Bass Fishing
Steve Grace’s top Columbia Lake tips, techniques
Vegetation is the key to success on this lake, Steve Grace said. […]
Month: June 2013
Freshwater Fishing
Size limits
Striped bass and hybrid striped bass are counted together, with an aggregate limit of six per fishermen allowed each day. There is a 15-inch minimum length limit on both. […]
Bass Fishing
Beat stubborn bass by following transition routes
Like any bass fisherman, B.A.S.S. Elite Series pro Pete Ponds struggles to find largemouth during the spring transition, when fish move from shallow spring spawning grounds to their deep summer haunts. […]
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300-pound mako jumps into boat
A 300-pound mako shark gave a pair of New Jersey anglers quite a scare when it leaped into their boat and started thrashing around. […]
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Transition hits full speed for bass, crappie
Remember all that talk bemoaning the late spring?
Keep that in mind while you enjoy the stifling heat and humidity that is mid June in Mississippi this year. […]
Events & Announcements
Pridgen is new state DU director
At the age of 23, Hunter Pridgen of Greenwood might seem young to be Mississippi’s regional director for Ducks Unlimited, a job he assumed on April 1. […]
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Two boaters rescued by MDMR Marine Patrol officer
The Mississippi Department of Marine Resources (MDMR) Marine Patrol rescued two men near Long Beach on Tuesday (June 11) after their fishing boat capsized. […]
Deer Hunting
Big TIne deer-food supplement debuts
Scott Pet, an Indiana company that has specialized in pet products since 1975, has entered the outdoors market with its Big Tine Fortified Deer Blend, a year-round food supplement made from grains and 11 minerals. […]
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Maiden voyage
The maiden voyage of a boat is always a special event. The anticipation of who will catch the first fish, the biggest, or the most: how fast will it go, how shallow will it float, how well will it corner. It’s an even more special event when a dad and his two sons go out and put the smack down on speckled trout and various other inshore species. […]
Snapper
How to catch big red snapper
Red snapper season arrives this month, and with a two-fish limit, everyone wants to know how to catch the big ones. […]
Events & Announcements
Garavelli retiring after 28 years as MDWFP fisheries director
Ron Garavelli, Mississippi’s chief of fisheries since 1985, has announced his retirement effective June 30, the Department of Wildlife, Fisheries and Parks confirmed today. […]
Bobby C's Outdoors
States gaining on feds in snapper battle
Reading between the lines of the crazy red snapper saga playing out in the Gulf of Mexico, in state and federal agency offices and, now, in court rooms, one aspect appears obvious. […]