For many anglers, cold weather and fishing just don't mix. After all, this is the time of year to stay home and watch football, even when you've given up on the Saints. But football is the furthest thing from the minds of some anglers. To them, when the weather turns cold, it's time to head for Buras to fish three hot bays: Hospital Bay, Yellow Cotton Bay, and Bay Carrion Crow.

Just 89 miles south of New Orleans on Hwy. 23, this is the place where the Gulf of Mexico and the Mississippi River come together to form one of the most productive estuaries on the northern Gulf Coast. And, the best part about it, you don't have to be Houdini to find it!

The prescription for cold-water fishing is simple: head east down the Buras Canal from Joshua's Marina, and within a matter of minutes you'll make the entrance to the northern section of Hospital Bay - the gateway for all three bays.


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