Crappie/Bream
Tips from a crappie killer
Part of Glynn Lavergne’s secret to success with slab crappie has to do with the very sensitive tackle he uses to entice fish. […]
Crappie/Bream
Crappie/Bream
February is best month to load up on crappie
Ed Duke, who has operated crappie tournaments for years, said February fishing for crappie can be as good as March fishing for bass. […]
Crappie/Bream
Offer a crappie a meal and it’ll eat
On small lakes like Maynor Creek, as well as big reservoirs, crappie will hold in the deepest water areas of the lake this month. […]
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Mississippi’s Best State Fishing Lakes Series: Maynor Creek’s cold-water crappie
Entering the gate at Maynor Creek Water Park creates a big-lake feel with the hospitality of a well-run private outfitter. At 450 acres, the lake has enough room to offer all of the area an angler wants, yet it’s small enough that getting out of a cold north wind is much easier than if fishing on a big wide open impoundment. […]
As Big As they Grow
College football and crappie fishing
If you’re enjoying this autumn as much as I am, you’re having a really great time watching Ole Miss and Mississippi State show out. […]
Crappie/Bream
Don’t forget crappie, bream in the fall
Crappie fishing in the fall and later on through the winter means fish gang up in big schools under big wads of shad. […]
As Big As they Grow
Fall fishing is fun for everyone
Can you believe it? September is here. Dove season is upon us. And, as you know, dove season ushers in the ever-popular deer-hunting season.
As Big As they Grow
Cranking productivity
For more and more crappie anglers, summer fishing includes pulling crankbaits. Granted, for the few hardcore crankers, summer comes two to three months into our cranking season. […]
Crappie/Bream
Dealing with dynamics
Mississippi’s flood-control reservoirs — Arkabutla, Sardis, Enid and Grenada — provide outstanding crappie fishing. But like crappie fisheries everywhere, the quality of the fishing in any one of these lakes varies widely from year to year. […]
Crappie/Bream
Crappie scent options
Crappie anglers have many products from which to choose. Some might be marketed more heavily to the bass world, but a shad is a shad and garlic is garlic, regardless of who’s smelling it. […]
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Common scents — Using scents to catch more crappie
Successful crappie anglers typically exude that common sense vibe. Theirs is a straightforward approach with little room for extravagance.
Often, you can alter that opening sentence with the phrase “common scents,” and still retain the full meaning. […]
Bobby C's Outdoors
Base bream bait on production
Live bait is a necessary evil of bream fishing, especially in the spring when bluegill are on the beds. […]