Keith Lusher Jr For those of you bass fisherman looking to put together a limit of bass, Bayou Cane in Mandeville has been heating up as the temperatures drop. The tiny shallow bayou that meanders in between Fontainebleau Park and Big Branch Wildlife Refuge is producing steady limits of bass and has developed a reputation as a winter-time fishing destination. Jake Paige fished the bayou from his kayak on his last trip and says after an unsuccessful trip into the lake looking for trout and red’s, he made a move that saved his trip. “I fished the mouth and shoreline for about 30 minutes with no action so I decided to head back into the bayou to see if the bass would cooperate,” he said. Jake started throwing a suspended jerk-bait and says the deeper water is where the he found the bass. “Most of the bites were in the middle of the canal with the bait sitting still. I would Jerk it down about a foot and just let it sit,” Paige said. He ended the day with a limit of bass and says the average for him these days are between 10 and 30 bass.
Tournament Results
The Florida Parishes Bass Anglers held their tournament on Bayou Liberty and it was the father-son team of Jason and Trenton Pittman who came out on top with a 5-fish limit that weighed 8.79 lbs. The duo also took home the big fish award for a 2.25 lb. bass. In second was the team of Korey Inscoe and Jared Norris with a bag that weighed 6.77 lbs. Forrest Green and Al Duncan won third with a total weight of 6.49lbs.
Paul Paille won first place in the River Champs Tournament on the Tchefuncte River with a 5-fish limit weighing in at 8.89 lbs. Paille also won the big fish award with a 4.55 lb. lunker. In second was Joe Smith with a stringer that weighed 5.06 lbs. Bobby Newberry took third place with 3.63 lbs.
Tournament Results
The Florida Parishes Bass Anglers held their tournament on Bayou Liberty and it was the father-son team of Jason and Trenton Pittman who came out on top with a 5-fish limit that weighed 8.79 lbs. The duo also took home the big fish award for a 2.25 lb. bass. In second was the team of Korey Inscoe and Jared Norris with a bag that weighed 6.77 lbs. Forrest Green and Al Duncan won third with a total weight of 6.49lbs.
Paul Paille won first place in the River Champs Tournament on the Tchefuncte River with a 5-fish limit weighing in at 8.89 lbs. Paille also won the big fish award with a 4.55 lb. lunker. In second was Joe Smith with a stringer that weighed 5.06 lbs. Bobby Newberry took third place with 3.63 lbs.
