Good Food -- Good Fun

EDITOR'S NOTE: Many hunters have found that the new Mossy Oak Apparel Treklite brand crosses over two seasons. Lightweight, comfortable and very breathable, this pants and shirt outfit works perfectly for bowhunting in the early fall. In the spring of the year, you can chase turkeys over hills and mountains and still stay cool and comfortable. Yet many hunters don't realize that Treklite also works great for fishing clothes. Roll-up sleeves with a button-down keeper, zip-off legs so that an angler can wear the pants as shorts and fast-drying material make the Treklite suit ideal for the saltwater angler. Mossy Oak Apparel's Treklite promises to help the angler stay cool, prevent sunburn and remain dry. This past week Mossy Oak Apparel field-tested Treklite off Mississippi's Gulf Coast. Read on to learn about the trip and to see Treklite in action.

When you take a Chandeleur Island trip off the coast of Mississippi in the Gulf of Mexico with Taylor Hollis on the "I'm Alone" charter boat, you won't go hungry. Hollis prepares all the fine food that the Mississippi Gulf Coast has to offer, such as fresh fish, shrimp, oysters, crabcakes and steak every day and every night. Before daylight, Taylor will treat you to a country breakfast of scrambled eggs, bacon, sausage, grits, toast, juice and coffee. While you eat, the deckhands lower the skiffs off the top of the 80-foot "I'm Alone" and ready them for a day of fishing with ice chests full of soft drinks and a cooler for your fish.

You can make a short run to the nearby oil rigs and fish for cobia during calm water. Cobia abound in this area, and you commonly can catch a limit of cobia in a morning of fishing. Cobia jigs and live bait both produce well. So, if the speckled trout and redfish don't hit inshore, head offshore for some fast-action cobia fishing. No matter what you fish for, you'll enjoy the most comfort while fishing and stay the coolest if you wear Mossy Oak Apparel's Treklite.

The Chandeleur Islands lie along the western coast of Mississippi and the Louisiana Gulf Coast. Because of hurricanes and storms, the islands constantly recreate themselves by shifting and changing. The islands team with speckled trout, redfish and flounder and home many shorebirds and pelicans. After breakfast, you'll leave the mother ship and head out to meet the fish on the back or the front side of the islands. Many anglers enjoy wade fishing these shallow-water areas. If you'll look for cuts and holes, you often can spot the redfish and flounder in clear water. D.O.A. shrimp and DOA Terror Eyz, as well as grubs, Mir-O-Lures and Rat-L-Traps all produce good limits of speckled trout and redfish. Not only do the waters team with fish, but you can fish the remote Chandeleurs all day without seeing anyone other than members of your own party. If you want a great getaway, outstanding fishing and the opportunity to eat some of the finest coastal cuisine you'll ever enjoy, then plan to travel on the "I'm Alone" to the Chandeleur Islands where you can enjoy great fishing, good food and the comforts of an air-conditioned mother ship. For information on chartering the "I'm Alone," write Captain Larry Hayden at P.O. Box 573, Pascagoula, MS 39568-0573, or call him at work at (800) 647-7252 or at home at (228) 392-3290, or visit the website www.imalonecharters.com. For more about fishing off Mississippi's Gulf Coast, call (800) WARMEST or go to the website www.visitmississippi.org. To learn more about DOA lures, call (561) 287-5001 or go to the website, www.doalures.com. For more information about Mossy Oak Apparel's Treklite clothing, go to www.mossyoak.com.

TOMORROW: Fishing the Curlew Wreck