Bass Fishing
Ross Barnett’s hot-weather bass
A good reason to fish Ross Barnett this month is because it’s a shallow lake with lots of vegetation, which provides shade, cover and oxygen for bass. […]
Articles by Paul Elias
Bass Fishing
Fish Pickwick for big numbers of July bass
Pickwick Lake is great in the summer for big numbers of largemouth, spotted and smallmouth bass. Here’s some lures you should fish there. […]
Bass Fishing
Little but mighty Maynor Creek
During June, bass will be schooling, and once you find them, you may catch more than one from the same spot. Maynor Creek. […]
Bass Fishing
Ross Barnett’s topwater bass
Ross Barnett is one of the best topwater lakes in Mississippi, especially in May. Bass will be in the postspawn mode on the 33,000-acre reservoir. […]
Bass Fishing
Buzzing, cranking, pitching to April bass at Bay Springs
The bass will be very shallow at 9-mile long Bay Springs Lake in April and now is the perfect time to catch them. […]
Bass Fishing
March bassing at Bogue Homa
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. […]
Bass Fishing
Ross Barnett is February fave
February is one of the most-productive months to fish Ross Barnett Reservoir to catch very big and good numbers of bass. […]
Bass Fishing
How to fish Bogue Homa in January
January and February can be tough months for finding and catching bass, but this is one of the best times for fishing shallow Bogue Homa Lake. […]
Bass Fishing
Fish Pickwick for rod-bending December bass
How to catch nice-sized largemouths, big smallmouths, white bass, stripers and hybrids all in the same day at Pickwick Lake in December. […]
Bass Fishing
Fish Maynor Creek for November bass
On Maynor Creek, a 500-acre lake near Waynesboro, bass are generally holding shallow this month. The grass breaking up makes accessible sections of the lake that have been almost inaccessible to anglers earlier in the year; you can see baitfish concentrating in the grass and be able to catch the big bass that have been holding deep in the grass earlier in the year.
Bass Fishing
October bass at Bogue Homa
My October pick is one of the best fall bassing lakes in Mississippi is shallow, 882-acre Lake Bogue Homa with its several feeder creeks near Laurel. October is when the baitfish start moving out of deeper water and into shallow grass, vegetation and lily pads, with the bass following. Bass realize they need to put on weight for the cold weather that’s coming.
Bass Fishing
Three-pronged bass approach at Lake Okhissa
I’m concentrating on 1,075-acre Lake Okhissa this month, since it is home to plenty of vegetation and numbers of big bass. September often is a tricky month to fish for bass; baitfish are starting to move into shallow water — with bass following them — and the vegetation is breaking up some, which means more areas will be available to fish than in the summer. My favorite lures will be surface lures, frogs and punch baits.