Featured
Salinity of rivers is big concern for SW anglers
February and March were brutal for Mississippi’s coastal fishermen, who battled weather on many fronts. They’re hoping April will be better, knowing it can’t be worse. […]
Coast Region
Inshore Fishing
Kings, gray snapper dominate March offshore
Few are the days in March that offer calm conditions needed for most recreational boats to travel offshore safely from Mississippi’s Gulf Coast, but when the opportunity to run is there, fishermen have a couple of options that make it worthwhile.
Sheepshead
Piling on sheepshead on the bridges
Sheepshead get little respect outside of the small percentage of coastal fishermen who relish the winter opportunity to easily rack up big catches of them. […]
Features
Don’t run too far in March; saltwater fish are ready to meet you closer to your Biloxi base than you think
The cast was a foot right of perfect, and the Boat Monkey float settled in the center of the concentric rings forming around its landing. A sea gull swooped down to check it out, only to turn away perhaps repulsed by the orange bobber —which suddenly was gone, jerked completely out of sight below the surf. […]
Features
2018 Mississippi Saltwater Calendar
Six very thick layers of clothing, including two outer ones resistant to water, helped break the chilly air during the 40-minute run across the west end of the Mississippi Sound. […]
Field Notes
December treat: Sight-fishing for Gulf Coast reds
Fishing guides and charter captains along Mississippi’s Gulf Coast won’t cast a disparaging eye toward any species that is biting. […]
Deer of the Year
Giant 8 taken in Pearl River County
Matt Powe’s buck is a sure-enough trophy for Pearl River County in Southeast Mississippi. […]
Inshore Fishing
Bridge pilings present another option
Guides Kenny Shiyou of Shore Thing Charters in Bay St. Louis and Robert Earl McDaniel of WhipaSnapa Charters in Biloxi welcome the fall transition and approaching cold weather. […]
Content
On the move – November puts Gulf Coast gamefish on the move, and anglers can learn to intercept them
Guide Ronnie Daniels knows November to be a fickle, feast-or-famine fishing month on the waters of and connected to the Gulf of Mexico, off Mississippi’s coast. […]
Featured
The Sound of better close-in fishing
Mississippi’s coastal fishermen, especially guides, look forward to October, because as the temperature cools, the cost of reaching a jackpot catch goes down. […]
Featured
Clean Sweep removes 18 tons from the Pearl
Operation Clean Sweep, a trash removal effort on the length of the Pearl River from its headwaters to the Gulf of Mexico on Sept. 23, has been deemed a huge success by organizers.
Featured
Record oyster toadfish certified
Sherman Roberts may not own the biggest entry in the Mississippi Salt Water Fishing record book, but the Biloxi fisherman can certainly claim one of the most curious. […]