Freshwater Fishing
Long-term effects of sedimentation
With an average annual rainfall of almost 60 inches, Mississippi is the third wettest state in the U.S. […]
Articles by Hal Schramm
Freshwater Fishing
Fish camps need fish
Waterfront property is a valuable commodity, and a house by the water is a dream come true for many anglers. […]
Freshwater Fishing
Bass catchability
December marks the beginning of my favorite time to be bass fishing. No, I don’t like the challenge of being so cold it hurts, being stuffed into so many layers of clothing that it’s hard to move or the thrill of falling into 45-degree water. […]
Catfish
Channel catfish winter whereabouts
Although often considered a “Southern fish,” channel catfish provide fine fishing throughout the United States and into Canada. In northern waters, channel cats exhibit extensive annual winter migrations that rival those of many fish, including salmon. […]
Freshwater Fishing
The fall transition
Lakes and reservoirs go through annual cycles. Some of the changes are obvious; others are subtle, even invisible to the angler. These changes affect the distribution and feeding behavior of your favorite game fish. […]
Crappie/Bream
Magnolia crappie
Mississippi’s large reservoirs provide great crappie fishing opportunities. […]
Freshwater Fishing
Bluegill Spawning
As explained in the July issue of Mississippi Sportsman, bluegill are fairly unique among most warm-water fishes in that they spawn throughout the summer. […]
Freshwater Fishing
Bluegill Spawning
Bream, sunfish, bluegill — call them what you will. There are many species of sunfish, and bream include different sunfish among different anglers. This is about bluegill. […]
Bass Fishing
Bass behavior and the Alabama rig
Fisheries biologists have been studying largemouth bass biology in earnest for at least six decades. […]
Freshwater Fishing
Mississippi walleye
From mid February and into March, nighttime campfires once dotted the banks of the upper Tombigbee River and major Tombigbee River tributary streams like Bull Mountain, Buttahatchie, Luxapallila and Yellow Creek where anglers fished for walleye on their spawning migration.
Yes, walleye. […]
Bass Fishing
Bed fishing revisited
It’s spawning time for largemouth bass throughout much of Mississippi. It’s time for sight fishing bass on the beds, and it’s prime time for the perennial debate about the effects of bed fishing. […]
Freshwater Fishing
The crappie spawn
Mississippi’s river lakes and reservoirs provide excellent crappie fishing. Most crappie fisheries contain both black and white crappie, and the whites usually outnumber the blacks. Biologists know the basic biology of crappie and have made great strides forward to manage them. Yet, many questions remained unanswered. […]