By DON DUBUC

The state’s richest fishing rodeo is over and a long list of new boat, motor and trailer owners will claim their prizes Oct. 10 at an awards ceremony in Baton Rouge.

The CCA/Mercury S.T.A.R. (Statewide Tournament and Angler’s Rodeo) Barb-B-Que and celebration at Live Oak Arabians was rescheduled due to the threat of Tropical Storm Isidore. Ticket and other information can be found at www.ccalouisiana.com or by calling 225-952-9200.

Among those picking up their new fishing rigs will be David Brown who entered the largest speckled trout statewide, a 10-pound, 3-ounce fish caught in Calcasieu Lake. Brown’s trout tied the tournament record.

Drew Junker of Metairie will also pick up a boat, motor and trailer. He won the new Dorado category with a 51-pound, 8-ounce dolphin.

There were also three winners in the tagged redfish category.

Charlie Lieux of St. Amant, Ann Demello of Harahan and Sharon Blocker of Keithville all won 21-foot Fishmasters with 150 hp Mercury outboards and trailers.

In all a record 13,000 contestants participated.

Here are the final standings:

SPECKLED TROUT – West Division, May 25-June 30, David Brown 10-3, Quentin LeBouef 9-8, David Foreman 9-4; July 1-July 31, David Rabalais 8-8, Brian Davis 8-5, Randall Burleson 8-5; Aug. 1-Sept. 2, Russell Buckels 8-5, Mitch Drost 7-9, Kevin Koenig 7-8.

SPECKLED TROUT – East Division, May 25-June 30, Ted Cason 7-10, Benjamin Young 7-10, Jim Lee 7-8; July 1-July 31, Chuck Gordon 9-0, Bootsie Toups 7-10, Don Sexton 7-7; Aug. 1-Sept. 2, Tim Kehoe 8-9, Raymond Misita 8-1, Joseph Yart Jr. 7-12.

FLOUNDER – West Division, John Hanning 5-15, Ryan McCown 5-4, Bennett Richard 5-2.

FLOUNDER – East Division, John Szabo 6-13, Suzie Kehoe 5-7, Kevin Ladner 4-4.

DORADO – Drew Junker 51-8, Matt Bordelon 40-12, Will Drost 38-3.

SHEEPSHEAD – Mike Krause 9-4, Richard Hewitt 9-0, Ben Tiblier 8-15.

RED SNAPPER – Jim Domingues Jr. 38-8, Daryl Elias 27-11, Michael Rushing 26-13

COBIA – Danny Neuschafer 82-6, Jacob Webre 70-0, Jerome Veillon 62-0.

TAGGED REDFISH – Charlie Lieux, Ann Demello and Sharon Blocker.

DON DUBUC is the outdoors reporter for L’Observateur.