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Welcome to Captain Pauly’s Podcast! I have been a fishing guide in Venice, Louisiana for the last decade. During my time guiding I've met some of the most entertaining characters and heard some of the most incredible stories you can imagine. After much thought, I decided to create my own podcast to preserve and encapsulate these stories to the best of my ability. My guests include charter captains, tournament fishermen, commercial fishermen, boat builders, marine biologists, fishing industry professionals, and many avid recreational fishermen! I hope you will join me as I continue to do my best to produce the most entertaining and most profound water-based conversations possible!
Welcome to Captain Pauly’s Podcast! I have been a fishing guide in Venice, Louisiana for the last decade. During my time guiding I've met some of the most entertaining characters and heard some of the most incredible stories you can imagine. After much thought, I decided to create my own podcast to preserve and encapsulate these stories to the best of my ability. My guests include charter captains, tournament fishermen, commercial fishermen, boat builders, marine biologists, fishing industry professionals, and many avid recreational fishermen! I hope you will join me as I continue to do my best to produce the most entertaining and most profound water-based conversations possible!
Episodes

Wednesday May 20, 2026
Episode 12 - Stig Marccuson
Wednesday May 20, 2026
Wednesday May 20, 2026
Stig Marccuson is a life long artist from Ocean Springs, Mississippi. I invited him aboard The Lily Faith to hear his life story. I was truly blown away about how much I got out of this conversation you won’t regret giving this episode a listen! Enjoy!

Wednesday May 06, 2026
Episode 11 - Jeremy McHugh
Wednesday May 06, 2026
Wednesday May 06, 2026
Jeremy McHugh is most well known for tarpon fishing off of the Mississippi Gulf Coast. The story about how tarpon fishing found him was very interesting. Enjoy!

Wednesday Apr 29, 2026
Episode 10 - Dawson Doucet
Wednesday Apr 29, 2026
Wednesday Apr 29, 2026
Dawson Doucet has been a sailor for the majority of his childhood. He's also an avid fisherman and is now a first mate for the Mexican Gulf Fishing Company. I had him on the give us a unique prospective as a waterman. Enjoy!

Tuesday Apr 21, 2026
Episode 9 - Jim Cox
Tuesday Apr 21, 2026
Tuesday Apr 21, 2026
Jim Cox has been the face of the Blue Marlin Grand Championship since its debut 14 years ago. On this podcast, Jim really takes us back to how he got into sports commentary and how that evolved to him being involved in sport fishing. Enjoy!

Monday Apr 13, 2026
Episode 8 -Captain Joey Draughdrill
Monday Apr 13, 2026
Monday Apr 13, 2026
Joey Daughdrill is a local charter captain in Pascagoula MS. He has a lot of experience fishing and specializes in showing people a great time on the water. His son Jerred Daughdrill is a charter captain in Venice LA as well, I was honored to have him on the show to hear his stories. Enjoy!

Wednesday Apr 08, 2026
Episode 7 - Tim Fortney
Wednesday Apr 08, 2026
Wednesday Apr 08, 2026
Tim Fortney was a Coast Guard rescue swimmer for 22 years. He is accredited with over 92 saves following Hurricane Katrina that devastated the northern Gulf Coast. Tim is truly an American hero and I was honored for him to come on my show to share his time in the Coast Guard with me. Enjoy!

Sunday Mar 29, 2026
Episode 6 - Aaron Wilmoth
Sunday Mar 29, 2026
Sunday Mar 29, 2026
Aaron Wilmoth was born and raised in south Louisiana. He has been an inshore and offshore guide in Venice for many years now. This past February he guided the boat that broke the record for the largest yellowfin tuna in the gulf at 272lbs! I decided to have him on my podcast to tell us the full story! Enjoy!

Sunday Mar 22, 2026
Episode 5 - Seth Ward
Sunday Mar 22, 2026
Sunday Mar 22, 2026
Seth Ward has been Captain at Sea Tow for many years now. He goes and fishes down in Venice, Louisiana quite often. Early this year, he caught a massive 323lb swordfish! I thought the story was incredible so I had him on my podcast to hear the story from him! Enjoy!!

Monday Mar 16, 2026
Episode 4 - Josh Collier
Monday Mar 16, 2026
Monday Mar 16, 2026
Josh Collier fished with the Intense Pro Fishing team for 19 seasons. They have been on the leader boards across the country for decades! He now fishes on the Fat Chick and they are lined up to fish 11 tournaments in the northern gulf this year. Josh had a super unique upbringing into fishing and he told some really cool stories. Enjoy!

Sunday Mar 08, 2026
Episode 3 - Captain Jerry Murphy
Sunday Mar 08, 2026
Sunday Mar 08, 2026
Captain Jerry Murphy has been commercial fishing his entire life. In 1992, when he was the captain of the ‘mistake’, he found the El Cazador, a Spanish ship wreck that sank in 1784. After finding the treasure, they did 3 different excavation efforts and recovered over 12,000 pounds of silver coins from the wreck site! Captain Jerry Murphy was an incredible story teller. In the beginning, he tells a story about how he capsized a vessel that he built, and after that he gets into how he became the captain of the mistake and how he ended up finding the treasure! Enjoy!
