M&B News
Two Tagged Redfish Caught,
One Winner!
The opening weekend of the CCA Louisiana
STAR was busy as two tagged redfish out of the
50 released were caught. The first tagged redfish
of the year was unfortunately caught by unregistered angler, Glen Berard of Arnaudville. Glen
caught his fish at Queen Bess Island just north of
Grand Isle.
“Almost every year an unregistered angler
catches a tagged redfish on opening weekend,”
said Rad Trascher, CCA STAR Tournament Director. “This angler misses out on a brand new
Chevy Silverado and a possible bonus of $10,000
from Louisiana Sportsman Magazine.”
The second tagged redfish was caught the
day after Memorial Day by STAR registered angler, Raymond Champagne of Baton Rouge.
Champagne was fishing with his daughter
aboard their 20ft aluminum boat when he caught
the redfish on a live shrimp at the “Barges” in
Fourchon. Pending further verification and polygraph examination, he will be driving home a
brand new Chevy Silverado from Super Chevy
Dealers of Baton Rouge, Acadiana and New Orleans after the STAR Banquet in October.
“It just shows you that the fish are out there
and not hard to find,” said Rad Trascher, CCA
STAR Tournament Director. “ So get registered
and get fishing!” Signing up for STAR is easy!
Call 1-877-4CCASTAR (1-877-422-2782) or visit
ccastar.com, anytime
from anywhere before you hit the
water. Whether it
happens on the way
down to the coast,
on the dock or days
in advance of a fishing trip, operators
are standing by.
License to Win!
Boat Giveaway Winner Announced
Carla Pratt of New Iberia will celebrate the Fourth of July holiday
much differently than years prior. She and her family will take to
Louisiana’s waterways on their brand new bay boat awarded to her
via the Louisiana Wildlife and Fisheries Foundation’s License to Win!
Sweepstakes.
The intent of the sweepstakes was twofold – to thank anglers for
their unfettered support and improve the Louisiana Department of
Wildlife and Fisheries’ ability to contact anglers through a brief fishing effort survey, LA Creel. The success of LA Creel not only allows
LDWF to better manage fisheries, but ultimately maximizes the
amount of fishing opportunities for Louisiana anglers.
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