Features
Make mine a MirrOlure
Fish can be caught any number of ways, but MirrOlures hold a special place with a number of saltwater fishermen, especially those who spend time in inshore waters.
Inshore Fishing
Field Notes
4 keys to topwater trout
Capt. Theophile Bourgeois has spent his career learning what makes trout tick, and he lives for that magical time of year when the big girls come out to play.
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Year 1: New speck regs encouraging
Biologists with the Mississippi Department of Marine Resources are generally pleased with the first year of the regulations that raised the minimum length for speckled trout from 13 to 15 inches in 2017.
Featured
Water temperature affects specks
Just as much as coastal fishermen will be checking salinity levels in April, they will also be eyeing their water-temperature gauges to get a jump on speckled trout fishing.
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Salinity of rivers is big concern for SW anglers
February and March were brutal for Mississippi’s coastal fishermen, who battled weather on many fronts. They’re hoping April will be better, knowing it can’t be worse. […]
Sheepshead
Piling on sheepshead on the bridges
Sheepshead get little respect outside of the small percentage of coastal fishermen who relish the winter opportunity to easily rack up big catches of them. […]
Inshore Fishing
Kings, gray snapper dominate March offshore
Few are the days in March that offer calm conditions needed for most recreational boats to travel offshore safely from Mississippi’s Gulf Coast, but when the opportunity to run is there, fishermen have a couple of options that make it worthwhile.
Inshore Fishing
G. Loomis E6X Inshore Rod Series
If you’re looking for a new weapon of choice to target redfish and speckled trout this spring, the G. Loomis E6X Inshore Rod Series fills the bill and then some. […]
Features
Don’t run too far in March; saltwater fish are ready to meet you closer to your Biloxi base than you think
The cast was a foot right of perfect, and the Boat Monkey float settled in the center of the concentric rings forming around its landing. A sea gull swooped down to check it out, only to turn away perhaps repulsed by the orange bobber —which suddenly was gone, jerked completely out of sight below the surf. […]
Columns
The Vudu Vixen
Speckled trout and other saltwater species feed on shrimp and baitfish, shad, mullet, cocahoes and more. […]
Field Notes
Tying and securing a double rig
The double rig is an awesome way to load up on trout, but it can be a pain to secure when not in use. Here’s the best way. […]
Field Notes
Smartphone app provides more reliable wind forecasts
You’ve probably heard the old saying, “Ya gotta go to know.”
If you’re not familiar, it just means that you really don’t know the fishing conditions until you actually launch the boat and head out. […]