Keith Lusher Jr
Roberty Gauley of Maurapas made trip with his wife to fish the Tickfaw River and says the conditions were not optimal. “It was hot out there and we were waiting for the water to move but it never came in our out,” he says. Despite the conditions the couple kept moving around and managed to pick up 2 or 3 fish at each spot. They fished from 9:00 to 1:00 and ended up with 25 nice sized sac-a-lait. Robert says all the fish were caught on jigs. “The best color was green and chartreuse on a 1/16 oz. chartreuse jig head . I tried several different colors but my wife kept the same green and chartreuse on her line and she kept catching. She definitely out caught me! I have to let her win sometimes,” Robert jokes
Tamara Gauley used a green and chartreuse jig to catch these sac-a-lait
Bayou Lacombe Duck Ponds
With summer upon us, the boat traffic in the rivers and bayous on the Northshore can be a problem for anglers. Steven Hinton of Mandeville made a trip to Bayou Lacombe and says fishing the main bayou was difficult. He launched at the Lake Rd. launch and started fishing the grass line along the bayou. “There was lots of boat traffic and the water was muddy,” Hinton says. Steven then spotted a duck pond just off of the bayou and proceeded to fish his way into it. Thats where he found cleaner water. “I ended up catching 12 and lost another 6 or 8 at the boat. The biggest was a 2-pounder,” Steven says. Most of the fish were caught on a watermelon red Zoom Fluke and a few with a white chatter-bait.
With summer upon us, the boat traffic in the rivers and bayous on the Northshore can be a problem for anglers. Steven Hinton of Mandeville made a trip to Bayou Lacombe and says fishing the main bayou was difficult. He launched at the Lake Rd. launch and started fishing the grass line along the bayou. “There was lots of boat traffic and the water was muddy,” Hinton says. Steven then spotted a duck pond just off of the bayou and proceeded to fish his way into it. Thats where he found cleaner water. “I ended up catching 12 and lost another 6 or 8 at the boat. The biggest was a 2-pounder,” Steven says. Most of the fish were caught on a watermelon red Zoom Fluke and a few with a white chatter-bait.
Steven Hinton found this 2 lb. bass in cleaner water in a duck pond just off of Bayou Lacombe
South Causeway Report
The bridge also known by anglers as the 24-Mile Reef is slowly healing from the deluge of muddy water from the Mississippi River. Greg Chiartano made a trip to the southern end of the bridge after launching his boat at the Bonnabel Boat Launch. “The water had a greenish tint and wasn't terribly dirty like it was earlier this month,” he says. Chiartano trolled Rat-L-Traps with B2 Squids as a trailer but came up empty. Greg says there were some fish showing on his electronics. “It looked like there were some fish on the bottom,” he says. Greg also tried some of the artificial reefs along the south shore but struck out again and says there were no fish marking on his screen at any of the reefs.
North Causeway Report
Russ Lane fished the northern end of the Causeway and caught 3 speckled trout within a span of 15 minutes jigging with Zoom Minnows with a green tail. Lane says the water cleaned up after heading out a few miles. “I had to go out about 3 miles before the water got clean but was pretty disappointed with the results, he says.
The bridge also known by anglers as the 24-Mile Reef is slowly healing from the deluge of muddy water from the Mississippi River. Greg Chiartano made a trip to the southern end of the bridge after launching his boat at the Bonnabel Boat Launch. “The water had a greenish tint and wasn't terribly dirty like it was earlier this month,” he says. Chiartano trolled Rat-L-Traps with B2 Squids as a trailer but came up empty. Greg says there were some fish showing on his electronics. “It looked like there were some fish on the bottom,” he says. Greg also tried some of the artificial reefs along the south shore but struck out again and says there were no fish marking on his screen at any of the reefs.
North Causeway Report
Russ Lane fished the northern end of the Causeway and caught 3 speckled trout within a span of 15 minutes jigging with Zoom Minnows with a green tail. Lane says the water cleaned up after heading out a few miles. “I had to go out about 3 miles before the water got clean but was pretty disappointed with the results, he says.
