Archive for February, 2011
Fishing Popps Ferry
Running from I-10 to Canyon Alley in Biloxi is Popps Ferry Road. The centerpiece of this alley for anglers is the Popps Ferry Bridge. Bisecting Mullet Lake and Big Lake off Biloxi’s Back Bay the amnion are a home to advantageous populations of both abyssal and freshwater fish.
Location and directions
Take Exit 44 (Cedar Lake Road) off Interstate 10 and arch south. The additional red ablaze intersects with Popps Ferry Road. A about-face to the west forth Popps Ferry Alley brings you to the bottom of the arch administration the aforementioned name. The endure alley afore the water, Causeway Road, will yield you beneath the arch and to the accessible berth and baiter ramp.
Warnings and notes
The 3900-foot continued Popps Ferry Arch is an important hotlink in the Inter-Coastal Canal (ICW). Its 25-foot drawbridge amount opens no beneath than ten times per day to acquiesce recreational and bartering cartage to canyon through the waterway. With some pushboats affective assorted barges lashed together, these leviathans yield a top amount of attention and a alert eye. In 2009, a towing barge with eight barges addled the arch and burst a 150-foot area into the baptize below.