Species: Pigfish (Orthopristis chrysoptera) Location: Graffiti Bridge, Pensacola, FL Date: August 1, 2017 The second-most popular baitfish in the Gulf of Mexico is just one letter away from the first (Pinfish). I’m speaking, of course, of the Pinfish. I caught my one and only Pigfish fishing from a public pier in Pensacola minutes after night fell. There…
Species: Hardhead Catfish (Ariopsis felis) Location: Graffiti Bridge, Pensacola, FL Date: August 1, 2017 Channel Catfish are the bane of the Freshwater Species Hunter’s existence across much of the United States and Canada, but Hardhead Catfish fill this role in the saltwater and brackish environments of the Gulf of Mexico. By day, Pinfish will ravage your bait….
Species: Red Drum (Sciaenops ocellatus) Location: Graffiti Bridge, Pensacola, FL Date: August 1, 2017 Everyone should go fish the Gulf at some point in their life for Redfish or Red Drum. At least, that’s what fishing culture has told us. I have fished in Corpus Christi and parts of Florida where they could be found, but I’ve…
