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April 22, 2021
HomeFishingFreshwater Fishing

Freshwater Fishing

Crappie/Bream

When it comes to bream fishing, mayflies are the real “lord of the flies”

April 22, 2021 Phillip Gentry

When mayflies start swarming just above the water, it’s time to break out your bream-fishing gear and get ready for action. […]

Columns

Species Spotlight: Longnose gar

April 22, 2021 Brian Cope

Longnose gar are found almost everywhere. They are one of the most prehistoric fish swimming in North American waters. […]

Columns

Electroshocking gives a thorough, accurate look at most fisheries

April 22, 2021 Hal Schramm

A closer look at the efficiency of electrofishing and how well samples represent what is actually in the water. […]

Crappie/Bream

Lake Mary Crawford set to reopen

April 22, 2021 Bobby Cleveland

Fishermen will soon have access again to one of the state’s storied hot spots when the Lake Mary Crawford at Monticello reopens. […]

Crappie/Bream

April is crappie time across Mississippi

April 1, 2021 Bobby Cleveland

Crappie is the king of gamefish in Mississippi. It shines brightest in April when the dogwoods bloom and crappie spawn. […]

Pautzke’s Fire Dye will turn live minnows from their natural color to a handful of bright colors to attract gamefish — without otherwise affecting the bait.
Crappie/Bream

Technicolor minnows will outproduce naturals

April 1, 2021 Dan Kibler

Pautzke’s Fire Dye will turn live minnows from their natural color to a handful of bright colors to attract gamefish. […]

Crappie/Bream

Crappie ready to feed at Okatibbee Lake

March 29, 2021 Michael O. Giles

Mike Giles and Ken Murphy caught a bunch of nice crappie on a fishing trip to Okatibbee Lake in late March. […]

Catfish

Targeting catfish around Big Muddy’s wing dikes

March 25, 2021 Phillip Gentry

Mississippi River catfish gang up around these man-made, current-directing structures, making them great fishing holes year-round. […]

Columns

Species spotlight: Shellcracker

March 23, 2021 Brian Cope

The redear sunfish, aka shellcracker, chinquapin or yellow bream, is identified most easily by the colorful edge around it earflap. […]

Freshwater Fishing

A good fish-cleaning table helps perfect the process

March 22, 2021 Kinny Haddox

A big pile of fresh fish filets is a whole lot easier to manage with an organized approach to fish cleaning. […]

Crappie/Bream

New Barnett Reservoir ramp opens in time for slab spawn

March 16, 2021 Bobby Cleveland

When the spawn takes place this spring at Ross Barnett Reservoir, anglers will have closer access using the new Goshen South Boat Ramp. […]

Crappie/Bream

Ranking Mississippi’s top crappie lakes

March 14, 2021 Bobby Cleveland

What do Mississippi anglers feel is the best crappie fishing destination? You can ask five people and get five different answers. […]

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