Keith Lusher Bill Baute fishes the Causeway and Northern shoreline of Lake Pontchartrain frequently but has been limiting his trips because of the poor water quality in the lake. Bill says that all changed when he was sitting on the porch of a Restaurant in Mandeville eating lunch.
“I saw schools of mullet on the surface when I looked east and the same when I looked west. I felt there had to be reds there!” he says. Bill woke up the next morning and launched his boat at Mandeville Harbor around 8:00 in the morning. He decided to try the Causeway first so he trolled Mirr-O-Lures for a few minutes but couldn’t manage any hits. He then made a move past Fontainebleau State Park. “Once I past the Pier at the park, I headed to shore and started throwing a chartreuse jointed hard jerk bait. Then it was ON!” says Baute. Bill finished his limit around 10:00 a.m. and stayed to catch two more just for the fun of it.
Sam Coco Jr lives in the Oak Harbor Subdivision in Slidell and fishes from land weekly. Sam says for the past few months it has been tough fishing in the canals that meander through the neighborhood. “I haven’t caught any fish in here since April,” he reluctantly admits. However on Sam’s last trip he ended up catching two redfish and says “Things are changing here in Oak Harbor. I've seen a lot of bait and it looks like it’s attracting the red fish,” he says.
Bayou Lacombe Perch
Bayou Lacombe Perch
Lory and Jason Ledet Jason Ledet and his wife Lory rarely get the chance to go fishing together because of obligations with the kids. The couple found themselves with a free weekend so they woke up early and headed over to Bayou Adventure to pick up a tube of live crickets. By 6:40 they arrived at their first spot and Jason snagged 2 quick sac-a-lait using a silver Bobby Garland jig. The sac-a-lait bite died out quick so they headed to a dead-end canal to drift the shoreline and the action picked back up. “She was wearing those bluegill out and also she caught the biggest goggle eye I have seen in a long while,” says Jason. The couple finished up by noon with 1 goggle-eye , 10 bluegill, 1 shell cracker, and 4 sac-a-lait. Jason says the water was beautiful and the light breeze kept them cool on Bayou Lacombe. Jason adds “It’s going to be a good dinner here soon!”
| Robert Perilloux joins the NFR Studio by phone to talk about his latest trip to the Tulane Rig in where he caught redfish and drum. | Keith interviews Peter Bertucci about his recent bass fishing trip on the Tchefuncte River where he found bass busting on shad. | Chad Hartzog of Liar's and Lunkers Bass Tournament joins the NFR Studio by phone to talk about the upcoming Kids Fishing Tournament at Lock #1 |
