With the summertime heat comes the incredible bass bite that can be had by using plastic frogs. Todd Oalman of Ponchatoula made a trip to the Tangipahoa River and says the bite was consistent all morning. “I had lots of blow-ups from 6:15 a.m. to 10:00 a.m.” Todd says. Oalman fished south of Black Bayou and the Cow Pen and ended up catching 14 bass mostly between the 1 lb. range. The biggest bass of the day weighed 2.5 lbs. Todd says he noticed the fish moving from the shallows as the day progressed. “During the early morning hours the fish stayed behind the lily pads but as the temperature got hotter they moved to the opposite side of the pads toward the river,” he says.
First Redfish on the Northshore
Ethan Legath recently moved to the North Shore from Livingston Parish and decided to try and learn the area in Slidell. He doesn’t own a boat so any fish he caught Ethan knew would have to have to come via bank fishing. He started by fishing on the northern shoreline of the Hwy 11 Bridge. His day started out rough so Ethan made a location move. “After battling ants and catch nothing but hard heads, I moved to a spot between the Highway 11 Bridge and the Twin Spans by the wall” Says Ethan. That’s where he found what he was looking for. "After fishing for about thirty minutes I hooked a nice 19” red. Then thirty minutes later I caught another one that measured 18”, Legath says. Ethan was fishing on the bottom with market shrimp and says the water was moving good and was clean. Before leaving he caught one more 20” redfish. “This was a learning experience for me as I have never fished this area from the bank. I'm impressed with three reds in about an hour in one spot,” Ethan says.
Early Appearance
Sam Coco Jr. fishes from the bank in his neighborhood of Oak Harbor in Slidell and says that he’s noticing Jack Crevalle appearing earlier than expected. He was fishing at one of his favorite spots and “After a few casts - all of a sudden the shoreline across from me exploded! It was Jacks running mullets,” Sam says. He watched the action for about a half hour and made a few casts to try and catch one but couldn’t manage to entice a strike. Sam says this is the earliest in the summer that he’s seen them active. “This is early! I usually don’t see them until August,” he says.
Causeway Report
The water around the Causeway has been recovering since the opening of the Bonnet Carre Spillway this past spring. Frank Foster took his kids to the Causeway to try and catch a few bottom feeders with market shrimp. The family started at the 8-mile hump and fished the pylons with a Carolina rig. The team ended up with 2 slot reds and a croaker but Frank says the action was steady. “We had a decent amount of bites that we couldn’t hook up on and had two fish break off after wrapping the line around the pylons,” He says. While the kids were fishing with shrimp on the bottom Frank tried jigging a Lemon Head Matrix on the bottom but didn’t manage anything.
First Redfish on the Northshore
Ethan Legath recently moved to the North Shore from Livingston Parish and decided to try and learn the area in Slidell. He doesn’t own a boat so any fish he caught Ethan knew would have to have to come via bank fishing. He started by fishing on the northern shoreline of the Hwy 11 Bridge. His day started out rough so Ethan made a location move. “After battling ants and catch nothing but hard heads, I moved to a spot between the Highway 11 Bridge and the Twin Spans by the wall” Says Ethan. That’s where he found what he was looking for. "After fishing for about thirty minutes I hooked a nice 19” red. Then thirty minutes later I caught another one that measured 18”, Legath says. Ethan was fishing on the bottom with market shrimp and says the water was moving good and was clean. Before leaving he caught one more 20” redfish. “This was a learning experience for me as I have never fished this area from the bank. I'm impressed with three reds in about an hour in one spot,” Ethan says.
Early Appearance
Sam Coco Jr. fishes from the bank in his neighborhood of Oak Harbor in Slidell and says that he’s noticing Jack Crevalle appearing earlier than expected. He was fishing at one of his favorite spots and “After a few casts - all of a sudden the shoreline across from me exploded! It was Jacks running mullets,” Sam says. He watched the action for about a half hour and made a few casts to try and catch one but couldn’t manage to entice a strike. Sam says this is the earliest in the summer that he’s seen them active. “This is early! I usually don’t see them until August,” he says.
Causeway Report
The water around the Causeway has been recovering since the opening of the Bonnet Carre Spillway this past spring. Frank Foster took his kids to the Causeway to try and catch a few bottom feeders with market shrimp. The family started at the 8-mile hump and fished the pylons with a Carolina rig. The team ended up with 2 slot reds and a croaker but Frank says the action was steady. “We had a decent amount of bites that we couldn’t hook up on and had two fish break off after wrapping the line around the pylons,” He says. While the kids were fishing with shrimp on the bottom Frank tried jigging a Lemon Head Matrix on the bottom but didn’t manage anything.