What to Expect After IDA
After IDA
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.
“Spawning Season”
Wether your are targeting bass or crappie or speckled trout, there is not any better time than right now to get a nice wall piece for your significant other to have to look at over the fire place. Here at MatrixShad.com our favorite species to target right now for a trophy fish is the speckled…
Groundhog Month
Well it’s that time of year that the weather should dictate exactly why type of fish you target. In South Louisiana we all know too well our winters and our groundhog is completely different than a lot of the rest of the country. We can see 70 and 80 degree temps or maybe even see…
Caroline Lewis
Caroline I am an avid female angler displaying advanced skills for my age and fish out of Brunswick, Georgia and have a passion for showing youth anglers the joys of fishing. I am the creator of the Facebook Social Media communities Kids Can Fish and Girls Can Fish which has gained popular notoriety. I also…
You Know Christmas is Near When You are Seeing Red and Green
If chasing the silver wonders are difficult for you this time of year then simply change the pace and go red and green. It only makes sense as Christmas is near. In all seriousness this is the absolute best time to find bass and reds stacked together. If you find the honey hole you will…
“Throughout the Chaos of the Year 2020 the World Series Trout Never Let You Down”
I think we can all agree that 2020 may be the worst year of this century. Sure the year of 9/11 was tragic for our country especially the big Apple and 2005 was absolutely detrimental to the Gulf Coast along with 2010 when we had the BP oil spill. But 2020 has covered…
It’s the Most Wonderful Time of the Year
It’s the most wonderful time of the year and Santa Clause is no where to be seen. NFL and college football is rolling along with the MLB playoffs and crisp weather with specks moving to the inside. If you like red fish or flounder better they also excel in the month of October. This is…
“The Most Exciting Fishing on Gulf Coast”
“The Most Exciting Fishing on Gulf Coast” What is your favorite way to catch a fish? Is it popping a cork for schooling trout or topwater for big yellow mouths? Maybe it’s tossing spinner baits and big reds cruising a shoreline or even jigging deep water passes for whatever bites. Well if your answer isn’t sight…
“Deep Water Jigging”
What do you consider deep water? In costal Louisiana which is relatively shallow most would consider deep water anything over six feet. Here on the Pontchartrain basin we have multiple areas in our passes close to 100 feet deep. Migrations of shrimp and fish migrate through these huge passes in giant schools everyday and trout…
“Finally, Salt is Back in the Pontchartrain Basin”
After another very fresh year in our estuary, a salt water surge has made its way back into Lake Pontchartrain after being at 1ppt for almost the entire year. At the end of July the salt ppt jumped all the way up to 17ppt and now sits around 5ppt. Look for summer trout spots to…