Grand Isle Speckled Trout Rodeo for Memorial Day

[Ice Maker]

The Grand Isle Speckled Trout Rodeo is held on Memorial Day weekend May 27, 28, & 29 at Bridgeside Marina in Grand Isle, Louisiana.

Rodeo participants will enjoy three days of fishing, two meals, and live entertainment, door prizes on Friday, Saturday, and Sunday and the opportunity to win a total of 58 trophies along with 1,000.00 in cash prizes. Drawings will be in increments of (1) $500.00 and (5) $100.00(need not be present to win cash).

Rodeo tickets are $20.00 each including your choice of a cap or visor). TAX ID # 721467540

Come to Grand Isle and catch the Speckled Trout fishing fever and participate in the first major rodeo of the year. Memorial Day Weekend - May 27, 28 & 29.

The boundaries consist of:
West - (east)Timbalier Island
East - Grand Bayou
North - St. Mary's Point
This rodeo is to promote Grand Isle and its surrounding fisheries.

Eligible Fish - speckled trout (one per day per angler), redfish, drum, white trout, flounder, sheepshead, red snapper, mangrove snapper
Junior Division - (12 & under) speckled trout, redfish, & hardhead catfish.

For more info go to http://www.speckledtroutrodeo.com/

This should be a competitive rodeo and a good chance for the paddlers to shine. No fish will be brought in from the Venice or Lake Charles areas. This gives us a better chance against the motors. I will be fishing Fri. by paddle and Sat. and Sun by motor. Hope to see some of you there.

[Ice Maker]

The Grand Isle Speckled Trout Rodeo is held on Memorial Day weekend May 27, 28, & 29 at Bridgeside Marina in Grand Isle, Louisiana.

Rodeo participants will enjoy three days of fishing, two meals, and live entertainment, door prizes on Friday, Saturday, and Sunday and the opportunity to win a total of 58 trophies along with 1,000.00 in cash prizes. Drawings will be in increments of (1) $500.00 and (5) $100.00(need not be present to win cash).

Rodeo tickets are $20.00 each including your choice of a cap or visor). TAX ID # 721467540

Come to Grand Isle and catch the Speckled Trout fishing fever and participate in the first major rodeo of the year. Memorial Day Weekend - May 27, 28 & 29.

The boundaries consist of:
West - (east)Timbalier Island
East - Grand Bayou
North - St. Mary's Point
This rodeo is to promote Grand Isle and its surrounding fisheries.

Eligible Fish - speckled trout (one per day per angler), redfish, drum, white trout, flounder, sheepshead, red snapper, mangrove snapper
Junior Division - (12 & under) speckled trout, redfish, & hardhead catfish.

For more info go to http://www.speckledtroutrodeo.com/

This should be a competitive rodeo and a good chance for the paddlers to shine. No fish will be brought in from the Venice or Lake Charles areas. This gives us a better chance against the motors. I will be fishing Fri. by paddle and Sat. and Sun by motor. Hope to see some of you there.

[Cajun Kayak]

I actually have a friend coming in from Florida to fish this with me. You know, this is a great opportunity for the next Paddlepalooza . It's short notice but sounds like we already have a small crew going down.

[Yak-a-Lou]

It would be TOO COOL if a couple of you guys could take home trophies with fish caught on a paddlecraft. GO FOR IT!!!

[David D]

The only thing that I don't like about any of the Grand Isle Rodeo's is that it's almost like a "Spring Break" atmosphere -

- Just based on my past experiences you have a ton of people ... VERY ROWDY and normally pretty drunk ... I have seen a lot of hostility and little patience ... and the TRAFFIC was very bad.

Again, this was a few yrs ago at a Grand Isle Rodeo durning the summer time - Maybe it was just a bad day / event that one time that I went - but it was anything but "laid back".

In the past I have had a few friends go down there just to hang out and look at the fish and they said pretty much the same - mainly about how bad the TRAFFIC was -

However, I agree that would be awesome for a yaker to place in one of the catagories.

[Choupique]

The Tarpon Rodeo definetly is accompanied by lots of partying and drinking (difference?), but the trout and redfish are not nearly as springbreak like IMO.

[David D]

I think the one that I went to was the Tarpon Rodeo - I want to say that it was in July or August ?

[Cajun Kayak]

It really doesn't matter either way to me. I'm going to get there at 5 am anyway and I doubt any boats weill be fishing anywhere near me. By the time their drunk, I'll be having lunch and headed back home. They can party, I want to fish http://kfs.infopop.cc/groupee_common/emoticons/icon_smile.gif

[Ice Maker]

we go to do both. Its a good time both on the water and off. The Tarpon Rodeo is always the last full weekend in July. This is a big time party weekend. This rodeo will have alot of fisherman and partiers. With out the both of them the island would not be what it is today.

[Speck Tackler]

The Tarpon Rodeo is not nearly as rowdy as it used to be. The Jefferson Parish Police have really cut down on the under age drinking as well as some of the naked ladies. Think I am kidding but I swear to you that it is true. We have a group us that go every year and it is really better but I would still leave my wife at home.