Coast Region Archives - Page 6 of 40

October’s change in temperature may cool the waters of the Gulf of Mexico, but it sure heats up the bite for redfish and other species.

Fall’s 4 saltwater fishing hotspots

October 1, 2018 Brian Cope

Mississippi’s Gulf Coast offers plenty of adventures for the saltwater fisherman who’s up for a nice, October boat ride and a full cooler. […]

Slack tide the right tide for tripletails

September 15, 2018 Brian Cope

Tripletails can be caught on a slack tide and on either a rising or falling tide if the current isn’t moving too much. […]

Capt. Ronnie Daniels of Fisher-Man Guide Service enjoys targeting tripletail on a trip, but often uses them as a bonus after a morning of chasing reds and specks.

Made in the shade – Don’t throw shade on Mississippi tripletail

September 1, 2018 Brian Cope

When most fishermen hear about saltwater sight-fishing out of Biloxi, they immediately think about spotting redfish tailing in the shallows of the marsh or pushing water against a bank. […]

A new format for speckled trout tournaments debuted at the 2018 Mississippi Deep Sea Fishing Rodeo and could lead to a tournament series in 2019.

Speck event successful

August 29, 2018 Bobby Cleveland

A speckled trout tournament format, designed by fishermen for fishermen, proved successful this summer and could lead to a series of contests on the Mississippi coast in 2019.

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Mystery baitfish revealed

August 16, 2018 Devin Denman

Keeping a close eye on what a speckled trout throws up when you reel it in can give important clues on what it’s eating that day. […]

Under foreboding skies and with rolling seas, fishermen can still enjoy fishing the Biloxi Marsh, which offers many protected areas where they can find redfish.

Biloxi Marsh: Being there is worth getting there

August 15, 2018 Brian Cope

The weather plays a crucial role in any type of fishing, but when fishing the Biloxi Marsh, getting there can be more of an inconvenience than actually fishing. […]

Tips for landing a bull redfish

August 15, 2018 Brian Cope

The Biloxi Marsh is full of bull redfish and you’re going to catch your share. These tips from Capt. Mark Wright will help. […]

Rock jetties harness the current coming through an inlet on an incoming tide and often create great places to target gamefish in spots where they’re set up to ambush bait.

Fish current seams, inlet eddies, jetties on an incoming tide

August 15, 2018 Jeff Burleson

The armaments that prevent many of the nation’s inlets from closing in always provide great fishing opportunities due to the very nature of how jetties are built and where they are located. […]

Sight in on redfish

August 1, 2018 Brian Cope

Sight-fishing for bull reds in the Biloxi Marsh gives anglers a chance to hunt and fish at the same time. Capt. Mark Wright explains how. […]

Here are some high-water inshore tips for hot-weather anglers.

Temperatures soar over the peak summer months across the southeast, with daytime temperatures in the 90s almost every day. Anglers looking to fish during the best conditions should look at tide charts and be ready to take advantage of rising water if they want to bust a limit of inshore targets. […]

Chas Champagne with Matrix Shad always keeps a close eye out for snot grass like this, because he typically finds redfish in the area.

Sight-fishing support

July 18, 2018 Patrick Bonin

If Chas Champagne, the owner Matrix Shad lures is cruising through marsh and duck ponds sight-fishing for reds — but doesn’t actually spot any fish — he’s typically keeping a close eye out for two other reliable indicators of reds in the neighborhood. […]

A killer redfish swimbait

July 17, 2018 Devin Denman

Devin Denman shares his favorite swimbait to catch redfish across the coast: Berkley’s 5-inch Grass Pig in swamp gas color. […]