23-2-CWS | January 20, 2023
BILOXI, Miss. – The Mississippi Department of Marine Resources certified a state fishing record for the month of January.
Tommy Phelps of Gautier set the all tackle record using a spear for Scrawled Filefish (Aluterus scriptus) with a fish weighing 3 pounds, 2.45 ounces.
Photo courtesy MS Department of Marine Resources
Tommy Phelps with Scrawled Filefish
The Mississippi Department of Marine Resources is dedicated to enhancing, protecting and conserving marine interests of the state by managing all marine life, public trust wetlands, adjacent uplands and waterfront areas to provide for the optimal commercial, recreational, educational and economic uses of these resources consistent with environmental concerns and social changes. Visit the DMR online at dmr.ms.gov.
