Features from 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.
Columns - September 2020
- 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.
Outdoor Updates - September 2020
- 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.
Field Notes - September 2020
- 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.