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Boating and Fishing on the Tchefuncta
The Tchefuncta River runs along side
of the State Park on 2 sides. This is a very wide and
There is a boat launch (below) at the park
and plenty of parking. You can fish along the
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Boating and Fishing on the Tchefuncta
The Tchefuncta River runs along side
of the State Park on 2 sides. This is a very wide and
There is a boat launch (below) at the park
and plenty of parking. You can fish along the
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deep river making it an excellent place for water sports. During the
summer you will see people water skiing and riding wakeboards up and
down the river. This river empties into Lake Pontchartrain about a
mile south of the park. Lake Pontchartrain is brackish water and has
some good fishing around the Causeway Bridge about a mile out from
Mandeville.
bank and catch brim, perch (picture to right) and bass. The fish
like to lie around the cypress tree stumps in the shallows. If you
see a submerged tree there will usually be fish there. Many people
use artificial bait like tube jigs and small spinner bates. If you
like to fish with live bait then night crawlers (large worms) under
a bobber will catch those brim. The catfish that are in the river
are channel cats or blue cats. Worms will do well at catching the
catfish. Fish on the bottom with a weight is the best way to catch
the catfish. Catfish have no scales. What you have to do is skin
them with a pair of special pliers that grabs the skin. If you are
good at it you can skin a cat with one pull. Some people hammer a
nail into a tree and hang the catfish on it. Then they make a slight
cut in the skin just under the two front fins. Be careful of the
fins. They can stick you and cause and infection. So if you get
stuck make sure you bleed it and then put an antiseptic on it.
