Terry Shaughessy??

[boatdriver]

Terry got this whole "guiding" thing started. The lodge was opened in 1975 and Terry was fishing the lake long before that. I would say that this could be accurate. There used to be a lot more bigger trout way back when. He put Big Lake on the map!

BD

[exspeck big specks]

Although ,when he was a teenager, the lake was probably a lot more populated with big fish but that is probably a very rounded estimate. That is something Terry would say though. I enjoyed his presence as a kid growing up fishing with him and my grandfather, who were very good friends. And yea he played pro-ball and would have single handledly taken out the Vietnamis if not for the other marines there.. haha

I learned alot about fishing from though our camps are next to HR&G and guys would meet him at 8:00 eat breakfast, then go fish. None of this 4:00am crap- He never checked the weather either, would always say never know till you get out there....

Originally Posted by "W"

Sitting here reading a book at the camp in Cocodrie and came across a line by Terry Shaugheesy in the Book Specks by Todd Mason. Terry is quoted by saying he has caught over 5,000 trout OVER 8lbs in his lifetime

Any Old Timers can comment on this......... My Dad has told me some story's about some good trout trips he saw with Terry were most were over 5lbers

[exspeck big specks]

First guide out there,and was the first to start fishing grubs more particularly sparkle beetle grubs. They used to use hard plastic lures and speck rigs..

Originally Posted by boatdriver

Terry got this whole "guiding" thing started. The lodge was opened in 1975 and Terry was fishing the lake long before that. I would say that this could be accurate. There used to be a lot more bigger trout way back when. He put Big Lake on the map!

BD