My brother and I fished three days straight with Captain Mitch Haydel on Bayou Paradise.  This review will serve for all three days.

We can’t say enough good about Mitch. He was so helpful, responsive to our questions and concerned that we caught enough fish that we had to calm him down and assure him that we were catching plenty of fish and having a great time. :)

I (Bruce Dale) had so much fun that I hope to go back with my wife as soon as we can manage it. :) 

A couple of tips: First, swallow your dang pride and let Mitch do the casting for you. He can put that bait right where it needs to be 99 times out of a 100. And you will throw it in the wrong spot 99 times out of a 100.  Second, talk to Mitch. He loves to talk. Happy Captain Mitch equals happy trip.

My brother and I fished three days straight with Captain Mitch Haydel on Bayou Paradise.  This review will serve for all three days.

We can’t say enough good about Mitch. He was so helpful, responsive to our questions and concerned that we caught enough fish that we had to calm him down and assure him that we were catching plenty of fish and having a great time. :)

I (Bruce Dale) had so much fun that I hope to go back with my wife as soon as we can manage it. :) 

A couple of tips: First, swallow your dang pride and let Mitch do the casting for you. He can put that bait right where it needs to be 99 times out of a 100. And you will throw it in the wrong spot 99 times out of a 100.  Second, talk to Mitch. He loves to talk. Happy Captain Mitch equals happy trip.

Captain Mitch was prompt and responsive with getting the trip lined up. Fishing trip started with handshakes and introductions with explanation of the day on the water. The Four of us and captain set out for the day Mitch is very family friendly and knowledgeable of the Bayou. After a short boat ride we were into fish and landing Reds. Know mind you we are a fishing group looking to add catching different types of fish to our resume and Mitch was on I. Fishing was tough with a cold front pushing into the area and out of the 3 guides running clients we were the only ones landing fish. Now with all the knowledge, stories and smiles we achieved the Louisiana Slam of 4 different fish landed Reds, Sheepshead, Flounder and Drum. We landed lots of fish and normally only do catch and release but kept a few for table fare. We highly recommend Bayou Paradise Fishing Charters and Capt. Mitch for your next fishing adventure. Thanks Mitch for the opportunity #Oregoncrew

Captain Mitch was the best. We had an unbelievable time. He was super communicative leading up to it. As for the day of, we had the best time. It was me and my two teenagers, and he was so informative and entertaining at the same time. My daughter was a beginner and he was really patient with her. He balanced our time between easier to catch fish and looking for the harder to catch fish. Captain Mitch just seemed really intent on making sure we had a great time. It’s clear he loves his job and seeing people enjoy fishing. And God bless him he filleted the 40+ fish we caught (we caught much more but stopped keeping em). Would def recommend going with him it’ll always be a good time!!

We had a great day fishing with Captain Mitchell.  My grandson had wanted to fish in the Bayou for some time. He caught three different kinds of fish and the captain worked hard to be sure he caught a variety.  Very focused on him having a great day!  The weather was expected to be bad and the captain worked with us to find a window of time that we could fish. We Truly appreciated that.
Great experience and super nice captain!