hey mblmike i also come from wards canal been there 30 years im at the ccyc docks now im afraid we might not get out do to the hump across the channel out by the cut my boats name is scotts waterbed 27 ft sportcraft whats your boats name. i heard they are supposed to dredge but was out there this morning and could see the mud across the channel. last year in march we were fishing crane creek in 8- 15 ft and crushed them and it was 80 degrees and i was in shorts hopeing for the same with deeper water