Columns
Cajun Cooking is a family affair
“Tonight we do Cajun,” proclaimed the rugged man’s man with a flourish. “I’m a Coonass — but I’m really half-Italian and half-Cajun. My Momma was a Baldissaro.” […]
Month: August 2018
Alligator
Gator season opens Friday
It’s the start of Mississippi’s public water alligator season, and throughout the state, thousands of hunters are putting the final touches on preparations for the pursuit.
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Snapper season reopens Saturday and Sunday
Anglers along the Mississippi Gulf Coast will get two additional days of red snapper fishing Saturday and Sunday, the state’s Department of Marine Resources announced Wednesday. […]
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More days for Canada geese, other migratory birds
New regulations will allow more days to hunt Canada geese during September, as well as rails, moorhens and gallinules. […]
Dove
Wing shooters get ready: It opens Saturday
Mississippi’s most liberal and opportunistic dove season ever is scheduled to open Saturday statewide.
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Speck event successful
A speckled trout tournament format, designed by fishermen for fishermen, proved successful this summer and could lead to a series of contests on the Mississippi coast in 2019.
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2nd Amendment tax-free weekend starts Friday
Think Black Friday, the day after Thanksgiving, produces mad scenes of rushing, eager shoppers looking for great deals for Christmas?
Bass Fishing
Mister Twister’s Nightcrawler
Glen Freeman of Zwolle has a new weapon in his bass fishing arsenal. So does Zack Hughes of Quitman, Texas, who boated a 10-plus-pounder on the first day he fished with it at Lake Fork.
Columns
Time is short
With deer season just over the horizon, it’s time to do all of that preseason work on trails, stands and weapons. […]
Field Notes
Get real-time tidal conditions — right on the water
Get a good real-time reading of the wind’s impact on tidal estimates using a piling or other stationary object in the water. […]
Field Notes
Go ‘sight-crabbing’ to target monster blues
Nets, traps and other methods can easily catch numbers of crabs, but I really don’t have any interest in catching small or medium-sized crustaceans. So instead of waiting for a crab to come to my bait, going out to hunt the crab is my preferred method. […]
Field Notes
Mystery baitfish revealed
Keeping a close eye on what a speckled trout throws up when you reel it in can give important clues on what it’s eating that day. […]