It's a little early, but speckled trout have already shown up on
Lake Pontchartrain Trestles  Trestles male speckled trout The
females have not yet moved onto the Trestles, but some of the
males can get pretty big. Capt. Kris Robert caught this one
during a Thursday trip to the bridge. (Photo by Todd Masson, |
The Times-Picayune) (Photo by Todd Masson) Email the author |
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22, 2013 at 9:59 AM  Like an expectant mother, Capt. Kris Robert
has been waiting nine months for this moment, and it's finally
here. The speckled trout are back on the bridges of eastern Lake
Pontchartrain.  Late last June, after Tropical Storm Debby and
other lesser winds ruined the final month of the spring run,
Robert looked forward to the autumn return of specks on the
bridges.  He had lots to keep him entertained in the interim,
including a decent Rigolets bite and a short run of monstrous
trout at Treasure Isle, but there's just something about the
bridge bite that grips the