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.
Well the Pontchartrain Basin is notoriously known for deep water, heavy jig heads and fishing the bottom. Well throw all that out the window in October. White shrimp are moving into the interior marshes and outside shorelines and there is not a better way to mimic the sound of a shrimp than a popping cork.…
We are far from experts on catching flounder on the beach front but after the last few days it seemed like we were doing something right. The Matrix family headed to a little labor day beach vacation this weekend and the family included of the boys, the wife and I and the plus one, the…
Well the end of a rather dry summer has came to a close with the most rain the great state of Louisiana has seen in hundreds of years or more. The people of the Baton Rouge area was hit with 20-40 inches of rain in just 48 hours and caused drastic flooding from the Amite…
I am a well experienced fisherman I fish both salt and freshwater. I fish mostly in Delacroix, bayou bienvenue, and the lake ponchatrain areas and little bit of grand isle. I am also a fish tagger for tag Louisiana. Matrix shad is the best bait ever made. I’ve yet to find a species of fish…
Matrix Shad users had great success this weekend while using Matrix and Vortex products at the 2016′ Faux Pas Invitational inshore divisions. The ”Creme De La Creme” of this tournament’s categories is the inshore Grand Slam Calcutta. This category is for the largest combined weight of a flounder, trout and slot red fish. This year…
It has been a good sign of late with signs of life showing great progress in Lake Pontchartrain. Small shrimp sightings are being reported under diving birds all over the lake and it is only July. This is a very good sign for things to come for this upcoming fall. When running around the…
Watch video above for tips to target reds on high water situations. Watch video above for tips to target reds on low water situations. With the spectacular weather we have been having to close out the end of June the water quality and salinity levels have spiked and conditions are making a 180 turn…
If you are trying to figure out a game plan when the weather gives you heat, low water and west winds read this great story by Todd Masson on fishing under these conditions Make sure to watch video also.
My name is Melissa Larson and my fishing buddy is Finns. I fish mostly for Speckle Trout, reds and flounders. I am a tagger for Tag Louisiana. I launch and drive my own boat and encourage more ladies to do the same. My husband believes I am addict to fishing. I am ok with that.…