Columns
February blues
Speckled trout in February can be harder to find than a civil servant the day after the Super Bowl […]
Inshore Fishing
Columns
The big trout hunt
It’s a little-known fact but Mississippi waters have some fine speckled trout fishing. Here’s some tips for targeting big speckled trout. […]
Field Notes
How to choose the best jighead
Choosing the right jighead to match water depth and current can be much more important than the color, size or shape of the artificial lure you’re fishing. […]
Field Notes
Use fluorocarbon leader, loop knot to catch more specks
If you want to catch more speckled trout, then use a fluorocarbon leader and loop knot on every bait you use. […]
Inshore Fishing
Winter bass are a different breed
There it was — the sweet chime of my mother ringing the dinner bell on the back porch, signaling it was time to come in from the garden to eat.
Featured
T-shirts, warm days and lots of redfish
Tommy Sutton of Columbia is about as avid a deer hunter as you will ever find, except for those fall and winter days when T-shirts are more comfortable than insulated camo. […]
Inshore Fishing
Put a popping cork to work
Capt. Ronnie Daniels has two go-to baits in November when the trout are gorging themselves on anything that swims by. […]
Speckled Trout
Two surefire tactics for specks
Sometimes you just have to see it to believe it.
There’s no way I would’ve believed a speckled trout could be caught in another boat’s prop wash until I saw it with my own two eyes. […]
Inshore Fishing
Hobie Mirage Pro Angler 17T
With plenty of space for standing, casting and fly fishing in comfort, the Hobie Mirage Pro Angler 17T kayak offers traditional in-line tandem seating, face-to-face social seating or solo seating […]
Content
Coastal touchdown — Top fishing tips for speckled trout and redfish
Cooler weather brings the coast’s specks and reds into Bay St. Louis, and they come in hungry and ready to bite. Here’s how to load up. […]
Field Notes
Pairing a popping cork with a gold spoon
Capt. Ted DeAgano III with Scales-N-Tales Charters likes to tie on a ½- or ¾-ounce weedless Berkley gold spoon when he’s targeting redfish. […]
Redfish
Slow down and sight-fish
“I didn’t realize it was October until I saw the Chicago Cubs choking.” – Jay Leno
If you’re a fisherman along the Gulf Coast, you’re completely and utterly aware of when October is; you’ve been counting the days to October — cooler temperatures, less boats on the water, but most importantly, the fall bite. […]