
Features from July 2019
- Mississippi is chock full of fly-fishing opportunities, both public and private, to catch bass, bream and crappie on fly tackle.
- Summer on Mississippi’s Gulf Coast offers a lot of action for fishermen, including trout, redfish, snapper, grouper, cobia, mackerel and tripletail.
- Most nights from March through September, Trey Dupre is out doing his best to thin out the destructive and invasive wild pig problem that plagues Louisiana.
- Lethargic in the heat of summer, fish need time to choose a meal. Spider-rigging is the perfect answer to put more crappie in the boat.
- Looking to do some summer bass fishing in south Mississippi? Try Flint Creek, Neshoba County Lake and Calling Panther Lake for plenty of big bass.

Columns - July 2019
- Pickwick Lake is great in the summer for big numbers of largemouth, spotted and smallmouth bass. Here’s some lures you should fish there.
- Dolphin aka mahimahi are a favorite fish of all anglers who head offshore, but most also enjoy them as the guest of honor at dinner.
- Joshua Chauvin explains how he sets limb lines in the big waters of the Mississippi River and its oxbows to catch really big choupique and catfish.
- Rogue Bowstrings offers string sets in a rainbow of color options, and at different price levels to accommodate any archer’s budget.
- Sheepshead are sought after by many anglers for their sporty fight as well as their tasty table fare. Most succesful anglers devote a lot of time to them.
- Here are some guidelines for keeping bass held in livewells alive and some results from a recent MSU study that addresses the survival of bass.
- Technology is giving some very creative lure producers endless possibilities that may in turn give you the edge on big speckled trout.

Outdoor Updates - July 2019
- When the fish are biting anglers don’t feel the heat. These five Mississippi fishing hot spots usually provide great action in July so give them a try.
- At Ross Barnett Reservoir, officials there began pushing “Clean. Drain. Dry” as soon as they began systematically reopening parts of Pelahatchie Bay.
- Hard-core hunters put time in during the summer to prepare food plots, cutting lanes, moving old stands or building new stands.
- The peak of the fawn drop in Mississippi arrives in July — when most deer are born and when they are the cutest they’re ever going to be.
- Mississippi's 2019-2020 deer season dates and deer limits for the Delta, Northeast, East Central, Southwest and Southeast Zones.
- The Mississippi Deep Sea Fishing Rodeo in Gulfport, will be held for the 72nd consecutive year July 4-7 at the Gulfport Small Craft Harbor.
- No new cases of CWD have been confirmed in Mississippi since April, but changes have been made in hunting limits and regulations impacting hunters.
- Fisheries officials with the MDWFP have stocked more than 175,000 Florida-strain bass fingerlings in 33,000-acre Ross Barnett Reservoir near Jackson.
Field Notes - July 2019
- Once located, it’s not difficult to get sheepshead to bite, but finding them first is the key, and chumming can be a way to concentrate the hungry fish.
- Since plants lack mobility, water exposure in food plots must be regulated to produce a successful crop for deer and other wildlife.
- When Capt. Joey Garriga of Poggey’s Boat Charters goes trophy speckled trout fishing, that means he’s geared up for fishing with live croakers.
- Micro or mini wildlife food plots work well on hunting properties that are not really large enough to justify full-scale farming practices.
- Using topwater lures to catch fish is a favorite technique of many fishermen. The lure wobbles across the surface, imitating a thrashing, wounded baitfish.
- How you go about night fishing can spell the difference between a successful outing and losing sleep. Keep these five steps in mind.