by Ed Mashburn | Apr 30, 2018 | Fishing
“Cobia fishing is a lot like deer hunting,” an angler said. “You look, wait, and sometimes see one. Then you have to be ready!” Every spring, the Gulf waters start to warm and when they do a wonderful thing happens. One day toward the beginning of spring,...
by David Thornton | Jun 1, 2017 | Fishing
Perfect Days to Catch Mackerel and Other Big Game Fish June typically offers Gulf Coast anglers a much more stable weather pattern with high pressure in control and predictable breeze patterns prevailing. Most days start with a land breeze, or cooling offshore...
by Ed Mashburn | Aug 1, 2016 | Fishing
Ladyfish Don’t Enjoy a Good Reputation, but the ‘Poor Man’s Tarpon’ Offers Great Sport Many years ago, I walked out on the pier that projected out into the Gulf of Mexico. I saw the emerald clear water and the school of baitfish under the pier. I saw people fishing...
by Mike Thompson | Jun 1, 2012 | Fishing
To catch the largest blackfish in mid-June, look for green (salty) water. Temperatures hovering in the high nineties, blistering sun, little or no wind, a tide that’s barely moving—these are the conditions that our brigade prays for. What most people say are the worst...
by Ed Mashburn | Sep 1, 2011 | Fishing
September is the best time for catching the biggest kings of the whole summer if you “match the hatch.” The September sun beat down, and even though the calendar suggested that summer was almost over, it felt like July had never left. The smooth swells of the Gulf...
