Freshwater Fishing Archives

September 27, 2021

Bedding bream in June? You better believe it! It’s the most-consistent spawning bite for anglers in Mississippi. […]

Mississippi guide Torch Tindle catches loads of slab crappie on jigheads he makes in his shop. Learn about the D-I-Y crappie tackle. […]

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

An unlucky crappie crashed into the windshield of a Ward Transport truck after being caught, then dropped, by an osprey from Randleman Lake. […]

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

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

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

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. […]

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

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

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