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Louisiana fishing
News-desk briefs whose primary water is Louisiana.
A Sept. 18 Fort Pike release put about 10,000 hatchery red drum into the Rigolets as Louisiana’s nonprofit-led redfish stocking pilot passed 150,000 fish coastwide.
More than 50,000 hatchery red drum went into Calcasieu Lake at West Cove Boat Ramp on Sabine NWR — the flagship drop of Louisiana’s first redfish restocking program, backed by CCA Louisiana, RFRI, and LDWF.
Great Days Outdoors’ Sept. 11–17 Delta report: Capt. Joey Lemoine says Grand Isle trout quality is up as water cools; Capt. Shawn Mitchell has white shrimp leaving Hopedale–Biloxi ponds and redfish on the drains. First 4–5°F front could lock in fall.