SHOOTOUT THIS SATURDAY: The Lake Charles Chapter of the Coastal Conservation Association of Louisiana will host the 24th Annual Trout Shoot Out this Saturday, June 6th, at Calcasieu Point Landing. Entry fee is $25 with all participants required to be members in good standing with CCA. Fishing last from 5:30 a.m. to 2:00 p.m. with weigh in beginning at 8:00 a.m. and all participants must weigh in or be in line to weigh by 2:00 pm.
"Elaine Huck and her staff do such an outstanding job catering to all the anglers," said Chas Drost, Lake Charles CCA Chapter President. "The Aquarium of the America's will also be on site to help with the tagging & releasing of the live trout. It"s neat to see them working with a tank full of live trout." The catch-and-release format tournament encourages all anglers to weigh live trout at the official scale and then return the fish to water. All fish weighed alive will receive an 8oz. bonus to their official weight.
SHOOT OUT PRIZES: The one-day tournament boast a $5,000 cash grand prize for the largest trout caught in the adult division, the Whitney Bank Youth Division holds a $2,000 educational IRA for the largest trout and there are 25 places awarded in both adult and youth divisions.
Fishing on Big Lake has been excellent this week with the beach area near Johnson Bayou/Breakers producing lots of nice trout. Sand eels have been hot as trout have been feeding on ribbon fish. South bank, West Cove and Long Point have been hot as well as Turners. Birds have been working and bird activity is on increase. This weekend should produce lots of big trout if weather is decent. It should be a fun weekend on Lake Calcasieu.
