Bass Fishing
Track the weather: Fronts can turn fish on
B.A.S.S. Elite Series pro Pete Ponds of Madison watches the long-term weather forecast during December and other winter months to find the perfect days to chase bass. […]
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Bass Fishing
Rapalas and Sallys — Graham’s go-to lures
When Kyle Graham fishes the Pascagoula River marsh for bass in January he has three go-to lures and a new one that he’s testing. […]
Freshwater Fishing
Metabolism facts and myths
Wintertime fishing can be a challenge, but fish do still feed when water temperatures plummet. […]
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Too cold to fish? No say experts
Larry Pugh, the state’s fisheries director, is also one of Mississippi’s most avid bass fishermen, and like his peers he doesn’t always wait for pleasant weather to hit the water. […]
Bass Fishing
Coastal bass on ice — Pascagoula River bass-fishing strategies
Veteran fisherman Kyle Graham shares his winter bass-fishing tactics — and favorite biscuit stop — on the Pascagoula River. […]
Bass Fishing
Bass beats monster bass on 6-pound line
Given his first day off in over a month on Tuesday, Wesley Bass of Columbia did what he usually does in his spare time. […]
Bass Fishing
Bent rods at Pickwick
Pickwick Lake on the Tennessee River in northeast Mississippi is one of the best wintertime bass lakes in the country. You can catch a wide variety of bass there, including largemouths, smallmouths, spotted bass, striped bass and hybrid striped bass. […]
Bass Fishing
Bass’n in December? You bet
December is the month for celebrating Christmas, football bowl games, fireplaces, deer hunting and bass fishing.
Yes, you read that right, bass fishing. […]
Bass Fishing
Maynor Creek offers hot bass action this month
Maynor Creek Reservoir near Waynesboro isn’t a well-known lake, although it’s an old one that was known as a big-bass lake about 20 years ago. […]
Bass Fishing
Warm deer days good time to fish
You know it’s going to happen, just as sure as death and taxes.
At some point — and usually it’s many points — during the deer season, from November to January, it’s going to be far too warm to sit in a deer stand, especially since the whitetails just won’t be active. […]
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Lake Monroe closes for renovation
The bad news: Lake Monroe, one of the oldest lakes in the State Lake system at 59 years old, will soon be drained dry and closed to fishing. […]
Bass Fishing
Booyah Boo Series
Two of America’s bass fishing legends turned artificial lure designers realized soon after the umbrella rig craze subsided somewhat that, indeed, the almighty mousetrap could be improved. […]