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No recreational fishing license is needed along the Mississippi Gulf Coast on July 4, so get out and catch some fish.

Fish free on the coast for July 4

June 29, 2011 From News Reports

Fishing along the Mississippi coast is free again on July 4 – at least it doesn’t require a fishing license, according to the Mississippi Department of Marine Resources. […]

Grouper are one of the least sought-after offshore fish out of Mississippi because of all the time and effort it takes to consistently catch them.

Group Therapy

June 27, 2011 Chris Ginn

Specialization is a Social Studies vocabulary word that every 8th grader in the state of Mississippi should know. It is an economic term that essentially refers to someone becoming particularly interested in or good at an occupation, interest or field of study. […]

The lodge at Cat Island makes fishing easy and accessible whether you want to wade, kayak or fish from a boat.

Cat Island – Any way you want to fish it

June 27, 2011 John E. Phillips

“When you feel your croaker jumping around and getting nervous, get ready because a big speckled trout is looking at that croaker with its sharp pointy teeth, and you’re about to get a bite,” says Capt. Kyle Jarreau of Shore Thing Charters, headquartered in Bay St. Louis.

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Stacy Combs of D'Iberville landed this 92-pound, 2.88-ounce big-eye tuna to make the Mississippi fishing records.

Two record fish landed in May

June 23, 2011 From News Reports

Saltwater fishing records for bigeye tuna and creolefish were certified Tuesday (June 21) as state records by the Commisssion on Marine Resources. Both record-breaking catches were made last month.

The bigeye tuna record was set by D’Iberville’s Stacy Combs with a 92-pound, 2.88-ounce fish Combs landed on May 11. […]

Wildfires on Deer Island have highlighted the need for burn bans on the popular camping site.

Deer Island wildfires highlight burn ban

June 3, 2011 From News Reports

Coastal Mississippi is currently under extreme drought conditions. After two recent wildfires on Deer Island, the Mississippi Department of Marine Resources is reminding the public that Harrison and Jackson counties along the coast have a burn ban in effect that prohibits any outdoor burning, including campfires.

Although there is no proof either of the Deer Island fires was caused by people, both fires started in areas frequented by boaters and campers. […]

The average grade of red snapper at the end of last season was 10 to 15 pounds. Capt. Mike Moore expects them to be at least that big, if not bigger, when red snapper season opens this month.

Catch big snapper, cobia on Gulf Coast

May 31, 2011 John E. Phillips

Capt. Michael Moore, owner and operator of Strictly Business Fishing Charters based out of Biloxi, captains all the Strictly Charters fishing vessels, including the “Ms. Darsy” and a tour boat that takes 49 passengers on a trip to catch shrimp and other marine life, hear a history of Biloxi and enjoy light-tackle fishing for trout, flounder and ground mullet. […]

There will be plenty of 8-pound red snapper caught off the coast this month, but to find the place that’s holding the biggest snapper, look for individual rocks and small
bottom relief.

Not Exactly Obvious

May 31, 2011 John E. Phillips

“Most fishermen bypass catching big red snapper to catch little snapper,” said Capt. Lenny Maiolatesi of the Fighting Chicken (228-326-3180), based out of Dry Stack Marina in Ocean Springs. […]

The opening of the Bonnet Carre Spillway doesn't just affect Louisiana waters. Department of Marine Fisheries officials believe it also will push saltwater species from Hancock County's coastal waters and potentially introduce invasive species to coastal rivers.

Opening of Louisiana’s Bonnet Carre Spillway will impact Mississippi coastal fishing

May 19, 2011 Mississippi Sportsman

The Bonnet Carre Spillway and the Mississippi Sound.

This year’s spring rains and thaws from a hard winter have created the largest flood to come down the Mississippi and Ohio River valleys in a century. That led to the opening of the 5.7-mile long Bonnet Carre Spillway, which is located 32.8 river miles north of New Orleans. […]

Wise Mississippi coastal anglers know that the best time to catch fish is when they are forced to congregate around contour changes, like the point on the west side of Horn Island.

Horn of Copious Cobia: Lemon fish invade this barrier island

May 12, 2011 Chris Ginn

Like a giant brown bear waiting to catch leaping salmon swimming upstream, hundreds of Mississippi offshore anglers are lining up this month to take advantage of the thousands of cobia making their annual migration around the Gulf of Mexico coastline.

After bobbing and weaving through the gauntlet known as Destin and Pensacola, the cobia will eventually hit the barrier islands off the Mississippi coast. The first island they get to, Petit Bois, might get a little of their attention, but it is the second island in the chain, Horn, that attracts cobia like Britney Spears draws attention. […]

NMFS officials are proposing a short fall recreational season for gag grouper, while also wanting to significantly increase the commercial quota on the species.

Fall gag grouper recreational season, increased commercial quota proposed

April 28, 2011 From News Reports

The National Marine Fisheries Service is proposing the setting the recreational gag grouper season to run Sept. 16 through Nov. 15, according to the agency’s newsletter. Public comment on the proposal is being accepted through May 6.

The proposal, announced April 21 in the Federal Register and apparently coming at the behest of the Gulf of Mexico Fishery Management Council, also includes a temporary rule to reset the commercial gag grouper quota and continue the suspension of the use of red grouper multi-use individual quota commercial allocation. […]

When you're fishing over the grass beds, more than likely you're fishing for speckled trout, but don't be surprised if you catch really nice redfish out of these same waters.

Action unbeatable at Chandeleurs this month

April 28, 2011 John E. Phillips

Capt. George Pelaez of the Joka’s Wild charter boat, docked at Point Cadet Marina in Biloxi, operates trips to the Chandeleur Islands. His boat, the mother ship for a Chandeleur Islands’ adventure, carries 12 to 14 people who sleep and eat on the boat and then go out in skiffs to fish the Chandeleur Islands. […]

Large current eddy in Gulf kicking offshore fishing into high gear

April 27, 2011 From News Reports

Roffer’s Ocean Fishing Forecasting Service has been monitoring what appears to be the formation of a relatively large Loop Current eddy in the eastern Gulf of Mexico.

“This eddy will have substantial consequences for the fishing,” the service said in a release. “While the eddy has sea surface temperatures of 81 to 82 degrees Fahrenheit, there is blue 77 to 78-degree water extending northward to the coastal states from the Mississippi Canyon to the DeSoto Canyon.

“These are excellent early season conditions for tuna, dolphin, wahoo and marlin.” […]