Hand-knotted shrimp cast nets could be considered a lost art in many ways. Most people buy shrimp or fishing nets at a local retailer, not putting much thought into the craftsmanship or quality. Even ...

Doug Borries of Ocean Springs prepares to throw a brill net for shrimp in the Back Bay Biloxi area, (Al Jones/gulflive.com) BACK BAY BILOXI, Mississipi - There are many memories that we never forget ...

Back in the day, if you wanted a mess of shrimp and you had a net and a saltwater creek nearby, you cast your net and took home your cache. It never dawned on you that it might not be shrimp season.

Spend any time on the water and you will eventually see someone throwing or casting a net. This invention has fed the multitudes, fattened the purses of fishermen and merchants, and enabled Big Bend ...

Mullet fishing with a cast net is a tradition that’s lasted many generations along the Gulf Coast, especially in the Florida Panhandle. It’s a common sight to see a net fisherman waiting patiently ...

As a child during the 40's and 50's, I spent many a long, hot summer day down at the creek, standing on the bank with mud oozing through my toes waiting to feel that little jerk on the line wrapped ...

Recreational cast net shrimping continues to be red hot at selected spots in the lower St. Johns River. Day and night shrimping have been good, with daylight netters working deep ledges and drop-offs ...

The shrimp runs is still picking up. They're spreading farther south and picking up a little more size along the way. They're being caught from downtown Jacksonville under the lights, to Little Lake ...