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Gene Stork, of Moss Point, began working as a commercial fisherman in 1954. In this episode he recalls being part of a \u201cmother boat\u201d crew and how they worked together to catch fish.

He also discusses how Coastal fishermen would try to avoid catching redfish over a certain size because the larger fish are the egg layers. Stork feels the increased popularity of blackened redfish in Louisiana led to overfishing.

Stork learned how to fish for flounder through years of experience.\xa0 He remembers wading for miles through the shallow waters of the Gulf trying to catch the elusive fish.

In a Podcast Extra, Stork talks about how during the winter months, his attention turned from fish to oysters.\xa0 He describes how he gathered oysters and how he and his wife would clean and shuck them by the gallon.

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