How to Avoid the Summer Doldrums
and Catch Big Trout
by Ray Huntz
Marsh & Bayou Outfitters
Sometimes, a fishing trip just comes together. When
that happens, a great day on the water is guaranteed. I’ve
had one of those days recently with Capt. John Falterman,
Jr. and Therapy Charters. I still can’t get over just how good
it was. So read on, and see exactly why this trip was so special.
I was looking forward to going fishing with Capt. John;
I’ve been following him on Facebook, and had seen pictures of all the trout he’d been catching. Big trout, at that.
My alarm went off at 3:30am the morning of the trip. I
was already awake, having the aforementioned sleep issues.
So I hopped up, got some coffee, loaded up, and hit the
road with Rigolets Marina as my destination.
I got there early, found Capt. John and his son, Jacob, waiting on me, and loaded my stuff into his distinctive Louisiana
Fish Fry-wrapped Sportsman boat.
As I got my things, we were joined by award-winning documentary filmmaker Andre Lyon, who is in the midst of
shooting a feature documentary on the beautiful marshes
and waters of southeastern Louisiana, the people who make
their living and play out there, and most importantly, the
many critters that call our waters home.
Andre is from Thibodaux, and has been longing to get
back to Louisiana. As the documentary is still in production
with a summer 2017 release, we aren’t able to reveal a lot
about it, but Andre is excited about the project and being
back in his home state. He commented, “Having grown up
in Thibodaux, I’ve been waiting a long time to shoot a project in the area, and the stars have aligned for me to come
back down and rediscover the true bounty and diversity of
the Louisiana outdoors. I can’t pay tribute to it as well as
the folks who’ve worked hard and played hard in the marsh
all their lives, and that’s why I need to meet folks like you
and Capt. John who can reeducate me on everything I’ve
been missing out on.”
July 2016 www.marshandbayou.com
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