Louisiana
Lunker Bass Program Receives First Fish of 2006
Posted:
2/8/06
The Louisiana
Lunker Bass Program (LLBP) got off to a great start for 2006
as the first largemouth bass was turned in to the program
this past weekend.
The Louisiana
Department of Wildlife and Fisheries (LDWF) has confirmed
that a 14.43-pound largemouth bass was caught late Saturday
evening on Feb. 4 on a shiner-baited trotline set by Forest
Hill natives Earnest Johnson and Johnny Ray on Indian Creek
Reservoir. This lake is located just south of Alexandria in
the Woodworth/Forest Hill area and is adjacent to the Booker
Fowler Fish Hatchery (BFFH).
"This
fish is very significant because it was a new lake record
and second place isn't even close," said LDWF Inland
Fisheries Hatchery Program manager Robert Gough. "LDWF
is pleased that the anglers decided to turn the fish into
the LLBP to help promote and enhance the largemouth bass population
in Louisiana."
Through
the LLBP, which began in 1997, anglers can donate any legally
caught largemouth bass over 12 pounds on Louisiana waters
between Jan. 1 and April 30 to LDWF for spawning, exhibiting
and research purposes.
For participating
in the program, the anglers will receive a replica of their
fish and a certificate of appreciation from LLBP. The donated
bass was transported to the BFFH for recuperation and later
spawning. The lunker is in excellent shape, according to Gough.
Anyone
who catches a largemouth bass that may qualify should go to
or call their nearest LDWF contact point or the Operation
Game Thief hotline at 1-800-442-2511. For more information
please visit LDWF's Web site at www.wlf.louisiana.gov and
then click on the "Inland Fisheries" under the "Programs"
heading. Then click on the "Booker Fowler Fish Hatchery"
link on the left and finally clicking on the "Lunker
Bass Program" link.
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