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Flathead catfish may be the sleeper species within Pickwick’s sleeper catfish population.

Waking up Pickwick’s flathead catish

June 15, 2013 Phillip Gentry

Since the few anglers who do target catfish on Pickwick are most interested in trophy blues or eating-sized channels, the sleeper within a sleeper species is flathead catfish. […]

B’n’M Poles’ new Silver Cat Series is the companies first move into the catfishing market.

B’n’M Poles unveils new catfish rods

June 15, 2013 Phillip Gentry

Widely known as a leader in the crappie- and panfish-fishing rod industry, West Point-based B’n’M Poles unveiled a new line of exclusive cat fishing rods earlier this year. […]

How to snell a hook

June 15, 2013 Phillip Gentry

Fishing for trophy blue and flathead catfish around structure is tough on your terminal tackle. Break-offs are pretty frequent, requiring anglers to retie leaders and hooks. […]

Want to give a youngster a taste of fishing power? Turn him or her onto a hybrid striped bass bite on Barnett Reservoir. Wes Partridge was 8 when he caught this one.

Cooking striped and hybrid bass

June 15, 2013 Bobby Cleveland

One reason why stripers and hybrids have been slow to catch on with more fishermen is that people consider them poor table fare. […]

When bass are feeding around bream beds, Pete Ponds uses a shallow square bill crankbait on the outside edges to catch lurking largemouths.

Beat stubborn bass by following transition routes

June 14, 2013 Bobby Cleveland

Like any bass fisherman, B.A.S.S. Elite Series pro Pete Ponds struggles to find largemouth during the spring transition, when fish move from shallow spring spawning grounds to their deep summer haunts. […]

300-pound mako jumps into boat

June 13, 2013 From News Reports

A 300-pound mako shark gave a pair of New Jersey anglers quite a scare when it leaped into their boat and started thrashing around. […]

The tripletail bite is bringing smiles to fishermen in the Gulf of Mexico. The rapid warming of the Mississippi Sound is bringing the wonderul-tasting sport fish to the shallows.

Transition hits full speed for bass, crappie

June 13, 2013 Bobby Cleveland

Remember all that talk bemoaning the late spring?

Keep that in mind while you enjoy the stifling heat and humidity that is mid June in Mississippi this year. […]

Hunter Pridgen, 23, is the new regional director for Mississippi Ducks Unlimited.

Pridgen is new state DU director

June 13, 2013 Bobby Cleveland

At the age of 23, Hunter Pridgen of Greenwood might seem young to be Mississippi’s regional director for Ducks Unlimited, a job he assumed on April 1. […]

Two boaters rescued by MDMR Marine Patrol officer

June 12, 2013 From News Reports

The Mississippi Department of Marine Resources (MDMR) Marine Patrol rescued two men near Long Beach on Tuesday (June 11) after their fishing boat capsized. […]

Big Tine is a supplemental deer food that contains grains, minerals and vitamins.

Big TIne deer-food supplement debuts

June 12, 2013 Mississippi Sportsman

Scott Pet, an Indiana company that has specialized in pet products since 1975, has entered the outdoors market with its Big Tine Fortified Deer Blend, a year-round food supplement made from grains and 11 minerals. […]

David Sanders, 15, holds his biggest speckled trout to date, a 24½-inch beauty.

Maiden voyage

June 12, 2013 Sam Davis

The maiden voyage of a boat is always a special event. The anticipation of who will catch the first fish, the biggest, or the most: how fast will it go, how shallow will it float, how well will it corner. It’s an even more special event when a dad and his two sons go out and put the smack down on speckled trout and various other inshore species. […]

With only a two-snapper limit, anglers want to catch the biggest fish they can during the season.

How to catch big red snapper

June 11, 2013 John E. Phillips

Red snapper season arrives this month, and with a two-fish limit, everyone wants to know how to catch the big ones. […]