Field Reports
Specks love Mississippi artificial reefs
Tommy Vidrine launched at the Washington Street Pier in Bay St. Louis and headed nearby to Taylor’s Reef to catch speckled trout. […]
Field Reports
Field Reports
Big artificials = BIG catches
Capt. Charlie Thomason demonstrates how to rig and fish the MirrOlure Lil John XL to target larger species. […]
Field Reports
Catch and cook: Flounder gigging + Speckled trout fishing on the Mississippi Coast
Experiencing a full 24 hours on the Mississippi Coast. Speckled trout fishing during the day and flounder gigging at night. […]
Hunting Reports
Dawsyn Veale’s first deer
Ten-year-old Dawsyn Veale of New Orleans got her first deer in Copiah County, Miss.
Fishing Reports
Kristen says bluegill make excellent jug bait
This Florida native recently booked a jug fishing trip with Barton Outfitters, and despite windy conditions and almost 90 degree temperatures, cut bluegill found their target (a giant blue catfish and KK’s personal best!) This
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Speckled trout fishing tips with Capt. Charlie
Capt. Charlie Thomason demonstrates how to use a drop-shot rig with a Vudu Shrimp to target speckled trout over oyster beds. […]
Hunting Reports
Ripken’s public land gobbler
Ripken Collins, 7, killed his first turkey while hunting on public land on March 14, 2026. It was an adult gobbler with beard rot.
Hunting Reports
Jack Bonneval’s first eastern turkey
Jack Bonneval, 7, killed his first eastern turkey in Union Church, Miss. “It was just Jack and myself. I was able to call this gobbler in close and as I explained to him everything else
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Do bait modifications work?
Capt. Charlie Thomason experiments with replacing traditional treble hooks on topwater lures with inline single hooks. […]
Fishing Reports
Matthew Malone’s shark
Matthew Malone, 9, was fishing at Ship Island with Reel Therapy Charters in Biloxi, Miss., on April 18, 2026 when he caught this shark.
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Mallory Milligan’s buck
Mallory Milligan with the nice buck she got on Dec. 13, 2025, at St. Catherine Creek National Wildlife Refuge.
Fishing Reports
Ian Otero’s double-digit bass
Ian Otero of Lafitte, La., caught this 10.58-pound bass on June 6 from a pond in Fern Springs, Miss., during a two-day trip with his friend, Reed Creppel. He used a 6th Sense Crush 50x