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.
With the abnormal warm temperatures for this winter the typical spring patterns for the lake have started early this year. The size of the trout has been really nice up to 24″ so far. Also the Big Blue Catfish seem to be everywhere. We have been boating atleast one freshwater cat every trip. Typical trip…
is a lifelong resident of Baton Rouge who has spent his life hunting and fishing across South Louisiana. An avid bass and saltwater angler, Macaluso frequently fishes Lake Pontachartrain, Cocodire, Dulac and Grand Isle and enjoys chasing bass in the Atchafalaya Basin and the marshes near Lafitte and Morgan City. He is the host of…
Fishing Lake Pontchartrain, The Pearl River and the gulf Coast for over 20 years. Finished 1st place in the 2011 Lake Pontchartrain Trout Shoot out. Finished 1st place in the Bay St louis 2011 trout shoot out. Finished 2nd place in the 2009 Our Lady of Lords Redfish For cash. Finished 12th in the cca…
kevinwhall@bellsouth.net Fishes out of a Blazer Bay primarily in Lake Pontchartrain. Joshua has been fishing for 15 years and enjoys searching for the next trophy trout
My name is Steven Francis Nick aka “Century Man” I’m 33 yrs. old; I picked up the name by the late Capt. Barry Brechtel several years ago. “I don’t know, the name stuck..” my email address is centuryman1@charter.net. Phone # 985-640-9350. A little history, my first boat was a spartan, then a key largo ,…
barnes.b7171@gmail.com Benjamin John Barnes 225-235-3127 22′ Stratos Bay Boat with 225 Johnson/Evinrude ocean pro. My name is Ben Barnes. I’m from Denham Springs Louisiana and have over 20 years experience fishing South East Louisiana. My main focus is the Lake Ponchartrain area, but also venture to Venice and Grand Isle as well. My reports can…
This year promises to be another great year for boating and RVing along the Gulf Coast. This year’s show features a great selection of the 2012 model of boats, motors, personal watercraft, RVs, campers and marine and RV accessories. This show is the best place to see all of the new models in one place for…
With the recent record warm temps for the end of January its like the fish have been confused as trout and red fishing has been inconstant. Water temps for the end of January have spiked into the high 60’s. I personally have never seen water temps reach that high during the peak of the winter. …
Great week of fishing this week off the Chef. We fished canals and bayous off the Chef all week using the Midnight Mullet MATRIX Shad on the 5/16oz Golden Eye. Every day we caught a limit of reds with a box full of trout and we would always catch a few bass close to the…
Happy New Year to all!!! With winter in full force now and water temps about bottomed out, don’t be afraid to keep up the chase. The reds will go crazy on low water days so look for them off the marshes of Alligator Point. Search canals holding 5+ foot of water and grass vegetation. On…