Featured
Percy Quin’s Lake Tangipahoa drained after Tropical Storm Isaac
Lake Tangipahoa at Percy Quin State Park near McComb is being drained after its dam was nearly breeched during the passing of Tropical Storm Isaac this week. […]
Month: August 2012
Bobby C's Outdoors
Getting shot dove hunting is no fun
Last week, this writer recounted the best dove hunt of my life, when I limited out — 12 back then — in less than a box of shells in under an hour. But even better than my shooting was the organization of the hunt, which was held by a Delta landowner to benefit his son’s high school baseball team. It led to a most pleasurable day, one I will never forget. […]
Crappie/Bream
Crappie Hotspot: Columbus Lake
Located within the Golden Triangle of Northeast Mississippi, this month’s Mississippi crappie hotspot is none other than Columbus Lake. Referred to by the locals as Possum Town Lake, Columbus is impounded by the seventh of 10 locks along the Tenn-Tom Waterway. […]
Featured
MDWFP officials prepare for Tropical Storm Isaac’s arrival
Add the name Isaac to the list of weather disasters to threaten the fish and wildlife resources of Mississippi. […]
Fishing
Preventing engine cancer
Galvanic corrosion can make your boat engine’s lower unit look like you ordered the special zombie edition. Here’s why it happens and how you can prevent it. […]
Featured
Three saltwater state-record fish certified
Three state saltwater fish records were certified by the Commission on Marine Resources during it’s meeting last week, the agency reported. […]
New Products
North Carolina company introduces new series of electric fishing reels
Electric Fishing Reel Systems of Greensboro, N.C., has released a new series of self-contained, heavy duty electric reels. The Brute Series includes three sizes of electric reels designed for recreational and commercial fishermen. The Brute Series is self contained and includes the spool and rod or boom. […]
Dove
Don’t miss dove opener!
With just over a week to go before the opening of the 2012 dove season, many public hunting opportunities remain available through two programs offered by the Mississippi Department of Wildlife, Fisheries and Parks. […]
Bobby C's Outdoors
The best dove hunt ever
Opening day of dove season has always been special. As a hunter it was cause to celebrate — a bevy of opening days would follow in the coming months for small game, deer, ducks and all. […]
Featured
2013 Bassmaster Elite Series schedule announced
The 2013 Bassmaster Elite Series will kick off in early March on the lower Sabine River snaking between Toledo Bend and the Gulf of Mexico. […]
Bass Fishing
Bass following shad into shallow water
Milder than normal surface temperatures, thanks to recent and frequent dog day rain storms, have left most Mississippi waters a good 10 degrees cooler than normal for summer. […]
Bass Fishing
Pitch-black Magnum: Tips to catch nighttime bass on huge worms
As the last rays of light faded away at dusk, a seasoned angler cast a magnum worm into the depths and let it glide slowly toward the bottom some 15 to 17 feet down. […]