I've never had gators come near us except for late at night and even then they kept some distance. We swim in Blind River all the time! I'm more worried about stepping on stingrays on the Maurepas sand bar since its so murky. Diversion is all built up now and the traffic on the weekends is crazy. My wife and I have been watching the houses there this year. We'd love to sell and move out there!TDJ2591 wrote:I see on your boat that you are from Maurepas. I have fond memories of skiing on the Diversion Canal and the Blind and Amite Rivers for many years when we lived in the Red Stick. Once, on the Blind River, I dropped the rope and fell right where 2 medium sized alligators had just surfaced. I've never seen a boat turn around to pick up a skiier faster than they diid that day. They saw the gators but I didn't and quickly yanked me back into the boat. We cut the engine and waited. Before long both gators resurfaced nearby. A week later in the same area we found a floating dead one about 8' that someone had killed.
I imagine that gators and snakes would scare away most skiiers, but there were lots of us that skiied that area regularly. We never had a problem.
Boy, I miss the days in La and especially the fresh seafood and crawfish!
You know, I didn't get enough crawfish this season now that you mention it and I'm not pleased with that.