September 2017 - Mississippi Sportsman

Archery, squirrel seasons open Saturday

September 29, 2017 Bobby Cleveland

What most bow hunters would call a blessing — cooler weather — for the opening weekend of the archery deer season, Gene Glover of Jackson calls a curse. […]

Slim Jimmys

September 27, 2017 Don Shoopman

Before there was a Cooyon Croaker, Kaplan-based Cajun Lures probably was best known for the little soft plastic that slayed sac-a-lait here, there and everywhere. […]

Record oyster toadfish certified

September 20, 2017 Bobby Cleveland

Sherman Roberts may not own the biggest entry in the Mississippi Salt Water Fishing record book, but the Biloxi fisherman can certainly claim one of the most curious. […]

Practical strategies for success

September 20, 2017 Bill Garbo

In the last couple of installments of “Happy Trails” we have been peeling the onion back a few layers on the finer points of supplemental feeding. During the preseason period from late spring to early fall, consistent and properly done supplemental feeding accomplishes multiple things for your deer herd and potentially you as a deer hunter […]

Turn a Matrix Shad into a shrimp-imitation twitchbait

September 19, 2017 Patrick Bonin

Many coastal anglers are probably familiar with Matrix Shad soft-plastic paddletail lures and how deadly they are when jigging for speckled trout.

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When the bite slows around brush piles, Terry Blankenship will hold his jig motionless at the same depth crappie are holding, and he can usually trigger a strike.

Top 7 tips for catching slabs in brush

September 18, 2017 Andy Crawford

Terry Blankenship’s passion is finding and catching crappie year-round. And the fish don’t stand a chance when the summer heat pushes fish out to deep, flooded brush and standing timber. […]

Barnett Reservoir spillway to close during cleanup

September 18, 2017 Bobby Cleveland

The popular spillway fishing area below the Barnett Reservoir dam will be closed to recreation on Sept. 23-24 to accommodate a river-long clean up, the Pearl River Valley Water Supply District announced.

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Find food, place stand

September 15, 2017 Phillip Gentry

Before bucks take a serious interest in does for breeding purposes, food sources are one of, if not the most important factor, in deciding where to place your deer stand. Even when the rut comes in, does will still primarily focus on food while bucks shift their focus to the females.

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