Tag: Gulf Coast

Gulf Coast Wintertime Fishing

1/12/2025 - By Todd Masson. In south Louisiana, December fishing is great and horrible. One of the most iconic opening lines from all of world literature comes from Charles Dickens’ A Tale of Two Cities: “It was the best of times, it was the worst of times.” The British author was comparing and… SEE MORE

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Catching Big Triggerfish On The Gulf Coast

3/9/2024 - By Ed Mashburn. For a long time here on the Gulf Coast, anglers who ventured offshore to chase after snapper and other delicious tasting and hard fighting fish scorned a very common offshore resident of our waters. It was not that long ago that when a triggerfish was hooked and brought to… SEE MORE

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Best Nature Trails on the Mississippi Gulf Coast

6/15/2022 - By Mark W. LaSalle, Phd. It is always risky to choose the best of anything, including places where nature is seen at its best. For those of us who frequent those “best” places, we are picky in how we define them as such. For the purpose of this list, the… SEE MORE

Gulf Coast, F Panhandle - Image by Andra Jones from Pixabay

Gulf Coast, Mississippi River Cities Eager for Flood Funding

4/18/2022 - By Michael Phillis. ST. LOUIS (AP) — When Hurricane Ida hit last summer, a storm surge overwhelmed a levee and gushed into Ted Falgout’s coastal Louisiana home, destroying his furniture and the beloved framed photos of his twin sons kissing him on their first day of school, then again when… SEE MORE

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Overlooked Channels Influence Water Flow and Flooding Along Gulf Coast

3/3/2022 - An unnoticed network of channels is cutting across the coastal plain landscape along the Gulf Coast and influencing how water flows, according to research from The University of Texas at Austin that could help predict flooding from major storms in the future. The coastal plains are relatively flat, which has… SEE MORE

https://apnews.com/article/mexico-texas-louisiana-miami-floods-8e71e24a3c0f8fccd493426edab757aa

Tropical Storm Nicholas Threatens Gulf Coast with Heavy Rain

9/13/2021 - HOUSTON (AP) — Tropical Storm Nicholas was strengthening just off the Gulf Coast and could make landfall in Texas as a hurricane Monday as it brings heavy rain and floods to coastal areas from Mexico to storm-battered Louisiana. Forecasters at the National Hurricane Center in Miami said top sustained winds reached… SEE MORE

Red Snapper Fishing Dates Announced – Gulf Coast

4/23/2021 - By CaptainExperiences.com Red Snapper season is alive and well as the NOAA announced the 2021 recreational for-hire season will begin on Tuesday, June 1st and end on Tuesday, August 3rd. For context, the 2021 season will be 1 day longer than the 2020 and 2019 seasons and 12 days longer… SEE MORE

Alabama Waters Open for Red Snapper Fishing on May 28

4/21/2021 - The Alabama Department of Conservation and Natural Resources’ Marine Resources Division announced Monday that Alabama state waters and federal waters will open to private vessel anglers for red snapper fishing on Friday, May 28, 2021. The season will consist of four-day weekends, Friday through Monday, beginning Friday, May 28, and… SEE MORE

https://www.cnn.com/2020/11/11/weather/eta-storm-wednesday/index.html

Hurricane Eta Threatens Florida’s Gulf Coast

11/11/2020 - By Madeline Holcombe. Eta strengthened again to a Category 1 hurricane over the Gulf of Mexico on Wednesday morning, and it could soon veer toward Florida bringing heavy downpours and dangerous flash flooding, river flooding and landslides. Hurricane watches are in effect from Anna Maria Island to Yankeetown, Florida, meaning hurricane… SEE MORE

https://www.nytimes.com/2020/09/17/us/how-to-help.html?referringSource=articleShare

Disasters on Two Coasts: How to Help

9/19/2020 - By Concepción de León and Christine Hauser. As wildfires continue to blaze through Oregon, California and Washington State, thousands of people have been displaced, millions of acres have been burned and state leaders are struggling to help survivors who have lost their homes and loved ones. At the same time, Hurricane Sally, which… SEE MORE

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