Bass Fishing
Pickwick’s offshore ranges abound with bass
It may feel like the proverbial needle-in-a-haystack, but ledge fishing is one of the most productive tactics for summer bass on Pickwick Lake. […]
Bass Fishing
Bass Fishing
Bass fishing good, getting better on Columbus Lake
Jeff Collum worked a shallow bank picking apart the isolated cover like a skilled surgeon. Without hesitation he flipped, pitched and worked every piece of cover on and off the bank. Suddenly a bass struck his jig. Collum reared back and slammed the hook into the old sow’s jaw.
Bass Fishing
Lily pad bass busting
“Before you try to pull a largemouth out of lily pads, change out your fishing line to braided line in the 30-pound-test range,” advises Jeff Martella. “Use a high-quality stout rod in the medium-heavy to heavy category over 6 1/2 feet long. […]
Bass Fishing
Dollar Bass
In Martella’s case, the frequency he participates in the outdoors may just be his secret to success. It’s long been said you can’t get into the action while sitting on the bench. […]
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. […]
Bass Fishing
Bouie River lakes perfect for punching
“The lakes on the Bouie are the only ones that I’ve consistently caught fish off of the mats,” he said. “I’ll take a ¾- to 1½-ounce bullet sinker pegged with a bobber stopper and add a large punching hook and Paca Craw, or some other creature bait, and punch through the matted grass when the bass are holding underneath. […]
Bass Fishing
Bay Springs Lake receives 75,000 Florida bass
An estimated 75,000 Florida largemouth bass were dumped into Bay Springs Lake recently, the Mississippi Department of Wildlife, Fisheries, and Parks reported. […]
Bass Fishing
Tombigbee’s Smithville Pool receives 40,000 bass fingerlings
Officials recently poured about 40,000 largemouth bass fingerlings into the Smithville Pool of the Tennessee-Tombigbee Waterway to help bolster the healthy population already found there, the Mississippi Department of Wildlife, Fisheries, and Parks said today (July 6).
The 3-inch bass were provided by the Private John Allen National Fish Hatchery near Tupelo, and were surplus fish the hatchery had not planned to stock anywhere else. […]
Bass Fishing
A Day on the Lake: Bouie River
Daniel Netterville pitched a Popping Frog onto a patch of grass, and began working it back to the boat in a rhythmic walk-the-dog pattern. As the frog emerged from the cover of the grass, a bass exploded from the depths and crushed the toad. […]
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. […]
Bass Fishing
Go deep in June for big Pickwick bass
In June, structure fishing gets really good on the Tennessee River’s Pickwick Lake. I’ll be fishing offshore on the mussel beds on the main river channel and secondary creek channels with crankbaits, jigs and 12-inch plastic worms. I’ll use a quality depth finder with side-imaging and down-imaging to locate those mussel beds. […]
Bass Fishing
Salad Patch Bass
Ignoring near-gale-force winds, Steve Grace whipped a Lake Fork Hyper Stick across a patch of grass and pads, and let the lure glide into an opening in the vegetation. A split second later, Grace dropped his rod without hesitation and snapped it back with all the force he could muster. About 30 feet out a nice bass boiled on the surface and dove down into the salad patch. […]