East side trout
 

Looking at the picture and reading the article I thought it was going to be alot bigger fish but says it was only 5.5#. He sure gave alot of info on the spot. He is going to have potlickers all up and down that highway.

http://www.nola.com/outdoors/index.s..._river_default

Potlick city coming, nice fish but darn thats a big write up for a 5.55....i agree i thought it would be a 9-10#er lol

LOL...I saw Josh post that on facebook this weekend......

I did as well and thought the fish would have gone much bigger than that.

I think Josh submits reports on a frequent basis for New Orleans publications.

Oh, so yall know the guy in the pic?

Looks bigger because he's holding it close to the camera. Solid fish for a drain ditch.

i think his scale may have been off a little...... or a good photographer..

Yes. We all fished together in a few tournaments several years ago.

The caption under the pic was misleading

"Josh Hall caught this monster speckled trout Saturday evening while fishing off of Highway 1 in lower Lafourche Parish"

Its a nice fish, i'm not trying to hate. But a monster? I dont know about that, assuming that weight is correct.

Seven lbs is a monster for the area. And, well, we're talking about it, right?

All about the page views these days.

No, we are talking about a 5.55lbs fish that took 10 minutes to reel in.

And you right about page views, everybody and their brother are going to be lined up on Hwy 1 fishing the drain pipes now.:rotfl:

They can have that hole. It ain't near as good as others Down that road.

Shoot, my bad. The nola dot com writer has lots of space to fill. A five # caught off the bank in SE La in a place that's not Venice or Ponchartrain is a pretty big deal, especially when someone is willing to give up such info.

Im surprised Josh is giving all that up

ive know josh for a few years.. he is a great angler! i know where he is fishing .. ive caught many large trout in that same spot when its to windy to fish out of the boat...bait will be so thinck there that flounder will be busting minnows on top!

There's no fish down there just rat reds

Meh. As far as telling his spot, it's pretty common knowledge around there that you can get those trout during those times of flow. Nice fish though.

What he said. Every once and a while you get one worth talking about.

http://www.nola.com/outdoors/index.s...nster_spe.html

I know most of y'all over there are "Nice fish, but *** is the big deal?" but the lady who caught it is easy on the eyes.

I saw that one too. I am friends with the writer on Facebook. Nice fish

This guy is a bank pro.....and gets an article for a 5.5:shaking: WOW....INK IS CHEAP......................

He has a boat as well.. He is a very good angler, I've fished against him in tournaments

Heck I sure as heck cant kick him....I've caught some silly #'s and size outta ditch...and no I'm not playn "W".....Right place, right time, right "BAIT":eek:

I catch trout on side of ditch @ Hebert on a secret bait

I personally saw a 5lber come out from near that hole today.

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A 5.5 will not raise any eyebrows on the west side of the state, but that fish on the east side would put him up there for the STAR if it was going on

Besides that, it was caught from the bank just a few miles from a heavy, heavy industrial trucking route servicing Port Fourchon.

And that spot and a dozen others are flown past by thousands of fishermen per years towing boats or en route to six figure camps and boats who will likely never sniff even a 23 inch+ trout in a decade of fishing Grand Isle. And who would never dream of lowering themselves to fishing such a location.

But if you want to be a Richard about it, knock yourself out...

:grinpimp: Yeah, I got that vibe also. There are some really good roadside fishing spots right there. I have to work down there occasionally and always am able to bring a few fish home even if I only get an hour or so to fish in the afternoons. It is one of few places you can have good luck without a boat. Its also a long ride from any large town so its not really all that crowded except near the popular spots. Throw in a kayak and you have miles of water to fish.