Field Notes
Top 6 surf-fishing tactics
There’s more to catching trout in the surf than showing up and walking into the water. Here are some tips from Sammy Romano, who has perfected the tactics. […]
Coast Region
Outdoor Updates
April is peak trout month around Cat Island
Big, prespawn speckled trout are a common target around Mississippi’s Cat Island throughout April. And the prespawn trout there in April are big. […]
Newsletters
Mississippi red snapper season opens May 22
Mississippi’s 2020 red snapper season will open at 12:01 a.m. on Friday, May 22, for recreational and state-permitted for-hire vessels. […]
Features
Targeting speckled trout on neap tides
Many speckled trout anglers avoid fishing on days with neap tides. They’re missing out, according to one Pass Christian guide. […]
Newsletters
Trout in transition months
Capt. Charlie Thomason has spent many years following speckled trout through this transitional period in the fall and he has some key concepts. […]
Inshore Fishing
Cooler weather, hotter marsh fishing action
Mississippi’s coastal fishermen, plagued all summer by fresh-water related problems beyond their control, have been eyeing the arrival of October fishing. […]
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. […]
Inshore Fishing
Flounder: catch ‘em while they’re here
Flounder are a year-round fish on the northern side of the Gulf of Mexico, but with opposite migration patterns than most shallow-water gamefish like speckled trout, redfish and sheepshead. […]
Cobia
Five great summer fishing trips to Mississippi’s Gulf Coast
Summer on Mississippi’s Gulf Coast offers a lot of action for fishermen, including trout, redfish, snapper, grouper, cobia, mackerel and tripletail. […]
Features
Speck-tacular May fishing
Relatively small factors can make a huge difference in targeting speckled trout that begin spawning in Gulf waters in May. […]
Features
Mississippi fishermen kick off April saltwater action
Trout are the No. 1 target for fishermen along Mississippi’s Gulf Coast this month, but redfish and flounder are also options. […]
Features
Black drum fill up dull, winter days along Mississippi’s Gulf Coast
Battles with big, black drum ward off winter’s chill for Mississippi’s saltwater fishermen. […]