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May 25, 2022
HomeAuthorsKeith Lusher Jr.

Articles by Keith Lusher Jr.

Features

Shadow bass

May 20, 2022 Keith Lusher Jr.

Logan Gautreaux was fishing the Bogue Falaya Creek just north of Covington when he caught a shadow bass for the first time. […]

Crappie/Bream

Try the Tchefuncte River for big chinquapin

February 18, 2022 Keith Lusher Jr.

Ray Miller has been fishing the Tchefuncte River for the past 20 years and has transformed his ability to catch bream into a fine art. […]

Catfish

Lake Pontchartrain’s catfish provide a cold water bonus

January 24, 2022 Keith Lusher Jr.

Anglers will be able to catch blue catfish in Lake Pontchartrain with ease this month. Carl Schmidt of Abita Springs shares his best tips. […]

Crappie/Bream

Finding the pattern for Bayou Lacombe crappie

January 17, 2022 Keith Lusher Jr.

According to Forrest Green, the sac-a-lait are following their normal pattern for the month of January in Bayou Lacombe. […]

Bass Fishing

Bass in the marsh? Why not?

October 22, 2021 Keith Lusher Jr.

Bass are showing up, getting established and growing larger in areas where you would have found only redfish and trout a decade ago. […]

Bass Fishing

Don’t overlook the Pearl River Navigational Canal for summer bass

July 23, 2021 Keith Lusher Jr.

Chad Hartzog explains how anglers should fish Lock One of the Pearl River Navigational Canal for August bass. […]

Bass Fishing

Topwater bass fishing heats up on Northshore in July

July 15, 2021 Keith Lusher Jr.

Look for areas loaded with bait and make long casts to find bass at Northshore’s Bayou Bonfouca this month. […]

Bass Fishing

Quantity over quality on East Pearl River in May

April 29, 2021 Keith Lusher Jr.

Bass fisherman Eric Ciko only needs to go a couple minutes from the launch to find fast bass action in the Pearl River Delta. […]

Bass Fishing

Beware of post-spawn Northshore bass in April

April 8, 2021 Keith Lusher Jr.

Post-spawn bass can be tough, but Northshore anglers like Patrick Engerran are rarely skunked when using these techniques. […]

Features

Trolling Pontchartrain’s ‘Trestles” to fill the cooler with April trout

March 25, 2021 Keith Lusher Jr.

Don’t get stuck fishing in one spot. Trolling Lake Pontchartrain’s ‘Trestles’ can shake up some speckled trout in April. […]

Crappie will start moving to the mouth of canals and small bayous when the water temperature gets to 60 degrees and stays there. (Photos by Keith Lusher Jr.)
Crappie/Bream

Tchefuncte River sac-a-lait spreading out in March

February 25, 2021 Keith Lusher Jr.

Look for March crappie at mouths of canals, small bayous along Tchefuncte River. Slab-sized sac-a-lait spread out throughout the month. […]

Bass Fishing

On cold days, fish sun-soaked wood for bass

February 19, 2021 Keith Lusher Jr.

On a late-winter or early spring day, bass will flock to the warmest water around, and that’s often next to sun-soaked wooden cover. […]

Crappie/Bream

Northshore’s great cold-weather crappie bite continues

January 26, 2021 Keith Lusher Jr.

Ray Miller’s tried-and-true technique of fishing vertically around deep brush piles does the trick on crappie in Northshore waters. […]

Crappie/Bream

Bayou Lacombe basics for January sac-a-lait

January 11, 2021 Keith Lusher Jr.

Forrest Green of Lacombe has learned a lot about how colder temperatures affect the crappie bite on Bayou Lacombe. […]

Bass Fishing

East Pearl means big bass in March

February 28, 2020 Keith Lusher Jr.

Chris Basey has been fishing the Northshore all his life, and he said March is when bass anglers can take advantage of big bass moving into the shallows. […]

Crappie/Bream

Northshore slabs ready to spawn

January 30, 2020 Keith Lusher Jr.

Ray Miller said February is when crappie are easily accessible in the Tchefuncte River because the spawn brings them into the shallows. […]

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