As Big As they Grow
Here’s the crappie gear that I like
I would never say that I have the best equipment or the only equipment that catches crappie. I do, however, have some things that I know work and give me dependable service. […]
Columns
Bass Fishing
Lily pads keep Barnett bass cool
September’s a real-iffy month for successful bass fishing. The fish can be in transition, moving from shallow to deep, they can be schooling or they can be holding on bank cover. Regardless of where you’re fishing this month, if you can find lily pads, you usually can catch bass. Ross Barnett Reservoir, near Jackson, is my September pick because it has plenty of lily pads. […]
Fishing
Fish inshore, offshore on one trip
Capt. “Pappy” Kenney believes in fishing by the moon. For instance, during the full moon in June and on three days of either side of the full moon, Kenney caught plenty of big trout. […]
As Big As they Grow
Long-lining delivers summer monsters
It’s summertime, folks, and the fish are biting. It’s prime time for hot-weather crappie fishing on North Mississippi’s big reservoirs. Great reports are coming to me from Sardis and Enid especially this summer. […]
Bass Fishing
Ledges, grass hold Pickwick bass
Pickwick Lake, on the Tennessee River in the northeastern corner of Mississippi, has productive August bass fishing due to current running through it because of the high demand for hydroelectric power, its Asiatic clam and mussel beds where largemouth, smallmouth and spotted bass like to feed and its abundance of grass, which provides shade, ambush sites and plenty of oxygen for the bass. […]
Hunting
Lots to like about PARA Companion
PARA USA is a tough company to love.
Being infatuated with a PARA pistol is a lot like being in love with a beautiful but flighty woman. You desire everything about her, and her beauty and perfection astounds you. […]
Fishing
Redundancy makes a case for redundancy
I seldom pass up an invitation to go fishing, especially from a friend with a new boat. Sometimes the invitation includes an opportunity to solve an electronics problem, but I don’t mind. It usually gives me grist for a column. […]
Freshwater Fishing
Taking a look through the foraging window
Late summer is when anglers begin seeing schools of shad. The schools are generally most apparent in the evening when the water is calm and the shad tend to swim at the surface. With all this forage, how could bass growth rates not be off the charts? […]
Deer Hunting
Trail cams valuable this time of year
Digital scouting cameras are all the rage these days. Indeed, they are great tools for collecting data both ahead of the oncoming deer season and during critical phases such as when bucks are rubbing and scraping. […]
Fishing
Electronic upgrades are easier than ever
Computerizing fish finders and other marine electronics has been a good news/bad news proposition. […]
Hunting
Concealed on campus will reduce killings
The Louisiana House of Representatives recently killed a bill to allow concealed handgun carry on campuses. The following is one man’s opinion: […]
Offshore Fishing
Is anything not biting this month?
Capt. Timmy Holley of Prime Tyme Charters based at the Biloxi Small Craft Harbor fishes outside the barrier islands for Spanish mackerel, king mackerel, redfish and cobia and offshore for snapper. […]