Paul Elias, Author at Mississippi Sportsman

Pickwick Lake for April bassing

Choose Pickwick Lake for April bass fishing, since you’ll catch a variety of bass there, including largemouths, smallmouths and spots. […]

Bass moving up at Lake Okatibbee

Paul Elias

Although Lake Okatibbee wasn’t producing good bass for a while, in recent years, the lake has bounced back. Here’s the best way to fish there. […]

Weather is key for February Bogue Homa lunkers

Paul Elias

At this time of year, you can catch a very big bass at Bogue Homa. Most fish there will spawn from the first to the middle of February, weather permitting. […]

Slow it down at Barnett on riprap

Paul Elias

Generally, January is a tough month to catch bass. However, one of the advantages to fishing Ross Barnett this month is the abundance of riprap. […]

Lures and techniques for December on Pickwick Lake

Paul Elias

Bass will be feeding heavily to prepare for the colder temperatures at Pickwick Lake, and the Alabama Rig seems to produce more bass in cooler water. […]

Ross Barnett’s shallow bass

Paul Elias

When shad move to shallow water, so do the bass. In November, the shad will swim into Ross Barnett’s shallow waters for these two reasons. […]

October is Pickwick time

Paul Elias

Pickwick Lake is Paul Elias’ top choice for October bass-fishing trips. Bass will be roaming, and locating the shad will be the key. […]

Fish Bogue Homa in September

Paul Elias

September is the month where grass begins to die and bass fishermen at Lake Bogue Homa can put their lures where they may not have been able to all summer. […]

Fishing on drop-offs at the ledges and in Ross Barnett’s shallow water, you may not catch any monsters, but you should catch plenty of 11/2- to 2-pound bass.

Ross Barnett’s hot-weather bass

Paul Elias

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. […]

Bass will set up at the ends of rock bluffs, mussel shell beds, ledges and drop-offs, ready to ambush Pickwick Lake baitfish. Once located, you may catch plenty from one school.

Fish Pickwick for big numbers of July bass

Paul Elias

Pickwick Lake is great in the summer for big numbers of largemouth, spotted and smallmouth bass. Here’s some lures you should fish there. […]

Little but mighty Maynor Creek

Paul Elias

During June, bass will be schooling, and once you find them, you may catch more than one from the same spot. Maynor Creek. […]

At Ross Barnett Reservoir in May, fish a buzzbait around rocks, pier posts and pilings, trying to draw a reaction strike from a postspawn bass.

Ross Barnett’s topwater bass

Paul Elias

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. […]