Free Fishing Days June 4th and June 5th
Grab a rod and reel, Saturday and Sunday are free fishing days in Mississippi. That means anyone can fish this weekend, even if you don’t have a license.…
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Grab a rod and reel, Saturday and Sunday are free fishing days in Mississippi. That means anyone can fish this weekend, even if you don’t have a license.…
Teams are competing in the Gulf of Mexico, hoping to reel in a winning catch at the annual King Master Fishing Tournament. As soon…
BILOXI, Miss. – The first weekend of National Fishing and Boating Week in June of each year is designated as Free Fishing Weekend. On June 4 and 5, the Mississippi Department of Marine Resources would like anglers to know that…
BILOXI, Miss. – Mississippi’s Red Snapper season will open for private recreational anglers and state for-hire vessels at 12:01 a.m. on Friday, May 27, 2022, with an anticipated mid-season closure date of Monday, July 4, 2022, at 11:59 p.m. As with…
The Mississippi Department of Marine Resources announced today commercial and recreational fishing seasons for the new year. Commercial fishing seasons for gray triggerfish and greater amberjack will open in Mississippi…
BILOXI, Miss. – Officials with the Mississippi Department of Marine Resources announced today that recreational harvest for Greater Amberjack will close in Mississippi territorial waters on Monday, Nov. 1, 2021, at 12:01 a.m. local time.
Wounded Warriors and boat captains will meet in Gautier to kick-off the Wounded Warrior Fishing Tournament. The three-day fishing tournament gives soldiers dealing with mental disorders and physical injuries a…
BILOXI, Miss. – The Mississippi Department of Marine Resources (MDMR) will reopen the recreational Red Snapper season on Friday, Oct. 1, 2021, at 12:01 a.m. The season will be open seven days a week. Check Tails n’ Scales for the most…
BILOXI, Miss. – Officials with the Mississippi Department of Marine Resources announced today that the commercial and recreational fishing harvest of mid-water snapper in Mississippi territorial waters will close in conjunction with Gulf of Mexico federal waters at 12:01 a.m.…
The non-resident charter license fee for Louisiana guides is being waived by the Mississippi Department of Marine Resources through December 1st. Guides unable to fish in areas hit…
BILOXI, Miss. – Officials with the Mississippi Department of Marine Resources announced today that the recreational fishing seasons for Gray Triggerfish (Balistes capriscus) and Red Grouper (Epinephelus morio) will close in Mississippi territorial waters on Wednesday, Sept. 15, 2021, at…
BILOXI, Miss. (AP) — Louisiana charter captains affected by Hurricane Ida will be able to operate from Mississippi ports through the end of the year. The Mississippi Department…
BILOXI, Miss. – The Mississippi Department of Marine Resources announced that the private recreational and state for-hire season for Red Snapper will close Monday, July 5, 2021, at 11:59 p.m. After the closure, no Red Snapper shall be landed or…
Officials with the Mississippi Department of Marine Resources announced Tuesday the openings and closings of recreational and commercial harvest in Mississippi territorial waters for Gag, Greater Amberjack and Gray Triggerfish. The recreational fishing season for Gag will open on Tuesday,…
The Mississippi Department of Marine Resources has announced the opening of red snapper season for private recreational anglers and state for-hire vessels will be 12:01 a.m. May 28, 2021, with an anticipated mid-season closure date of July 5, 2021, at…
BILOXI, Miss. – Mississippi’s Red Snapper season will open for private recreational anglers and state for-hire vessels at 12:01 a.m. on Friday, May 28, 2021, with an anticipated mid-season closure date of July 5, 2021, at 11:59 p.m. As with previous years,…
BILOXI, Miss. – The Mississippi Department of Marine Resources announced today that commercial fisheries for the linked aggregated large coastal shark (LCS) and Hammerhead shark management groups in Mississippi territorial waters will close in conjunction with the western Gulf of…
BILOXI, Miss. – Officials with the Mississippi Department of Marine Resources announce the opening of the commercial fishing season for Spotted Seatrout to begin February 1, 2021, at 12:01 a.m. in Mississippi territorial waters. The annual Total Allowable Catch for…
BILOXI, Miss. – Officials with the Mississippi Department of Marine Resources announced this week that recreational fishing season for Gag will close in Mississippi territorial waters Thursday, Dec. 31, 2020 at 11:59 p.m. The commercial season for sharks (aggregated large…
BILOXI, Miss. – Coronavirus Aid, Relief and Economic Security (CARES) Act applications for commercial and charter fisheries participants will open Monday, Nov. 9, 2020, at 8 a.m. on the Mississippi Department of Marine Resources (MDMR) website at dmr.ms.gov/cares-act-assistance/. Applicants must be a…
BILOXI, Miss. – The Mississippi Department of Marine Resources announced today that Red Snapper season will open for private recreational anglers and state for-hire vessels on Saturday, Sept. 5, 2020, in state and federal waters. A closure date is currently not set…
It’s been another year filled with uncertainty for Mississippi’s fishermen and some are sharing their concerns and hopes for the rest of the year. Local oyster farmer Christopher Rhodes says the economic impacts of COVID-19 and the legislative budget battle…
Fishermen are making their way back to the docks and are all geared up for the 24th annual Mississippi Gulf Coast Billfish Classic. The event was supposed to begin last week, but now they’re casting their lines in hopes to…
The City of Biloxi, Harrison County and St. Michael Catholic Church are pleased to announce that the 91st annual Blessing of the Fleet & Coronation of the Shrimp King and Queen will be held Saturday and Sunday. The Committee encourages…