As I write this the Deepwater Horizon oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico is making its way on Louisiana’s shore line. For those of you that know me personally and my lifelong love for the water, well, you can only imagine how I feel about this entire situation. However, like all of us that rely on the water to make a living we must continue on somehow. Thus, I will continue to run trips in the bays and coastal rivers to try and keep things going strong. Our coastal rivers are simply gorgeous, a very peaceful place to spend the day on the water.

So no, TEAM BRODIE CHARTERS won’t shut down, and will continue to fish somewhere as long as it’s possible. I have great faith in the people of south Mississippi, and I know they will do everything in their power to fight and contain this oil slick. Bottom line, the show must go on, and we’ll continue to wet a line somewhere in the southern waters.

Heck, we can even give the bluegills, shellcrackers, crappie, gars, bass, freshwater catfish, small tarpon, and striped bass a shot. It’s all good! Thank you for all of your e-mails of concern. It’s much appreciated!

Keep the faith my friends!

Regards and many thanks to all,

Capt. Robert L. Brodie of TEAM BRODIE CHARTERS 

Cell (228) 697-7707

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PRICING: Light-tackle bay, near shore, and barrier island fishing aboard TEAM BRODIE CHARTERS is quite reasonable, and a “5-hour” half-a-day trip for up to 4 anglers is merely $350, and an “8-hour” all-day trips goes for $450. Ice, bait, rods & reels, tackle, Mississippi fishing license, fish cleaning & packaging, as well as a big dose of Southern Hospitality is included in the package deal. Depending on where and when we fish you might catch all sorts of different species including: sand sea trout a.k.a, “white trout”, southern kingfish a.k.a “ground mullet, redfish, speckled trout, tripletail, Florida pompano, flounders, croakers, sheepshead, black drum, bluefish, ladyfish, sharks, stingrays, jack crevalles, cobia, and other species. To book a fishing trip or guided diving duck hunt aboard TEAM BRODIE CHARTERS contact Capt. Robert L. Brodie at (228) 697-7707, or shoot him an e-mail at email hidden; JavaScript is required. Remember…life is short…let’s fish!

Above: Regulars aboard TEAM BRODIE CHARTERS, Don Thomason and his son Brad enjoyed a day of fun inshore fishing close to home. Ran to the barrier islands in search of Spanish mackerel and sheepshead, but the sheepshead spawn seems to be over, and the Spanish weren’t in the area. It was a bit rough too! So it was time for Plan-B, and that was going in search of some tasty flounders. Don never needs nor wants many fish to take home, in his words “just a few quality fish”, and today 12 flounders, 5 nice specks, and 2 black drum was plenty for his needs. We always have a great time, these guys are great wits, and we cut up and have fun all day long. Don has fished with me for years, and we’ve had many great fishing adventures together aboard TEAM BRODIE CHARTERS. Very seldom does Don “sanction” a big fish kill on our outings, yet over the years we had plenty of memorable catches of sheepshead, Florida pompano, redfish, black drum, speckled trout, white trout, ground mullet, and flounders. Oh yeah, and on winter time trout fishing trips in the rivers we’ve even caught some big freshwater catfish too! Great fishing memories! By the way, we had 3 flounders escape off the fish cleaning table while taking photos and cleaning fish, but it was OK because it wasn’t to be a big fish kill day…just a few quality fish. Photo by Capt. Robert L.Brodie

ABOVE: At the D’Iberville Marina, Don Thomason and his son Brad from Alabama trying to keep fish from jumping off the fish cleaning table. The father and son duo had great fun catching these flounders, speckled trout, and black drum while fishing aboard TEAM BRODIE CHARTERS. Today fishing for flounders was Plan-B, but it worked out well with 12 keepers, and 5 nice speckled trout, and a 2 black drum added to the nice inshore catch. For two of the biggest flounders I filleted the top side open so Don could fill them with a crab meat stuffing before being baked up nicely. Most of the flounders fell for fresh cut bait fished on the bottom. A simple bottom rig composed of a 1-ounce weight, 1/0 Gamakatsu Octopus hook, and 30-pound-test Seaguar fluorocarbon leader material fooled the flounders. By the way, getting a late start on the flounders probably kept the guys from getting 2 complete limits, but a dozen flounders is a good catch any day of the week. Photo by Capt. Robert L. Brodie

Pricing: Fishing aboard TEAM BRODIE CHARTERS is quite reasonable, and in this economy everyone is looking for a great deal.  For example, a "5-hour " half-a-day trip aboard TEAM BRODIE CHARTERS is merely $350, and that price can be divided up among 4 anglers. Better yet, book an "8-hour" all-day trip for merely $450 to really get you fill of fishing. Plus, ice bait, tackle, rods & reels, Mississippi fishing license, fuel, fish cleaning & packaging, as well as a big dose of southern hospitality is all part of the package deal. So come on…what are you waiting for…call Capt. Robert L. Brodie at (228) 697-7707 or shoot him an e-mail at and book a fishing adventure of your own.

NOW BACK TO CAPT. BRODIE’S FISHING REPORT:

Weather is looking good for next week! At this point in time I have Monday-April 26, 2010 through Thursday-April 29, 2010 open…book a trip…let’s catch some fish! Sorry…this coming Friday, Saturday, and Sunday are already booked up unless someone cancels. News Flash!-  Just booked Wednesday and Tuesday’s weather is looking really good for some big Spanish mackerel trolling at the barrier islands. Any takers out there?

ABOVE: FIRST SPANISH MACKEREL OF THE YEAR! – While fishing at the barrier islands, Ed Rubiera and his son Ritchie had a blast catching a dozen of these hard hitting line stripping Spanish mackerel while fishing aboard TEAM BRODIE CHARTERS. These fish were caught over shallow bars in crystal clear water, and hit spoons and jigs. Hey, fishing is quite diverse here in south Mississippi and aboard TEAM BRODIE CHARTERS. Want in on some of this excellent light tackle fishing action? Well, simply call Capt. Robert L. Brodie at (228) 697-7707 or shoot him an e-mail at email hidden; JavaScript is required. Photo by Capt. Robert L. Brodie

ABOVE: Ed Rubiera and his son Ritchie had great fun catching these 9 big sheepshead and 12 beautiful Spanish mackerel while fishing aboard TEAM BRODIE CHARTERS. It was a great feeling to see the big Spanish mackerel make their appearance, and on light tackle they are top-notch fighting fish. By the way, baked Spanish mackerel is excellent! To prepare the fish I first fillet, and then skin it. The rib cage is cut off, and the thin line of bones down the blood line is removed. Basted in butter and lemon juice fresh Spanish mackerel is delicious. Photo by Capt. Robert L. Brodie

ABOVE: FISH ON ICE! – Big Spanish mackerel and sheepshead made for a fun day of fishing the barrier islands aboard TEAM BRODIE CHARTERS. Some of the big sow sheepshead are still holding in the barrier island’s surf, and it’s like catching a big red snapper on 10-pound-test spinning tackle in 2-feet of water. Great fun, and they are excellent on the dinner table when filleted, skinned, and deboned. Photo by Capt. Robert L. Brodie