News Archives - Mississippi Sportsman

August 24, 2019

Two lucky hunters with a buck taken in 2018 during an archery draw hunt in the spillway area of Barnett Reservoir. The application process for the 2019-20 season is now open.

Apply now for Barnett Reservoir draw hunts

Applications are now being accepted for archery-only draw hunts for deer season in two areas of Barnett Reservoir. The deadline for applying is Aug. 23. […]

Troubled Extravaganza opens today

Bobby Cleveland

The Mississippi Wildlife Extravaganza has become a growing problem and publicity nightmare for the sponsoring Mississippi Wildlife Federation. […]

South Carolina hunter contracted Alpha Gal disease from Lone Star tick

Brian Cope

Darren Nichols contracted the Alpha Gal disease after being bitten by a Lone Star tick while on a hunting trip in 2017. It’s changed his life drastically. […]

State’s red snapper season reopens Monday

Bobby Cleveland

Mississippi’s coastal fishermen will have more opportunities — the state’s red snapper season opens July 29 and amberjack season will open Aug. 1. […]

Fish caught with wedding ring attached

From News Reports

Capt. Jason Rose tied his wedding band to a steelhead after his divorce. It was recaught on Lake Michigan by a group of very confused fishermen. […]

How to estimate the weight of a redfish

Mississippi Sportsman

By measuring the girth at the fattest part of the fish and the length of the fish, you can use this formula to estimate the live weight of a red drum. […]

Fisherman Tuffy Fields with the surprise catch.

Angler strikes “gold” in Louisiana

Kinny Haddox

Tuffy Fields was fishing the Ouachita River when he caught a 20-pound bright orange Koi. He said he has never seen anything like it. […]

Pelahatchie Shore Park boat ramp will reopen to the public when a ban on boating in the Pelahatchie Bay area of Barnett Reservoir is partially lifted May 14.

Barnett Reservoir’s Pelahatchie Bay reopens to boats May 14

Bobby Cleveland

The Pelahatchie Bay area of Barnett Reservoir reopens to boating on a limited basis on May 14, giving fishermen their first casts there in over six months. […]

Three sheepshead swim near reefballs deployed on an existing artificial reef site. (Photo courtesy of Ashley Ferguson/LDWF)

Four new gulf reefs being built

Patrick Bonin

Anglers will soon have four new prime areas to target speckled trout and redfish — if a permit filed by the Louisiana Department of Wildlife and Fisheries in January is ultimately approved by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers. […]

Photo courtesy U.S. Army Corps of Engineers

Pelahatchie Bay’s future unknown

Bobby Cleveland

Pelahatchie Bay on Ross Barnett Reservoir remains off-limits as the lake’s oversight agency, the Pearl River Valley Water Supply District, battles a 2018 outbreak of the invasive plant giant salvinia. […]

CWD now confirmed in 16 deer

Bobby Cleveland

The MDWFP said it had a total of 16 confirmed cases of Chronic Wasting Disease in Mississippi, with a concentration developing in north Mississippi along the Tennessee border. […]