April 2011 Archives - Mississippi Sportsman

Building better crappie fisheries, part II

March 29, 2011 Hal Schramm

Is there a crappie angler out there who doesn’t want to catch a lot of large crappie? […]

You can’t beat Bay Springs in April for bass

March 29, 2011 Paul Elias

I’m going to Bay Springs this month to fish for big spotted bass, but I won’t be disappointed if I catch some large smallmouths and largemouths. […]

Just how stupid are we?

March 29, 2011 Allan Tarvid

The button under the plastic safety cover on the front of your VHF radio can help save your life, or it can do nothing at all — it’s up to you. […]

Fine tune calls for gobbling peak

March 29, 2011 John J. Woods

When gobbling action peaks, hunters have to be ready to step up to the plate with a big bat. So when are the predicted or statistically registered peak gobbling weeks during the statewide season? Then what do you do when you know gobblers are doing their parts? […]

Bumper year offshore begins now

March 29, 2011 John E. Phillips

Saltwater fishermen can look for a bumper crop of offshore fish this year. With the BP oil spill last year and fishing shut-down all along the Upper Gulf Coast, the offshore fish had the least amount of fishing pressure they’ve had in many years. This year, outdoorsmen should see bumper crops of all offshore fish.

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Jump Start

March 29, 2011 Chris Ginn

In the same vein as wondering why somebody would want to jump out of a perfectly good airplane, I asked John Harrison why anybody would want to jump out of a perfectly good boat. […]

Change up your tactics for spring crappie

March 29, 2011 Paul Johnson

Sometimes it seems impossible to report on crappie fishing here in Mississippi under the column heading of “As Big As They Grow.” I will admit it. For over a month now (at the time of this writing), crappie fishing in Mississippi has been kind of an “on again, off again” proposition. […]