September 2020

A crappie’s fall habits and locations make vertical jigging with a single pole a great technique. These experts certainly think so.

After a couple of redfish and trout, the only thing left to fill the Mississippi Triple Play is to put a tripletail or two into the box.

Mississippi’s fall turkey hunting season is a big bonus for hunters willing to take time away from whitetail bucks and ducks.

Mississippi hunters have plenty of places to hunt this fall. Many places offer excellent hunting for deer, ducks and small game.

The Delta is the crown jewel of the state’s WMA regions due to its bountiful wildlife, with the best deer, duck and squirrel hunting in the world.

Mississippi hunters have plenty of places to hunt this fall on public land. The East Central Region offers excellent hunting for deer, ducks and small game.

Mississippi hunters have plenty of great hunting to look forward to this fall. The Northeast Region offers excellent hunting for deer, ducks and small game.

Mississippi hunters have plenty of great hunting to look forward to this fall. The Northwest Region offers excellent hunting for deer, ducks and small game.

Mississippi hunters have plenty of places to hunt this fall on public land. The Southeast Region offers excellent hunting for deer, ducks and small game.

Mississippi hunters have plenty of opportunities to hunt this fall. The Southwest Region offers excellent hunting for deer, ducks and small game.

Mississippi hunters have plenty of places to dove hunt this fall on public land. The MDWFP plants and manages plenty of dove fields.

The Egret Baits’ Vudu Shad 3-inch, ¼-ounce and 4-inch, 3/8-ounce models are tapping the triple crown of speckled trout, redfish and flounder consistently.

A consequence of stocking Florida bass is that they hybridize with native largemouth bass. Could this create populations that are more difficult to catch?

‘Front of Center’ measures how much of your arrow’s weight is in the broadhead end. It should matter a great deal to hunters.

Since the bass don’t have deep water to go to in Ross Barnett, they’ve got to be shallow. These water tactics will produce nice bass this month.

Tripletails have rounded dorsal and anal fins that extend back almost to their tails, giving them the appearance of three tails, hence their name.

When September weather cools, grilled drum sticks are a great outdoor meal. This recipe came from trying to find a new way to cook drum.

One bait in particular stands out to anglers for speckled trout: a very colorful Floating Corky Fat Boy, aptly named Texas Turnip.

The Mississippi Commission on Marine Resources certified six state fishing records at this month’s meeting, including speckled trout.

The Commission reversed its decision and returned the CWD Management Zones to the same boundaries and regulations used during the 2019-20 season.

For Noah Brown, COVID-19 has a huge silver lining. He's gotten to work on his boat and start fishing with his son and 7-year-old daughter.

Fishermen are rejoicing over the reopening of one of its best fishing holes after the lake at Trace State Park near Pontotoc reopened on Aug. 5.

Hunting opportunities, including alligators, geese, doves, teal, gallinules and rails, abound as Mississippi seasons crank up this month.

Looking for a place to fish this month in Mississippi? From catfish to slabs, bream, bass and redfish; Mississippi has plenty to offer.

Duck hunters in Mississippi expect a good teal season this month, even though numbers have been off slightly the past few seasons.

Putting a little effort into preseason scouting can result in some great dove shooting for hunters come opening day of the season.

Fishermen should try scraping barnacles and oysters off pier posts and seawalls to chum sheepshead into biting this September.

This isn’t your cafeteria tuna salad. This version is made with fresh or frozen yellowfin tuna since the Gulf Coast has some of the best tuna fishing.