by Ed Mashburn | Mar 19, 2018 | Fishing
Look for sheepies around hard structure. The tide was moving strongly out to the Gulf, and the rocks of the jetty were slippery with the slopping of the waves and the green slime growing on the rocks. I had to concentrate on keeping my feet secure on the wet...
by Ed Mashburn | Feb 12, 2018 | Fishing
If a fish fry is on your mind, whisker catfish are waiting to be caught in the cool of early spring.   There’s an old tradition in Alabama. This tradition is the gathering up of a mess of whisker catfish for a fish fry in the long, hot days of summer. Catching...
by Chris Marlin Hood | Feb 12, 2018 | Fishing
Xiphias Gladius: A Fish Aptly Named for Being the Toughest and Meanest Sport Fish, the Broadbill Swordfish. In the past, swordfishing used to be a mere afterthought to Gulf Coast outdoorsmen simply because there weren’t many of them to be caught in the Northern...
by Ed Mashburn | Jan 5, 2014 | Fishing
Alabama bass fishing can be red hot in January, so prepare for a cold boat ride! Let me tell you about the coldest I’ve been since I moved to Alabama. It was a January weekend on Lake Guntersville a few years ago. The wind that was whipping up off the white-capped...
