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.
Anglers Choice
87
Reviews
60
Fishing Reports
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My Charter Listing

Cat 5 Fishing Charters LLC

State licensed
Excellent
4.9 / 5
(87 reviews)
Angler's choice
Lake Charles
 Last booking: 1 day ago
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Trips from US $550

Fishing Reports

Full moon and filets to take home
Full moon and filets to take home
Jul 11, 2025 Lake Charles
These trips were during the full moon phase and we still managed a few filets for our customers to take home. Fishing is about to back on full steam ahead again. Most fish were caught on live bait.
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Tough fishin but still catching
Tough fishin but still catching
Jun 26, 2025 Lake Charles
Its been tough the past few days. We are still catching fish but most are undersized or oversized. As it warms up so does the fishing. We are dodging rain storms everyday as well we are fishing rain or shine as long as its nothing crazy. Most fish has came from live bait the past few days.
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Tough fishin but still catching
Tough fishin but still catching
Jun 26, 2025 Lake Charles
Its been tough the past few days. We are still catching fish but most are undersized or oversized. As it warms up so does the fishing. We are dodging rain storms everyday as well we are fishing rain or shine as long as its nothing crazy. Most fish has came from live bait the past few days.
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Tough fishin but still catching
Tough fishin but still catching
Jun 26, 2025 Lake Charles
Its been tough the past few days. We are still catching fish but most are undersized or oversized. As it warms up so does the fishing. We are dodging rain storms everyday as well we are fishing rain or shine as long as its nothing crazy. Most fish has came from live bait the past few days.
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Tough fishin but still catching
Tough fishin but still catching
Jun 26, 2025 Lake Charles
Its been tough the past few days. We are still catching fish but most are undersized or oversized. As it warms up so does the fishing. We are dodging rain storms everyday as well we are fishing rain or shine as long as its nothing crazy. Most fish has came from live bait the past few days.
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Tough fishin but still catching
Tough fishin but still catching
Jun 26, 2025 Lake Charles
Its been tough the past few days. We are still catching fish but most are undersized or oversized. As it warms up so does the fishing. We are dodging rain storms everyday as well we are fishing rain or shine as long as its nothing crazy. Most fish has came from live bait the past few days.
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Customer reviews

Rating summary
Excellent
4.9 / 5
out of 5 stars from 87 reviews
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Boat
Excellent
4.9 / 5
Crew
Excellent
5.0 / 5
Experience
Excellent
4.9 / 5
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Great day at Hackberry.
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Angler rating
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Anglers claimed
Good experience
98%
Friendly captain
100%
Recommend this charter
98%
Appropriate for children
95%
Satisfied with the boat
100%
Caught fish
98%
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Parker S. J.
Excellent
5.0 / 5
Experience:
Excellent
5.0 / 5
Boat
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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Lisa D.
Excellent
5.0 / 5
Experience:
Excellent
5.0 / 5
Boat
Excellent
5.0 / 5
Crew
Excellent
5.0 / 5
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Cat 5

VERIFIED   Full Day Trip on August 29, 2025
We had so much fun!! The weather wasnโ€™t the greatest but we made the best of it!! Caught so huge red fish!! Loved Captain...
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Nelson Y.
Excellent
5.0 / 5
Experience:
Excellent
5.0 / 5
Boat
Excellent
5.0 / 5
Crew
Excellent
5.0 / 5
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Highly recommended.

VERIFIED   Full Day Trip on September 12, 2025
Even when nobody was catching fish we came home with our limit of reds and caught all the bull reds we could handle.
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David A.
Excellent
5.0 / 5
Experience:
Excellent
5.0 / 5
Boat
Excellent
5.0 / 5
Crew
Excellent
5.0 / 5
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Great Captain

VERIFIED   Half Day Trip (AM) on August 11, 2025
Bradley is very knowledgeable of the area and successful techniques to catch fish!ย  Highly recommended!!
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David R.
Excellent
4.7 / 5
Experience:
Very good
4.0 / 5
Boat
Excellent
5.0 / 5
Crew
Excellent
5.0 / 5
Overall

Great experience for the whole family.

VERIFIED   Full Day Trip on July 13, 2025
Capt. Bradley showed us a great time. He was friendly, respectful and attentive to the needs of our new fisherwoman (Mom)....
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