Brown Water Banter

Fisheries Management: From the Cod Collapse to Amberjack

🎣 From centuries of "endless" cod to modern-day fisheries collapse — how we got here and what it means for Gulf fishing today.

Trevor from the Mississippi Department of Marine Resources and Dr. Marcus Drymon from Mississippi State University join us to break down the history of fisheries management and why it matters to every angler on the Mississippi Gulf Coast.

🐟 The r...

You Can Sleep Where Barq's Root Beer Was Invented | Biloxi, MS

Terese Nicovich and Thomas Quave join us to share the incredible true story behind one of the most iconic brands ever born on the Mississippi Gulf Coast — Barq's root beer — and the historic Biloxi building where it all started.

🥤 How a French-educated flavor chemist left New Orleans for Biloxi in the 1890s and turned an artesian water bottling operation into...

A location scout knocked on Savannah's door in high school and handed her a card. She thought it was sketchy and almost threw it away. Her mom made the call — and less than a week later, producers from LA were walking through their house in Biloxi scouting a Nicolas Cage movie.

Savannah and Dalton from Little Lighthouse Productions join us to talk about building a production company from the ground up on the Mississippi Gulf C...

🔥 From a 10x10 tent to a brick-and-mortar joint on Government Street — this is how Salt & Sand BBQ built a barbecue business in Ocean Springs.

Chris Horton, Shelby Horton, and Emmanuel Brown of Salt & Sand BBQ join us to break down the climb from tailgate cookouts to competition wins to a full-service pit and catering operation.

🥩 Chris met his wife at a barbecue competition in 1994, stepped away from cooking when his...

This week on Brown Water Banter, it's a double feature as two homegrown tackle companies pull up to the studio to talk shop, share their stories, and show off what they've been building from the ground up.

🔧 Trey and Sam from 2 Rednecks Fishing Tackle join us to break down how a shed in the country, a YouTube education, and a whole lot of trial and error turned into a full soft plastics and hand-tied jig operation — complete ...

Scott and Mandy from Red Radio Productions join us to talk about their journey from a living room podcast to landing a streaming deal with WLOX — and everything in between.

🎶 How a late-night walk down Government Street in Ocean Springs sparked the idea to create a platform for original music on the Mississippi Gulf Coast

🎙️ Starting the Red Radio Facebook page around 2017, filming bands in the living room during COVID &mdash...

Captain Zach Courtney from ChEnected Charters joins us to talk all things offshore fishing out of Mary Walker Marina in Gautier, Mississippi. From his freshwater roots in Brandon to chasing 200-pound yellowfin tuna in a 25-foot Sea Hunt, Zach breaks down how he built his charter business from the ground up and why he's all-in on blue water fishing out of the Mississippi Gulf Coast.

🎣 How growing up bass fishing on an 18-acre lake ...

Grand Bay NERR is one of 30 National Estuarine Research Reserves in the country, it sits right on the Mississippi-Alabama line, and most people on this coast have never set foot on it. 🐢

Biologist Andrew Heaton and stewardship assistant Ashley Bosarge from the Grand Bay National Estuarine Research Reserve came into the studio to walk us through what's out there — and what you can do on it.

🥾 Nature trails open every da...

Captain Mike Strickland with the Mississippi DMR returns to break down Operation Dry Water, Fourth of July boating safety, and what actually gets you stopped on the water. 🚤

We talk probable cause boat stops, impaired boating enforcement, gunnel riding, no wake zones, inflatable PFD rules, engine cutoff switches, and the difference between safety stops and regulatory inspections. Captain ...

Three charter captains pack the Brown Water studio for a Friday night snapper roundtable that runs nearly three hours deep — and this one covers a lot of ground.

C-BO from Spray You Later Charters, Chance Seymour from Mississippi Gulf Coast Fishing Charters, and Captain JJ from Family Tradition join the show to talk red snapper rules, rough weather, reef building, charter life, and what is really happening on the Gulf Coast w...

🎣 The guys from the Pascagoula Men's Club are back in the Brown Water Studio — Chris Langston and Jack Northrop stop by to break down everything you need to know about the Inshore Challenge fishing tournament hitting Point Park on June 13th

💰 One entry fee covers ALL categories — redfish, speckled trout, flounder, cobia, snapper (now aggregate weight for two fish), and largest tripletail — with payouts up to $1,...

Kenny DiNero is back in the Brown Water Banter studio, and that means one thing — the Ocean Springs Marine Mart Fishing Tournament is almost here. 🎣

In this episode, we talk through the 2026 Ocean Springs Marine Mart Tournament, happening May 30–31 at Ocean Springs Marine Mart. The tournament includes inshore and offshore divisions, with redfish, speckled trout, flounder, blackfish/tripletail, cobia, and snapper all in...

General Joe Spraggins Returns: Oysters, Snapper Allocation Battles & the Gulf of America Seafood Push

Department of Marine Resources Executive Director General Joe Spraggins is back in the studio for his third appearance on Brown Water Banter, and this one covers a lot of ground — from record oyster harvests to the frustrating math behind Mississippi's snapper allocation.

🦪 Mississippi's on-bottom oyster season wrapped w...

We sit down with the crew from Driftset Fishing to dig into the world of deep drop fishing off the Mississippi Gulf Coast. We're not talking about your average inshore trip — these guys are running miles offshore and dropping lines hundreds of feet down to pull up some of the biggest, prettiest fish most people will never see in person.

In this episode of Brown Water Banter, we sit down with Senator Jeremy England to break down the new Mississippi DMR probable cause law and what it could mean for boaters, fishermen, and enforcement on the Gulf Coast.

Senator England explains how the bill came about, why constituents pushed for it, and what changes when DMR officers stop or board a vessel. The conversation also gets into how bills move through the Mississippi Legis...

The guys from the Mississippi DMR are back in the studio — Trevor Moncrief (Marine Fisheries Director) and Travis Williams (Artificial Reef Director) join us to break down everything happening with Mississippi's artificial reefs and fisheries management.

🪸 Katrina Key got a major refresh — concrete from the old Broadwater Marina demolition was repurposed to cap subsided reef material south of Deer Island, bringing it b...

Rob Lipolla and Cody join us in the Brown Water Studio to break down everything about the Southern Kingfish Association — a tournament series that's been running since the late nineties across the entire Southeast coast from Texas to North Carolina.

🎣 Rob has been fishing SKA tournaments for roughly 25 years and shares the history of how the organization grew into a major competitive circuit with divisions broken into region...

Troy Guillotte of Trigger Time TV joins us in the Brown Water Studio for a conversation about firearms, filming, and growing up in Jackson County, Mississippi.

🦌 Troy talks about his Gautier roots and how his dad's influence shaped his love for hunting, fishing, sports, and all things outdoors in South Mississippi

🔫 From magazine junkie to TV host — Troy shares how a fascination with firearms that started at 21 led him to b...

Tyler Prowant is back in the Brown Water Banter studio — for what might be his fourth appearance dating all the way back to the old dining room table setup. This time he's got a lot to talk about: his ongoing mission to bring a real skate park to Biloxi through the Gulf Coast Skate Park Association, and the launch of his brand new venture, Mythic Skateboards.

🛹 Tyler has visited 143 different skate parks across the country t...