Fishing
Mercury’s V-6 four-stroke outboards
Mercury Marine decided that its 75- to 150-horsepower FourStroke outboards were so successful, the company has debuted a line of bigger engines with the same features. […]
May 2018
New Products
Cranka Crab
Sheepshead fishing is part fun, part frustration, and one of the frustrations comes from the fish’s ability to steal your bait before you know it. The main bait of choice among sheepshead anglers is a live fiddler crab. And catching the crabs, keeping them alive, and constantly rebaiting with them is no fun, and it’s time-consuming. […]
Catfish
Grab a Mississippi catfish and hold on
Plenty of people around Mississippi believe that grabbing, noodling or hand-grabbing is the way to go when it comes to battling a big blue or flathead. […]
Bass Fishing
Pickwick Lake offers Mississippi anglers unusual post-spawn opportunities
An obvious key to successfully bass fishing on a post-spawn pattern at Pickwick Lake, or any water for that matter, is knowing in what phase of the spawn the largemouth and smallmouth are at any given time. […]
Bass Fishing
Small bait … big results – How to use a finesse jig to catch more bass
When you ask a specialist to design a tool, they’ll likely give you a prototype with the details that matter most. That’s what Bassmaster Elite Series pro David Walker did for Z-Man when he designed the Cross EyeZ Power Finesse Jig. […]
Crappie/Bream
A primer for Mississippi bream fishermen
Bluegill or redear? Cricket or worm? Wet fly or dry? Cane pole or jig pole? Fly rod or spinning rod? […]
Field Notes
Carolina rig basics
It’s hard to beat a Carolina rig for catching big summer trout, coastal guide Jake Scardino said. […]
Deer Hunting
CWD update: No news is apparently good news
Since the first confirmed case of chronic wasting disease in Mississippi was reported in February in a 4 1/2-year-old buck in Issaquena County, no other diseased animals have been found. […]
Featured
Daniels named to commission
Capt. Ronnie Daniels of Pass Christian and Fisher-Man Charters was selected by Gov. Phil Bryant to serve on the Commission on Marine Resources, the panel that oversees the operations of the Department of Marine Resources. […]
Deer Hunting
Deer-reporting bill dies in state legislature
The Mississippi Legislature failed to pass a single bill related to hunting and fishing during the 2018 session that ended April 1, and that includes anything related to a harvest reporting system for turkey or deer. […]
Featured
Red snapper season to open May 25
It could become confusing, but fishermen on Mississippi’s Gulf Coast should be happy with the 2018 red snapper season announced Tuesday by the Department of Marine Resources. […]
Featured
Hunter kills white trophy gobbler
Bo Brown had little choice, the way he had it figured, but to lift up his shotgun, aim and fire at the gobbler.