Bass Fishing
Stay on the right side
It’s some of the best advice Darold Gleason ever got, and the Toledo Bend guide credits the outcome for much of his personal angling success. […]
Month: June 2017
Bass Fishing
Slow up for the blow up
Frog fishing, like all topwater tactics, rewards diligent casting with that pulse-pounding surface assault. Whether it’s a walking frog or a popper, we watch that steady motion like a birddog on point, hoping with clinched jaw and held breath that the next movement of that plastic nose will detonate the explosive charge. […]
Crappie/Bream
Summer crappie like fast-break approach
Brad Chappell loves to long-line troll crankbaits and soft plastics during the summer, which means he is constantly on the move. […]
Bass Fishing
Can’t catch bait? Then buy it
While some diehard anglers catch their own shad, wild shiners, or goldfish, but most people must rely on the local bait shop. That’s where Ken Covington comes in. […]
Catfish
Noodling (a.k.a. hand-grabbing) peaks in June
One of the few freshwater fishing seasons in Mississippi is the hands-on noodling season for catfish, and June is the peak month for activity. […]
Field Notes
New app delivers the goods
Historically, fishing has been behind the times where technology is concerned. Perhaps it’s the laid-back nature of many anglers or maybe it’s due to an unwillingness of folks to want others clued in to their hot spots thanks to an eye in the sky. […]
Featured
Five hot spots to fish in June
Here are five excellent Mississippi fishing holes, each for a different species, to fish in June. […]
Featured
First snakehead found in state
Mississippi has its first confirmed capture of a live Northern Snakehead fish, a dreaded invasive non-native species that the state neither wants or needs. […]
Deer Hunting
More jawbone talk
In recent installments of Happy Trails we have kicked around various aspects of both the science and art of aging whitetails on and off “the hoof.” Most deer hunters want to become as proficient as possible at estimating deer age BEFORE pulling the trigger, but it is equally important to either confirm or revise your eyeball estimate after the kill. […]
Featured
Cool Breeze Gen 3 available now!
Meet your new favorite fishing shirt.
The third generation of the Sportsman’s high-performance Cool Breeze shirts have arrived, and they’re made from a revolutionary fabric with moisture-activated cooling technology. They’re so lightweight, you’ll barely feel like you have a shirt on at all. […]
Crappie/Bream
Mr. Crappie’s top 10 crappie-fishing tips
Seeing a school of crappie on your side-imaging electronics is one thing: Getting those fish into the boat is quite another. […]
Bass Fishing
Lake Okhissa for June bass
I’ll choose 1,075 acre Lake Okhissa near Bude, Mississippi, for June bass fishing. A Bill Dance Signature Lake in the Homochitto National Forest, Okhissa is deep and clear with plenty of hydrilla and dollar pads. The bass will be on their summer pattern, so I’ll be fishing a frog pattern and a flipping and pitching pattern. […]