Columns
The study of fish movement
The ability to assess the environmental history of a fish is a tool that can provide important information used to better manage fisheries. […]
Freshwater Fishing
Catfish
Trotlining for catfish
Trotlining is a fun and productive way for recreational anglers to fish for river catfish during the summer in the Magnolia State. […]
Crappie/Bream
Try smaller Mississippi waters for great bream
Gary Turner of Hattiesburg considers himself lucky that he is surrounded by at least a dozen public hotspots for bream to fish with his canoe. […]
Freshwater Fishing
Angler strikes “gold” in Louisiana
Tuffy Fields was fishing the Ouachita River when he caught a 20-pound bright orange Koi. He said he has never seen anything like it. […]
Freshwater Fishing
State gator gar record is broken
On April 22, Hughes Skinner of Madison and Hayden Speed of Flora broke the Mississippi state record for alligator gar with an 8-foot, 223-pound entry. […]
Columns
Study alligator gar habitat use, movement
Alligator gar are long-lived, primitive fish that grow to sizes exceeding 7 feet and 200 pounds. Spawning occurs in May and June in Mississippi waters. […]
Catfish
Catfish, by hand, cranks up in May
Mississippi’s hand-grabbing season opens May 1 and runs through July 15, which is timed to match the spawning season of flathead and blue catfish. […]
Crappie/Bream
Worms vs. crickets — or go for a fly
The cricket vs. worm argument is an old one. Live bait is a necessary evil of bream fishing, especially in the spring when bluegill are on their beds. […]
Crappie/Bream
Oh boy: Bream! Return to your fishing roots
May begins serious fishing for bluegill and other sunfish around Mississippi. […]
Freshwater Fishing
Species spotlight: Choupique
The bowfin (Amia calva), whose more common name is mudfish, is a close relative of the gar. Its stout body and long dorsal fin, which covers almost three-quarters the length of its body, give the fish a snaky or eel-like appearance. […]