The Mississippi Department of Wildlife, Fisheries, and Parks is offering assistance to municipal, county and other government entities to develop or improve recreational boating access facilities on public lakes and rivers.
New developments or repairs/improvements to existing facilities including boat launching ramps, courtesy piers, restrooms, parking lots and fish-cleaning stations/pavilions are eligible. […]
The massive flooding of the Delta by the Mississippi River will not change the 2011-12 deer season, the Mississippi Department of Wildlife, Fisheries and Parks announced yesterday (June 7).
“While the Commission on Wildlife, Fisheries, and Parks has the authority to close hunting seasons in emergency situations, closure of deer seasons in the Delta has not been recommended by (MDWFP) Deer Program biologists and is not currently under consideration,” the MDWFP news release read. […]
Under the authority of Executive Order 1053, issued by Governor Haley Barbour during the first part of May 2011, the Mississippi Department of Wildlife, Fisheries, and Parks is opening the waters listed below to recreational boating and fishing:
The following lakes will be open to all fishing and boating when the Mississippi River reaches 48.0 feet at the Vicksburg gauge: Chotard, Albemarle, Airplane, Tennessee lakes in Issaquena County. […]
Coastal Mississippi is currently under extreme drought conditions. After two recent wildfires on Deer Island, the Mississippi Department of Marine Resources is reminding the public that Harrison and Jackson counties along the coast have a burn ban in effect that prohibits any outdoor burning, including campfires.
Although there is no proof either of the Deer Island fires was caused by people, both fires started in areas frequented by boaters and campers. […]
Alligator hunting applications will be accepted from June 1-15 for those interested in hunting during the 2011 alligator season in the Pearl River Zone near the Ross Barnett Reservoir and the Pascagoula River Zone in Jackson County. […]
Serious archers know that when it comes to accuracy, perfect arrow flight is essential. Too often the time it takes to fletch your arrow can cause setbacks and even put a damper on your practice time. […]
Capt. Michael Moore, owner and operator of Strictly Business Fishing Charters based out of Biloxi, captains all the Strictly Charters fishing vessels, including the “Ms. Darsy” and a tour boat that takes 49 passengers on a trip to catch shrimp and other marine life, hear a history of Biloxi and enjoy light-tackle fishing for trout, flounder and ground mullet. […]
In June, structure fishing gets really good on the Tennessee River’s Pickwick Lake. I’ll be fishing offshore on the mussel beds on the main river channel and secondary creek channels with crankbaits, jigs and 12-inch plastic worms. I’ll use a quality depth finder with side-imaging and down-imaging to locate those mussel beds. […]
In late April, 37 tornadoes ravaged parts of Mississippi and Alabama, wiping out whole communities and towns and killing hundreds of people. And, now, in early May we begin to see the forecasts and maps of the impending record floods for Mississippi’s River towns and almost the entire Mississippi Delta. […]
As part of National Boating and Fishing Week, Mississippi is offering fishing opportunities for all by allowing everyone to fish June 4-5 without a license on any public water in the state, the Mississippi Department of Wildlife, Fisheries and Parks announced.
“We encourage everyone to come out and take advantage of the great fishing opportunities, especially at our state lakes and state parks,” MDWFP’s Fisheries Bureau Director Ron Garavelli said. “Our hatcheries and biologists make sure that there are plenty of fish for everyone.” […]
It’s interesting how a day of rod-bending action from a fish that takes two hands to hold starts with an ultralight rod and some tiny jig baits.
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