BL first time 7/30/11
 

My buddy hauled his flat down from Northeast Arkansas to do some saltwater fishing down here. It was both of our first time on BL. We launced out of Hog Island Gully this am and ran in the dark to the channel. We fished along the east bank there and picked up a nice red and a trout. We got swarmed by boats as soon as day break. The same boat kept getting on top of us. we would troll over a bit and he would come right in and anchor back on top of us. at one point he went in a fifty yard gap between us and another boat. We finally moved south down the channel and found some calm water, but very dirty water. My buddy picked up a Hawg Trout @ 29.75 in and weighed in close to 9 pounds. No neither one of us was registered in STAR. Like I said first time down here. He picked up another 23 in trout, and we caught a few reds annd two more trout. Not a great numbers day, but I got to see one awesome trout. I will post picks later.

That's awesome lets see some pics

the 9 lber would be the winner in the star. Tell your buddy congratulations, you just missed out on a good thing !!!

better than my first time on bl...

pics or it didnt happen

Just so you will know.......This is for Sabine NR.

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Seasons/Hours

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Fishing, crabbing, and cast netting for bait from a boat
are permitted March 15 through October 15 throughout
the refuge. Boat admittance into the refuge is permitted
from one hour before legal sunrise until one hour after
legal sunset; however, fishing, crabbing, and cast netting
for bait are prohibited until legal sunrise and after legal

sunset.
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Here is a link to complete information on using any of local refuges.

http://www.fws.gov/southeast/pubs/SWLAcomplex_Fish.pdf