Bass Fishing
Elvis Presley Lake
If you’re looking to load up on eating bass, Elvis Presley Lake just minutes from Tupelo is the place you want to go. […]
Month: May 2013
Bass Fishing
Techniques to trigger bass bites with plastic frogs
“Early in the day I’ll start with the outer edges of the grass and then progressively move farther back,” Cameron said. “I’ll always fish the edges first, no matter where I’m fishing. […]
Freshwater Fishing
Crankbait paint by numbers
Crappie anglers who troll crankbaits have learned that the wilder the color, the better crappie like them. Even with the wide color variety available on the market in response to this demand, there are days when that right color just can’t be found.
Freshwater Fishing
Dub-L play
The saying goes that necessity is the mother of invention. Like many tournament crappie anglers, Wayne Inman’s choice of crappie boat is a standard bass boat retrofitted to accept rod holders for vertical tight-line fishing. Two anglers sit side by side on the front deck of the boat to man rods. […]
Freshwater Fishing
Clear water crankin’
When it comes to targeting crappie in clear water, several key ingredients make crankbait trolling work. […]
Bass Fishing
Calling Panther Lake
Lake record: 15.4 pounds
Slot limit: 20 inches maximum
Daily creel limit – 30, with one over 20 inches […]
Bass Fishing
Big bass potential at Lake Okhissa
Lake Okhissa near Bude is my pick for catching bass during May. Okhissa is a relatively new 1,000-acre lake that’s producing big bass in May, since the bass are coming off the spawn and are feeding heavily and aggressively. […]
Featured
Pickwick peaks in May
Pickwick Lake is not just for smallmouth anymore.
The huge fishing hole, which flows through the northeast corner of Mississippi as well as Alabama and Tennessee, is producing some of the best largemouth bass action in the country. […]
Fishing
Mississippi’s May coastal fishing
As the weather heats up, so does the fishing on Mississippi’s Gulf Coast. The cobia are running, the jack crevalle and sharks are coming in, speckled trout, redfish and flounder are becoming aggressive, and tripletails will start showing up. […]
Bass Fishing
Florida researchers announce new black bass species
Florida biologists this week announced they have confirmed a new species of black bass, one that so closely resembles a cousin that it was nearly impossible to identify before DNA testing emerged. […]
Featured
2013-14 hunting seasons set by Commission
Mississippi hunters will have to wait a few days longer this fall to chase deer with guns, thanks to a quirk in the calendar that pushes the statutory opening as far back as it can go — Nov. 23. […]
Deer Hunting
Warm-season food plots
Deer camps argue every year about the relative merits of planting springtime, warm-season wildlife food plots. I can argue either side of the coin, but the final decision ought to be based on the current status of residing deer and expense considerations. […]