January 2015 - Page 2 of 5 - Mississippi Sportsman

Baskets save time when bite is on

January 19, 2015 Patrick Bonin

Time is of the essence when a school of speckled trout is turned on, and one fishing guide has an easy way to maximize every possible cast and keep more fish coming over the gunnels. […]

Gun season ends — for some — on Wednesday

January 19, 2015 Bobby Cleveland

For the first time ever, this Wednesday’s official close of the final regular gun season will just be a hiccup to the majority of Mississippi’s deer hunters. […]

Scrape activity includes more than just deer pawing at the ground. They also use overhanging limbs to leave scents and serve as signposts of their social ranking.

The skinny on scrapes

January 19, 2015 Bill Garbo

One of the more fascinating aspects of the whitetail rut revolves around the wonderful, and at times mysterious, phenomenon known as “scraping.” […]

Bobber stoppers serve double duty

January 18, 2015 Andy Crawford

I was working a craw worm away from the bank for the thousandth time. The only thing different was that my line jumped, and I felt a bit of weight on the terminal end. […]

Adding a treble or feathered hook to a jigging spoon — or changing the size of the lure — can make all the difference when fishing winter bass.

Spoons get bass biting in the cold

January 17, 2015 Dan Kibler

With cold water dictating a lot of what bass fishermen do in January, there’s one lure that can be counted on for plenty of bites: a jigging spoon. […]

Every brush pile is not the same

January 16, 2015 Tony Garitta

Just because you found a brush pile off a pier doesn’t mean you’ll catch crappie. Instead, target the brush along main fish travel routes. […]

Pair pleads guilty to headlighting

January 16, 2015 Bobby Cleveland

Hunting deer at night in December was a costly adventure for two Warren County men, according to officials with the Mississippi Department of Wildlife, Fisheries and Parks. […]

Get all knotted up — with the slim beauty knot

January 15, 2015 From News Reports

When fishing braided main line inshore or heavy main line offshore, it’s often necessary to add a leader that is a different diameter — and that can create problems getting the lines joined with a knot that can withstand the pressure of a fighting fish. […]