Speckled Trout
Island trout
It’s April my friends. We finally made it to the time when the trout are cruising the barrier island grass flats and troughs. […]
Tidal Talk
Speckled Trout
Trout are always on topic
Alot of conversations on the Gulf Coast start with “Where’s the trout?” It’s a fun way to kick off a conversation, and everyone knows some tall tales are about to be spun. The truth typically comes out somewhere in the mix of boasting and sandbagging. […]
Speckled Trout
Dream boat
If someone tells you you don’t need a trolling motor on your boat, stop talking to that person — you don’t need that kind of negativity in your life. […]
Redfish
Scout on low-tide days
The cool thing about January — pun intended — is that we have some extremely low tides when a big tide range is met with a stout north wind. […]
Inshore Fishing
Same baits, different retrieves
What in the cat hair is going on? He’s not walking the dog, he’s — dragging the dog. […]
Speckled Trout
Let tide charts lead you to the trout
Capt. Bill Hancock with Reel Outlaw Charters based out of D’Iberville puts some incredible boxes of trout together during November. […]
Inshore Fishing
Under the lights – Night-fishing not just for summer
Many anglers think fishing after dark is just a way to avoid the heat of summer, but it’s an equally effective approach in the fall. […]
Inshore Fishing
Don’t be crabby this month
Every time I sit down to write, I look at the previous year’s column for the same month to make sure I’m not writing about the same topic using the same sources. […]
Redfish
Fish don’t like the heat either
“Boy it’s hot. This is hot. It never got this hot in Brooklyn. This is like Africa hot. Tarzan couldn’t take this kind of hot.” Eugene Morris Jerome, the character played by Matthew Broderick in the movie Biloxi Blues […]
Inshore Fishing
Magnolia surfing
Capt. Glenn Ellis and I arrived at the Biloxi Small Craft Harbor well before daylight, launched his boat and headed south. […]
Inshore Fishing
Katrina Reef – Out of the rubble came a reef trout love
We finally had a wind-free day recently, so my wife and I decided to take a short jaunt to one of our favorite trout havens after church. […]
Inshore Fishing
D.O.A. Shrimp deserves its popularity
I’ve learned some great tips and tactics writing this column. I’ve also learned you can’t be thin-skinned when you put your work out there for other folks to read. […]