About Us

From left to right, we have Tiffany Bardwell, Cheryl Soileau, & Abby Deloach. These ladies are what keep the show running.  They handle cooking all meals - including some the finest cookies - to cleaning all of the lodges from top to bottom day after day.  They cater to our guests needs by providing a high quality experience and that "at home" feeling.  

Hunter Soileau is a native of Pineville, La and started duck hunting at the age of 6 with his father, Blake Soileau. When given the choice of where to go and what to do during hunting season, Hunter's choice was always to head to the camp to go duck hunting or fishing.  Hunter ran his first guided hunt at 15 yrs old and began his full-time guiding career at 18.

Hunter has guided trips from the banks of Catahoula Lake all the way to the fields of Alberta Canada. He is now the Head Guide and Operations Manager at FS&S. Hunting has always been his passion in life and he enjoys every second of it.  Hunter has been at FS&S since the beginning and just seems to intuitively know what a duck is thinking.

Outside of duck hunting, Hunter spends his time managing the family seafood business, fishing and spending time with his wife, Megan, and his daughter and son, Brinn & Baden.

Joe is a native of Hattiesburg, Mississippi, but for the last 13 years has lived in Central Louisiana.  Joe has been hunting Catahoula Lake and the surrounding areas for over 10 years and part of the FS&S family for 9 years.  He's extremely handy, can fix just about anything and never wants a day off during duck season.  In the spring, Joe loves to fish and chase turkeys.  Joe's other passion is his wife, Brooke, and his daughter Ellie.  

Richard is a Pineville native that grew up hunting Catahoula Lake and the surrounding areas alongside his dad and brother.

Richard has been a guide and owner of a small business for going on 13 years and has been with the FS&S family for 7 years.

Outside of duck season, Richard stays busy with his lawn and landscape business.  Richard and his wife, Courtney, enjoy time at home and at the baseball field with their son Holden.

Cody is a native of West Monroe, Louisiana and now lives in Deville located just about 10 minutes from Catahoula.  Cody grew up hunting all over Louisiana chasing after anything on the ground, in a tree or in the sky.

Cody started duck hunting in the fields and woods of north Louisiana all the way down to the marshes of south Louisiana. He's been a part of the FS&S family for 6 years with his two dogs “Duke” and “Django”.

Outside of hunting Cody enjoys competitive duck calling for Bragging Rights Duck Calls, bow fishing for redfish in the marshes of south Louisiana, and spending time with his wife Jessica and their two boys, Beau and Levi.   

Shane was born and raised in southwest Arkansas and started chasing ducks as soon as he was old enough to wear boots.

Shane loves all things waterfowl and routinely travels to hunt in 4-6 different states each year. Shane has been guiding at FS&S for over 6 years and loves every minute he spends in Central Louisiana.

When not chasing waterfowl, Shane enjoys bass fishing on his home lake “Lake Fork” and is a national Mossy Oak Pro Staff member.

Shane and his wife Cassie have 3 children - Savannah and twins, Isaac and Mason.

Brandon Menard, most commonly known around camp as “Picasso”, is a resident of St. Martinville, Louisiana.

He began duck hunting 20 years ago in the marshes of south Louisiana. His passion for the sport grows every year, but even more so now that his oldest daughter Camille joins him in the blind from time to time.

During the off-season, there’s no escape from waterfowl for Brandon as he trains competitive retrievers professionally to earn his living. When not training dogs or chasing ribbons on the road, he likes to return to his roots in the marshes of south Louisiana chasing redfish with a bow and arrow!

“Picasso” has been part of the FS&S family for 5 years. 

Aden Bordelon aka “Tiny”.

Aden is from Simmesport, Louisiana where at the young age of 6 he started hunting anything and everything. Aden’s passion is definitely duck hunting and he has chased them in the entire surrounding area. But once night comes, you'll find him behind a thermal hunting for hogs.

Aden and his dog “Tank” have been with us at FS&S for 4 years and making a hunt with them is one you won’t forget!

Sean Craig is a native of Pineville, Louisiana.  Sean grew up deer hunting in the winter and building and shooting custom longbows in the summer.  Sean started his duck hunting adventures while in high school and has been killing ducks at Catahoula ever since.  

Sean is a family man and spends his time with his wife, Leia, and their daughter Leighton and is the owner of Maecarri Lanyards. 

Sean has been a part of the FS&S family since 2019 along with his 3-year-old dog “Rip” who is just shy of 1500 retrieves.

