22-22-CWS | June 7, 2022
BILOXI, Miss. – The Mississippi Department of Marine Resources certified two conventional tackle state fishing records in the month of May.
Trey Tinkle of Mountain View, Ark., set the record for Rock Hind (Epinephelus adscensionis) with a fish weighing 3 pounds, 10.4 ounces.
Phillip Overman of Pascagoula set the record for Smooth Puffer (Lagocephalus laevigatus) with a fish weighing 10 pounds.
Photos courtesy MS Department of Marine Resources
- Trey Tinkle with Rock Hind
- Phillip Overman with Smooth Puffer
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.
