BIG LAKE
Big lake continues to produce, almost non stop, quality trout with gin clear waters along the Deatonville and Old Settlement Bank areas, according to well-known angler and retail tackle expert, Greg Vidrine of Lake Charles Tackle. There are even reports of isolated bird activity although this is not widespread. However, fishing reef areas is the method of choice for most anglers, especially for quality trout.
Die-hard anglers willing to brave the cold have been rewarded with limits of 2 and 3 pound fish. Turners Bay seems to be the area that had some of the better reports again with Berkley Gulp! the number one plastic and Mirror Lure Catch 2000 and Rapala's new Subwalk as the leading hard baits
For plenty of redfish, the east bank is still the area to target and they have been hitting gold spoons, Gulp! Shrimp in New Penny and glow/chartreuse as well as Stanley Wedgetails and Hackberry Hustlers in LSU and shrimp with glow tails. The best weight of jighead is the lighter one quarter ounce to slow down the rate the bait falls in the colder water.