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May is the right time

May 1, 2012 John E. Phillips

One of the greatest adventures on the Mississippi Gulf Coast is a Chandeleur Island trip, spending two nights out on a boat and fishing. […]

Walleye once were plentiful enough to provide annual fishing runs in Northeast Mississippi.

From mid February and into March, nighttime campfires once dotted the banks of the upper Tombigbee River and major Tombigbee River tributary streams like Bull Mountain, Buttahatchie, Luxapallila and Yellow Creek where anglers fished for walleye on their spawning migration.

Yes, walleye. […]

These students received the Mississippi Department of Marine Resources’ Excellence in Marine Sciences Award at the Region VI Science and Engineering Fair. From left to right: Morgan Hertz, Class V; Elizabeth Moore, Class IV; Taylor Farr, Class III. Each student received $200 to enable them to enhance their exhibits for the next level of competition.

MDMR awards Excellence in Marine Sciences Awards to area students

March 2, 2012 From News Reports

Five students received Excellence in Marine Sciences Awards during the Region VI Science and Engineering Fair held Wednesday (Feb. 29) at the Mississippi Gulf Coast Coliseum, the Mississippi Department of Marine Resources announced.

The MDMR-sponsored award was established to encourage local students to develop research projects involving Mississippi’s coastal resources. […]

Maynor Creek Water Park

March 1, 2012 Paul Elias

Maynor Creek Water Park, consisting of about 500 acres and located near Waynesboro, once was a very productive bass-fishing lake before going into a downturn, but it’s currently making a comeback.

Big bass are being caught again at this lake that once produced numbers of 10-pounders. The lake was drawn down several years ago to repair the dam. Because of that drawdown, the buck willows and other groves of trees flourished on what was the lake bottom. When the lake was brought back to normal pool, an abundance of cover had sprung up close to the shoreline in the shallow water. […]

The only problem with catching redfish around the bridge is that some days there are slot reds, and other days there are nothing but big bulls.

March Madness

March 1, 2012 John E. Phillips

“If you have young folks, old folks or a bunch of buddies who want to go fishing and have their strings stretched, their rods bent and their muscles crying for relief, come fish with us at Bay St. Louis Bridge on the Mississippi Gulf Coast in March,” says Capt. Kyle Jarreau of Shore Thing Fishing Charters. […]

Many Mississippi anglers are unaware of the state’s saltwater-striper restocking program, and how much fun catching these big fish can be.

Striper Bounceback?

March 1, 2012 John E. Phillips

In the early 1940s, the Gulf of Mexico held a large population of saltwater striped bass. Like the salmon out west, these stripers remained out in the Gulf until they were mature and then moved inland to fresh water to spawn. After spawning, they returned to the Gulf. The baby stripers born in fresh water also swam back to the Gulf of Mexico. […]

Learn how to use saltwater flyfishing gear during a free workshop to be held Saturday (Feb. 11) at the Grand Bay National Estuarine Research Reserve.

Saltwater flyfishing workshop offered

February 7, 2012 From News Reports

A free saltwater flyfishing workshop is scheduled for Saturday (Feb. 11) at the Grand Bay National Estuarine Research Reserve, the Mississippi Department of Marine Resources announced today. […]

At Cat Island, you always can find protected waters to fish, no matter how hard the wind is blowing, and you almost always can find clean water to fish.

The secrets of Cat Island

January 1, 2012 John E. Phillips

Cat Island, only 7 miles from Long Beach Harbor, may have the best and most-dependable fishing year-round off the Mississippi Coast. One of the advantages that anglers have who go to Cat Island to fish during January is that they always can find protected waters there with speckled trout and redfish. […]

Aerial view of Pass Christian Key, an artificial inshore reef comprised of deployed material from the old Bay St. Louis Washington Street Pier.

Pass Christian artificial fishing reef completed

December 21, 2011 From News Reports

The Mississippi Department of Marine Resources has completed the so-called Pass Christian Key, an artificial reef built from material from the old Bay St. Louis Washington Street Pier, the agency reported today (Dec. 21).

The “key” is located just more than a half mile south of the beach and a mile east of the Pass Christian Harbor, the MDMR said. […]

Approximately 8,000 cobia reared at Aqua Green will be released this week on two popular artificial reefs in a Mississippi Department of Marine Resources partnership to restock the species.

Cobia to be released on two popular coastal artificial reefs

December 7, 2011 From News Reports

About 8,000 juvenile cobia will be released this week on two artificial reefs off the Mississippi Coast, the Department of Marine Resources announced yesterday (Dec. 6). […]

The Mississippi Secretary of State’s Office presented a Tidelands check for $9,707,662 million to the Mississippi Department of Marine Resources (MDMR) on Dec. 1, 2011. Pictured are (from left to right): MDMR Executive Director Bill Walker, state Rep. Richard Bennett, state Sen. Tommy Gollott, state Rep. John Read, state Rep. Sonya Williams-Barnes, state Rep. Greg Haney, state Rep. Billy Broomfield, Mississippi Secretary of State Delbert Hosemann, state Rep. Timmy Ladner, state Rep. Randall Patterson, state Rep. Casey Eure, state Rep. Carolyn Crawford, state Rep. Charles Busby and state Rep. Sean Tindell.

More than $9.7 million collected from returned to Gulf Coast from

December 2, 2011 From News Reports

Mississippi Secretary of State Delbert Hosemann presented a check for more than $9.7 million to the Mississippi Department of Marine Resources on Dec. 1, 2011, marking the largest tidelands amount ever returned to the Gulf Coast to date. […]

On mild winter days, the trout fishing can be really good.

A new winter tradition

December 1, 2011 John E. Phillips

During December, most of us are thinking about Santa Claus, children getting out of school and upcoming bowl games. However, on Christmas Day, when the presents are all unwrapped, and the toys are put away, these memories still aren’t nearly as long-lasting as fishing trips with mom and dad. […]