Kenny Allen doesn’t begin to claim he’s one of the crappie pros who first hit on trolling crankbaits for big slabs, but he said he’s smart enough to know when a technique is worth using — and in January in many Southeastern reservoirs, dropping a half-dozen crankbaits behind your boat and pulling them along at various depths is a very productive way to put cold-water slabs in the boat. […]
It’s the last full month of the 2015-16 hunting season and you’re tired. You’ve spent untold hours sitting stands since the season opened back in October, and now you’re finding it difficult to keep your passion. […]
I enjoy fishing 4,144-acre Okatibbee Lake near Meridian during January. With its 28 miles of shoreline, the lake is an important feature in the development of the Pascagoula River Basin, a project of the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers authorized by Congress in 1962 for flood reduction on 26,000 acres of residential, industrial and agricultural lands along Okatibbee Creek and the upper Chickasawhay River. […]
All of the prep work earlier this fall will culminate in the next few weeks as another duck hunting season heads into the history books. […]
With rods and reels, tackle boxes, ice chests, life jackets and other gear requiring spots in your boat, space is always at a premium. […]
Oddly enough, January is one of the hottest months of the year for fishing in Mississippi, whether you target fresh or salt water. […]
While he has utmost confidence in 33 Point Buck and the Vapor Maker delivery system, avid archery hunter Barrett Van Cleave realizes the necessity of taking scent containment to the extreme. […]
Award-winning taxidermist Shane Candler offers the following “tax tips” for waterfowlers to insure they get a good jump on a good mount. […]
A lifelike decoy spread is often the key difference between a limit of ducks at the end of the day or going home wanting. […]
The Mississippi Delta is blessed with an abundance of smaller rivers and creeks that wind their way across the area before dumping into larger flows that wind up in the Mississippi River. These waterways provide plenty of waterfowl resting and feeding grounds to both resident populations and those making southerly migrations. […]
Here are some nuggets of wisdom to help you locate fish along their seasonal routes.
Making hay: — FLW regional pro Phil Marks knows the standard seasonal targets, but he said it’s also important to pay attention to weather events and how they might influence subsequent seasons. […]
Mississippi’s Commission on Wildlife, Fisheries and Parks held an emergency meeting Thursday and announced that it would soon be ending deer season further south along the flooding Mississippi River. […]
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