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The Return of Lemo's Reef
 Keith Lusher
As conditions in Lake Pontchartrain continue to improve, there seems to be the same sentiment among anglers that the lake is starting to remind them of how it used to be before all of the spillway openings. As the Causeway continues to produce speckled trout this fall, another location that has fallen off the radar with anglers, Lemo’s Reef, has been ignited by multiple reports of anglers catching trout at the reef. Located 2 miles south of the Tchefuncte River, Lemo’s Reef is comprised mostly of artificial reef balls which can be compared to giant wiffle balls made of concrete. The coordinates for the artificial reef are 30 18.348N and 90 9.000W and it is marked by a floating yellow LSU bouy.
The structure is used by baitfish which in turn, attracts larger predator fish.
Jason Ledet of Lacombe made a trip to Lemo’s Reef and found one other boat fishing there when he pulled up at 6:00 a.m. “There was one boat in the spot that I marked on my GPS. Of the four people that were fishing on the boat, I saw one trout go on in the boat and they left shortly after,” Ledet said. Ledet used his trolling motor to circle the reef for about an hour but came up empty. “I stuck around for about an hour casting every color Matrix Shad that I have with not a single bite,” he said. Ledet then made a run to the Causeway which was only a few miles east of the reef. “I saw a few other boats out there but nobody was catching so I went back to the reef around 1:00 p.m.,” he said. 
Personal Best Sac-a-lait
Roy Cathcart of Mandeville made a trip to the Tchefuncte River with his girlfriend, Desiree Bergeron. The bite was slow but it was steady as the couple was able to catch eight sac-a-lait with the biggest one being Cathart’s personal best; a 15-inch slab. “We didn’t smoke ‘em, but got on some nice ones including my new personal best,” he said. As the temperatures cool the sac-a-lait will continue to group up in the Tchefuncte River. Anglers will be targeting structure in the main river where these fish will congregate to feed on shad holding to submerged wood and vegetation. 
Desiree Bergeron and Roy Cathcart are all smiles after their sac-a-lait fishing trip
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 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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Ron Hindman of Slidell joins the NFR Studio to talk about his 11-pound trophy bass he caught in the West Pearl River
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