Bass Fishing
Bet on frogs for bass at Ross Barnett in August
August is the month to fish the lily pads at Ross Barnett for bass. You’ll find as many fish holding in shallow water there as you will in deep water. […]
Columns
General
Operation Waypoint: A way to help our troops in need
Operation Waypoint is a not-for-profit organization that turns donations into free, hand-held GPS units equipped with Middle Eastern mapping chips for deploying soldiers. […]
Snapper
Snapper season’s not over in August
Plenty of snapper live off Mississippi’s Gulf Coast. Just because red snapper season has ended doesn’t mean you can’t catch other varieties of hard-fighting, delicious snapper, including lane, vermilion and gray, as part of your aggregate of 10 reef fish. […]
As Big As they Grow
Fishing Chotard in the summer a real treat
The Great Flood of 2011 is over — thank goodness. We won’t know the full cost to homeowners, farmers and businessmen for months to come. But we already know that the levees survived (doesn’t that make you feel relieved?), and we survived. Much post-flood restoration work to homes, hunting and fishing camps, businesses and some lakes is on-going. […]
Fishing
A wireless kill switch never gets in your way
Here’s a hassle-free substitute for that kill-switch lanyard you stopped wearing because it was always in the way. […]
As Big As they Grow
Flood recovery puts fishing on back burner
Last month this column projected and guessed at what the great flood of 2011 would bring us and leave us. At this writing, we’ve been flooded for over a month, and the Mississippi River and all its feeding tributaries are receding, or, by the time you read this, will have receded. […]
Fishing
Livewell strategies must change in summer
Summer is upon us. Water temperatures in most of Mississippi’s lakes and streams are in the mid 80s, and they’ll get warmer before they get cooler. A lot of bass and crappie tournaments happen during this warm-water season, and a lot of bass and crappie die. […]
Fishing
National forests offer unbeatable summer fishing
Mississippi is blessed with six national forests across the state touting over one million acres of open access to the public. That is a lot of forestland to hunt, hike and camp. […]
Hunting
Shoot fast … slow
A group of us used to make a circuit of three different monthly PPC (Police Pistol, Combat) matches. At least, those who had the time and really got into the competitive spirit made the circuit. […]
Bass Fishing
Fish Calling Panther in July
To catch bass in July, you have to know where they’re holding, why they’re holding there and what types of lures and presentation are required to catch them. Then, realize that even though you may be a master-bass angler, you’ll lose some big ones. […]
Inshore Fishing
Cat Island – Any way you want to fish it
“When you feel your croaker jumping around and getting nervous, get ready because a big speckled trout is looking at that croaker with its sharp pointy teeth, and you’re about to get a bite,” says Capt. Kyle Jarreau of Shore Thing Charters, headquartered in Bay St. Louis.
Offshore Fishing
Catch big snapper, cobia on Gulf Coast
Capt. Michael Moore, owner and operator of Strictly Business Fishing Charters based out of Biloxi, captains all the Strictly Charters fishing vessels, including the “Ms. Darsy” and a tour boat that takes 49 passengers on a trip to catch shrimp and other marine life, hear a history of Biloxi and enjoy light-tackle fishing for trout, flounder and ground mullet. […]