Taste of Louisiana with Chef John Folse & Company: Hooks, Lies & Alibis

Catfish - Lake Des Allemand

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Catfish - Lake Des Allemand

In this episode, John travels to Lake Des Allemand, east of New Orleans where he learns the methods of catching catfish from German descendants. John's nephew Jay and his daughter Allie, teach John the hoop net method of catching fish and then have a good old fashion catfish fry. Back on the White Oaks Dock, John's guest is Don Dubuc, famous local outdoorsman and host of a TV and radio show for the last 20 years. Don and John create a tasty catfish black pot court-bouillon then make a local fishing camp favorite with catfish and shrimp over grits. And they finish the evening with a nice barracuda with a smaller bite that the notorious fish of the same name.

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