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January 17, 2021

Catching bass seems like a battle between the knowledge and skills of the anglers and the too-often unpredictable behavior of the bass. […]

One of the soft-plastic lures that launched Cajun Lures six years ago has a new look. Bayou Bug 2.0 has arrived, and it is catching bass. […]

January’s not a month where you’ll catch numbers of bass at Ross Barnett, but you should catch some fairly large, prespawn bass. […]

Like a bacon cheeseburger pizza? Just make it venison and turn it into a casserole. […]

Striped bass are targeted by thousands and thousands of anglers. They are not in the same family as largemouth or smallmouth bass. […]

Does adding brush to Mississippi’s flood-control reservoirs actually help fish populations? Here are the effects of structure. […]

Pickwick Lake is a great choice for December. You can catch bass, stripers, catfish and crappie using some of the same rigs. […]

Bass tournament partners Fred King and Ray LaBorde were intent on filling a niche in the market with the Delta Lures’ Rattling Jig. […]

The southern flounder is a flat, oval-shaped fish and it is the biggest of the flounder species found throughout the Atlantic and Gulf. […]

How will fishing in Mississippi’s reservoirs fare when when climate change digs in. The habitat loss and changes to fish cannot be reversed. […]

November is a great month to fish Sardis Lake, since the lake will be drawn down, and most of the bass, especially early in the month, […]

The Mischief Minnow’s difference-maker is a blade called a “Kilter Blade,” attached to the belly between two treble hooks. […]