Tyler Prowant is back in the Brown Water Banter studio — for what might be his fourth appearance dating all the way back to the old dining room table setup. This time he's got a lot to talk about: his ongoing mission to bring a real skate park to Biloxi through the Gulf Coast Skate Park Association, and the launch of his brand new venture, Mythic Skateboards.

🛹 Tyler has visited 143 different skate parks across the country thanks to his Air Force career taking him everywhere from Belgium to Keesler Air Force Base

✈️ How he strategically planted seeds to become an instructor so he could get stationed back on the Mississippi Gulf Coast near his wife's family

🎥 From Shotgun Skateboards to Mythic Skateboards — Tyler's evolution as a skate brand creator and nonprofit advocate

💡 His best advice for young people: "Let time carry the weight" — plan like you're going to be here tomorrow

❤️ The social magic of skateboarding and how filming clips kept him connected to family and friends during deployments — including his late father who was always his biggest fan

🏗️ The continuing push to make a DIY skate park a reality in Biloxi, Mississippi

🎣 Plus — the Brown Water Bash is April 18 at Dewy Dew Bugz in D'Iberville! Veterans fish free, registration is live at brownwaterbanter.com, and you can turn a hard head catfish into a thousand dollars

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Griffin and Wyatt from Gulfside Detailing and Armor Co. sit down in the Brown Water Studio to talk about how they built their detailing business from the ground up right here on the Mississippi Gulf Coast.

🚗 Griffin traces the journey from H and M detailing to working car washes on Pass Road to building enough leads and funds to buy his first trailer

🎥 Wyatt got hooked watching detailing reels on Instagram, started practicing on personal vehicles at home, and eventually linked up with his longtime buddy Griffin

🛥️ The duo went from cars to boats and got certified through Yacht Armor, which became the catalyst for launching Gulfside Detailing and Armor Co.

💡 Both guys are Biloxi locals who talk openly about failing a couple times before finding their footing as entrepreneurs.

📣 The Brown Water Bash 2026 is coming April 18 at Dewey Dew Bugs in D'Iberville — featuring gaff top, white trout, black drum, and redfish divisions where you can turn a hardhead catfish into a thousand dollars. Registration is open with five anglers already signed up!

Watch the Full Episode Here ⬇️

https://youtube.com/live/cBYXtnZjV9Y?feature=share

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Another Department of Marine Resources-sponsored episode of Brown Water Banter welcoming back Michael Lee (Hatchery Bureau Director and Manager of the Lyman Hatchery) and Matt Hill (Deputy Director of Marine Fisheries) for a deep dive into what's happening with Mississippi's fish stock enhancement programs.

🐟 Michael Lee breaks down the history of the Lyman Hatchery — built in the 1930s as a freshwater facility stocking everything from crappie to pond fish, now fully converted into a marine hatchery focused on speckled trout and southern flounder stock enhancement

🏗️ The hatchery transitioned from the Gulf Coast Research Lab around 2017, with the DMR building out recirculating systems capable of saltwater spawning and larval aquaculture inside what was once strictly an earthen pond freshwater operation

🎣 The crew tackles a listener question from Rudy Bellius about saltwater fishing license requirements — clarifying that if you have a lifetime sportsman's license, you do NOT need a separate saltwater fishing license (correcting a previous episode's misstep)

🐠 Discussion on why striped bass are showing up on the Mississippi Coast — older fish may be holdovers from Larry Nicholson's striper program with the last releases around 2015, while smaller fish under 25 inches are likely hybrid striped bass released through Ocean Springs High School's aquaculture program

🏫 Michael Lee supplies fish to high school aquaculture programs, working around school year schedules that don't always align with natural spawning cycles — sourcing natural gulf stripers from a blackwater hatchery in Florida

🔬 Matt Hill describes his role keeping the machine running — overseeing the hatchery, artificial reef program, and finfish program while making sure people like Mike have what they need to do the real work

📣 The Brown Water Bash 2026 is coming April 18 at Dewey Dew Bugs in D'Iberville — featuring gaff top, white trout, black drum, and redfish divisions where you can turn a hardhead catfish into a thousand dollars. Registration is open with five anglers already signed up!

Watch the Full Episode Here ⬇️

https://youtube.com/live/hhwv_NBNlh0?feature=share

Also big thanks to Southern Magnolia Smiles, Forever Young Men's and Women Health, and Taylor and Cox Law Firm, for the support!

Want to be a part of the pelican gang? Check out our merch Here.

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