May 2022

Nicknamed “reef donkeys” for their size and power, amberjack like to stay around any hard structure in water at least 150 feet deep.

Though it’s not looked at with the same fondness by anglers who are more familiar with Grenada and Sardis, Enid Lake is chock full of crappie.

Flathead catfish exist in many reservoirs and small lakes across the state of Mississippi, but seem to do better in areas with moving water.

For even for the best anglers, targeting trophy trout takes time, determination, perseverance, skill and more than a smidgen of luck.

This is the time of year when fishing the grass beds in your favorite lake can bring bass out of their hiding places and into your livewell.

Not only are catfish fun and relatively easy to catch, but they also make for excellent table fare. Try out this Catfish Piccata recipe.

Hand fishing has a long tradition in Mississippi and is still practiced by anglers that want to add extra excitement to their catfishing.

NetBait’s B Bugs have a leg, or tail, up on other beaver-style soft plastics. They are more buoyant than similar products.

In May, the bass at Ross Barnett Reservoir will be over the spawn, and you can catch large numbers of them.

Eugene Cronley of Brandon caught a …

Payton Harris joined his fiancée Katherine Shell on April 9 for a hunt in Franklin County to kill a 310-pound hog.

Lucy Bland, a 75-year-old grandmother from Collinsville, killed her first gobbler on her very first turkey hunt in Newton County on March 24.

Paul Saltaformaggio killed a red phase gobbler in Amite County on land owned by his father. The gobbler sported two beards and sharp spurs.

Whether you want to catch big fish in saltwater, or catfish, crappie or bass in freshwater, our writers can point you in the right direction.

Mississippi’s Red Snapper season will open for private recreational anglers and state for-hire vessels at 12:01 a.m. on Friday, May 27, 2022.

Pelahatchie's Carl Wolfe killed this four-bearded gobbler on a hunt with his cousin, Greg Shoemaker, on March 27 in Newton County.

Springtime squirrels aren’t always easy to shoot. They are frisky, on the move and hunters are faced with the greening of the forest.

As crappie move from shallower water to deeper water, fishing their hideouts with the right tactics at the lake you’re fishing is the trick.

If you’re looking to buy recreational property this year, it’s important to know how the rural real estate market is doing.