2014 - Page 53 of 57 - Mississippi Sportsman

The Bassmaster Classic will return to South Carolina's Lake Hartwell in 2015, where Texas pro Alton Jones won the B.A.S.S. championship in 2008.

Bassmasters Classic will return to Lake Hartwell in 2015

January 16, 2014 Phillip Gentry

The Bassmaster Classic will return to Lake Hartwell and South Carolina’s Upstate in 2015, bringing with it an approximate $30 million impact on the local economy. […]

While most of the fish caught this month will probably be smallies, there are opportunities to catch some lunker bass.

Icicle bass at Bay Springs

January 16, 2014 Paul Elias

We’re expecting some cold weather, and the bass that bite the best then are spotted bass. I don’t know why, but you often can catch bigger smallmouth, largemouth and spotted bass in January at Bay Springs, a 10-mile waterway. […]

Put together a few relatively warm days in a row at Neshoba County Lake and lunker bass, like this 11-pounder caught last winter by 14-year-old Barnett Massey, become active.

January’s top fishing trips

January 15, 2014 Bobby Cleveland

For all the talk about how cold the season has been already, one might think it would be too frigid to talk about fishing.

One would certainly be wrong, especially when it comes to crappie fishing. A crappie trip to Eagle Lake tops our list of the Top 5 January fishing trips to consider. […]

Shelton Earls used a .45-70 rifle to kill this 30-point non-typical Franklin County monster because he thought it was still primitive weapon season.

Franklin County yields 222-inch non-typical

January 15, 2014 Bobby Cleveland

When Shelton Earls went deer hunting on Dec. 19, he carried his three-year-old .45-70 rifle to the stand because he mistakenly thought it was still primitive weapon season. […]

Brandon police officer David Watson killed this drop-tine buck Jan. 9 near Brandon. The shot was so close you can see his climbing stand in the background.

Watson gets his trophy drop tine

January 15, 2014 Bobby Cleveland

Think a buck has to score in the 180s or 190s to be special?

It’s just not so, and Brandon policeman David Watson is a perfect example. He’s just as pleased as he can be with a buck that scores just 135 inches in the Big Buck Bounty contest. […]

Metabolism facts and myths

January 15, 2014 Hal Schramm

Wintertime fishing can be a challenge, but fish do still feed when water temperatures plummet. […]

Kyle Graham's go-to lures when he fishes the Pascagoula River marsh for bass.

Rapalas and Sallys — Graham’s go-to lures

January 15, 2014 Sam Davis

When Kyle Graham fishes the Pascagoula River marsh for bass in January he has three go-to lures and a new one that he’s testing. […]

Parallel the edge of a grass line to keep your lure in the strike zone longer if bass are suspended on the edges.

Access plentiful on lower Pascagoula

January 15, 2014 Sam Davis

Marinas and boat launches with easy access to the marsh are plentiful on the Pascagoula River. Some are private pay-to-use ramps and others are public ramps that require no fee. […]

Never count out cutover

January 15, 2014 Michael O. Giles

Delta deer hunter Louie Sewell loves to hunt cutover in the late season, and that’s exactly where he was on a hunt late last season. […]

Filet mignon of the sky

January 15, 2014 Mississippi Sportsman

The tender red meat of a specklebelly goose is so prized by hunters like Jay Gunn that it has earned the nickname “filet mignon of the sky.” […]

Tallahatchie County sees lots of daily flights of ducks and geese.

Tallahatchie’s “secret” public ducks

January 15, 2014 John J. Woods

There’s a good reason why most Mississippi duck hunters residing outside of the Delta don’t know about some pretty darn good public waterfowl opportunities in the Tallahatchie region. It’s probably because Delta hunters try to keep it secret. […]

With hunters having access to the woods for nearly two months, the month of December can spell a decrease in deer sightings. Maybe it’s time to change the way you’re hunting them.

Season Dates and Size Limits

January 15, 2014 Phillip Gentry

HILL ZONE — Private and open public lands east of I-55 and north of I-20 plus areas south of I-20 and east of U.S. Hwy. 61, excluding areas south of U.S. Hwy. 84 and east of MS Hwy. 35. A legal buck is defined as having EITHER a minimum inside spread of 10 inches OR aminimum main-beam length of 13 inches. Firearm seasons: Regular gun, with dogs, through Dec. 1; primitive weapon, Dec. 2-15; gun, without dogs (still season), Dec. 16-23; gun, with dogs, Dec. 24-Jan. 22. […]