One of the responsibilities of hunting public lands is becoming familiar with all the rules and regulations that come with these wildlife management areas. Unless you want to lose future hunting privileges at Old River WMA, it’s important to know some of the most basic regulations. […]
While hunting from the ground might sound like a good way to spot more deer during the early part of the hunting season when green vegetation still hangs from understory plants, that doesn’t necessarily mean hunters should hunt out of ground blinds. […]
Although Old River WMA in Mississippi and Bogue Chitto NWR in Louisiana share a border with the same river, managers of these public lands took drastically different routes after Hurricane Katrina blasted Southeast Louisiana and Mississippi in 2005. […]
Why do anglers always look at me cross-eyed when I mention saltwater fishing the Mississippi Gulf Coast in November or even later in year? What, they think this would be like ice fishing in Minnesota or something?
Sure, that Gulf wind might be a little stiff against the face, but once the fishing action heats up, everything will be forgotten about the fall weather.
Actually, as we have come to realize as deer hunters, the weather this month can actually be quite moderate. Some days it can be downright warm, so don’t ignore Gulf Coast fishing just because it’s the fall. Just dress accordingly, gear up appropriately and get into some of the very best redfish, speckled trout and floundering there is to be had. […]
Cat Island of Long Beach and southeast of Bay St. Louis is a top fishing destination in the Gulf region. […]
When it comes to saltwater fishing along the Mississippi Gulf, everything is controlled by the changing tides. Fishing charter guides and experienced saltwater anglers know how to deal with the impact of the rising and falling tides with its resultant impact on the fishing. […]
Inaccessible river bottomland attracts more deer than it does deer hunters. […]
The hot, windy summer has finally given way to much cooler fall temperatures. This is a favorite time of year for most Gulf Coast anglers because these cooler temperatures bring the larger trout to the inside bays and bayous, making limits of keeper trout much easier to catch.
One of the most-productive areas this time of year is Graveline Bayou, which is nestled between Ocean Springs and Gautier (pronounced Go Chay by the locals). […]
Recreational fishing for gag grouper in territorial waters will end Saturday (Nov. 3) at 12:01 a.m., the Mississippi Department of Marine Resources announced today (Nov. 1). […]
Anchored adjacent to a towering bridge piling, Paul Thomas had his hands full for a few hours on Saturday (Oct. 21). There were three rod holders on the back corner of his 22-foot boat, and only Thomas and his young son Ronnie were aboard. […]
A 21-foot boat struck the Bay St. Louis Bridge on Friday (Oct. 19), and the sole person aboard the vessel was airlifted to a New Orleans hospital, the Mississippi Department of Marine Resources reported.
The MDMR received the call about the collision at 2:08 p.m. on Friday. […]
The Leaf River narrows so the water flows over just one end of a log jam and into a pool of deeper water. The flow is wide enough for a canoe to pass without problem, and Harold Turner guides the canoe to the shallow side of the bend where it rests in the eddy current below the log jam […]
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