BREC - 2026 Rainbow Trout are here!

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On December 18, we stocked five ponds around the parish with Rainbow Trout. Please observe that parks are only open from sunrise to sunset and that the limit is four trout per person per day. Geaux Fish! The following locations have been stocked with Rainbow Trout:

Central Sports Park
10501 Lovett Rd. Central, LA 300lbs

Forest Community Park
13900 South Harrell's Ferry Road
Baton Rouge, LA 70816 200lbs

North Sherwood Forest Community Park
3140 N. Sherwood Forest Dr. Baton Rouge, LA 400lbs

Perkins Road Community Park
7122 Perkins Rd. Baton Rouge, LA 250lbs

Zachary Community Park
20055 Old Scenic Hwy
Zachary, LA 70791 300lbs

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There will be tagged fish available for prizes at each of the ponds we are stocking this year.

Ponds Stocked with Rainbow Trout are the only ponds participating in the Rainbow Trout Christmas Tagging Program.
Only 1 prize per tag.

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Rainbow Trout are great gamefish and can be caught using a variety of angling methods and live and dead bait. Trout are a favorite among fly fisherman but can be caught with just about any kind of pole just be ready for spectacular leaps and hard fighting once you hook them. AS for bait we have had success with a variety and half the fun as an angler is trying different things out. Remember that these fish were raised in a hatchery on pellet feed so sometimes power bait in various colors…or even colored mini-marshmallows (seriously we’ve seen it work). But live bait such as minnows, mealworms, red worms, maggots and night crawlers should also do the trick on any given day. For those that are more into artificial lures, consider using an in-line spinner or spoon lure to drive those trout crazy.

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