Outdoors enthusiast Harold Bagley is fullfilling a life-long dream to bring this charter service to you. Captain Harold has spent the last 25 years exploring the area, knowing the people and finding the fish. He's thought of everything so that you won't have to. 

Charters typically run $300 - 650 for a group of up to six, which will get you everything you need for a worry free day or half-day of touring the water-ways and fishing.

Bagley Saltwater Fishing

• 6222 Hwy. 56, Chauvin, LA 70344   (Map)
• Phone: (985) 594-5455 or (225) 571-1255
• Email: Bagley17@cox.net
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• associations

  • Coastal Conservation Association (CCA)

  • Louisiana Charterboat Association

  • NACO member insurance

• business policies

  • no advanced notice

  • no deposit neccessary

• contact info

  • BSC Email: Bagley17@cox.net

  • BSC Home (225) 675-8859

  • BSC Phone Camp: (985) 594 - 5455

  • BSC Phone Cell: (225) 571 - 1255

  • Webmaster Email: ken.papa@gmail.com

• contingencies

  • hardly ever rains all day long. We'll fish out of covered areas and then head out to the open water once the rain subsides

• credentials

  • 25 Yrs fishing these waters

  • Coast gaurd licensed

  • fully insured

  • Licensed captain for 7 years

  • state licensed

• destinations

  • Barrier Islands

  • Lake Barre

  • Lake Boudreaux

  • Lake Pelto

  • Lake Pontchartrain

  • Madison Bay

  • Miscellaneous Bayous and Canals

  • Swamp/Marsh

  • Terrebone Bay

  • Timbalier Bay

• faq

  • What to bring?

• feature

  • Bait, tackle, fuel, equipment, assistance with casting, baiting & removing hook, fish cleaning

  • Bring what you want to eat & drink and the rest captain harold will provide.

  • Camp sites available in area to park camper trailer

  • Catching the limit of Trout & Reds is the norm

  • No bugs at night, but misquitos and knats during the day

  • Operate year round

  • Raingear is provided when needed

  • Spot where kids can crab while the adults fish.

  • State of the art tackle

• fish

  • black drum

  • bull drum

  • Bull Red

  • cigar trout

  • drum

  • flounder

  • puppy drum

  • Rat Reds

  • red drum

  • Red Fish

  • red

  • sand trout

  • school trout

  • Sheephead

  • sow

  • Speckled Trout

  • specs

  • spotted sea trout

  • white trout

• Items to Bring

  • 48 qt. ice chest

  • ball caps

  • Cheap ice chest

  • drink coozy

  • earplugs

  • fishing trip license

  • Repellant

  • sunglasses

  • Sunscreen

  • tissue paper

  • towels

• location

  • bonne carre spillway public launch

  • Harold's Camp

  • Harold's House

  • Sportsman's Paradise Landing

• Maps

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• package

  • Individuals - sign up to express interest. Go in together with other individuals to buy package

  • Up to 4 people per vessel full day - $450/vessel

  • Up to 4 people per vessel half day - $300/vessel

  • Up to 6 people per vessel full day - $650/vessel

  • Up to 6 people per vessel half day - $450/vessel

• person

  • Harold Bagley

  • Ken Papa

• seasons

  • Fall & Winter

  • March - September

  • May - September

  • Night Fishing

  • October - February

  • Spring & Summer

• service

  • Clean & Bag Fish

• specialties

  • Come out with me, we'll make adjustments for whatever conditions come along and if there's any way to please you, you'll get pleased.

  • I'm not in a hurry. If I need to take more time, that's fine.

  • kids - I'll make sure that the kids have a good time and catch something

  • Not to catch the most fish at any cost

  • Novice to pro

• tackle

  • 4000 size spinning reel with several stainless steel ball bearings on a medium action 6.5' IM6 graphite spinning rod

• tips

  • Casting Common mistake with casting an open face reel..... holding line too far down the finger. use 'ball' of fingertip.

  • Casting common mistake: double hung lures should not be whipped. carefully move to back, come to full stop, look and sling it forward.

  • Common mistake: using too heavy of a line. Smaller line will get you more strikes, and more fish. You can catch a big fish on small line. Just remember, he didn't get big by being stupid.

  • don't be greedy with your spot when you cast. If everyone is targeting a small area the fish will congregate there and hopefully get into a 'feeding frenzy'.

  • Don't use a line with a lot of 'memory'. For example, if your line comes out with the shape of the spool, that is a bad thing. Limp line works better.

  • Inspect your line for frays, twists and kinks. Remove damaged line or replace it.

  • Reel drag must be set properly. (Approx. 50% of your line's breaking strength).

  • Weather tip: watch the southwest. typically storms move from the southwest.

  • Wind: 'wind out the east, fish bite the least' does not pertain to cododrie. West wind is the least favorable. Southeast wind is optimal. Best for water clarity.

• vessel

  • 18' Custom Build Heavy Duty Shallow Draft Aluminum boat

  • Gravios All aluminum 24' Center Console Bay Boat with 'T - Top'