Inshore Fishing
Pier fishing primer
Joe Staton finds the techniques he honed while fishing around the world work just as well on Gulf Coast piers and jetties from Bay St. Louis to Biloxi. […]
Coast Region
Features
Shipwrecked – Keys to speckled trout fishing at Ship Island
Ship island is a fishing hot spot that sits 12 miles south of Biloxi. If sandy beaches and speckled trout are your thing, then it is worth the ride. […]
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Bryant joins other Gulf Coast governors in calling for regional red snapper management
The governors of Louisiana, Mississippi, Texas and Florida have signed a letter to U.S. Senate Majority Leader Sen. Harry Reid, House of Representatives Speaker Rep. John Boehner, Senate Minority Leader Sen. Mitch McConnell and House Minority Leader Rep. Nancy Pelosi asking that red snapper management be turned over to their states. […]
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Citations issued for red snapper violations
While Louisiana enforcement officials have said they will not enforce federal red snapper fishing regulations, it was made clear this weekend that Mississippi Department of Marine Resources’ Marine Patrol are onboard with the feds — despite their own governor signing an open letter to Congress demanding state management of the fishery. […]
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Big-fish bite on along Gulf coast’s front beach
In the spring, according to Kyle Perry of Biloxi, the trout move from the bays and bayous to the front beach. And that means it’s easy to put some fish on the table — even for those anglers who are boat poor. […]
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Non-stop island action
It looked like a Foot Locker employee convention swimming around the reef near Ship Island as Capt. Travis Paige of Goin’ Coastal Charters quietly trolled up to the structure. […]
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Sixteen campers rescued from Deer Island, MDMR says
A group of campers was rescued from Deer Island yesterday after they were reported missing, the Mississippi Department of Marine Resources reported. […]
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Pending state-record speckled trout landed
David Floyd of Pascagoula is no stranger to catching big fish or holding state records. Floyd is the current record holder for permit in Mississippi, caught a 98-pound cobia last spring and has caught three speckled trout over 7 pounds in the last two years — two of those being 8-pounders. […]
Inshore Fishing
Mississippi’s mystery cobia
Cobia move from South Florida into Mississippi in late March and early April. After spawning off the Mississippi and Louisiana coasts, they return to south Florida in the fall — or do they? […]
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Tuna trip is totally worth it
“Where is the best place to get good sushi?” the stranger asked. “About 120 miles that way,” Joey Davis said, gesturing to the southwest. Less than 48 hours later, Davis, Colton Wood and Hussein Zayed, all of Ocean Springs, were drifting cut bait on the Lump, south of Venice, La., in Zayed’s 27 Conch. […]
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Wind warriors
“Water, water, everywhere, and all the boards did shrink; water, water, everywhere, nor any drop to drink.” […]
New Products
Elec-Tra-Mate dredge will dig up fish, not dirt
Dredges are becoming an ever more important part of an offshore angler’s tactics and tackle bag. Electric Fishing Reel Systems of Greensboro, N.C., is introducing the 2ST6 Tournament Dredge and are heralding it as the best, most- versatile and last dredge you will ever need.
The 2ST6 Tournament Dredge is constructed of stainless steel and titanium for a lifetime of use and durability, but its most unique feature is that it is modular and disassembles for easy storage. The designers identified construction and materials as two major concerns they wanted to overcome with existing dredges.
The materials used in most dredges are lead or aluminum for the head and stainless steel for the arms. These materials experience wear, deteriorate and break, and when there is a failure, the entire unit must be replaced. Most existing dredges are generally a yard or more wide, with crossing arms that require a 3×3-foot place to store.
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