Bass Fishing
Shaking things up
Charles Ellis fished his way around a riprap point while making pinpoint casts with a 4×4 Shaky Head rig and finesse worm. […]
Fishing
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‘Record’ trout no record at all
Internet reports of a new Mississippi record speckled trout weighing 13.9 pounds are untrue, biologists said, shooting down stories that include a photograph of a monster fish. […]
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Fishermen, like farmers, enjoying wet weather
Summer in Mississippi isn’t supposed to be like this. We went from torrid, record-breaking heat in June to an almost immediate change to wet and mild in July. […]
Bobby C's Outdoors
Crappie fishing cool on hot day
The challenge for Rabbit Rogers that July day was to prove that yes, you can indeed catch crappie, and a lot of them, in the hottest part of summer, baking in sunshine in the heart of Barnett Reservoir. […]
Bass Fishing
Is it too hot for bass in July?
I’ve heard many an angler bemoan the summer months for fishing in Mississippi. I mean, there is no escaping that the atmospheric conditions usually prevailing this time of year in terms of the ambient temperature, as well as the humidity (which can be the worst of the two comfort factors), keep many fishermen at the house under the air conditioning. […]
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MCMR says Louisiana claim to more offshore waters illegal
The Mississippi Commission on Marine Resources on Monday (July 2) passed a resolution opposing a move last month by Louisiana’s state wildlife and fisheries agency to extend offshore water under its control.
The MCMR resolution has been submitted to the Mississippi Attorney General’s Office. […]
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Putting Rez patterns to work on Calling Panther crappie
Despite the torrid temperatures delivered by a rare June heat wave, fishermen were quick to hit the water last week after having to deal with the nearly week-long and statewide frustration of winds and pressure changes related to tropical storm Debby that slowly churned in the Gulf of Mexico.
The arrival of the heat told me it was time to fish for crappie, and to see if all the talk about a blossoming crappie population at Calling Panther Lake near Crystal Spring were true.
Huh, crappie in 100-degree heat? On unknown waters? […]
Bass Fishing
Bass hiding under piers at Eagle Lake
Verifying reports of good bass fishing at Eagle Lake didn’t take long on a very warm, clear and windless summer morning.
First cast, first fish. […]
As Big As they Grow
The Rez cranking out crappie
Summer crappie fishing can be challenging. It’s hot, the bugs are out, the fish seem content not biting your best lure, there are lots of “weekender” boaters and jet skis everywhere, and did I mention it’s hot? On the other hand, smart crappie fishermen use what summer gives us to our advantage. […]
Freshwater Fishing
Bluegill Spawning
Bream, sunfish, bluegill — call them what you will. There are many species of sunfish, and bream include different sunfish among different anglers. This is about bluegill. […]
Freshwater Fishing
Born To Run
The secret to catching fish, any fish, is to be where they want to be. […]
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A new VanDam wins Elite Series event on Lake Michigan
Fans of professional bass fishing are used to hearing “VanDam” at the top of Bassmaster Elite Series results, so the winner of this weekend’s stop at Lake Michigan probably wasn’t a big surprise at a casual glance.
Until the first name sank in. Nope, it wasn’t Kevin VanDam; instead, KVD’s nephew Jonathon made his mark yesterday (July 1) by winning the second-to-last regular-season Elite Series stop of 2012 with a four-day total of 79 pounds, 2 ounces. […]