Bass Fishing
Tempting Tubes
Designed to imitate a range of forage, tubes are among the most versatile and productive baits in a bass angler’s arsenal. […]
Month: April 2012
Bass Fishing
Fish stockings at Columbus and Aberdeen Lakes
On March 28, the Mississippi Department of Wildlife, Fisheries, and Parks (MDWFP) stocked approximately 200,000 Florida-strain largemouth bass fingerlings into Columbus and Aberdeen Lakes on the Tennessee-Tombigbee Waterway. The fish were reared at MDWFP’s Turcotte Fish Hatchery near Canton.
According to Tyler Stubbs, MDWFP Fisheries Biologist, the goal of the Florida-strain bass stockings is to help increase the number of trophy-sized (> 5 pounds) bass in these two lakes. […]
Hunting
Stolen Hunts
You wait all year to deer hunt on your private property or lease. You spend endless hours planning. […]
Bass Fishing
Fishing for April bass
During April, I’ll primarily be fishing the shad spawn on the rocks at Ross Barnett Reservoir, one of the hottest lakes in Mississippi during April, where you’ll catch 1½- to 6- or 7-pounders. Fishing the lily pads in the lake will be my second choice. […]
As Big As they Grow
Washington too good to pass up
I know, I know, I know — last month’s “As Big As They Grow” column was all about Lake Washington. But I can’t help but share the following Lake Washington update, especially as it relates to the crappie tournament action and the great fishing at Washington so far this spring. […]
General
The art of the rifle … 3
The Jeep was almost sliding down the rocky, shale-strewn mountainside at a steep 15-degree angle when Larry Wieshuhn stood on the brake. […]
Offshore Fishing
Twice as nice
According to Capt. Lenny Maiolatesi of the Fighting Chicken, docked at Harbor Landing Marina in Ocean Springs, “April means wahoo, and we use a three-pronged attack to fish offshore then. […]
Turkey Hunting
Blind as a bat
Turkey hunting can sure seem like hunting blind sometimes. Gobblers can appear out of thin air as though in a vision. Hens pop up behind you with peering eyes picking up on every out-of-place detail in the woods. […]
Bass Fishing
Bed fishing revisited
It’s spawning time for largemouth bass throughout much of Mississippi. It’s time for sight fishing bass on the beds, and it’s prime time for the perennial debate about the effects of bed fishing. […]
Fishing
Seat-of-your-pants orientation rules
Once upon a time, one of the most tedious things we boaters and fishermen attempted was to figure out exactly where we were on a lake map or chart. Few freshwater fishermen bothered to mount a compass on their boat and just used shoreline sightings and depth soundings to figure out where they were. […]
Freshwater Fishing
Bay Springs Site Office
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Site Office is located on the east side of Bay Springs Lake just off of MS Highway 4 in Tishomingo County. The staff from this office is responsible for the operation of the navigation, recreation and natural resources along the Tennessee-Tombigbee Waterway from Amory to Pickwick Lake on the Tennessee River. […]
General
Brunton ICON Binoculars
With the focusing system on Brunton Hunting’s new Icon Binocular, you can acquire targets faster and more precise. This technology is the best in optical performance, clarity, contrast, true color and light transmission. […]