July 2012 - Page 2 of 6 - Mississippi Sportsman

Ken Lowry admires a healthy young bass pulled from Tibbiee Creek, where it enters the west side of Columbus Lake.

Consistent Columbus

July 23, 2012 David Hawkins

If bass fishing is your business, or just a pastime, Columbus Lake is a definite destination for you. […]

Gregory Moore of Brandon twists to shoot at a passing dove during the 2010 dove season. Mississippi hunters will get their first shot at the fast-flying birds on Sept. 1.

Commission sets early migratory bird hunting seasons

July 19, 2012 Bobby Cleveland

Shotguns will roar Sept. 1 both in Mississippi fields and on the water under a plan announced Wednesday by the Commission on Wildlife, Fisheries and Parks. […]

Rusty Ellis with the Mirriams turkey that sealed his double slam this spring.

Clinton dad shares double slam with sons

July 18, 2012 Bobby Cleveland

To achieve a double slam on turkeys in a season is a grand accomplishment for any hunter. […]

Bass pro Pete Ponds' favorite "hunting" lure on small bodies of water is the Bandit Square Bill series. The lure helps find fish that are moving in changing weather and water conditions.

For anglers, it’s hunting season

July 17, 2012 Bobby Cleveland

This crazy summer weather in Mississippi has forced bass fishermen to become creative in their efforts to consistently find and stay on fish. […]

Read this issue and help get prepared for when that big buck shows up this season.

August magazine hot off the presses

July 17, 2012 Mississippi Sportsman

The August issue of Mississippi Sportsman is nearing completion and will be heading to the press today (July 17). That means that it will begin its route to subscribers and newsstands across the Magnolia State next week. […]

Don’t sit at home when the sun goes down — head to Bay Springs Lake for some hot action.

The dark side of Bay Springs Lake

July 16, 2012 Paul Elias

During July, I like to fish Bay Springs at night because the weather’s hot. Also, the bass — largemouth, smallmouth and spotted bass — will feed better at night than they do in the daytime. […]

Cobia are prowling the coast this month, just begging to be caught.

Gulf Coast chock full of tarpon

July 16, 2012 John E. Phillips

Strictly Business Fishing Charters owner Michael Moore has a summertime motto: “If you want to go on a short trip in July, we can catch fish; and if you want to go on a long trip, we can catch fish too.” […]

Shaking things up

July 16, 2012 Michael O. Giles

Charles Ellis fished his way around a riprap point while making pinpoint casts with a 4×4 Shaky Head rig and finesse worm. […]

This photo genuinely shows a monstrous speckled trout, but it's not a state-record fish as Internet reports have suggested. Instead it was one of the brood fish from the Mississippi Gulf Coast Research Lab.

‘Record’ trout no record at all

July 13, 2012 Bobby Cleveland

Internet reports of a new Mississippi record speckled trout weighing 13.9 pounds are untrue, biologists said, shooting down stories that include a photograph of a monster fish. […]

Give bass pro Pete Ponds of Madison an overcast day in the summer and he'll give largemouth a taste of his favorite frog, the Mississippi-made Scum Dog.

Fishermen, like farmers, enjoying wet weather

July 13, 2012 Bobby Cleveland

Summer in Mississippi isn’t supposed to be like this. We went from torrid, record-breaking heat in June to an almost immediate change to wet and mild in July. […]

Waterfowl habitat improvements being made to Sardis Waterfowl WMA

July 12, 2012 From News Reports

Two of seven waterfowl impoundments on Sardis Waterfowl WMA, located near Oxford, Mississippi, are slated to be improved this summer with primary assistance from USACE. […]

Rabbit Rogers can quickly fill a box with slab crappie in the heat of a summer's day on Barnett Reservoir.

Crappie fishing cool on hot day

July 11, 2012 Bobby Cleveland

The challenge for Rabbit Rogers that July day was to prove that yes, you can indeed catch crappie, and a lot of them, in the hottest part of summer, baking in sunshine in the heart of Barnett Reservoir. […]