katekebo wrote:
any particular rivers and locations
you are familiar with and could recommend me?

I'm not as familiar with the rivers over your way. The Pearl, the
Jordan, and/or the Wolf rivers should be good though. But not right
now as all the rivers are way high due to recent rains so won't have
sand bars anywhere. Check with fishing camps over there. They might be
able to help.
oh! If you'd just like to take a boat ride up a beautiful river, the
Tchefuncte River (Madisonville) would make a nice afternoon trip. It's
on the North shore of Pontcartrain not far from the causeway. There
should be some recreation areas over that way too somewhere. Or maybe
toward Mandeville.
And by the way, I called about Cat Island. The Gulf Island National
Seashore says they have bought the western tip of Cat and also the
extreme South tip. That's all though. The rest is still privately
owned and they have no info on whether they'll be buying any more of
it or not. So the best beaches are still privately owned down to the
mean high tide mark.

One other suggestion. For a first trip to Ship Island, you could
always make a day trip out there on the ferry to check out the place
and decide if you'd like to give it a go on your own later.
http://www.msshipisland.com/
Just a thought.

Rick





Regards

Jan