Inshore Fishing
Anything holds tripletail
Capt. Kenny Shiyou tells anglers to never pass anything on the surface without looking for a tripletail. […]
Year: 2013
Freshwater Fishing
Study is like finding a needle in a haystack
While following a bunch of radio transmitter-outfitted fish around all day might seem like an attempt at herding cats, Ole Miss graduate student Dylan Williams, who handled much of the legwork of the study, said it’s all in a day’s work. […]
Freshwater Fishing
August crappie-fishing forecast
The most-commonly recommended techniques for catching mobile crappie in August are all trolling tactics — power trolling, tight-lining double minnow rigs and trolling crankbaits. […]
Freshwater Fishing
Crappie guides help researchers tag fish
The crappie tracking project aimed at learning more about crappie spawning areas began at Sardis Reservoir where biologists, who knew tons about the fish but not as much about fishing, ran into a problem with collecting enough fish for the study. […]
Inshore Fishing
Tagging program looks to learn more about tripletail
Capt. Sonny Schindler said the education process for all fishermen, including Shiyou, continues with every trip. […]
Inshore Fishing
Best fishing tackle for tripletail
One thing that the Shore Thing charter captains agree on is the tackle used to wrestle tripletail to the boat. […]
Freshwater Fishing
Things to know
Vicksburg angler Walter Scott offered these tips for catfishing the Mighty Mississippi: […]
Deer Hunting
Five trail camera faux pas
There are plenty of opportunities to screw things up when setting up a trail camera. Here are some of the author’s mistakes learned through trial and error. […]
Deer Hunting
Top 5 trail camera locations
You’ve heard the cliché before from real estate selling: “Location, location, location.” […]
Deer Hunting
Trail cam set-up tips
Some general procedures to properly set up and monitor a trail camera are: […]
Deer Hunting
Murphy’s Law applied to trail cams
“If anything can go wrong, it will.”
Do you know the origin of Murphy’s Law? […]
Bass Fishing
Best lures for Long Creek bass
“For some reason, Long Creek fishes like a pond, and the bass scatter out all across the grass and bury up in it during the hot part of the day,” angler Eric Seale said. “Early in the day I’ll use a chugger-style topwater lure that spits and sputters in a walk-the-dog pattern over the grass beds. […]