Bay Springs Lake doesn’t harbor very many secrets when it comes to the spotted bass fishing, but Iuka bass pro and guide Roger Stegall said it might surprise some anglers to learn that they have a good chance of catching a smallmouth bass on some of the same baits they throw for spots. […]
With Pickwick Lake on its north end and Bay Springs Lake directly to its south, the narrow canal connecting the two shouldn’t feel too badly if it flies completely under the radar. […]
As we have many times in the past few years when we need fillets quickly for a weekend fish fry, my partner and I hooked up the boat and headed to Calling Panther Lake near Crystal Springs Wednesday (Sept. 19).
The 500-acre Mississippi Department of Wildlife, Fisheries and Parks lake didn’t let us down. Using spinning gear, 8-pound fluorocarbon leader off 10-pound braid, and drop shot worms, we quickly started picking off our targets — undersized bass that are in great number in Panther.
So much so that MDWFP biologists urge fishermen to take as many as they want, up to 30 apiece a day, of bass under 20 inches. […]
Smallmouth bass wear the moniker of “smallies” as if they have a chip on their shoulder — something to prove. What they lack in size, they make up for in brute strength and feisty attitude.
And they patrol stretches of Pickwick as if daring anything to invade their backyard.
“Pickwick is not the only place in Mississippi to catch a smallmouth bass,” Iuka’s Roger Stegall said. “But the size of the lake and the smallmouths population concentration make it the best Mississippi water to consider.” […]
The bass are moving out of their deepwater summer patterns and into shallow water in September. Two patterns — fishing the riprap and the lily pads — will work all month, but they’ll probably produce better in the middle and at the end of the month. […]
Smallmouth bass wear the moniker of “smallies” as if they have a chip on their shoulder — something to prove. What they lack in size, they make up for in brute strength and feisty attitude.
And they patrol stretches of Pickwick as if daring anything to invade their backyard.
“Pickwick is not the only place in Mississippi to catch a smallmouth bass,” Iuka’s Roger Stegall said. “But the size of the lake and the smallmouths population concentration make it the best Mississippi water to consider.” […]
Stegall also said the smallmouth bass appear to him to be a cyclic species, with peak cycles coming every 10 years. […]
Roger Stegall is a professional angler in every sense of the word, using every means at his disposal to locate fish and catch them — whether it is for a tournament purse or a paying client. […]
Milder than normal surface temperatures, thanks to recent and frequent dog day rain storms, have left most Mississippi waters a good 10 degrees cooler than normal for summer. […]
As the last rays of light faded away at dusk, a seasoned angler cast a magnum worm into the depths and let it glide slowly toward the bottom some 15 to 17 feet down. […]
B.A.S.S. Elite Series bass pro Pete Ponds likes to bang shallow cover in the backs of pockets or on big flats for big bass. […]
August is the month when bass start schooling on Pickwick Lake on the surface and in deep water. That means you can have fun and catch a lot of fish. Although you may not catch a monster, on a good day you can bring 20 or 30 bass to the boat. […]
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