Catch, Photograph, & Release—a concept developed by the Lake Charles Chapter of CCA and now coming to you statewide. 

“We started this as a program to promote the good fishery we have on Lake Calcasieu and to do something that returned these big fish back to the water,” said Rusty Vincent of Lake Charles. “The more big fish in the water, the better the overall fishery will be.  Other than conventional & acoustical tagging programs, this is the only program in the nation that we know of that calls for the release of big speckled trout.”

Every CCA member is automatically enrolled in the free program, but only CCA members may participate.  To participate, you must take two (2) pictures of your fish.  First a picture of your fish on a provided official STAR ruler sticker, and second, a picture of you holding the fish. You should then email both photographs to CCA Louisiana.  You must provide your name, contact information, as well as length of the fish, and where it was caught and released.

A winner will be chosen each month and be featured in the CCA Louisiana “On the Line” newsletter. Each winner will also be awarded a rod & reel combo or other CCA paraphernalia.  At the end of the year, the longest trout released will win a free replica mount of your fish with a plaque. 

You may enter as many pictures as you wish and are eligible to win every month.  In case of any ties, the earliest entrant becomes the winner.

In order to participate in CPR:

1)  Call or email the CCA office at (225) 952-9200 to request an official ruler.

2)  Take a photo of the fish being measured on the official ruler.

3)   Take a photo of you holding your fish.

4)   Email both photos to Beth Ford at This e-mail address is being protected from spam bots, you need JavaScript enabled to view it   and provide your name, contact information, length of fish and where it was caught and released.