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Mississippi’s Top 10 stories of 2018
We researched the archives of MS-Sportsman.com and came up with the 10 most compelling stories of the year. […]
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Crappie/Bream
Crappie spawn: Don’t blink, you could miss it
The first report of spawning crappie came Monday afternoon (April 15) on one particular spot on Barnett Reservoir. By Tuesday afternoon, it was over in that honey hole and Wednesday bites were tough to come by. “But we found them again, in a very similar area, about a mile up the lake,” said Joe Alford of Brandon, who fished with his son Jace. “I was in on that tremendous run between the islands Tuesday but it was over on Wednesday. […]
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Hens going to nest, helping hunters
Stories of turkey success increased in number and in excitement this week, as hunters shared their reports. […]
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Signs the spawn is about to turn on
Wednesday (April 10) was the day that crappie fishermen started reporting the first true sign that the spawn is imminent at most of Mississippi’s perch-jerking hot spots. […]
Catfish
Columbus Lake cats
The saying goes “April showers bring May flowers,” but for Joey and Jerry Pounders of Caledonia, Mississippi, April showers bring monster catfish. […]
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Crappie forecast: 80-degree fun ahead
The weather crappie fishermen have been waiting for is finally in the long-range forecast for next week, and that has them ready to dance a jig. […]
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Gobbling increasing, hunting improves
Maybe it was the erratic weather, or perhaps, Mississippi’s gobblers just weren’t in a talking mood during the first two weeks of the spring turkey season. […]
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Swim baits, swim jigs produce big bites
Despite the recent rain, up-and-down temperatures and seemingly constant wind, the spring fishing transition continues, and that is good news for bass and crappie fishermen. […]
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Bay Springs crappie on the rise
Though it seems that the late arriving winter is reluctant to release its grip this year, Bay Springs crappie guide Wayne Inman (662-416-1296) indicates that the prime season for catching slab crappie from the upper Tenn-Tom Waterway lake is right around the corner.
“Water temperatures in the back of most of the northerly coves have reached 57 degrees,” said Inman. “The main lake is still 47, which is helping to push the fish shallow. Right now males are being caught in 3-4 feet of water using small crappie jigs.” […]
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Stay mobile to catch limits of speckled trout
March madness means something completely different for a speckled trout fisherman. Watching river flood-stage levels steadily climb and salinity levels drop will drive a fisherman mad. […]
Bass Fishing
Wacky Senko will finesse pre-spawn females
It might sound funny, and it certainly looks amusing, but a wacky-rigged stick worm is a tough rig to beat when the big females are staging for the spawn and the fishing conditions get tough. […]
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Prespawn crappie bite has begun
Fishermen wasted little time, hitting the water Thursday in numbers surprising for a supposed workday. That’s what you get when it’s the first day in over a week when weather would allow for safe boating access.
And the reports from crappie anglers were to be expected — good. […]