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. […]
Speckled Trout
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. […]
Field Notes
For trophy specks, croakers!
When Capt. Joey Garriga of Poggey’s Boat Charters goes trophy speckled trout fishing, that means he’s geared up for fishing with live croakers. […]
Inshore Fishing
Seven tips for beach-fishing success
Summer heat means speckled trout will be moving from the marshes and bays, stacking up along the beaches of the coast. Here are tips for surf-fishing. […]
Speckled Trout
Horn of plenty
July is the peak of barrier island fun on the Mississippi Gulf Coast. Dana Sanders spends a lot of time at Horn Island because there are some big trout. […]
Content
Big-trout dance — How to catch more specks fishing with croakers
Capt. Joey Garriga swears croakers just catch bigger speckled trout. Here’s how to fish these awesome baitfish this summer. […]
Sidebars
Get rid of the slime
Slime on the outside of fish is expected, but it’s just nasty when fillets are coated with slime on the cleaning table. […]
Columns
Trout transition is here
“When the wind doesn’t blow, we’ve gotta go,” Tom Marzoni of Gotta Geaux Charters said. […]
Sidebars
Gearing up with Capt. Paige
When Capt. Travis Paige fishes Mississippi’s Gulf Coast for trout he has three go-to lures: a MirrOlure Provoker, a Paul Brown Corky and a MirrOlure TTR. […]
Sound & Sea
January inshore fishing
In January, lot of fish can be caught in the bays, around the bridges and up in the rivers that feed the bays on Mississippi’s Gulf Coast. Here’s some tips for success. […]
Sound & Sea
Let your quest for specks take you to the Gulf Coast
If you’re looking for a fun yet different Christmas present for your family, then take a fishing trip to the Mississippi Gulf Coast. The fish are biting, and the area needs anglers to catch them in the coastal rivers and on the barrier islands. […]
Field Notes
Panko Trout
Private chef Tracy “T.L.” Bayles used a lot of Panko bread crumbs when he cooked in restaurants, and now likes Panko so much that he seldom uses other bread crumbs. […]