Ron Garavelli, Mississippi’s chief of fisheries since 1985, has announced his retirement effective June 30, the Department of Wildlife, Fisheries and Parks confirmed today. […]
Reading between the lines of the crazy red snapper saga playing out in the Gulf of Mexico, in state and federal agency offices and, now, in court rooms, one aspect appears obvious. […]
When Mississippi received a six-day extension to its red snapper season on May 23, fisheries biologists at the Department of Marine Resources scoffed at the idea. […]
It’s June and the waters where our sport fish live have warmed into the 80s. Although temperatures a little above 80 degrees approximate the preferred temperatures for bass, anglers intending to keep fish alive in livewells need to understand that these fish not only have to be given good conditions to survive confinement, but they also have to recover from the stress of capture — primarily the oxygen debt that results from playing the fish until it can be landed. […]
Are you like me — fed up with the wet, windy, cold weather we’ve had the last few months? Don’t know about you, but it has made my fishing life miserable this season. […]
The Mississippi Department of Marine Resources announced May 31 that 23-year veteran Lt. Col. Rusty Pittman has been named interim chief of Marine Patrol, effective immediately. […]
When people began logging into MDWFP.com today to apply for Mississippi’s 2013 public alligator hunting season, they received a nice surprise. […]
Pickwick is best known for its bass fishing, but there are some whopper catfish lurking there, as well. Also, the Chandeleur Islands provide some exceptional fishing this month. […]
Pickwick is best known for its bass fishing, but there are some whopper catfish lurking there, as well. Also, the Chandeleur Islands provide some exceptional fishing this month. […]
It was the eve of Feb. 1 in the year 1700 — a day long celebrated by Europeans as “Candlemas,” a day when their religious clergy blessed the candles that would be used in their religious services for the remainder of the year. […]
When bass hide in vegetation as thick as your back yard, take the game to them by following these experts’ advice for utilizing grass environments. […]
From experience, we knew big schools of big striped bass were in a specific area of Barnett Reservoir. They were close — they had to be because the conditions were perfect. […]
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