Gettin' Fresh Archives

November 28, 2022

Largemouth bass can use a range of options to best achieve successful prey capture depending on the sensory input. […]

Dr. Wes Neal, Fisheries Extension Specialist at Mississippi State University, has found a way to increase bass biomass in a farm pond. […]

Many catfish anglers want to catch larger fish; but the chances of survival through years of slow growth diminish the amount of large fish. […]

Some anglers and guides are fearing — and witnessing — declines in some of Mississippi’s best crappie fisheries. […]

The Alabama bass was recognized as a separate species after genetic analysis revealed that it was not closely related to the spotted bass. […]

Hand fishing has a long tradition in Mississippi and is still practiced by anglers that want to add extra excitement to their catfishing. […]

Avoiding the potential adverse effects of increased catch and size selectivity of bass that can result from increased technology. […]

Population-level analyses indicate no adverse effects of fishing during the bass spawn at present levels of fishing. […]

A recent study by Mississippi State fisheries researchers evaluated the success of crappie stocking in four of Mississippi’s state lakes. […]

A recent Canadian study compared the dispersal of tournament-caught largemouth and smallmouth bass across seasons. […]

Years of high water flow impedes the growth of young bass that, in turn, delays growth to the larger sizes anglers prefer. […]

Longer-lasting and more-durable plastic fish attractors, even though expensive to buy or build, may be more economical in the long run. […]