by Ed Mashburn | Aug 10, 2017 | Fishing
The tripletail is a popular target for anglers, and for good reason. The sun beat down as my old buddy Yano Serra and I drifted over a sunken barge in the Mississippi Sound off Mobile Bay’s western shores. We caught specks and white trout and the occasional Spanish...
by Ed Mashburn | Aug 9, 2017 | Fishing
One of coastal Alabama’s most famous fisheries, the Dixey Bar attracts big bull reds. Sitting in the shade cast by my boat’s T-top and sipping on iced tea, I’m able to ignore the August heat. My anchor is holding well on the sandy-mud bottom of Dixey Bar where Mobile...
by Ed Mashburn | Aug 6, 2017 | Fishing
The more things change, the more they stay the same. Especially is this true of bass fishing lures. When I was called to do this article, I was willing, but I didn’t know where it would go. It turns out, this has been one of the most interesting articles I’ve worked...
by Ed Mashburn | Aug 5, 2017 | Fishing
Alabama has some great late summer mackerel fishing. Mackerel fishing off the coast of Alabama is restful and relaxing. It’s a pleasure to cast out a live cigar minnow, put the rod in a holder, sit back, feel the early morning sun start to warm up the world, and...
by Ed Mashburn | Aug 5, 2017 | Fishing
Want to catch fish, yet avoid the hot weather? It’s easy—fish at night. The last light of the sunset faded away in the west, and the world over the water was dark except for the lights fixed on the ends of various docks along the shoreline. The day was winding down,...
