Calcasieu Lake redfish still active even when cold winds of winter blow
Gerard Caswell was looking forward to his first speckled trout trip to Big Lake for the New Year.[…]
Gerard Caswell was looking forward to his first speckled trout trip to Big Lake for the New Year.[…]
There are always fish of some type on the jetties in the summer, Capt. Erik Rue said. They might be specks, and they might be redfish.[…]
The Calcasieu Lake weirs are heavily pressured because they are such obvious targets in a lake that is filled with hidden underwater reefs and secret spots that anglers hold close to their vests.[…]
Louisiana Department of Wildlife and Fisheries Secretary Robert Barham issued an emergency order to close the oyster season on the east side of Calcasieu Lake a half hour after sunset on Friday (March 25), the agency reported.[…]
“Most were over 5,” he said. “It had been warm the week before, and the water temperature crept up to 67 degrees. The topwater bite usually doesn’t kick off until [the water temperature] hits 70, but those extra three degrees didn’t matter that day.”[…]
“Cuz, you should have been here yesterday,” is the phrase with which I’m most frequently greeted upon my arrival.[…]