Features from March 2019
- Mississippi hunters brought down some mighty impressive whitetails in the season that recently ended. Here’s a look at a few of them.
- The outlook for Mississippi’s spring wild turkey season is promising across the state, with some regions expected to have an awful lot of gobblers to try and fool this season.
- When spring reservoirs and river systems are a-flood, here’s how top-drawer bass pro Greg Hackney responds.
- Look for prespawn bass to stage anywhere there’s aquatic grass this month, then break down those areas for great fishing.
- Try these simple tricks from Chas Champagne to increase your crappie catches on the Pearl River this month.
- Of all the places to catch crappie, Mississippi might be the best bet for catching a slab that will top the 3-pound mark.
Columns - March 2019
- This month’s recipe includes venison, bacon and cheese. With this combination, it has to be good. Factor in that it’s cooked on a grill, and it keeps adding points.
- How to cast jerkbaits and get the merciless response that speckled trout exhibit after staring down its hard-plastic foe.
- Bogue Homa, near Laurel, kicks off some of the best bass fishing in Mississippi for prespawn, spawning and postspawn bass in March, when bass start into the sparse dollar pads.
- Black drum are plentiful and can be found in a variety of habitats. They eat a wide range of foods, and provide lots of enjoyment to anglers across the southeastern states.
- Mississippi pro’s hand-crafted balsa crankbaits are square-billed, bass-catching creations.
- That fishing may be changing populations has long been known in commercial fisheries, but recent research suggests that recreational fishing can also change populations.
Outdoor Updates - March 2019
- Officials at Barnett Reservoir are anxiously awaiting the spring “green-up” in Pelahatchie Bay, where the battle against the invasive plant giant salvinia continues.
- Confirmation of nine more cases of chronic wasting deer in two neighboring northern-tier Mississippi counties brings the total count to 12 cases in the Magnolia State.
- Despite the CWD cases, Mississippi lawmakers sidestepped any contentious wildlife and fishery measures presented during the opening weeks of the 2019 Legislative Session.
- What was once a secret held tight to the chest of a handful of bass anglers on Ross Barnett Reservoir is now a well-known fish producing technique on many waters of Mississippi. It’s called “swimming a lizard.”
- Only children ages 15 or younger can shoot during Mississippi's youth turkey season. A child at least 12 years of age and under 16 years of age must have a certificate of satisfactory completion of a hunter education class to hunt alone during the season.
- Capt. Chip Michalove of Outcast Sport Fishing Charters and his crew caught seven great white sharks on Friday, Jan. 18 off the coast of Hilton Head Island, including a 2600-pound male.
Field Notes - March 2019
- For an angler, the frog offers a great search bait for covering lots of water and finding key staging areas for bass.
- With spring just around the corner and water temperatures on the rise, pond owners should proceed to the next level of their continual improvement program.
- Late March and early April are transition times for the weather and inshore fishing patterns.
- One of the most-overlooked aspects of purchasing a boat is the trailer. Here are some things that need to be considered.
- These three bass fishing patterns have always seemed to be among the best to fish in March.
- Feb. 1 is the prime day to start scouting deer for next year across most of the Magnolia State.