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July 22, 2026

Over the past few decades, the emphasis of the Mississippi Deep Sea Fishing Rodeo has shifted more toward the coastline for species like redfish, with which most coastal residents can relate. The 66th annual event is July 3-6 at Gulfport Harbor.

66th Deep Sea Rodeo July 3-6

June 25, 2014 Bobby Cleveland

One thing that has kept the Mississippi Deep Sea Fishing Rodeo running for 66 years is that it is and always has been the fishing event for every angler.

No kidding. […]

Mississippi's pure dove hunters, those who hunt past the opening weekend, are happy about a proposed 90-day season that will allow more opportunity in the final segment.

Dove hunters to get 20 more days

June 16, 2014 Bobby Cleveland

Mississippi’s serious dove hunters will get a bonus 20 days of shooting in the coming season, under a plan proposed by the Commission on Wildlife, Fisheries and Parks. […]

Brett Beasley of Zachary, La., set the Okhissa Lake largemouth record Saturday with this 12.9-pound bass, which he successfully released alive.

Louisiana angler sets Okhissa record

June 16, 2014 Bobby Cleveland

Before Saturday, the biggest bass Brett Beasley had ever caught was six pounds. He more than doubled that on one cast at Lake Okhissa at Homochitto National Forest near Bude. […]

Lake Okhissa near Bude is loaded with bluegill and because of its deep water adjacent to over 500 gravel bedding areas, it produces a great June bite despite its Southwest Mississippi location.

Plenty of fishing action this month

June 13, 2014 Bobby Cleveland

June is a great month for freshwater species, including another round of bedding bream on the full (June 14) and new moon phases (May 28, June 27). The farther north you go, the better the bedding will be, since bluegill spawn earlier in the southernmost counties. […]

Shrimping season will open in Mississippi June 18, which always leads to great eating and can also open some good fishing opportunities.

Shrimp season to open June 18

June 12, 2014 Bobby Cleveland

Mississippi’s 2014-15 shrimp season will open a week from today, according to the Mississippi Department of Marine Resources. […]

Teenager David Sanders already has his jig heads in tackle shops across Mississippi and is now expanding into Louisiana.

Teen’s custom jig heads making a splash

June 11, 2014 Sam Davis

Kahle hooks have been a staple among live bait fishermen along the Mississippi Gulf Coast for years; whether fishing with croakers or shrimp or bull minnows, you name it. […]

The Turcotte Shooting Range near Barnett Reservoir will host the Miss Mississippi 2014 Sporting Clay Tournament on June 13.

Miss Mississippi sporting clays Friday

June 10, 2014 Bobby Cleveland

One would be hard pressed to find an odder pairing, sporting clays and beauty pageants, but in Mississippi it seems shotguns and glamour might be a perfect fit. […]

This 843-pound blue marlin earned the team aboard the Iona Louise the win in the 2014 Mississippi Gulf Coast Billfish Classic this weekend. Shown are boat owner Joe Hudson and angler Deb Hebert.

800-pound marlin earns team Mississippi Gulf Coast Billfish Classic win

June 9, 2014 David Rainer

Deb Hebert has been involved in life-or-death situations and weathered the fury of hurricanes, but she has seldom been in a situation as exhilarating or draining as the one she faced during the Mississippi Gulf Coast Billfish Classic this weekend. […]