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.
By Alex Smith On March 28th I had no idea what I was going to catch that night. I went out in some sloppy conditions with three to four footers and a stout SE 20 mph wind. I had no idea I was going to catch the trout of a lifetime, a ten and a…
Not the biggest trout we have ever seen so far this spring but the numbers of fish showing up has been nice to see. This 2015′ crop of trout has been about par in the Lake Pontchartrain basin so far this spring as we have seen the last few years. The last few years has…
In a treacherous field of 63 teams one team had to prevail through murderer’s row and come out with a victory. That team was a well known team of red fish experts, Paul Dufrene and Jay Cedetal. This tournament had a typical blast off at day light but an unorthodox way of doing it. Instead…
I know every outdoors man out there is counting down the days in February which is THE most difficult month of the year. It is hard to find stable weather and consistent fishing especially right here in the Lake Pontchartrain basin. The good news is “Change is right around the corner” as our president would…
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=K1k08D4SCFA Capt. Kris has spent countless hours over the last few years chasing slot reds in the marshes of south Louisiana in search of the fattest red fish around. He searches for these fat and hefty reds to compete in all the Red fish tournaments around that have become so popular in recent years. Capt.…
Capt. Kris has spent countless hours over the last few years chasing slot reds in the marshes of south Louisiana in search of the fattest red fish around. He searches for these fat and hefty reds to compete in all the Red fish tournaments around that have become so popular in recent years. Capt. Kris…
A pan-fisherman’s dream is to hit the stores very soon. The DockSide crew and captains are spending countless hours field testing the brand new Matrix Mini. Numerous fresh water lakes are producing beautiful freshwater fish such as crappie bass and blue gill. They are even field testing the Mini in salt water conditions. It has…
A pan-fisherman’s dream is to hit the stores very soon. The DockSide crew and captains are spending countless hours field testing the brand new Matrix Mini. Numerous fresh water lakes are producing beautiful freshwater fish such as crappie bass and blue gill. They are even field testing the Mini in salt water conditions. It has…
Owner operator of Anchored Design’s Fishing Apparel. Paul is one of the elite shallow water redfish anglers on gulf coast. He also won several redfish competitions with the owner and creator of Matrix Shad before the creation of the lure. He is a sight fishing machine.
Jigging the Tracks By: Tyler Hall When fishing for speckled trout in Lake Ponchartrain, two things in particular stand out in my mind. One being the train trestles and the other being jigging. There is no question that the combination of the two are deadly when it comes to trout fishing in the lake, and…