Isa's Homestead Happenings and Hangout

[sdm111]

DW and I have seen 14'ers in the wild (20' in captivity).

In the wild not swamp tour or anything my biggest was probably about 8to10 foot. Most all just heads

 

[bill3607]

There was a 13' killed here a few years ago. He had been known to live in this lake for 34 years. But, then he decided to move to this creek and was getting to close to where some kids played so he got whacked.

And, this here is a 15'9" killed in 2014 a couple counties south of me. It is a SCI World Record. The lady on the right killed it.

 

[sdm111]

I see alot of the brightly striped ones around the marsh. Maybe since the grass and stuff is lighter colored than the dark greens and blacks of the swamp. Pretty cool looking

Pic pulled from the net obviously

 

[Hayden Goseek]

In the wild not swamp tour or anything my biggest was probably about 8to10 foot. Most all just heads

One 14' was in Jean Lafitte NPS. He was along the trail, eating a doe and fighting off an 8' and a 10' for the pleasure.
Another was on a picnic along Shell Bank Bayou (Manchac). We were on a 6" ridge and this guy just kept coming out. Tree climbing time.

 

[sdm111]

One 14' was in Jean Lafitte NPS. He was along the trail, eating a doe and fighting off an 8' and a 10' for the pleasure.
Another was on a picnic along Shell Bank Bayou (Manchac). We were on a 6" ridge and this guy just kept coming out. Tree climbing time.

The second set of pics I posted was there. First set by my house

 

[bill3607]

I see some in the sloughs off the river when I am fishing from the boat, but not a lot. You see a lot of eye balls if you go out in the boat at night fishing. I don't do that much.

 

[sdm111]

I see some in the sloughs off the river when I am fishing from the boat, but not a lot. You see a lot of eye balls if you go out in the boat at night fishing. I don't do that much.

Yep red eyes. We was frogging when we were teens and long story short we had one come alive (apparently just knocked out) in the back of a chevy chevette.

 

[Hayden Goseek]

I see some in the sloughs off the river when I am fishing from the boat, but not a lot. You see a lot of eye balls if you go out in the boat at night fishing. I don't do that much.

We were piroguing during the day in Manchac when someone at the launch told DW "You should see all the ones at night!" (Why did he have to say that!)
Next weekend we were out there with headlamps at night. He was right though. Looked like bicycle reflectors lining the banks.

 

[sdm111]

Yeah a chevette. Meaning in the back meant right yhere by us

 

[sdm111]

We were piroguing during the day in Manchac when someone at the launch told DW "You should see all the ones at night!" (Why did he have to say that!)
Next weekend we were out there with headlamps at night. He was right though. Looked like bicycle reflectors lining the banks.

Yeah when we was frogging we was in a pirogue. We were shining the bank and felt a very slight tap. We looked down and about 3 or 4 were swimming with us. They were tapping the side with their snouts. We were petrified.
Of mom they were only a few feet long but we know moms around