Bass Fishing
Bates: Fish edges for summertime bass
Bass may always relate to cooler deeper water in the summer, but they will go shallow where the oxygen is plentiful. […]
Month: June 2016
Bass Fishing
Summer ideal for striper trolling
Flat line trolling of artificial baits is a very effective, often overlooked method of striped bass fishing. It’s a great search tool on Barnett Reservoir where locating the line-sided brutes is more than half the battle. […]
Catfish
Pickwick Lake has the blues
The Arkansas blue cat is just at home in Mississippi as it is in it’s native state, and nowhere in the Magnolia State is that more true than at Pickwick Lake. […]
Featured
69th Deep Sea Rodeo opens Friday
The 69th annual Mississippi Deep Sea Fishing Rodeo will be held Friday through Monday, July 1-4, at Jones Park at the Gulfport Small Craft Harbor to celebrate the nation’s birth and the great fishing available on the state’s Gulf Coast. […]
Featured
License fees increase on Friday
Mississippi sportsmen wanting to save a few bucks on their next annual hunting/fishing license fees are running out of time. […]
Bass Fishing
LiveTarget Sunfish
Apparently startled, certainly rattled, a small, injured bream swam to the surface, zigged and zagged in the scattered grass, jumped a little and landed sideways before continuing to move erratically until it settled back into the water to meet its fate. […]
Fishing
Digital binoculars for night or day
Binoculars have always had a place in my outdoor life. I keep a pair handy in a storage compartment in my boat, in my truck’s console and in my hunting pack. […]
Featured
State has new record redfish
Mississippi has a new record for redfish, but it will be held by an Alabama angler. […]
Featured
It’s not as hot when the fish bite
It doesn’t matter how high the thermometer goes, it’s only too hot to fish in the summer when the fish aren’t biting — or when you forget the water and sunscreen. […]
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Oak Grove pair wins Costa Bassmaster Central Open
Mississippi teams took two of the top three spots in Monday’s Costa Bassmaster High School Series Central Open at Toledo Bend, including a win by Oak Grove’s Caleb Gatwood and Cayden Soberoski. […]
Deer Hunting
Leave young wildlife alone
Mississippi is known for its hospitality, but that tradition should end when citizens encounter newborn wildlife. […]
Columns
Timber vs. wildlife – Management is the key to success
Timber and wildlife are renewable resources — one a potential source of income and the other a great source of annual enjoyment. […]