2015 - Page 30 of 59 - Mississippi Sportsman

On June 2’s full moon and again on the new moon in mid June, expect another big run on bedding bream throughout Mississippi.

Freshwater opportunities abound

June 15, 2015 Bobby Cleveland

Looking inland, June offers fishermen myriad of opportunities highlighted by a second round of bedding bluegill. […]

FLW bass pro Pete Ponds of Madison feels anytime and any water in Mississippi is a good time to try a frog, a big-fish bait that he feels many fishermen will only throw around vegetation. This one lured a 5-pounder off a ledge.

Ponds never shy about throwing frogs

June 15, 2015 Bobby Cleveland

Ka-SPLOOSH!

Nothing can match the exciting sound, and hopefully the feel, of a bass blowing up on a plastic frog. […]

Nine-year-old Jake Roberts killed his first buck this season in Port Gibson.

Hunter Harvest gets boost

June 15, 2015 Bobby Cleveland

A grant from the Walmart Foundation State Giving Program will help the Mississippi Wildlife Federation’s charitable distribution of venison feed the hungry. […]

Jamie Laiche of Gonzales, La., caught 38 pounds, 1 ounce to take the title at Ross Barnett Reservoir during the Old Milwaukee B.A.S.S. Nation Central Divisional held out of Ridgeland, Miss., Friday.

Laiche-led Louisiana wins regional

June 15, 2015 Bobby Cleveland

RIDGELAND, Miss. — Entering the event as a non-boater proved no problem for Louisiana’s Jamie Laiche, who used some ingenuity to win the Old Milwaukee B.A.S.S. Nation Central Divisional at Barnett Reservoir. […]

Kiel Higginbotham killed this heavy-bodied buck in the spillway area of Barnett Reservoir during a 2014 draw hunt in November.

Reservoir draw hunts expand

June 12, 2015 Bobby Cleveland

Deer hunters who participate in the draw for archery deer hunts at Barnett Reservoir, and are lucky enough to get drawn, will get more opportunities than the previous two years. […]

Trout tacos are a great meal to prepare and eat on the deck or patio in the evening.

Try chipotle trout tacos

June 11, 2015 Jerry Dilsaver

This chipotle trout taco recipe came about as a different way to eat speckled trout beyond the traditional frying and grilling. […]

Monster redfish like the one Top Brass Tackle’s Artie Cosby caught prowl the many inshore reefs along the Mississippi coast.

Summer boating can be brutal

June 11, 2015 Sam Davis

Warm weather has officially arrived, and everyone with any manner of watercraft is on the water. My wife equated a boat ride this time of year to driving on steroids because you have to keep a 360-degree watch for oncoming traffic. […]

Katie Gonsoulin, 18, of Houma, La., stands beside the 587.3-pound blue marlin at Saturday’s final weigh-in of the 19th annual Mississippi Gulf Coast Billfish Classic.

Louisiana teen wins billfish event

June 10, 2015 Bobby Cleveland

A Louisiana woman reeled in the biggest prize in the 2015 Mississippi Gulf Coast Billfish Classic tournament in Biloxi, catching a weekend-best 587.3-pound blue marlin to take a big bite out of the event’s $1.14 million purse. […]

Weighmaster Mark Wright, center, checks the weight on a fish at the 2014 Mississippi Deep Sea Fishing Rodeo. The 67th event will be held July 2-5 at the Gulfport Small Craft Harbor.

67th Deep Sea Fishing Rodeo July 2-5

June 9, 2015 Bobby Cleveland

Its title is a bit out of date, but the Mississippi Deep Sea Fishing Rodeo remains one of the state’s biggest attractions. […]

With the approval of E-15, finding ethanol-free fuel may become more difficult in many parts of the nation.

EPA gives E-15 fuel thumbs up, drawing ire of marine industry

June 8, 2015 Jerry Dilsaver

Much like the monsters that won’t die in horror movies, ethanol refuses to go away. Now, the son of ethanol, E-15, will likely become a bigger part of the United States’ fuel supply as the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has reconfirmed its approval of the controversial fuel additive. […]

CCA Mississippi and Domino's Pizza have teamed up for a statewide Pizza Night fundraiser on Tuesday, June 9.

Domino’s helps CCA raise some dough

June 8, 2015 Bobby Cleveland

Mississippi’s chapter of the Coastal Conservation Association and Domino’s are teaming up for a statewide “Raising Some Dough Pizza Night” on Tuesday (June 9). […]

Crappie fishermen at the four North Mississippi Flood Control Reservoirs — Arkabutla, Sardis, Enid and Grenada — have reason to be jealous of fishermen like Keith Partridge, who caught this spawning fish at Barnett Reservoir near Jackson. Many years of bad spawns are impacting the fishing at the northern lakes, leading to proposed changes in limits.

Big-lake crappie struggles continue

June 8, 2015 Bobby Cleveland

While fishermen struggle to find keeper crappie at some of Mississippi’s historically slab-producing lakes, state wildlife officials are taking steps to promote good fishing. […]