The Dogwood Lodge with Southern Way Charters offers the finest in accommodations for your leisure or business desires. Located in southeast Louisiana, this lodge offers a blend of first class accommodations, memorable cuisine of southern cooking and true hospitality that makes guests feel like VIPs while remembering the reason you're here is for the exceptional fishing and hunting.

This trip is an all-inclusive 3 day / 2 night excursion with southern style breakfast, lunch, and dinner, complimentary open bar, and a full day of inshore fishing (all rods, reels, tackle, bait and fish cleaning included!). You'll be targeting speckled trout and redfish in one of the best places on earth! This area also offers exceptional fly fishing opportunities for trophy redfish due to the clarity of the water and endless wild marshes. Check in is 3 pm Monday, you'll fish inshore on 2 guided boats(3/boat) on Tuesday and checkout at 11 am Wednesday.

The Lodge features a lounge area known as the Mississippi Room on the second deck with comfortable seating and wide screen TV to reminisce about the day's adventures. With two open decks, there is plenty of outdoor seating to enjoy your morning coffee or evening cigar. The Lodge offers 6 private rooms with 2 twin beds per room and each room has a private bath. The rooms are named after the rivers she has traversed throughout her past: Red, White, Arkansas, Atchafalaya, Ouachita and Kanawha.

The Dogwood is a historical vessel that was originally built for the US Coast Guard as buoy tender on the upper MS. River. It was later purchased by a cruise company and converted into a multiday vessel for river cruises. The Dogwood Lodge is located past the end of the world marina also known as the Breton Sound Marina in Hopedale, Louisiana in the Biloxi Marsh. Hopedale is located an easy 45 minute drive southeast of New Orleans, and is on the edge of the Mississippi River Gulf Outlet. This location offers easy access to the great inshore fishing for redfish, speckled trout and many other species as well as exceptional duck hunting. Southern Way Charters can customize and manage all aspects of a successful outdoor adventure for individuals, family or corporate groups.

All boats pick you up and drop you off at the Lodge. We furnish lunch and bottled water and soft drinks to go for you on the boats. If you desire any alcoholic beverages on the guide boats, please bring with you. Also bring your own ice chest for holding and transport fish back with you. Charter Fishing licenses are $10 for 3 days. Gratuities not included. All towels and linen provided. Must be booked on mutually agreeable dates and within one year of purchase. All sales are final - No refunds - Travel Insurance is recommended.