For the last week and a half, a great run on the tasty sand sea trout a.k.a. "white trout" and southern kingfish a.k.a. "ground mullet has been keeping my clients on their toes. Catches from 75 to 185 have been a common place, and the action has been a fish on every cast at times.

That’s as good as it gets, and these are some of the finest eating fish that swims the waters of south Mississippi.  If you want to give your kids a great time on the water, then book a trip to the oyster reefs in the Mississippi Sound for a wonderful family outing.

The sheepshead bite has slowed up a bit, due to many of the fish heading offshore to spawn. However, a few black drum are still prowling the Back Bay of Biloxi’s muddy bottom, and one of my clients, Justin Hatcher of Slidell, LA boated a 50-pound-plus giant last week.

What a battle! On 10-pound-test, a Shimano spinning reel, and a St. Croix "Triumph" rod that ended up being a 1-hour and 35-minute battle. Before we know it cobia and tripletail will be showing up too, and we expect a great summer on all species.

I’ll be taking serious wade fishermen to the barrier islands too, so that’s something to think about. Also, in a month or so trips to the Louisiana marsh for speckled trout and redfish will be available. Just contact me, and I can arrange all sorts of trips for your needs.

By the way, my clients will now be fishing out of a brand new 21-foot 2008 Blazer Bay bay boat powered by a 150 h.p. 4-stroke Yamaha. State of the art stuff, and it rides great. So don’t wait…book a trip now for great light tackle fishing aboard Team Brodie Charters.

Regards,

Capt. Robert L. Brodie

On this outing my clients were Travis Hartzell and Matt Zvonkovic of Houston Texas. We started out the morning fishing bridge rubble at the mouth of the Back Bay of Biloxi. Here, the duo managed to catch 5 nice sheepshead, a black drum, and a freshwater blue catfish.

As the strong north winds began to die down we decided to take a gamble to see if the big schools of ground mullet had arrived in the Mississippi Sound.  So off we went to the east with high hopes. Once on one of the selected reef the ground mullet bite got hot, "ON FIRE", and cast after cast produced an instant hook up.

Working an assembly line of 4 rods, these guys could not fight and land them fast enough, much less me trying to unhook fish and bait up lines. The ground mullet a.k.a. "southern kingfish" were extremely healthy looking, fat, and full of roe. Since these fish are prolific spawners, partaking in the ritual all summer long, there are no size or number limits on these fish.

Also, ground mullet are some of the finest easing in southern waters, and make top notch frying fillets.  Before the action was over Matt hooked into something huge, and the 10-pound-test Yo-Zuri Hybrid line was rapidly peeling off the Shimano spinning reed, and the 7-foot St. Croix rod was bowed to the max. After an initial run of 50-yards or more, the big fish rolled on the surface and it was evident Matt was hooked up with a giant redfish.

After a 15-minute battle Matt wore down the brute, and finally landed the 40-inch specimen. Congratulations Matt! After the big catch the guys decided to call it a day. Good call! We left the ground mullet biting, and the finally tally on those tasty fish was 90. The inshore fishing is just starting to get cranked up here in south Mississippi, so come join us at TEAM BRODIE CHARTERS for some light tackle fish catching fun.

Regards,

Capt. Robert L. Brodie

Today I had the pleasure to guide Mike Lacy, his son Blake, and his friend Lance on a Back Bay of Biloxi charter.  When I got in the boat at 6 o’clock there was ice in the bottom of the boat, and it was blowing north 15 to 20 knots. 

Once on the water the chill of winter could be felt in the air, and it blew out of the north for the first half of the day before switching southwest in the afternoon.  Fishing was extremely slow in the morning, and a couple of large fish cut them off on underwater structure. However, the afternoon bite turned on, and the guys boated a fine mess of large sheepshead, 2 black drum, and a flounder.  

Water conditions were rough, 52 degrees, and still very stained from river water.  Bottom line, we stuck it out and caught some nice inshore fish. 

Regards,

Capt. Brodie