Bass Fishing
Fall tips for Mississippi bass fishermen
Don’t ignore fall bass-fishing opportunities across Mississippi. […]
Articles by John N. Felsher
Features
Pop the top for fall trout
Topwater baits are extremely productive on fall speckled trout along the Gulf Coast. They’re hungry enough to eat anything that moves. […]
Features
Put a spin on Mississippi redfish
Spinnerbaits aren’t just bass baits in Mississippi; redfish will slam them, too. Here’s how to set up the hookup. […]
Bass Fishing
Big swimbaits mean big bass in the fall
Big swimbaits are great fall baits for lunker bass across Mississippi. Here’s how, when and where to fish them. […]
Features
Give big black drum the business
Black drum make a great September target along Mississippi’s Gulf coast, especially if you want to battle a huge, strong fish. […]
Crappie/Bream
Summer bream solution: spin up a beetle
Tiny spinners can be panfish killers across Mississippi, especially as summer wanes and fish need a little convincing. […]
Features
Artificial reefs give fishermen targets for plenty of saltwater species
Mississippi’s artificial reef program has created dozens of fish-attracting structures along its Gulf coast. Here’s how guides approach them. […]
Features
Mississippi anglers will flip for flounder tips
This freshwater bass technique can help anglers put many flounder in a boat quickly, and it’s just downright fun to do. […]
Ducks
Duck Down-low — Tips to keep birds falling into your decoy spread
As hunters huddled in the frosty blind below, a flock of gadwalls rocketed high over the reclaimed catfish pond and circled, deciding whether to land or not. Surely, the 150 mallard decoys spread over every square inch of the pond since late October would attract these birds. […]
Features
Duck Down-low — Tips to keep birds falling into your decoy spread
With fewer ducks and more hunters competing for limited hunting territory, successful waterfowlers need to reach deep into their decoy sack of tricks. […]
Other Hunting
Great squirrel-hunting options abound across the state for float trips
Magnolia State sportsmen enjoy more than 2 million acres of public land in 42 wildlife management areas, nine national wildlife refuges and six national forests. The national forests encompass nearly 1.2 million acres. Many public properties offer excellent squirrel hunting. Numerous rivers traverse the state, creating superb places to hunt squirrels by boat. […]
Sidebars
Squirrel season dates
Mississippi sportsmen 15 years old and younger get the first crack at squirrels by any means in Zone 1 from Sept. 22-28. Youth season in Zone 2 runs from Oct. 6–12, with Zone 3 opening from Oct. 20–26. […]