If I could pick only one place to fish in July, I’d fish the Tombigbee River on the Tenn-Tom Waterway and the Aliceville Pool. At this time of year, you really can catch quality bass off the old river ledges there with a Mann’s 15+ and a 20+ crankbait. My favorite colors are blue/chartreuse, black/chartreuse and Tennessee shad. […]
Lamar Arrington maneuvered the canoe through a shallow shoal area on the Chunky River like only an expert canoeist could. While Arrington had made this trek many times before, this time he was in search of the feisty Kentucky spotted bass that inhabits the Chunky and many shallow-water streams, creeks and rivers around the state. […]
The air was filled with the sounds of night as we shoved off the bank and headed out. Shutting down the outboard and cranking the fan, our captain eased into the shallows and the hunt began. […]
Just call me the “weatherman,” because like the weatherman, I can tell you what happened yesterday better than I can predict what may happen tomorrow. […]
Many anglers overlook small ponds this time of year, but they actually deliver some really big bass. […]
My brother, Ron, and I pushed off from the bank of the 10-acre pond in a 14-foot john boat just as the sun brightened the eastern sky. The water’s surface was not yet discernable from the heavy morning fog that was clinging tightly to the surface and turning the surroundings into a hazy, pastel gray. […]
With a single sharp tug on the pull cord, the trusty old Mercury outboard purred to life. Not waiting for instructions from my uncle, I gently shoved the boat clear of the sandbar on Middle Ground Island. The swift current caught our 16-foot johnboat and carried it into the main channel of the river. Using the powerful outboard, my uncle swung the bow of the boat upstream and headed in the direction of our first trotline set. […]
A light wind from the southeast rippled the surface of the steely, gray-blue water as Capt. Barry Brown eased his 19-foot bay boat into position. Beneath us, in the brackish waters of the lower Pascagoula River, swam both huge redfish and oversized speckled trout. My son, John, and I were fishing with Brown in late April. […]
With the moon shining full in the morning sky, it was prime time for catching spawning bluegills on fly tackle. My plan was to introduce my friend, Krista Carter of Vicksburg, to the exciting world of fly-fishing. And what better fish for the uninitiated fly angler than bluegills […]
Cover: June 2007 […]
It was a typical summer day on the Mississippi Sound: sunny skies and slight southerly breeze creating a small swell just off Mississippi’s mainland. […]
The Tennessee River, which forms Pickwick Lake, runs through Tennessee, Alabama and Mississippi.
At this intersection, it becomes one of the most-phenomenal fishing resources, not only in Mississippi, but in the country. […]
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