Coast Region Archives - Page 36 of 40

Capt. Sonny Schindler loves October fishing because he can take anglers to a limit of specks and reds early.

Bumper crop; Everything’s biting this month at coast

September 27, 2011 John E. Phillips

Mississippi’s Gulf Coast had a late crop of big tripletail this year. […]

Oyster reefs in five locations along the coast should re reestablished by Sept. 30, the Mississippi Department of Marine Resources says.

Oyster reefs rebuilt in MDMR project

September 20, 2011 From News Reports

An effort to reestablish more than 1,000 acres of oyster reefs along the Mississippi Coast will wrap up by Sept. 30, the Mississippi Department of Marine Resources announced today (Sept. 20).

The project, which includes planting oyster clutch, began in August and is expected to be finished by Sept. 30, the MDMR said. […]

Temple-Inland, the company responsible for the recent massive Pearl River fish kill, is funding sampling of seafood and private water wells.

Pearl River sampling begins to ensure seafood, water safety

August 25, 2011 From News Reports

The Louisiana paper mill responsible for the spill that caused a massive fish kill in the Pearl River has agreed to the fund state testing of seafood and private water wells, the Louisiana Department of Wildlife and Fisheries reported.

Temple-Inland has admitted so-called “black liquor” from its Bogalusa mill spilled into the Pearl River on Aug. 13, sapping the river’s water of oxygen and killing massive numbers of fish. […]

Twenty-four species of fish have been identified as being part of the massive fish kill on the Pearl River, apparently caused by excessive paper-mill discharge.

Louisiana paper mill admits discharge caused massive Pearl River fish kill

August 17, 2011 From News Reports

Temple-Inland Inc. admitted a discharge at it’s Bogalusa, La., plant caused the massive Pearl River fish kill that has included bass, catfish, paddlefish and federally protected Gulf sturgeon.

“We never lose sight that we are members and supporters of the Bogalusa area and apologize for the impact this issue at the mill has had on the Pearl River, its aqua culture (sic) and surrounding communities,” Temple-Inland’s Doyle Simmons said today (Aug. 17) in a news release. “We are working diligently and expeditiously to remove the fish kill and restore the quality of the river.” […]

Team Cheeseburger won the team billfish prize thanks in large part to 11-year-old Cahill Marlone (front, center), who landed a blue marlin to push his team to the lead.

11-year-old steals the show at the Sonny Johnson Memorial Fishing Tournament

August 17, 2011 Christopher L. Eger

An 11-year-old angler boated one of two billfish that earned the top prize in the Sonny Johnson Memorial Fishing Tournament this weekend (Aug. 11-14). […]

MS-Sportsman.com user Troy Helwig landed this 114.2-pound AJ on March 8, 2011, and stands to have his name added to the Mississippi State Saltwater Fish Records.

Make your mark by catching record-breaking saltwater fish

August 8, 2011 Christopher L. Eger

Think you may have caught a record fish on your last trip to the coast? Looking to add your name to sport-fishing history? Well, the procedure to get a record certified in the Magnolia State is straightforward, as long as you follow a few rules and stick to a few tricks of the trade.

The Mississippi Department of Marine Resources has been the caretaker of state saltwater records since 1994. Previously records were kept by the MDWFP dating back nearly a hundred years. As of 2010, 122 species of saltwater fish are being tracked for conventional tackle. […]

Zach Joseph of Ocean Springs set a new Mississippi recreational saltwater conventional-tackle fishing record with a bigeye tuna weighing 93 pounds, 5.6 ounces.

Five saltwater fishing records certified by CMR

July 21, 2011 From News Reports

Five Mississippi saltwater conventional-tackle fishing records have been certified byt the Commission on Marine Resources, the agency reported today (July 21). […]

West Ship Island beach work scheduled

July 19, 2011 From News Reports

West Ship Island’s north beach is set to be rebuilt beginning next month to help stabilize the island and mitigate erosion, the U.S. National Park Service announced yesterday (July 18).

The work, set to begin Aug. 1 and be completed by the end of October, also will provide protection to Fort Massachusetts, the agency reported. The historic site is in danger of damage from encroaching waters. […]

Netterville punches through the grass mats on the Bouie River, and usually catches lunker bass in the 3- to 6-pound range.

Bouie River lakes perfect for punching

July 14, 2011 Michael O. Giles

“The lakes on the Bouie are the only ones that I’ve consistently caught fish off of the mats,” he said. “I’ll take a ¾- to 1½-ounce bullet sinker pegged with a bobber stopper and add a large punching hook and Paca Craw, or some other creature bait, and punch through the matted grass when the bass are holding underneath. […]

This 114.2-pound amberjack caught by MS-Sportsman.com user Troy Helwig in March is the pending state-record AJ, but it's only one of the big catches that have kept record keepers busy this season.

Saltwater fishing off the charts on the Mississippi coast

July 13, 2011 Christopher L. Eger

After a one-two punch of Deep-water Horizon oil spill and the freshwater inundation of the Gulf following extreme springs flooding of the Mississippi river, the stage was set for lackluster expectations for saltwater anglers. These expectations, however, have been gratefully upset by several record catches along the state’s coast.

Starting the year off in a big way as Steve Atwood and crew hauled aboard a huge wahoo in Mississippi waters. The beast, which the charter crew estimated by measurement to range from 124 to 130 pounds, took more than 24 hours to be weighed on certified scales. […]

Tim Reynolds and Pam Batia of Ocean Springs took this big trout while floating the grass beds.

From Biloxi to Breton for speckled trout and redfish

July 1, 2011 John E. Phillips

Just as my D.O.A. Shrimp hit the water, I felt as though my cast had landed on the caboose of a runaway freight train. The rod pretzelled, and the line came off the reel as the drag sang a high-pitched tune.

I heard my fishing buddy, Bo Hamilton of Ocean Springs, laughing.

“I think you’ve got a fish on, John,” he said. […]

Georgia's Chip Temple landed this possible state-record bigeye tuna

700-pound blue marlin takes Mississippi Gulf Coast Billfish Classic

June 30, 2011 Christopher L. Eger

Since 1998, the Mississippi Gulf Coast Billfish Classic has been bringing in the big ones. Its 13th annual tournament was this past weekend (June 11-12), and four marlin brought to the scales – three of those weighing over 535 pounds.

“Four blue marlin on a Friday night is something special for any bill fish tournament,” tournament spokesman Scott Rossman told Mississippi Sportsman. […]