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Big fish bonanza in Biloxi
Capt. Bobby Williams of the charter boat Three Sons IV has fished the Biloxi area for many years. […]
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GPS Guide: Bay St. Louis
Last summer, the Deepwater Horizon oil spill threatened our beaches. Subsequently, most of our saltwater fishing areas were closed by the Mississippi Department of Marine Resources. […]
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Marine Patrol responds to capsized vessel at Horn Island
The Mississippi Department of Marine Resources’ Marine Patrol responded to a boating accident in which four people were ejected from the vessel Tuesday (Oct. 18) morning at the west tip of Horn Island, the agency reported.
None of those ejected from the boat sustained serious injuries, the MDMR said. […]
Inshore Fishing
Bumper crop; Everything’s biting this month at coast
Mississippi’s Gulf Coast had a late crop of big tripletail this year. […]
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Oyster reefs rebuilt in MDMR project
An effort to reestablish more than 1,000 acres of oyster reefs along the Mississippi Coast will wrap up by Sept. 30, the Mississippi Department of Marine Resources announced today (Sept. 20).
The project, which includes planting oyster clutch, began in August and is expected to be finished by Sept. 30, the MDMR said. […]
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West Ship Island beach work scheduled
West Ship Island’s north beach is set to be rebuilt beginning next month to help stabilize the island and mitigate erosion, the U.S. National Park Service announced yesterday (July 18).
The work, set to begin Aug. 1 and be completed by the end of October, also will provide protection to Fort Massachusetts, the agency reported. The historic site is in danger of damage from encroaching waters. […]
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From Biloxi to Breton for speckled trout and redfish
Just as my D.O.A. Shrimp hit the water, I felt as though my cast had landed on the caboose of a runaway freight train. The rod pretzelled, and the line came off the reel as the drag sang a high-pitched tune.
I heard my fishing buddy, Bo Hamilton of Ocean Springs, laughing.
“I think you’ve got a fish on, John,” he said. […]
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Fish free on the coast for July 4
Fishing along the Mississippi coast is free again on July 4 – at least it doesn’t require a fishing license, according to the Mississippi Department of Marine Resources. […]
Inshore Fishing
Cat Island – Any way you want to fish it
“When you feel your croaker jumping around and getting nervous, get ready because a big speckled trout is looking at that croaker with its sharp pointy teeth, and you’re about to get a bite,” says Capt. Kyle Jarreau of Shore Thing Charters, headquartered in Bay St. Louis.
Inshore Fishing
Action unbeatable at Chandeleurs this month
Capt. George Pelaez of the Joka’s Wild charter boat, docked at Point Cadet Marina in Biloxi, operates trips to the Chandeleur Islands. His boat, the mother ship for a Chandeleur Islands’ adventure, carries 12 to 14 people who sleep and eat on the boat and then go out in skiffs to fish the Chandeleur Islands. […]
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Biloxi piers provide great fishing opportunities
The Harrison County port resort city of Biloxi is well known for its casinos, Beauvoir, and for being the setting for a number of John Gresham novels. What is not as well known about the city is that it is in the heart of the “Fertile Fisheries Crescent” of the northern Gulf of Mexico and that from more than a half dozen prime spots, a saltwater angler can stand on shore and capture any number of prime game fish without ever getting their feet wet. […]
Inshore Fishing
Gulf Coast finally heating up
March is a transition month on the Gulf Coast, and weather and water temperatures will have a direct effect on what type of fish you can catch during the beginning and at the end of the month. […]