Bass Fishing
Diverse habitat drives Pickwick fisheries
Stegall also said the smallmouth bass appear to him to be a cyclic species, with peak cycles coming every 10 years. […]
Fishing
Bass Fishing
Side-imaging a boon for smallmouth anglers
Roger Stegall is a professional angler in every sense of the word, using every means at his disposal to locate fish and catch them — whether it is for a tournament purse or a paying client. […]
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Go deep: Head to deep water to catch lunker summertime bream
Intently scanning his electronics, the angler maneuvered his boat offshore to scrutinize every patch of bottom, looking for just the right cover in the depths below. “Bingo!” he exclaimed, tossing a yellow marker over the side so he could maintain contact with the honey hole in open water. “This is where we’ll find the really big ones.” […]
Crappie/Bream
Best fishing tactics for deepwater bream
Some anglers prefer the challenge of fooling bream with artificial baits. Reynolds vertically jigs tiny spoons to search for fish on breezy days. […]
Crappie/Bream
Mississippi bream come in all varieties
Even the most-renowned professional anglers probably started fishing for panfish, but many can’t really tell the various species apart. Frequently, they simply lump them all together as “bream,” “perch,” “sunfish” or a dozen other names. […]
Crappie/Bream
Magnolia crappie
Mississippi’s large reservoirs provide great crappie fishing opportunities. […]
As Big As they Grow
Finally looking forward to fall fishing
The summer of 2012 has been well chronicled as one of the hottest on record. Thank goodness it’s coming to an end, finally. Having been born and raised in Mississippi, I know that September can be fiercely hot, too. But, at least we can actually begin to see the days getting shorter and the nights a little cooler. […]
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Percy Quin’s Lake Tangipahoa drained after Tropical Storm Isaac
Lake Tangipahoa at Percy Quin State Park near McComb is being drained after its dam was nearly breeched during the passing of Tropical Storm Isaac this week. […]
Crappie/Bream
Crappie Hotspot: Columbus Lake
Located within the Golden Triangle of Northeast Mississippi, this month’s Mississippi crappie hotspot is none other than Columbus Lake. Referred to by the locals as Possum Town Lake, Columbus is impounded by the seventh of 10 locks along the Tenn-Tom Waterway. […]
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MDWFP officials prepare for Tropical Storm Isaac’s arrival
Add the name Isaac to the list of weather disasters to threaten the fish and wildlife resources of Mississippi. […]
Fishing
Preventing engine cancer
Galvanic corrosion can make your boat engine’s lower unit look like you ordered the special zombie edition. Here’s why it happens and how you can prevent it. […]
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Three saltwater state-record fish certified
Three state saltwater fish records were certified by the Commission on Marine Resources during it’s meeting last week, the agency reported. […]