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Fast Action on Bayou Cane!
 Keith Lusher
Dustin Touchet of Slidell made a trip with his friend Chris Broussard to Bayou Cane. The day started out slow as the friends fished from the launch down to the mouth of the bayou. “All we could manage was 1 bass but when we reached the Lake, it was non-stop action!” Touchet says.
Dustin and Chris put 13 bass in the boat all caught with a variety of baits including spinnerbaits, crank baits, and Texas-rigged worms. “The fish were all deep and hanging along the drop-offs. I think they were deeper than the drop-offs but when that bait came over the ledge they were coming up to get it,” Touchet says.  Dustin Touchet is pumped after landing a surprise redfish near Bayou Cane
After catching all bass on the trip their last fish was a bit of a surprise. Dustin was throwing a Texas-Rigged worm in Tequila Sunrise along the bank when he felt a big thump. He set the hook and with a few cranks on the reel handle he swung a 17-inch redfish in the boat.
With the heat of summer fast approaching the bass bite on Bayou Cane should remain strong. Dustin recommends going as early as possible to take advantage of the cooler water. “We should be able to continue this all summer but as good as the bass fishing can be during the early morning hours - when that sun starts mid-day sun starts beating down it’s all over,” he adds.  Gerret Moore with his "PB"
Personal Best
13-year-old Garret Moore had a sleepover with friends at his home near Dog Pound Rd in Covington. That night the friends discussed making a fishing trip to a nearby pond in the morning. Garret’s dad Leo says he was at work when he decided to call and check in on how the fishing was going. “He said they only caught two bass but saw lot of action,” Leo says. When Leo arrived home he was curious as to where the new spot was. “When I got home I told him that I wanted to see his new “Honey Hole," Moore says. When the father and son arrived at the pond, Leo says there was some commotion in the water underneath an overhanging tree. Moore missed a fish immediately and was tying on another lure when he heard Garret yelling. “I was by the truck trying on a new lure and I heard him get loud and start yelling ‘OH!!! PB!! PB!!! (personal best) We’re getting it mounted!” Leo says. It was his son’s biggest bass ever caught. After a few minutes of thought, Garrett changed his mind and said “You know what? Let’s put him back and we can catch him again!” Leo says he was happy to see the excitement in his son. “He loves bass fishing and I’m glad he finally was able to get a good fish that will keep bringing him back for more,” says Leo. Clean Water With the weather forecast projecting storms Brad Mathews knew he would have to keep an eye on the weather during his latest fishing trip. He left out of Eden Isles and headed to the northern shoreline of Lake Catherine where he found clean water. “On the 4th cast I reeled in a nice keeper red but fished for another 30 minutes in that area with nothing else to show,” Mathews says. He moved to the Intracoastal Canal where he started fishing some cuts along the marsh. He then decided to go into a duckpond that because of all the high water. “The water was high so I went into a pond that I normally can’t fish during regular water levels,” Brad says. There he picked up a trout and a redfish. Brad saw that the weather was looking bad so he decided to make one more run to the western shoreline in Lake Borgne. It’s there that he found moving water and a lot of bait action. He caught 15 trout, 8 redfish, 2 flounder, and a bass. All the fish were caught under a cork using Vudu Shrimp and Matrix Shad. Unfortunately all the action distracted him from the approaching weather so he decided to stay put. “The fish were still biting and I didn’t have time to run back home - nor did I want to get caught in Lake Pontchartrain during a storm - so we hunkered down in a marsh cut and rode it out,” he says. After the spillway opening and hard winds churning up the water in the area, Brad says it was nice to see decent water. “The water was clean everywhere we went. It wasn’t the best caching day but definitely a fun day and much better than it’s been in this area the last few weeks,” he adds. |
 Keith Lusher
I created NFR.com in the spring of 2012. Since then it has helped link Northshore fishermen to valuable information and has filled the void of absent information on the web about fishing on the North Shore of Lake Pontchartrain. Northshore Fishing Report has morphed into a brand name and can be found not only on the web, but on radio and newspaper. As NFR grows I will continue to work hard at keeping NFR local focusing on local anglers, reports, seminars, and fishing tournaments in St. Tammany and Tangipahoa Parish. I hope you enjoy the website and If you have any questions please email me at: Keith@NorthshoreFishingReport.com
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