As featured in the January 2025 edition of the Marsh & Bayou Magazine. Learn more at marshandbayououtfitters.com. All great fishing trips start with a visit with the guide’s grandparents, right? The leftovers aren’t going to get dropped off by a stork, and the trash won’t take itself out. It is Friday evening, the dayContinue reading “The Sisk Avenue Fly Fishers”
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Sight Fishing Tactics for Our Bays & Bayous
As featured in the December 2024 issue of Marsh & Bayou Magazine. Check out marshandbayououtfitters.com for more. Sight fishing for upper- and over-slot fish in Louisiana and Mississippi coastal marshes is a truly unique fishing approach and not always the most sought out. Opportunities can be limited, and its rewards don’t necessarily result in moreContinue reading “Sight Fishing Tactics for Our Bays & Bayous”
Bull Red Fly Fishing Seasons on the Mississippi Gulf Coast
Folks often ask when the best time is to come to Mississippi to fly fish for redfish. I am reluctant to tell them, “pretty much from October to March,” because surely it can’t all be that good, right? I am inclined to think so. There’s something for everyone. I’ve often felt the need to elaborateContinue reading “Bull Red Fly Fishing Seasons on the Mississippi Gulf Coast”
Sight fishing bull redfish: what do they look like?
Part of what makes sight fishing bull redfish so exciting is that each shot is unique and every fish has its own personality. Redfish are abundant across the southeast and their behavior varies with every fishery. Here in the Biloxi marsh and Mississippi barrier islands we are blessed with some of the biggest and happiestContinue reading “Sight fishing bull redfish: what do they look like?”
Tips and FAQ for First Time Saltwater Fly Anglers
“I am a die hard trout fisherman but I’ve never fished the salt. Do I have what it takes to catch a bull redfish on fly in Mississippi?” I hear this question or some version of it dozens of times a year. My path in guiding has converged with the path of lots of freshwaterContinue reading “Tips and FAQ for First Time Saltwater Fly Anglers”
Packing Essentials for Fly Fishing Mississippi
The excitement of preparing and packing for a trip can be one of the most fun or the most stressful parts of the trip! Here’s some things that are super handy to have for your day sight fishing for redfish on fly, that might not already be on the packing list. The Mississippi Sound andContinue reading “Packing Essentials for Fly Fishing Mississippi”