As I write this column, the Mississippi River — the third largest river in the world — is 10 feet above flood stage, 2 feet below the record high and almost 20 feet above the average stage for this time of year. It’s a tense time for people who live and work along the Big River. […]
Wow! What a spring we’ve had. I can’t possibly cover everything related to weather, high water, high gas prices and crappie fishing in this little column, can I? […]
If somebody should happen to ask me advice about bass fishing, I would just laugh. I could count on one hand the number of largemouth bass I have fielded to the stringer. […]
The way Steve Barnett harps on location, you’d think he was a real estate agent. Actually, the tournament angler/bass guide is most proficient at putting a crankbait in the right spot to make an easy sale to any bass with an appetite. […]
Wondering what the allure of wade fishing was to the anglers who would rather get into the water to catch fish that they just as easily could catch from the relative comfort of a nice, white bay boat, I called several of my fishing buddies to get the scoop. […]
May 1 signaled the start of one of the most peculiar periods in Mississippi — catfish-grabbling season. […]
For as long as hunters have been pursuing the great white-tailed deer for food or trophy, they have been comparing notes. Multiple generations of hunters, wildlife managers and deer researchers have been amassing data sets and knowledge about the commonalities among whitetails. […]
Heading to Tom Bailey to catch bream? Be sure to take bass gear. […]
I recall my wife forcing me to go to a wedding that I didn’t want to attend. My position was that they were her old high-school friends, and since I didn’t really know any of them, I wasn’t going to waste my day. […]
As we’ve shown in past articles through the years, Mississippi hunting camps come in all makes and models, and I have been blessed to have the privilege of visiting a wide assortment, each with its own personality and intrinsic uniqueness. […]
We all have our favorite pastimes and hobbies. Golf, gardening, pitching horseshoes, family picnics, hunting and fishing are all good outdoorsy things to do, don’t you think? […]
Like a giant brown bear waiting to catch leaping salmon swimming upstream, hundreds of Mississippi offshore anglers are lining up this month to take advantage of the thousands of cobia making their annual migration around the Gulf of Mexico coastline. […]
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