Features from March 2019
Mississippi hunters brought down some mighty impressive whitetails in the season that recently ended. Here’s a look at a few of them.
The outlook for Mississippi’s spring wild turkey season is promising across the state, with some regions expected to have an awful lot of gobblers to try and fool this season.
When spring reservoirs and river systems are a-flood, here’s how top-drawer bass pro Greg Hackney responds.
Look for prespawn bass to stage anywhere there’s aquatic grass this month, then break down those areas for great fishing.
Try these simple tricks from Chas Champagne to increase your crappie catches on the Pearl River this month.
Of all the places to catch crappie, Mississippi might be the best bet for catching a slab that will top the 3-pound mark.
Columns - March 2019
- This month’s recipe includes venison, bacon and cheese. With this combination, it has to be good. Factor in that it’s cooked on a grill, and it keeps adding points.
- How to cast jerkbaits and get the merciless response that speckled trout exhibit after staring down its hard-plastic foe.
- Bogue Homa, near Laurel, kicks off some of the best bass fishing in Mississippi for prespawn, spawning and postspawn bass in March, when bass start into the sparse dollar pads.
- Black drum are plentiful and can be found in a variety of habitats. They eat a wide range of foods, and provide lots of enjoyment to anglers across the southeastern states.
- Mississippi pro’s hand-crafted balsa crankbaits are square-billed, bass-catching creations.
- That fishing may be changing populations has long been known in commercial fisheries, but recent research suggests that recreational fishing can also change populations.
Outdoor Updates - March 2019
- Officials at Barnett Reservoir are anxiously awaiting the spring “green-up” in Pelahatchie Bay, where the battle against the invasive plant giant salvinia continues.
- Confirmation of nine more cases of chronic wasting deer in two neighboring northern-tier Mississippi counties brings the total count to 12 cases in the Magnolia State.
- Despite the CWD cases, Mississippi lawmakers sidestepped any contentious wildlife and fishery measures presented during the opening weeks of the 2019 Legislative Session.
- What was once a secret held tight to the chest of a handful of bass anglers on Ross Barnett Reservoir is now a well-known fish producing technique on many waters of Mississippi. It’s called “swimming a lizard.”
- Only children ages 15 or younger can shoot during Mississippi's youth turkey season. A child at least 12 years of age and under 16 years of age must have a certificate of satisfactory completion of a hunter education class to hunt alone during the season.
- Capt. Chip Michalove of Outcast Sport Fishing Charters and his crew caught seven great white sharks on Friday, Jan. 18 off the coast of Hilton Head Island, including a 2600-pound male.
Field Notes - March 2019
- For an angler, the frog offers a great search bait for covering lots of water and finding key staging areas for bass.
- With spring just around the corner and water temperatures on the rise, pond owners should proceed to the next level of their continual improvement program.
- Late March and early April are transition times for the weather and inshore fishing patterns.
- One of the most-overlooked aspects of purchasing a boat is the trailer. Here are some things that need to be considered.
- These three bass fishing patterns have always seemed to be among the best to fish in March.
- Feb. 1 is the prime day to start scouting deer for next year across most of the Magnolia State.