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Species spotlight: Swordfish
Swordfish (Xiphias gladius), often referred to as broadbills or broadbill swordfish, are highly sought-after by offshore anglers around the world. […]
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Outdoor Updates
Red snapper seasons are set for 2019
Mississippi’s Department of Marine Resources has announced that the 2019 red snapper season will open for private recreational anglers and state for-hire vessels on Friday, May 24. […]
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South Carolina anglers catch 2600-pound great white shark
Capt. Chip Michalove of Outcast Sport Fishing Charters and his crew caught seven great white sharks on Friday, Jan. 18 off the coast of Hilton Head Island, including a 2600-pound male. […]
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It’s prime wahoo time
Capt. William Wall, with Pelagic Charters, said now through about April is prime time for catching some impressive wahoo. […]
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Mississippi cooking … Louisiana style
Ricky Ruffin of Bay Springs shares a recipe for Panéed Snapper with Meunière Sauce inspired by Randolph’s restaurant in Golden Meadow, La. […]
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Red snapper season opens again Friday
Mississippi’s on-again and off-again recreational red snapper season will soon be open again as the quota remains unfilled after the last weather-nullified opportunity failed to produce many fish.
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Dragon-like catch shocks Louisiana guide
It’s been a very strange year for Capt. Jamie Gaspard of Pure Adrenalin Fishing Charters out of Grand Isle and Fourchon, La.
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Snapper season reopens Saturday and Sunday
Anglers along the Mississippi Gulf Coast will get two additional days of red snapper fishing Saturday and Sunday, the state’s Department of Marine Resources announced Wednesday. […]
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Snapper season to end Friday
Mississippi’s recreational fishing season for red snapper in the Gulf of Mexico will end at 11:59 p.m. on Friday (Aug. 17), which, as expected, means fishermen will reach the annual quota — 135,149 pounds — prior to the scheduled season closure of Sept. 3.
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DMR: Anglers caught 82,500 pounds of red snapper
Mississippi’s recreational fishermen have been very successful at catching red snapper this summer — 82,500 pounds, state officials say — but that is proving to be both good and bad news for anglers. […]
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Red snapper season to close July 8 – 23
The state recreational fishing season for red snapper will close in Mississippi territorial waters on Sunday, July 8, at 11:59 p.m. and reopen Monday, July 23, at 12:01 a.m. […]
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State’s red snapper program certified
Federal fisheries management officials recently certified the Mississippi Department of Marine Resources’ red snapper reporting program, and the positive reviews didn’t stop there. […]