File photo of a big brown trout Idaho Statesman Fishing report compiled by California Outdoors Hall of Fame member Dave Hurley and edited by Roger George, who guides in the greater Fresno area and ...

It is common near Indian River Lagoon inlets and from North Carolina to Florida, Bermuda, the Lesser Antilles and the Southern Caribbean.

Tucked away on a 422-acre farm in Washington Parish, the private, mile-long lake has been kept under wraps for years. Now, for the first time, it’s open to the public.