Inshore Fishing
How to fish with a drop shot rig
Although drop-shot rigs are nothing new, they have slowly started pushing aside the venerable Carolina rig from its place as the most relied-upon rig. […]
Redfish
Field Notes
Reds on docks
Find a dock that’s in full sunlight, close to shallow and deep water, and with moving water, and you’re in the right spot for redfish. […]
Columns
The Mega Matrix
The Mega Matrix, which fits in between the 2-inch Matrix Mini, the original 3-inch Matrix Shad and the 5-inch Monster Matrix, works great on redfish. […]
Features
Fly after those Mississippi redfish
Clear water along Mississippi’s Gulf Coast brings sight-fishing into focus in October, and that means a fly rod becomes a real weapon for catching redfish. […]
Newsletters
Catching monster bull redfish in the Gulf of Mexico
The Gulf of Mexico is swarming with monster bull redfish. Capt. Charlie Thomason breaks it down so you know where to go and what to use. […]
Outdoor Updates
MS charter captains: ‘We’re catching fish’
One coastal industry hurt by misinformation about the algae bloom has been charter fishing, but most captains say they never quit catching fish. […]
News
How to estimate the weight of a redfish
By measuring the girth at the fattest part of the fish and the length of the fish, you can use this formula to estimate the live weight of a red drum. […]
Recipes
Redfish on the Half Shell Tacos
Chef Nathan Richard from Cavan Restaurant in New Orleans shows his redfish on the half shell tacos recipe on an episode of Sportsman TV. […]
Field Notes
Play weather for spring reds
Late March and early April are transition times for the weather and inshore fishing patterns. […]
Redfish
The redfish bite is hot under docks
Capt. Ben Powers uses his Humminbird Solix to find redfish under docks, then he catches them with live bait on a jighead. The redfish bite is hot right now. […]
Field Notes
How to have redfish success with a chatterbait
Most Gulf Coast anglers have seen, either in person or in videos, redfish in water that’s so clear, it looks like it should have been delivered by the Kentwood man. […]
Redfish
Biloxi Marsh: Being there is worth getting there
The weather plays a crucial role in any type of fishing, but when fishing the Biloxi Marsh, getting there can be more of an inconvenience than actually fishing. […]