the GPS file for this route here: www.lafishblog.com/spoil-canal/ It's also linked in the description (you should really check the description for my videos, there's usually extra goodies in there). Thanks for watching!

Yes, you are correct. I end the video close to that platform you saw. You can see it on Google Earth, too. I love that you're doing research because it will make the most of your fishing trip. You're showing some initiative and that's rare among people who want to find and catch fish, seeing that most just want a "spot" to go to. I STRONGLY suggest you check out my website, www.LAFishBlog.com and search through the blog. There's tons of good info there, and what you are looking for is easily found with the category drop down menu and search function located at the bottom of each blog post. Of course, there's the membership that gives you access to Inshore Fishing 101, 201, Sight Fishing Mastery School, and the Fishing Trip Reviews to places like the Long Rocks, so you can see exactly how I plan each fishing trip, see where and how I fish, as well as a Post Trip Review breaking down lessons learned plus everywhere I went using Google Earth. It's a great learning tool, but I encourage you to check out the Blog first. www.LAFishBlog.com/BLOG/

@@LAFishBlog Thanks!... another question... if you run through the marsh instead of canal.. and you come out on south side of MRGO.. you just run that straight south to get to the rocks? Also people fish in the main channel? or on the back sides? trying to look around at the map on google to see.

Scottie G Yes, you can go around the Rock Dam. More details in this blog post: www.lafishblog.com/route-around-the-mrgo-rock-dam/ People fish both sides of the rocks, though the outside tends to be shallower, and the inside tends to be deeper. It will be on you to determine where fish are biting on that given day, and it’s my advice that you move quickly to cover as much water as possible.

Yes it will

@@LAFishBlog any idea how to get the download to extract I have tried to extract it with 7zip but it says it won't extract the file as an archive? any advice would help

@@LAFishBlog any idea won't the download won't extract when using 7zip?

It sure is! Or you can go around the Rock Dam, like in this video: ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-zo3OhFSQsTI.html

Something like 14.

Good question! Unfortunately, I don't really have a good answer since so many scenarios are different. There's no cut-and-dry field manual for this one, you just have to use your judgment. For example, you saw how I came off plane and stopped pulling a wake for those boats fishing in the middle of the canal, right? Well, I wouldn't stop if I had my father in the boat and he was bleeding out from a vicious polar bear attack at the Long Rocks, right? Obviously that's an exaggerated scenario, but I'm using it to prove this point: it just depends and it's up to you and your circumstances. That and where I draw the line is different from where other people draw it, one reason being my face is plastered all over the Internet. I can't risk the perception of being rude, even if I am not, because then I'll have someone in the ether complaining about how rude I am. But, if I were Joe Blow, none of that would matter. I'd much rather be safe than sorry, so I guess that's where we should all draw the line.

@@LAFishBlog Thank you for taking the time to reply, Devin! I can understand your circumstances being a public figure. I appreciate all you do for the LA inshore fishing community!

@@JulioTheBusDriver No sweat, I appreciate you taking the time to comment. Hope to see you on the water again soon.

LOL thanks, Scott. Appreciate the recognition on the sound quality, it can be tough to do.

that's great

Louisiana Fishing Blog thanks for noticing my comment and I might go fish this weekend in Hopedale

LOL I figured as much. But consider this: even if it were it'd have ship traffic and could become too rough for most small craft under the right wind. So, it'd still be good to know how to run the Spoil Canal (and that was the case, when the MRGO was open). Thanks for commenting.

I enjoyed watching the video. It was very informative.

Saw your other comment. It's all good! Thank you.

Hey Karl, thanks for commenting. It's perfectly safe to go fishing in a 14ft flatboat, and a lot of guides I know are very professional and slow down every time.