Excerpt from Louisiana Conservationist, Vol. 17: Louisiana Wild Life and Fisheries Commission; July August, 1965 Lac des Allemands is a large, natural lake more than 24 square miles in area. The 30 mile shoreline is ill-defined because of the fertile swamp and marsh that is confident to the lake. It is a fairly shallow lake that becomes rough when a good steady wind is blowing. It is subject to periodic tidal effects of water movement from the Gulf through Barataria Bay, Little Lake, and Lake Salvador. It is virtually a freshwater lake, except during unusually high tides that aecom pany storms and hurricanes moving inland from the Gulf. For exceptional crappie fishing, try this lake in early spring. Bass are caught year round, but the best time is late spring and early summer. Bream are always available. Sport fishing cat fishermen congregate in this area in late May, June and July. Those who like to catch crabs will also find satisfaction in the bayou that enters this lake. Shrimp can also be taken in this bayou. This is an area where the whole family can fish for the species of their choice. As important as this lake is for sportfishing and recreation, it is also important as a com mercial fishing lake. This lake supports over 50 families that fish full time. No estimate can be made of the number of part-time fishermen who supplement their wages with money derived from fishing. Many school children in the area fish part time for spending and lunch money. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.