Captain
Bradley Laningham

Member since January 2023 Lake Charles, United States
Background
Captain Bradley, a Lake Charles, Louisiana native, owns and operates Cat 5 Fishing Charters LLC.

Hey, I'm Captain Bradley Laningham

Lake Charles, United States
Background
Captain Bradley, a Lake Charles, Louisiana native, owns and operates Cat 5 Fishing Charters LLC.
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Reviews
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Fishing Reports
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My Charter Listing

Cat 5 Fishing Charters LLC

State licensed
Excellent
5.0 / 5
(64 reviews)
Lake Charles
 Last booking: 3 days ago
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Trips from US $550

Fishing Reports

Fishing has been great!
Fishing has been great!
May 23, 2025 Lake Charles
We are catching fish everyday and every where. From artificials to live shrimp. It going to keep getting better from here out. While some redfish are being sight casted to cstching sheepshead along the rocks to trout on reefs.
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Sunny days and boxes of fish
Sunny days and boxes of fish
Mar 30, 2025 Lake Charles
Had a couple of wind days finally laid down and tbe bite was on. We did managed to get some live shrimp to use as well as artificial lures.
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Two days of action
Two days of action
Mar 25, 2025 Lake Charles
Fishing had been tough but since spring has started with warmer weather. The action has turned on. The past twp days we have caught more fish than we have in two weeks. Both days have caught well over 50 fish. We are catching them from live shrimp if they have them to plastics on a slow retrieve. The more days we have warmer weather and these fronts start to slow down fishing will be getting awesome.
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Scouting trip
Scouting trip
Feb 26, 2025 Lake Charles
Took a couple buddies with me today looking doe speckled trout post cold front. Did not find any but found redfish at every spot we stopped at and a bonus flounder. Fishing is going to be on fire the more it warms up.
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Half day morning trip
Half day morning trip
Feb 15, 2025 Lake Charles
Super foggy conditions and super windy today. But we managed to get out the wind and found the fish in one spot. All caught on soft plastics and 1/8 jig head. Working the bottom slowly. Managed a 2 man speckled trout limit with 5 sand trout and two redfish in the box to close out the morning trip.
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Pre cold front action
Pre cold front action
Feb 11, 2025 Lake Charles
Picked up at 11 and set out to go catch redfish first thing. First spot we stopped at we had our 2 man limit of redfish in about 40 mins. Caught many smaller ones that were released. The next few spots went chasing for trout and flounder but we kept finding more redfish. By the last spot of the day we managed to find some good keeper size speckled trout. All fish were caught on artificial lures.
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Customer reviews

Rating summary
Excellent
5.0 / 5
out of 5 stars from 64 reviews
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Boat
Excellent
4.9 / 5
Crew
Excellent
5.0 / 5
Experience
Excellent
4.9 / 5
Photos & videos by reviewers (145)
Great Day fishing!
Great guide who travels to new spots when fish are not cooperating
Great guide who travels to new spots when fish are not cooperating
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Angler rating
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Anglers claimed
Good experience
97%
Friendly captain
100%
Recommend this charter
98%
Appropriate for children
97%
Satisfied with the boat
100%
Caught fish
97%
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Michael L.
Excellent
5.0 / 5
Experience:
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5.0 / 5
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Excellent
5.0 / 5
Crew
Excellent
5.0 / 5
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Great Guide and First Mate

VERIFIED   Half Day Trip (PM) on February 16, 2025
Anyone interested in having a first class experience primarily for Specks, Reds, Flounder, Black Drum, and Sand Trout booking...
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Larry J.
Excellent
5.0 / 5
Experience:
Excellent
5.0 / 5
Boat
Excellent
5.0 / 5
Crew
Excellent
5.0 / 5
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Day was great, accommodations were outstanding

VERIFIED   Half Day Trip (AM) on January 1, 2025
Bradley was great and provided us with an outstanding trip.ย  He was knowledgeable about the lake, where to find fish, had...
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Parker S. J.
Excellent
5.0 / 5
Experience:
Excellent
5.0 / 5
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Excellent
5.0 / 5
Crew
Excellent
5.0 / 5
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Fishing with Bradley

VERIFIED   Full Day Trip on December 15, 2024
Had a great time with Captain Bradley fishing!! Booked a trip for my birthday and we caught a wide variety of fish lots of...
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Daniel V.
Excellent
5.0 / 5
Experience:
Excellent
5.0 / 5
Boat
Excellent
5.0 / 5
Crew
Excellent
5.0 / 5
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Great time!

VERIFIED   NEW  Half Day Trip โ€“ Casino Pickup on May 26, 2025
Was very pleased with the service and would definitely use this charter again! Made it really convenient being picked up from...
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Josh B.
Excellent
5.0 / 5
Experience:
Excellent
5.0 / 5
Boat
Excellent
5.0 / 5
Crew
Excellent
5.0 / 5
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Great Trip!

VERIFIED   Half Day Trip (AM) on July 19, 2024
Friday, my wife, daughter, and I had the opportunity to fish with Captain Bradley. Overall, it was a great experience and we...
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