MARSH FEST 2011

MARSH FEST 2011 WAS A SUCCESS! MUCH THANKS TO OUR SPONSORS, HOWLIN WOLF NOLA BUT ESPECIALLY TO THE BANDS, TRAPPER JOE AND TRIGGER TOMMY AND THE PEOPLE WHO BOUGHT TICKETS AND SPENT MONEY ON THE SILENT AUCTION!!! SPECIAL THANKS TO CAPT GENE DUGAS OF RATHERBE FISHING ADVENTURES, CAPT RYKERT TOLEDANO OF WHILE AWAY CHARTERS, CAPT BRITT ORDES OF THE BIG OUTDOORS CHARTERS AND TO CHRIS TIBLIER AND EVERYONE OVER AT MARSH AND BAYOU MAGAZINE!!!
FOLLOWING ARE PHOTOS FROM MARSH FEST 2011 AND FISHING IN THE FIRST ANNUAL MARSH FEST INVITATIONAL FISHING TOURNAMENT (TEAM RATHERBE FISHING WON THE SPECKLED TROUT DIVISION AND TEAM WHILE AWAY RAN AWAY WITH THE REDFISH DIVISION!) THE NEXT DAY...ENJOY!!!
MARSH FEST 2012 WILL BE BIGGER...KEEP CHECKIN BACK FOR INFO!!!



Terrance Simien, Ray Huntz and Shamarr Allen onstage at Marsh Fest 2011!



Shamarr Allen and Ray's Mom after Shamarr's scorching set!



Ray and Trapper Joe from the hit History Channel show, "Swamp People". What a cool guy!



Trapper Joe, Ray's Mom and Trigger Tommy.



Trent, Renee, Garrard and Sharon enjoying Marsh Fest 2011's stellar musical line-up!



Lost Bayou Ramblers lead singer Louis Michot and Ray before the show started.



Ray and his Stepdad, Barney.





Above two photos: Lost Bayou Ramblers opening up Marsh Fest 2011 with a bang!

Terrance Simien and the Zydeco Experience's Danny Williams lighting up the piano!



Terrance Simien, Shamarr Allen and Will Terry showing how its done, baby!



Ray's great friend and fishing buddy, Terrance Simien, singin that love. Man that fella has got some soul!!!



Ray and Terrance Simien singing The Band's classic song, "The Weight". Terrance's version of that song is incredible!!! And what an honor for Ray, sharing the stage with a good friend and Grammy winner!!!



Terrance Simien and Ray Huntz heading out and getting ready to put the hammer down on the Specks and Reds!



Headed out on a beautiful morning in the Hopedale marsh!



Louisiana's marshes are among the most beautiful and serene places on earth!



Terrance Simien and Ray Huntz with Ray's first Redfish of the day.



Ray Huntz and Marsh Fest 2011's Captain's Captain Award winner Capt Gene Dugas with another beautiful Hopedale Redfish! 

Terrance Simien and Capt Gene Dugas with Terrance's first Redfish...what a pretty fish, too!!!



Ray's Stepdad Barney with his first ever Redfish!



Ray's Stepdad Barney and Capt Gene Dugas with Barney's second Redfish ever...and what a beautiful, fat fish!!!



Terrance and Ray with some of the day's bounty!



Danny, Barney, Ray and Terrance with a testament to how great the fishing is in the Hopedale/Delacroix marshes!



A beautiful sight...a full cleaning table! And there were more Specks...they just kept sliding off of the already full cleaning table!!!



A motley crew, indeed! Post fishing picture taken at Capt Gene's RatherBe Fishing Lodge in Hopedale. Terrance Simien and the Zydeco Experience, Shamarr Allen and the Underdawgs, Shamarr's Dad, Capt Gene Dugas and Ray Huntz.

MARSH FEST WILL BE BACK BIGGER AND BETTER IN FALL 2012!!!