Mr. Grinch, speckless trout and other fish anomalies. Plus ... what jinx?

If you could bring back one fishing “toy” from your youth. Wading shorelines with lots of bait activity. Best tips targeting big trout this time of year … including for the boatless. How to approach working birds to keep the bite active.

Clarity on new drone laws The “burning” question on shorelines The most detailed underwater mapping ever: Yay or nay WWSD? WWCD? WWDD?  

+ Capt. Caleb got in my head and it went about how you thought. + Onward through the fog? And how to handle getting trapped in the muck. + What the Captains consider their “perfect” rod, reel, line, leader, jighead and lure setup.

Obsessing over tracks, spots and marks? Don’t be that guy. Some real “Lane Kiffin moves” in fishing. Sleep in: Midday tides could be epic. WWSD? WWCD? WWDD?

The Egret Secret. Why you can, "just feel" when it’s gonna turn on. What a bumper shrimp season means for artificial-bait fishermen. Dean on Thanksgiving being the “worst holiday of the year."

The time to fish is now … and why Peculiar redfish behavior with these drastic tide movements Good news from incessant high tides Is gameplanning more weather-driven this time of year? WWSD?  WWCD? WWDD?

Tragedy strikes again: The most perilous places on the water are also the easiest places to take for granted How should tournament cheaters be reprimanded? And all-time cheating stories. Is Louisiana’s fishing future hanging on by a thread? The pogy conundrum. Best places to truly, “get away from it all.”

* Why it pays to listen to the Bite Me podcast. Those who did, took advantage. * Why bailing on smaller trout can be a mistake -- especially this time of year. * Overrated or Underrated: Midday fishing? Any color will work? Grinding? Older-styled baits? Casting distance? Rod length?

*"This one looks right." * The captains offer great details on one of the most prime times to fish the Gulf Coast -- including how Lower Coast bay systems are affected. * Where would you want your ashes spread? Our guys share their blissful places. * How expanding your fishing horizons can make you a better fisherman.

* Is there a sweet spot for Jackplates? * Netting stories. * Start with a topwater or subsurface? * All GoPros created the same? * And revisiting the story about my jon boat that once belonged to preschoolers.