Get Out and Fish! has success at the newest community fishing site in Youngsville, LA

On Saturday, April 7th, the Louisiana Department of Wildlife and Fisheries, The East Regional Library in Youngsville, and the Lafayette Consolidated Government partnered together to host a Get Out and Fish! event at the newest site at  Southside Regional Park – Fabacher Field in Youngsville.  Prior to the event, the pond was stocked with 600 pounds of adult size channel catfish.  Over 300 anglers participated in the fun fishing competition and fishing activities for all ages.

Winners in the “Catfish” Category included:

Little Angler               

1^stWes Ouber (8.09 pound catfish)

2^ndGunner Simon (8.04 pound catfish)

3^rdAlayna Lafleur (3.08 pound catfish)

Junior Angler               

1^stJackson Lavin (4.08 pound catfish)

2^ndAiden Smith (3.12 pound catfish)

3^rdLandon Hotard (2.14 pound catfish)

Adult Angler               

1^stRygan Bourge (2.12 pound catfish)

2^ndRandy Boudreaux (2.11 pound catfish)

3^rdMegan Louviere (2.09 pound catfish)

Winners in the “Other” Category included:

Little Angler               

1^stBen Broussard (largemouth bass)

Junior Angler             

1^stGrant Martin (largemouth bass)

2^ndLandon Hotard (largemouth bass)

3^rdLuke Robinson (warmouth)

Adult Angler               

1^st  Joe Zetty (bluegill)

The event was made possible through the generous donations from our sponsors including: Academy Sports and Outdoors, Buckfins N Feathers, Acadiana Cane Cutters Baseball, Raising Cane’s, Walmart (415- Broussard, LA), Starbucks, LA Soar, Lafayette Oil Men’s Bass Fishing Club, The Lafayette Public Library, and the Louisiana Master Naturalists.

Lunch was generously provided by the Kiwanis Club of Lafayette.

There is still a good opportunity to catch a stocked channel catfish at Southside Regional Park – Fabacher Field so grab your fishing gear and try your luck.

The Get Out and Fish! Program seeks to increase the number of people with access to quality fishing and to promote outdoor activities for future generations. In order to accomplish this mission, public water bodies that meet the required specifications are chosen by LDWF biologists to join the Get Out and Fish! community fishing program. These community fishing sites are stocked in the Spring and Fall with adult size channel catfish and in the winter with rainbow trout if weather permits. 

LDWF Get Out & Fish is hosted in conjunction with the Louisiana Wildlife and Fisheries Foundation.  The LWFF was formed to provide a means for individuals and corporations to become partners with the Department and Commission in the challenge of conserving Louisiana’s wildlife and fisheries resources. 

For more information on the Get Out & Fish program, contact Megan MacMenamin at mmacmenamin@wlf.la.govor 225-765-2375.

The Department of Wildlife and Fisheries is charged with managing and protecting Louisiana’s abundant natural resources.  For more information visit us on Facebook at www.facebook.com/ldwffbor follow us on Twitter @LDWF.