Crappie/Bream
Tips from a crappie killer
Part of Glynn Lavergne’s secret to success with slab crappie has to do with the very sensitive tackle he uses to entice fish. […]
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Crappie/Bream
February is best month to load up on crappie
Ed Duke, who has operated crappie tournaments for years, said February fishing for crappie can be as good as March fishing for bass. […]
Freshwater Fishing
Magnolia crappie a perfect fit for state lakes
Even with a high number of crappie anglers willing to help manage crappie populations in Mississippi’s state lakes, there exists a real potential for trouble in stocking crappie into small bodies of water. […]
Featured
Okatibbee’s on during pre-spawn
Scott Vance scanned his LCR and maneuvered along the submerged creek channel in Okatibbee Lake about 15 miles west of Meridian, working jigs tipped with crappie niblets in 9 feet of water. […]
Field Notes
Every brush pile is not the same
Just because you found a brush pile off a pier doesn’t mean you’ll catch crappie. Instead, target the brush along main fish travel routes. […]
Crappie/Bream
Offer a crappie a meal and it’ll eat
On small lakes like Maynor Creek, as well as big reservoirs, crappie will hold in the deepest water areas of the lake this month. […]
Content
Mississippi’s Best State Fishing Lakes Series: Maynor Creek’s cold-water crappie
Entering the gate at Maynor Creek Water Park creates a big-lake feel with the hospitality of a well-run private outfitter. At 450 acres, the lake has enough room to offer all of the area an angler wants, yet it’s small enough that getting out of a cold north wind is much easier than if fishing on a big wide open impoundment. […]
Events & Announcements
Crappie stocked at Tangipahoa
Jerry Clower, the Mouth of Mississippi, is for sure smiling down on one of his favorite fishing holes. […]
As Big As they Grow
College football and crappie fishing
If you’re enjoying this autumn as much as I am, you’re having a really great time watching Ole Miss and Mississippi State show out. […]
Crappie/Bream
Don’t forget crappie, bream in the fall
Crappie fishing in the fall and later on through the winter means fish gang up in big schools under big wads of shad. […]
As Big As they Grow
Finicky fish will soon want to feed
Ordinarily, my deadline for submitting each month’s “As Big As They Grow” column with Mississippi Sportsman is the first day of the month immediately preceding next month’s magazine issue date. I asked this time to be a week late, wanting to reference the Magnolia Crappie Club’s first tournament of the new 2014-15 season as the backdrop of this column. […]
As Big As they Grow
Cranking productivity
For more and more crappie anglers, summer fishing includes pulling crankbaits. Granted, for the few hardcore crankers, summer comes two to three months into our cranking season. […]