Expect the first weekend in September to be hottest time of the year for hunting equipment purchases, thanks to legislation that created the Mississippi Second Amendment Weekend to be held in September. […]
What soft-plastic creature bait has an oversized, curved, a wide tail, an hour glass-shaped body lined with air pockets and distinctive wings that remind so many veteran bass anglers of a popular Mister Twister soft plastic first introduced in 1976? […]
Law enforcement veteran Keith Davis will lead the Mississippi Department of Marine Resources’ Office of Marine Patrol beginning July 1 at an annual salary of $70,000. […]
Less than 20 years ago, bass fishermen had only to decide what pound test Dupont Stren or Berkley Trilene monofilament line they wanted in one of three colors: green, clear or blue. […]
Fishermen on Mississippi’s Gulf Coast have been granted some relief on red snapper, and, while appreciative of the additional opportunity granted by state officials, many say it is not sufficient to offset strict federal measures. […]
Fervent Rainwater shifted his cud as I walked up to the camp porch, and spit a long stream of Skoal between the paws of Ol’ Blue, the redbone hound lying at his feet. […]
One thing that has kept the Mississippi Deep Sea Fishing Rodeo running for 66 years is that it is and always has been the fishing event for every angler.
No kidding. […]
Rain fell so hard on the Gulfport Small Craft Harbor that day in 1979.
It was ankle-deep in 10 minutes, mid-shin in 15 and at the knee within 20. The power had failed before the rising water had covered the toes of the men and women sitting around the scales at the original Rice Pavilion. […]
They stood out in the crowd, the man dressed in a black tux and the woman in a full-length gown. Formal wear is not normal attire for the Mississippi Deep Sea Fishing Rodeo, where tank tops, cut-offs and flip-flops are considered proper dress and where a string or thong bikini made out of a Confederate flag is acceptable and, on the appropriate body, truly appreciated and could even rate a salute. […]
Strangely enough, the reservoirs on our nation’s river systems were not originally constructed to give us places to fish; they were built to control traditional spring floods that destroyed crops and homes. […]
We are all products of, and are shaped by, our individual collection of lifelong experiences and lessons, both good and bad. […]
Mississippi’s serious dove hunters will get a bonus 20 days of shooting in the coming season, under a plan proposed by the Commission on Wildlife, Fisheries and Parks. […]
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