Inshore Fishing
Deer Island: The short run
Deer Island is not usually considered one of the barrier islands, due to its close proximity to Biloxi’s casino row — a few hundred yards, but by no means should it be overlooked. […]
Coast Region
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Free fly-fishing fair Saturday in Ocean Springs
The Gulf Coast Council of Fly Fishers International (GCC-FFI) will hold a Fly Fishing Fair Saturday at Ocean Springs, with proceeds donated to the future of fishing off the Mississippi Gulf Coast. […]
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For hot dog day fishing action, try island hopping in the Gulf
From the front deck, standing high on my toes, I caught a flash of silver over the top of the dark emerald water about 100 yards ahead, and then I caught another. […]
Field Notes
Wrangling a ray without getting stung
If you fish with live bait during the summer in Mississippi’s coastal waters, chances are you’ll eventually hook up with a stingray. […]
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Cat Island trout still spawning
Capt. Tommy Sutton was idling down a break line off the south shore of Cat Island Friday, about 8 miles across the Mississippi Sound due south of Pass Christian. […]
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Catch more sheepshead with this lure from Down Under
Those crazy Australians. They talk funny and have weird names for stuff, but they are passionate about fishing. And one company from Down Under makes a lure that should appeal to many anglers, but especially sheepshead anglers.
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Hot saltwater tips for summer trips
Capt. Sonny Schindler of Shore Thing Charters shares tips for finding speckled trout, redfish and tripletail in the heat of the summer. […]
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Record swordfish worth $325,000
South Carolina angler Scott Cothran fished the recent 2017 Mississippi Gulf Coast Billfish Classic aboard the Pay Dirt, one of the 120 boats entered in the June 8-9 event at Biloxi. […]
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Attention turns to billfish
The eyes of the big game sport fishing world will be on Biloxi June 5-11 as the 21st Mississippi Gulf Coast Billfish Classic returns to the Golden Nugget Casino and the neighboring Point Cadet Marine. […]
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State certifies new finetooth shark record
Over 12 pounds was added to the state record for finetooth shark this week when the state’s Commission on Marine Resources approved a fish caught last month by an angler from central Mississippi. […]
Inshore Fishing
Flounder in 90 feet? You bet!
When the piece of cut bait hit the water, followed quickly by and then rapidly passed by a 6-ounce weight, I started counting down as line peeled off the reel. […]
Cobia
Getting chummy with giant cobia
By mid-May, the cobia head to the oil rigs, wrecks and man-made reefs south of the barrier islands, where both mangrove snapper and cobia can be found in the same place. […]