I’ve heard many an angler bemoan the summer months for fishing in Mississippi. I mean, there is no escaping that the atmospheric conditions usually prevailing this time of year in terms of the ambient temperature, as well as the humidity (which can be the worst of the two comfort factors), keep many fishermen at the house under the air conditioning. […]
It’s no longer a surprise to see deer in town.
“When I drove up Interstate 55 just north of Jackson where the highway merges with I-220, I saw four bucks standing beside the road,” James Bennett said. “This is right in Madison County. It was just a miracle that the deer I saw were not hit on the highway. […]
The Mississippi Commission on Marine Resources on Monday (July 2) passed a resolution opposing a move last month by Louisiana’s state wildlife and fisheries agency to extend offshore water under its control.
The MCMR resolution has been submitted to the Mississippi Attorney General’s Office. […]
I was never a big fan of deer camp workdays, despite knowing how important they were to the success of the coming hunting season. […]
More good news came this week for Mississippi duck hunters when the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service issued its 2012 spring waterfowl survey findings. […]
Despite the torrid temperatures delivered by a rare June heat wave, fishermen were quick to hit the water last week after having to deal with the nearly week-long and statewide frustration of winds and pressure changes related to tropical storm Debby that slowly churned in the Gulf of Mexico.
The arrival of the heat told me it was time to fish for crappie, and to see if all the talk about a blossoming crappie population at Calling Panther Lake near Crystal Spring were true.
Huh, crappie in 100-degree heat? On unknown waters? […]
Verifying reports of good bass fishing at Eagle Lake didn’t take long on a very warm, clear and windless summer morning.
First cast, first fish. […]
Summer crappie fishing can be challenging. It’s hot, the bugs are out, the fish seem content not biting your best lure, there are lots of “weekender” boaters and jet skis everywhere, and did I mention it’s hot? On the other hand, smart crappie fishermen use what summer gives us to our advantage. […]
Bream, sunfish, bluegill — call them what you will. There are many species of sunfish, and bream include different sunfish among different anglers. This is about bluegill. […]
The secret to catching fish, any fish, is to be where they want to be. […]
Fans of professional bass fishing are used to hearing “VanDam” at the top of Bassmaster Elite Series results, so the winner of this weekend’s stop at Lake Michigan probably wasn’t a big surprise at a casual glance.
Until the first name sank in. Nope, it wasn’t Kevin VanDam; instead, KVD’s nephew Jonathon made his mark yesterday (July 1) by winning the second-to-last regular-season Elite Series stop of 2012 with a four-day total of 79 pounds, 2 ounces. […]
If there’s one kind of fishing that stands out in Capt. Bryan Cuevas’ mind this time of year it’s targeting big black drum on the bottom and around pilings. […]
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