Features from August 2019
If you’re looking to have fishing success in August in Mississippi, then try a few of these tried and true techniques and you should catch a bass.
Summer is in full swing, and many anglers are juggling family, travel and work, while still looking for the time to fish. Summer is both a time of freedom and confinement to traffic jams, long lines at anything touristy and launching ramp chaos.
The last bream spawn for Mississippi’s summer is approaching. Here’s how to take advantage of the Magnolia’s favorite sunfish.
Mississippi’s deer season is right around the corner. It’s time to start getting things lined up for the promise of opening day.
Find a ditch, a dock and an oyster bed in the same area, and you’ve got the makings of a great place to catch a late-season flounder in Mississippi.
Find the thermocline on your favorite Mississippi crappie lake and open up some great, hot-weather fishing opportunities there.
Columns - August 2019
- This is a tasty and simple recipe for preparing flounder other than frying it. This recipe is about as simple as cooking gets and is a bit healthier.
- For many bass anglers, size matters, and several states have implemented management efforts to enhance trophy bass opportunities.
- The new Mathews Vertix offers several features, including Switchweight technology, and an integrated arrow-rest mounting system.
- The Matrix Rip Shad is a hard-body artificial lure, a jerkbait, that’s already a favorite of his and charter boat captains in Louisiana.
- A good reason to fish Ross Barnett this month is because it’s a shallow lake with lots of vegetation, which provides shade, cover and oxygen for bass.
- African pompano (alectis ciliaris) are saltwater fish that are usually caught in deep, offshore water around wrecks and artificial reefs.
- To prepare for fishing the latter months of the year, you should look at the lures you used last season and consider why and where they were successful.
Outdoor Updates - August 2019
- The blue-green algae bloom has been a problem for fishermen and the oyster industry this year due to the Bonnet Carré releasing so much water.
- Mississippi hunters won’t have to wait long in September to get started shooting. Seasons begin as soon as the calendar page is flipped.
- Mississippi’s public-waters alligator season opens at noon on Aug. 30 and will close at noon on Sept. 9, with 960 permits issued to hunters.
- One coastal industry hurt by misinformation about the algae bloom has been charter fishing, but most captains say they never quit catching fish.
- The flood’s impact on hunting and fishing in the South Delta will be a major story for years to come, but many are suffering horribly.
- Hunters needing new guns, bows or ammunition can save on their purchases during the “Second Amendment Tax Free Holiday” scheduled for Aug. 30-Sept. 1.
Field Notes - August 2019
- Capt. Tommy Pellegrin firmly believes snelling circle hooks offshore has a direct correlation to the number of fish coming over his gunnels.
- One of the best tools a bass fisherman can have, especially during the summer when fish live largely in deep, cool, oxygenated water, are toothpicks.
- The details of your setup and presentation are important. Follow these tips to help you make the best of your night-fishing trips for crappie.
- From late June through November catfish move around a lot due to a number of factors and one of the best ways to target mobile cats is to drift or troll.