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Midway is about 17 miles south of Lafitte, straight down the

Barataria Waterway. It is equally accessible from Myrtle Grove,

where all you have to do is head south and run all the way down

the Wilkinson Canal to Barataria Bay. Or you can access it as we

did, from Grand Isle.

Map

Standard Mapping No. 340 – Lafitte/Barataria Bay

Marinas

Marinas at any of your launching destinations — Grand Isle,

Lafitte or Myrtle Grove — will all offer backdowns, live and dead

bait, fuel, ice and acces-

sories. Most also offer over-

night accommodations.

Guides

Check the ads in this issue

for guides who operate out

of those area marinas, or

ask the marinas for recom-

mendations.

DESTINATION INFORMATION

Hackberry

Bay

Barataria

Bay

According to Capt. Paul Titus, the actual Manilla Village

is located at 29° 25.686’ N. Latitude and 89° 58.591’ W.

Longitude. This position is the location where the old

docks were located. The general area around that site is

now commonly referred to as Manilla Village. Use your

depth finder and try the reef south of the old village at

29° 25.632’ N. Latitude and 89° 58.571’ W. Longitude,

about 60 feet due south of the old docks. This reef was

at one time actually part of the island.

According to Capt. Paul Titus, there are three platforms

forming a triangle near the Saturday Island shoal, with

the apex at the top indicated as the northernmost of

the three platforms:

The Northernmost platform is at or about 29° 25.337’ N.

Latitude ~ 89° 57.001’ W. Longitude.

The Easternmost platform is at or about 29° 25.203’ N.

Latitude ~ 89° 56.527’ W. Longitude.

The Southernmost platform is at or about 29° 24.919’ N.

Latitude ~ 89° 56.755’ W. Longitude.

Manilla

Village

Saturday

Island Rig