The Gold Mine

Galliano hotspot is money this time of year

If you fish the famed Sulfur Mine in Galliano, you likely won’t find any gold, but you will find lots of silver and bronze. This old industrial mine site is a perfect place to take your kayak for limits of wintertime specks and reds. Once the exclusive domain of boat fishermen, the Sulfur Mine is within reasonable paddling distance and provides many fishable areas in all weather conditions for kayakers.

The Sulfur Mine is no secret. Charter guides regularly take their customers there, and weekend warriors regularly fill the place. Now added to the mix is a growing number of kayak anglers. Launching from Bason’s Marina in Galliano, ‘yakers can reach the core of the mine area in about an hour or less. You will be hard pressed to find a better winter spot than the “mine.”Click here to read more on The Gold Mine

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Chris Holmes has kayak fished in the Gulf of Mexico, the Atlantic and Pacific oceans and many places in between.