Cole is a resident of Ville Platte, Louisiana.  Cole started chasing ducks and specks at the age of 12 in the fields and bayous around his home.

When not chasing waterfowl or in a deer stand, Cole manages an agricultural farm in Ville Platte.

Cole has been part of the FS&S family for 4 years and we couldn’t be happier having him as part of the team.

Ashton is a Native of Effie, Louisiana.  He's been hunting Catahoula and the surrounding areas since the young age of 6.

Ashton and his dog “Tank” have been a part of the FS&S family for 4 years.  When he’s not chasing ducks or catching fish, Ashton works as a lineman.
 

Neal Plauche was born and raised in Pineville, Louisiana. Neal started waterfowl hunting Catahoula Lake and the surrounding areas around the age of 8.

Neal has been a part-time guide at FS&S for 4 years working weekends and days off from Louisiana Tech University where he is studying to be a dentist.  You can always find Neal with his dog “Delta”.

Trent Smith grew up in Deville, Louisiana and has been hunting Catahoula Lake with his dad and brother since he was old enough to shoulder a 20 gauge single shot.

Outside of chasing ducks and his job as a lineman, you can find Trent somewhere in the outdoors fishing and spending time with friends.

Trent has been part of the FS&S family for 2 years along with his dog “CY” who will be entering his 12th duck season this fall.

Damion is a Pineville native and has been hunting Catahoula Lake and surrounding areas for 18 years.

Outside of hunting season, Damion dedicates his time to his wife, Maddie, and to Buckeye High School where he's a teacher and football/baseball coach.

Damion and his 4 year old dog “Brandy”, with 1100 retrieves, have been a part of the FS&S family for 2 years.

Evan Knapp, a resident of Pineville, Louisiana, has been hunting Catahoula and surrounding areas since the age of 7.

Outside of killing ducks, Evan is an avid deer hunter and tournament bass fisherman.  When he’s not filling the freezer, he finds himself working offshore.

Evan has been a part of the FS&S family for 2 years.

Mr. Blade Bordelon happens to be brother to “Tiny”. Blade, like many of us, started his duck hunting hobby shooting woodies in the sloughs and small wooded holes near his home which only greatly increased his obsession. He has chased waterfowl all over the area alongside his brother looking for any area to drop a boat and hunt. When he’s not hunting, Blade makes a living working rigs offshore. Blade has been with the FS&S family for 2 seasons and has definitely become a great asset to the team. When asked about guiding Blade said, “The look in someone’s face when I can help them get their target bird or a kid getting his first bird brings me a joy I look forward to every morning for 60 days”.

Patrick is a native of Lakeland,La and has been hunting deer and ducks since he was 6 years old with his dad and brother. His passion for duck hunting quickly grew quickly as he started chasing them all over La & MS. in the off season Patrick drives a dump truck for a living; but in his off time he enjoys all things outdoors from fishing to frogging and everything in between. Patrick and his dog ''Bruce'' has been with FS&S for 1 year.

JT grew up in Pineville,La and currently lives in Lafayette,La. He started hunting at an early age with his dad, which is what built his passion and desire to chase waterfowl. JT has chased waterfowl all over the US from Colorado to the marshes of South Louisisana. He enjoys sharing the blind with his loyal dog "KATE". During the off season JT he enjoys spending time with his wife Laiha and their other 3 dogs while also building a career driving a 18 wheeler freight truck fot Fedex. JT joined the FS&S team in 2023 and we look forward to the years to come with him on board.

Matt is a native of Woodville,MS and has been hunting waterfowl since the age of 8, hunting the backwaters of the Mississippi River bottoms. He enjoys hunting all across Mississippi, Louisiana and Arkansas with his veteran dog "Jhett" and younger dog "Rae". During the off season Matt spends his time with his daughter Addalyn and competing with his dogs in the UKC & AKC organizations running hunt test, field trials, and the super retriever series. Matt joined FS&S in 2023 and we look forward to more years with him. 

Jered is a native of Ville Platte,La and has been chasing ducks and geese since the age of 6. He started his passion for hunting in the rice fields and cypress bottoms around his home town; and since then has branched out all across Louisiana and Kansas. When hes not chasing ducks he is ana avid fisherman going all over the country from Alaska to Louisiana. he also enjoys training and competing in UKC hunt trials while taking time to study professional aviation at LSUA with plans to be a pilot. Jared and his dog "Sprig" have been with us since 2023 and look forward to seeing his guide career grow here at FS&S.