by Capt. Bobby Abruscato | Sep 3, 2018 | Fishing
I use croakers—lively ones—for bait because the bite “cleans up.” At four in the morning, I was already sweating. I had just loaded up my gear and was launching my Skeeter at the ramp in Bayou la Batre on this mid-August morning. “Man,” I thought, “this is...
by Capt. Bobby Abruscato | Apr 16, 2018 | Fishing
The fabled Dixey Bar, named after a Civil War ship, is truly a magical place to find bull reds. On the eastern side of the mouth of Mobile Bay lays the fabled Dixey Bar. The naturally-formed sandbar runs along the eastern side of the Mobile ship channel for...
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 | Mar 5, 2018 | Fishing
More than One Way to Catch Spawning Crappie This Month It’s that wonderful time of year for panfish anglers. The winter is finally giving up its grip. This is when the water begins warming up toward that magic temperature point that makes crappie begin to...
by Richard Rutland | Jan 29, 2018 | Fishing
Be Ready for Inshore Transitions When Fishing Salty Waters This Month February is the start to inshore transitions. We are winding down a wintertime pattern and starting to move into a spring pattern. We will find cooler days when the fish are in deeper water...
