A Fishing Fool (Coastal Charter)

New Orleans, Louisiana
New Orleans Area Fishing Trip

About Your Guide

Mike Brantley

Independent Guide
Talkative
Laid-back
Instructional
Expert Oriented
Adventurous
Quality
Captain Mike AKA Capt. Flounders is passionate in his pursuit to put together a nice box of fish. He welcomes Anglers of all experience levels. Captain Mike has been fishing Lake Pontchartrain, Biloxi Marsh and the surrounding areas since he was a child.
Captain Mike is the grandson of a career Charter Captain, and has learned countless lessons and cherishes memories of time spent navigating south east Louisiana waterways.

He has placed in a number of fishing rodeos throughout Southeast Louisiana. He is very knowledgeable in weather and tide conditions when preparing for your fishing trip.

About Your Guide

Mike Brantley

Independent Guide
Captain Mike AKA Capt. Flounders is passionate in his pursuit to put together a nice box of fish. He welcomes Anglers of all experience levels. Captain Mike has been fishing Lake Pontchartrain, Biloxi Marsh and the surrounding areas since he was a child.
Captain Mike is the grandson of a career Charter Captain, and has learned countless lessons and cherishes memories of time spent navigating south east Louisiana waterways.

He has placed in a number of fishing rodeos throughout Southeast Louisiana. He is very knowledgeable in weather and tide conditions when preparing for your fishing trip.
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Rapid Fire Guide Q & A

What’s the biggest fish you’ve caught?
I caught a 150 pound yellowfin tuna
If you were cooking for all your friends what would you cook?
Ribeye steaks
Whats your favorite band?
I like old school R&B
Whats your favorite movie?
I like James Bond movies and action hero type movies.

Rapid Fire Guide Q & A

What’s the biggest fish you’ve caught?
I caught a 150 pound yellowfin tuna
If you were cooking for all your friends what would you cook?
Ribeye steaks
Whats your favorite band?
I like old school R&B
Whats your favorite movie?
I like James Bond movies and action hero type movies.
Whats your favorite sports team?
L S U
Whats your drink of choice?
Ice tea
What was your last halloween costume?
I was a pimp
What do you want for Christmas this year?
A new rod & reel
How did you get started guiding?
My passion for my Sport of Fishing. I received joy from watching my children & friends catch.
What makes you different from other guides?
I treat every trip , as if I'm in The SuperBowl. The other guides are my competition and I can't stand to lose.
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Recent Reviews of A Fishing Fool (Coastal Charter)

5.0
based on 4 reviews

Leroy

Verified Review

We had a good day on the water with Mike! A weather front was moving through the area on our day to fish, so consequently the bite was inconsistent. We were able catch several fish, bringing in 8 fish to clean. The fish we caught were spotted trout and white trout. I was hoping to catch a sheep head and some red fish, but they were not biting that day. The highlight...

Leroy

Verified Review

We had a good day on the water with Mike! A weather front was moving through the area on our day to fish, so consequently the bite was inconsistent. We were able catch several fish, bringing in 8 fish to clean. The fish we caught were spotted trout and white trout. I was hoping to catch a sheep head and some red fish, but they were not biting that day. The highlight of the day was catching a small stingray. I’ve never seen one in the wild before so that was pretty neat. Of course we had to release him. I have been with many guides and Mike was very professional.
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Jeffrey

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Captain Mike and captain Chris were great. They got us on the fish despite some tough conditions in the early morning.

Jeffrey

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Captain Mike and captain Chris were great. They got us on the fish despite some tough conditions in the early morning.
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Eric

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Captain Mike was Professional, Punctual and productive !! I will definitely use him again when I come to New Orleans. He has us limits out in an off season. He did not try to oversell us initially and then totally exceeded our expectations.

To top it off were eating fresh fish less than thirty minutes after we were docked !!

Thank You ! Captain mike

Eric

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Captain Mike was Professional, Punctual and productive !! I will definitely use him again when I come to New Orleans. He has us limits out in an off season. He did not try to oversell us initially and then totally exceeded our expectations.

To top it off were eating fresh fish less than thirty minutes after we were docked !!

Thank You ! Captain mike
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Andrew

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We booked a trip with Captain Mike for a bachelor party, and we had an absolute blast. We caught fish, we cracked jokes, and we made some awesome memories. We will be booking with Captain Mike again soon

Andrew

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We booked a trip with Captain Mike for a bachelor party, and we had an absolute blast. We caught fish, we cracked jokes, and we made some awesome memories. We will be booking with Captain Mike again soon
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Potential Target Species

Color-coded seasonality below is based on .
January February March April May June July August September October November December
Flounder
Good
Good
Good
Good
Great
Great
Great
Great
Good
Good
Good
Good
Redfish
Not Ideal
Not Ideal
Good
Good
Great
Great
Good
Good
Great
Good
Good
Not Ideal
Sheepshead
Good
Good
Good
Good
Good
Good
Good
Good
Good
Good
Good
Good
Speckled Trout
Good
Good
Good
Great
Great
Great
Good
Good
Great
Great
Good
Good
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  • Get it while it's HOT!
  • This species is in play.
  • You might get lucky (as long as things are in-season).
  • Couldn't tell ya! (no data)

Techniques

Bottom Fishing
Jigging
Light Tackle Fishing
Live Bait Fishing
Trolling

Types of Fishing

Flats
Inshore

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