Month: May 2013

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Lost in Transition — Best tactics to catch Bay Springs crappie

May 1, 2013 Phillip Gentry

“A lot of anglers struggle here,” said Bay Springs crappie guide and local fishing guru Wayne Inman. “They expect it to fish like the other big crappie lakes in the state, and that’s just not the case here.”

What Inman means is not that Bay Springs is a poor crappie lake; in fact, exactly the opposite is true. But to successfully catch crappie in the 6,700-acre impoundment, anglers will need to understand a few dynamics about the lake.

First is that depth changes are relatively extreme from one end of the impoundment to the other. […]

Bass Fishing

Postage stamp bass — Tips for catching bass on small lakes

May 1, 2013 John J. Woods

The buzz bait sailed through the air like a butterfly. It plopped right down next to a half-submerged, half-rotted log.

And the water erupted like a volcano.

I was trying to get my camera up as Don jerked on his rod to seal the deal. He landed another bass, and I was still way behind on the count.

That hidden lake in Holmes County was off the beaten track on private land we leased to deer hunt. We discovered the isolated Big Black River oxbow lake by mistake. All total it was no bigger than a football field, but it held some decent bass. […]

Featured

Citations issued for red snapper violations

May 1, 2013 From News Reports

While Louisiana enforcement officials have said they will not enforce federal red snapper fishing regulations, it was made clear this weekend that Mississippi Department of Marine Resources’ Marine Patrol are onboard with the feds — despite their own governor signing an open letter to Congress demanding state management of the fishery. […]