TopWater Time (With Video)

We are getting into that time of year to dust off those topwater baits and watch some great explosions that really get the blood pumping. When we have found trout of late it has been seeing shrimp skipping away from the specks. Just one shrimp skip can give away the location of a massive school…

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How to Beat August Heat

     August is certainly not one of my favorite months.   We seem to get tons of rain this time of year, water temps are at year round highs making the fish lethargic and most off all we have our eyes pealed on the tropics during this time.  There definitely is fish to be…

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Summer Trout-5 Things You Need to Know

Trout Need Salt in the Summer-Most anglers just know where to catch trout in the fall and spring and other areas in the summer but do they know why? The most important factor to dictate a trouts location in the summer is SALT. Trout spend the entire summer months with two things on their mind,…

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Take a Kid Fishing

One of the most enjoyable experiences in a parent’s life is sharing the bond with your child through an outdoor activity. Here at MatrixShad.com we obviously fish almost everyday naturally making our outdoor experiences predominantly fishing trips. For most parents out there that may not be the case but it very well may be a…

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Magical May

Magical May After a brutal start to April’s weather May is setting up perfectly.  Another year with the spillway staying closed and the Pearl River under control is keeping the waters of Pontchartrain clean and the specks are loving it.  The trestle run was solid but coming to an end.  The trout are starting to…

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Out with the Cold, In With the New 

Spring is finally here and fishing should really start kicking off for the 2022 year.   First thing we need to happen is we need these massive fronts to quit dropping all the way down.  We have started the month off with back to back monster fronts spinning off numerous tornadoes and flooding rains causing…

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Start of a New Year

A new year of fishing Louisiana.  2021 was far from a cake walk with a lot of adversity for our lovely state.  Let’s hope 2022 can bring some easier times for the boot. As far on what yo expect for fishing to begin the the year will all depend on how cold of a winter…

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November Numbers

November is the time of year you can really put some numbers of fish in the boat. Wether it’s bass, reds or trout it doesn’t matter. This is hands down the best time of year to catch fish. I like to do what the weather tells me. If its calm and nice I like to…

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