Sharks seen in Livingston Parish
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Sharks have been spotted and caught recently in the Manchac Pass that separates Lake Pontchartrain and Lake Maurepas, but boaters and fisherman say it's been happening more on the western edge of Lake Maurepas in Livingston Parish. News 2's Mike Steele gets answers on why it's happening.
Advocate Outdoors writer Joe Macaluso adds that sharks have gone as far north as St. Louis, Mo., in the Mississippi River.
Lake Maurepas is not a freshwater lake, said Macaluso. It's brackish water and supports a variety of marine (saltwater) fishes including speckled trout, white trout, Atlantic croaker, redifsh and black drum.
In most years, as the spring freshwater runoff slackens from the Blind, Amite, Tickfaw and other freshwater distributaries, Maurepas becomes saltier added Macaluso. This means July, August and early September are usually the months when more marine fish are found in Maurepas.
Advocate Outdoors writer Joe Macaluso adds that sharks have gone as far north as St. Louis, Mo., in the Mississippi River.
Lake Maurepas is not a freshwater lake, said Macaluso. It's brackish water and supports a variety of marine (saltwater) fishes including speckled trout, white trout, Atlantic croaker, redifsh and black drum.
In most years, as the spring freshwater runoff slackens from the Blind, Amite, Tickfaw and other freshwater distributaries, Maurepas becomes saltier added Macaluso. This means July, August and early September are usually the months when more marine fish are found in Maurepas.
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