Captain
Mitchel Haydel

Member since January 2024 New Orleans, United States
Background
Capt. Mitchel runs trips out of Franks Marina in Barataria, LA aboard a 24ft Bay boat. These waters are known for Largemouth Bass, Black Drum, Flounder, and Redfish and he will show you how to catch them, whether you prefer light tackle or popping. With years of experience, he has a trick or two up his sleeve, and the only way to learn is to join him out on the water!

Hey, I'm Captain Mitchel Haydel

New Orleans, United States
Background
Capt. Mitchel runs trips out of Franks Marina in Barataria, LA aboard a 24ft Bay boat. These waters are known for Largemouth Bass, Black Drum, Flounder, and Redfish and he will show you how to catch them, whether you prefer light tackle or popping. With years of experience, he has a trick or two up his sleeve, and the only way to learn is to join him out on the water!
Anglers Choice
130
Reviews
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Fishing Reports
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My Charter Listing

Bayou Paradise Fishing Charters

State licensed
Excellent
5.0 / 5
(130 reviews)
Angler's choice
New Orleans
 6 bookings in the past week.
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Trips from US $495

Fishing Reports

Post front trout
Post front trout
Nov 22, 2024 New Orleans
Another day of nothing but catching. Windy but the trout didnt mind. After number 45 hit the ice we went and played with the redfish, drum, and shessphead. Refish were all to small today but fun when its pretty much every cast.
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Post front
Post front
Nov 21, 2024 New Orleans
This morning started off perfect. Light winds and schooling redfish. The Wind started to pick up so we decided to head to more protected area, and there was the trout waiting. The colder it gets, the better the fishing will be.
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Redfish and more redfish
Redfish and more redfish
Aug 21, 2024 New Orleans
Redfishing is as hot as it gets right now. Had a morning and evening trip and it was limits for all clients. In the morning we sas able to set the anchor and catch them in one spot. The evening was just as easy but had to keep trolling. Made it fun tho since clients wanted to throw gold spoons.
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Redfish/trout
Redfish/trout
Apr 18, 2024 New Orleans
Client wanted trout. Told them we wouldnt chase redfish first but would chase trout after. Reds werent ready to play yet so left to chase trout. Trout action was fast and furious. Even picked up a bonus bull shark while catching trout every cast. The bite was still steady but was slowing down so went to see if the reds wanted to play yet. Got to the spot we left earlier and boys was they ready. Picked up 5 reds quick and missed more then they caught.
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Redfish trip
Redfish trip
Apr 14, 2024 New Orleans
Step son asked me to take him fishing in the morning so we went. He wanted to throw nothing but gold spoons. Tide was moving in pretty good and the wind was slack. Had our limit, fish cleaned, and boat cleaned in less then three hours.
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Windy trout
Windy trout
Apr 8, 2024 New Orleans
Another windy catch and realse day. Getting to the spot was rough but the trout were waiting on us. Big trout every cast. After a few hours of fun catching trout, clients were ready to switch to redfish since they never had caught one. So we left the trout bitting. Managed to boat 4 reds and 1 bonus flounder in a short period of time, but missed the big one. At Least he had the chance to feel the power in these south Louisiana reds.
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Customer reviews

Rating summary
Excellent
5.0 / 5
out of 5 stars from 130 reviews
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Excellent
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Crew
Excellent
5.0 / 5
Experience
Excellent
5.0 / 5
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Fishing with Mitchel
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Fishing with Mitchel
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Appropriate for children
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Mike S.
Excellent
5.0 / 5
Experience:
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5.0 / 5
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Excellent
5.0 / 5
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Excellent
5.0 / 5
Overall

Great trip and great Captain!

VERIFIED   Half Day Trip (PM) on May 29, 2024
Captain Mitch was terrific,ย  and I couldnโ€™t be more pleased with this fishing trip. We caught plenty of fishโ€ฆ enough keepers...
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Kenneth S.
Excellent
5.0 / 5
Experience:
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5.0 / 5
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Excellent
5.0 / 5
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It was the best

VERIFIED   Half Day Trip (AM) on July 11, 2024
The weather wasnโ€™t great the day we went, but our Captain Mitchell was the best. He made all the amateurs on the trip feel...
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John M.
Excellent
5.0 / 5
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Excellent
5.0 / 5
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Excellent
5.0 / 5
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Awesome Redfishing experience!

VERIFIED   Half Day Trip (AM) on July 10, 2024
Book your fishing trip with Bayou Paradise Charter. Captain Mitchell knows the waters around Lafitte like the back of...
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Robert S.
Very good
3.7 / 5
Experience:
Good
3.0 / 5
Boat
Very good
4.0 / 5
Crew
Very good
4.0 / 5
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Boat was amazing and captain was full of options.

VERIFIED   Half Day Trip (AM) on September 17, 2024
Fishing was a little slow, captain moved us several times offering multiple options until we found a bite.ย  Overall recommend...
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Ryan S.
Excellent
5.0 / 5
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Fun Fishing with Captain Mitch

VERIFIED   Half Day Trip (AM) on July 16, 2024
Captain Mitch is a driven fisherman, knowledge captain, and provides an all around good fishing experience. He made sure to...
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