Natalie Grace and her daughter Hadley were on a mother/daughter fishing trip on May 17 when they caught this 27-pound bull red just outside of Salt Bayou in Slidell. They successfully released it just after taking the picture. This was Hadley’s first time fishing for reds and she was over the moon excited at this catch.
According to Eddie Berthelot, Jr. with Spots & Specks Charters, speckled trout go into the larger, deeper bays and lakes in August.[…]
Capt. Erik Rue said everything from slot reds to bull reds can be caught at Calcasieu Lake from the coast north to the saltwater barrier.[…]
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