I should mention that the water level was "high" because of the south winds blowing in from the gulf. Normally the water is about 1.5 ft deep, so yesterday, the water was 2-3 ft deep. Basically shallow open water, need a very shallow draft boat under normal circumstances. Also, most of it is technically private land, No Trespassing (note the little sign). The bayous are state water bottom, so one could paddle along them, oil field canals can become defacto "public" unless otherwise posted.