Capt. Charlie Thomason

Well , anglers, the heat is on but don't let that discourage you from getting out and taking advantage of the awesome fishing right now!  With the increase of water temps, the fish begin to feed early and late in the day. Speckled trout tend to follow this pattern more than other species that we target during the summer months.  As water temps increase during the day, fish tend to slow down some unless you follow this one rule of thumb. When temps increase, you increase the depth that you fish!!! That’s right the warmer the water the deeper you need to present your bait.  I love to fish shallow early with artificial baits like MirrOlure She Dogs and She Pups in the bone and silver patterns, but if you are a live bait angler then you need to fish around islands and reefs early with VersaMaxx Bolt Corks. Try popping the corks every 3-5 seconds but try not moving the cork, leave a little slack in the line and pop.  The reason for this is you want to call the fish to your co

FISHING REPORT Hello, Bayou Charters Fans!!!  What a year so far! Because most of you follow us on Facebook , you have seen the outrageous fishing trips that we have been having since the beginning of the year.  Limits of redfish have been flying in on all boats super early everyday! Catching and releasing has been the name of the game, with 100’s of fish being caught everyday!  I have been in business 25 years, and I have never seen the redfishing anything like it is right now! For the speckled trout fishing, shrimp were late this year and just starting to hit the exterior bays and lakes, so we are beginning to catch trout pretty good.  With the Mississippi River at the highest recorded level, we are fighting the freshwater near the river. The great thing is that we can head east towards the Biloxi Marsh and Breton Sound, (which we normally fish later in the year), but the trout are waiting on the reefs and rigs! ULTIMATE FATHER’S DAY GIVEAWAY Everyone loves their Fath

Hey Anglers!!!!!   Well, the winter is coming to a close and spring has sprung.  As normal we are coming into another awesome year and projections are that we are going to have an above normal year on Speckled Trout, Redfish and Drum due to the bumper crop of offspring of these species had last year.  We are in the final planning stages of building new lodging onsite behind our existing lodges to accommodate more anglers and to offer options to our clients. Due to the overwhelming demand and need for onsite meals, we partnered with one of the local restaurants to offer, if needed, Breakfast Sandwiches, Lunch, and Dinner.  Meals such as Shrimp Creole, Crawfish or Shrimp Étouffée, Boiled Crawfish or Shrimp or Gumbo just to list a few.  Nicole can help you with the orders to make your experience one to remember.  Bookings have been early this year!  It seems that you are getting into the groove with Nicole on getting your trips booked for the year so you get the best dates