Capt. Chas Champagne is an avid angler, located in Slidell, LA. Capt. Chas owns and operates Dockside Bait & Tackle and also manufactures his own tackle producing the Matrix Shad fishing lure and the Golden Eye jig heads.
This year has certainly been a strange one. Record amounts of fresh water, two openings of the spillway and not a trout around for months. One thing that has excelled is red fish. Small perfect grilling size red fish have came into the area in full force. The man made canals on the northern end…
My name is Vuong Le. Born and raised in Lafourche Parish. Fishing has been a part of life ever since I could remember. It wasn’t until I moved to New Orleans in 2008 that I found my passion for fishing. When I was introduced to Matrix Shad, the game had changed. I began to see…
“The Legend” Drake Champagne was arguably the most knowledgeable fisherman that ever walked on all fours. Drake was a very loving dog that had a great life with most of his days being on the water. One thing I can almost guarantee is that this pup holds the record for most hours on a boat…
I fish out of a 12′ Jackson Cuda Kayak Fishing Boat. I’m From Ponchatoula La I Have 20 Years Of Fishing. I Target Lake Pontchartrain areas, Lake Catherine, Port Sulfur, Hopedale, also freshwater fish the North Shore of Louisiana. Check out My Facebook page Mike Long for all my reports. Matrix is my GO TO…
I think we all know what exactly a spillway opening is but for those who don’t it is when the Bonnet Carre Spillway is opened to relieve pressure off the Mississippi River allowing it to flow freely into Lake Pontchartrain. There seems to be many of questions asking how the spillway will effect the…
My name is Dj Parker and I applied for the Pro Staff position and I’m getting back with you from your email. I am 15 years old, I live in St.Martin, Ms. which is about 15miles east of Biloxi. I’m on my school bass team and also the baseball team. I have been using Matrix…
Hi my name is Reggie Legendre. I am a native resident of lower lafourche parish. I am happily married and have two children, a 17 year old daughter and an 11 year old son. I like to think of myself as a hardworking family man who enjoys spending time playing sports with my son. In…
Another year of fighting freshwater in the Pontchartrain Basin. This is beginning to be the norm, small trout runs before the fresh water from the Bonnet Carre Spillway and then targeting bass and reds once the river floods the lake. The days of the Lake to be known as trophy trout estuary are becoming a…
Sacalait Report By Capt. Anthony Kyzar Spring is finally here and the sacalait and bass are starting to spawn . The water temps are climbing into the 60’s and that is the magic number. The males are pulling up to the bank to build the nests and the females will be waiting for the…
Well the 2019 weather could not start much worse than it already has. The trout bite is still productive along the Mrgo but its about the only consistent place causing all the fisherman to funnel there also. So here at DockSide TV we have made transition to crappie fishing. This is one of our favorite…