Field Reports
Catch and cook: Crabbing and flounder gigging
Crabbing and flounder gigging are beloved pastimes along the Mississippi Gulf Coast, offering both adventure and a taste of tradition. […]
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Columns
Crab, Corn and Brie Empanadas
The sweet meat of blue crabs is a prized ingredient in a variety of dishes, including this recipe for Crab, Corn and Brie Empanadas. […]
News
MDMR announces crab trap closure Feb. 15-24
The MDMR will conduct a crab trap closure for all crab traps in Mississippi territorial waters within one half mile of the mainland […]
Columns
Species Spotlight: Blue crab
Blue crabs are among the most important of all saltwater species for a variety of reasons. […]
Columns
“After the Boil” Crab Cakes
The best part about leftover boiled crabs is the endless possibilities of what you can do with the succulent and sweet crab meat. […]
Field Reports
Catch and Cook: Loading up on blue crabs
Jared Serigné used ring nets to catch blue crabs, then headed to Crave Restaurant in St. Bernard Parish to see the crab meat cooked up. […]
Columns
Former guide displays big-time cooking skills
Mary Poe’s crab cakes have almost no filler to hide the taste of the crab meat and Fish Aladdin is an elegant dish suitable for any occasion. […]
Field Notes
Pro tips for targeting huge crabs
Bobbye Sonnier and Dede Isaac are what you might call crabbing connoisseurs — and they put a serious hurting on some monstrous select jumbo crustaceans recently at the Creole Nature Reserve in Cameron Parish, La. […]
Inshore Fishing
Don’t be crabby this month
Every time I sit down to write, I look at the previous year’s column for the same month to make sure I’m not writing about the same topic using the same sources. […]
Recipes
Ronnie’s Smothered Crabs
Ronnie Sampey shows you how he cooks crabs. This tasty Smothered Crabs dish is wonderful, but messy to eat. […]
Featured
Alabama crabber busted with 215 sponge crabs, MDMR says
An Alabama man faces more than $100,000 in fines after his arrest for allegedly harvesting egg-bearing female crabs in Mississipp, the Mississippi Department of Marine Reserouces announced. […]