Dockside Bait and Tackle is changing locations at this moment. As soon as we confirm a new location, we will let you know. Until then, we will continue to give you even more information on fishing around the lake using Matrix Shads and our newest Vortex Shad. As far as fishing the past couple weeks,…
DetailsDockSide Drake Looses Eye but Ready to get Back to Work
Drake Champagne, after Emergency Surgery already back at work!!! He had to get his eye removed but its not going to stop him from fishing and work. It will be a while before he can get back out on the water but he’s tuff and eager to get back out there. Keep up with his…
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Matrix Shad’s Mascot Looses Eye But Eager to Get back to Work
Drake Champagne, after Emergency Surgery already back at work!!! He had to get his eye removed but its not going to stop him from fishing and work. It will be a while before he can get back out on the water but he’s tuff and eager to get back out there. Keep up with his…
DetailsTeam MATRIX Batting 3 for 4 in LASS Redfish Series
This year has started off hot as ever for the members of TEAM MATRIX SHAD. With four tournaments in the books so far for this 2014′ LASS Redfish Season, team MATRIX has 3 first place finishes. We want to give a shout out to Capt. Bubby Lamy and Sidney with their 1st place finish out…
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“Lazy Days” (With Video)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NWuCu6QPE6M West winds have been relentless so far this June, but believe it or not fishing has stayed par for us in Lake Pontchartrain. Salinity continues to stay down but school trout and puppy drum continue to over take the lake. Catches out of DockSide have been plenty good enough for us to continue pounding…
DetailsMixed Bag and School Trout
Well May has come and gone and pretty summer weather has taken its place across Lake Pontchartrain. Calm wind and hot temps is what you will expect from here on out. Live shrimp have finally become available and anglers using them out of DockSide are doing well while using them. If you are…
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“Big Trout Starting Up” (With Video)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LAUXcLTodmg This April has been full of freshwater and small male trout. The Pearl River has been flooding into Lake Pontchartrain making it very hard to find the mule trout the Lake is so known for. We are now at the end of April and we just started catching some fat pregnant trout. Numbers…
DetailsBig Trout Days, Small Trout Days but Sight Fish Reds on Sunny Days
We are entering the time of year where multiple species of fish can be sought after. If you want to fish perch its getting prime, if its wall hanging bass the spawn has just ended, if you love sight fishing reds ponds are getting grassy and clean and if Big Trout is your favorite there…
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“Big Trout Season Supposed to be Here but Trout are Running Small” (With Video)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vquF0DMqdsI After a good fall last year and a decent opening few weeks of spring searching for big trout, our big trout chase has been dismal of late. Catches of 15-45 trout currently are regular but a 16″ trout has been a big one, thats right a 16 incher. At least we are getting bit!…
DetailsCapt. Britt Ordes Rallies to Finish 4th in “Yellowfin Elite Redfish Series” While Using Matrix Shad
Capt. Britt from the Big Outdoor charters came storming from behind in the first “Yellowfin Elite Redfish Series” this Spring of 2014′. Britt was trailing in 9th place in a brand new format of catching a 5 redfish bag limit after day one. He slowly crept up the leader board and barely made the cut…
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