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Amberjack season closes June 1
Recreational fishing for greater amberjack closes in state waters at midnight on June 1, the Mississippi Department of Marine Resources announced today (May 24). […]
Offshore Fishing
Offshore Fishing
Twice as nice
According to Capt. Lenny Maiolatesi of the Fighting Chicken, docked at Harbor Landing Marina in Ocean Springs, “April means wahoo, and we use a three-pronged attack to fish offshore then. […]
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Greater amberjack fishing management plan topic of public hearing
The Gulf of Mexico Fishery Management Council will hold a public hearing Wednesday (Jan. 11) just outside of New Orleans during which anglers can comment on how greater amberjack will be managed off the Mississippi coast. […]
Cobia
Cobia to be released on two popular coastal artificial reefs
About 8,000 juvenile cobia will be released this week on two artificial reefs off the Mississippi Coast, the Department of Marine Resources announced yesterday (Dec. 6). […]
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Artificial reef formed off Mississippi Coast
An artificial reef recently was placed 23 miles off the Mississippi coast in 85 feet to enhance fishing in the popular Fish Haven 13 area, the Mississippi Department of Marine Resources announced today (Nov. 2).
The reef, composed of three structures, was made possible because of a partnership between MDMR and NASA’s Stennis Space Center, the agency said. […]
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Congressional bill would protect offshore structures for use as artificial reefs
Legislation introduced in the U.S. Congress that would prevent rigs and other Gulf of Mexico structures from being removed as ordered by the U.S. Department of Interior should be passed, the Coastal Conservation Association said today.
The Rigs to Reefs Habitat Protection Act of 2011, introduced by Republican Sen. David Vitter of Louisiana, seeks to allows structures to remain in the Gulf as artificial reefs. […]
Offshore Fishing
Fishing, football go together like popcorn, movies
One of the most-difficult problems for fishermen in the fall is choosing between staying home and watching one of their favorite football teams or going fishing. However, Capt. Jay Trochesset has solved this problem for anglers fishing with him on the Silver Dollar III, based at Point Cadet Marina in Biloxi. […]
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11-year-old steals the show at the Sonny Johnson Memorial Fishing Tournament
An 11-year-old angler boated one of two billfish that earned the top prize in the Sonny Johnson Memorial Fishing Tournament this weekend (Aug. 11-14). […]
Snapper
Snapper season’s not over in August
Plenty of snapper live off Mississippi’s Gulf Coast. Just because red snapper season has ended doesn’t mean you can’t catch other varieties of hard-fighting, delicious snapper, including lane, vermilion and gray, as part of your aggregate of 10 reef fish. […]
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Circle hooks are perfect for grouper fishing
When Capt. Lenny Maiolatesi mentioned that circle hooks gave him a decided advantage over grouper when it came to getting them in the boat, I wondered why. I had seen other anglers using circle hooks even for inshore fish like speckled trout and redfish. […]
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Group Therapy
Specialization is a Social Studies vocabulary word that every 8th grader in the state of Mississippi should know. It is an economic term that essentially refers to someone becoming particularly interested in or good at an occupation, interest or field of study. […]
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Think small for big snapper
Many years ago, a captain taught me the secret of little spots for big snapper — sunken washing machines. On that fishing trip, the captain asked me, “Do you want to catch a big snapper?” I replied, “Sure I do.” The captain smiled and said, “Okay, we’ll catch them out of the washing machine. […]