2015 - Page 39 of 59 - Mississippi Sportsman

Picking the right spinnerbait

April 20, 2015 Dan Kibler

A spinnerbait is one of the most-effective lures when it comes to catching bass, but clearly not all spinnerbaits are created equal. […]

Beginning on Oct. 1, all boaters on Barnett Reservoir near Jackson will have to pay a user fee, either by purchase of an annual permit (boat sticker) or a 10-day pass. The move was taken by reservoir officials to raise revenues badly needed for aging boating infrastructure on the 50-year-old lake.

Barnett Reservoir Board passes lake user fee

April 20, 2015 Mississippi Sportsman

Beginning Oct. 1 2015, boaters on Ross Barnett Reservoir will be required to pay a lake user fee under a plan passed Thursday by the Pearl River Valley Water Supply District Board of Directors. […]

This buck, which was wounded at the bottom of the chest a week before, bled as if it had been shot in the liver. But survived until it was killed chasing a doe.

Unravelling a blood trail

April 20, 2015 Bill Garbo

One recent cold, damp January morning, as I sat in my ground blind watching and hoping for a mature late-season buck, my cell phone in the pocket of my coat vibrated. […]

This month, Bassmaster Elite Series pro Cliff Crochet isn’t looking for spawners. Instead, he’s concentrated on catching “fry guarders.”

Lay off spawners this month, Cajun Baby says

April 19, 2015 Patrick Bonin

When April rolls around, Bassmaster Elite Series pro Cliff Crochet focuses on finding newly-hatched largemouth fry — so he can target the male fish guarding the brood swarm. […]

What you need to kill a turkey

April 18, 2015 Andy Crawford

Make sure you check these turkey hunting items off your list before heading to the woods this hunting season. […]

Some detest spinning reels, while other struggle with baitcasters. But each have distinct advantages.

Baitcaster or spinning reel?

April 17, 2015 Patrick Bonin

Anybody who’s taken the time to learn to use a baitcaster has spent time cutting out — or stubbornly attempting to untie — a backlash that seemingly defies the laws of physics. […]

MDMR Marine Patrol officers Patrick Carron, left, and Jada Whittington returned 215 sponge crabs to the water during the arrest of an Alabama man.

Alabama crabber busted with 215 sponge crabs, MDMR says

April 17, 2015 Bobby Cleveland

An Alabama man faces more than $100,000 in fines after his arrest for allegedly harvesting egg-bearing female crabs in Mississipp, the Mississippi Department of Marine Reserouces announced. […]

Instead of freezing blackfin tuna, jar it to make it last longer and add flavoring.

Perfect solution for leftover blackfin tuna

April 16, 2015 Andy Crawford

An offshore trip is pricey, but when you get into a bunch of blackfin the payoff is a lot of great eating. […]

Austin Gill, 15, of Vancleave, and his uncle Rusty Gill pose with the youngster's first gobbler, killed with his two uncles. Matt Gill did the calling and set the photo.

Uncles help youngster get first gobbler

April 16, 2015 Bobby Cleveland

When 15-year-old Austin Gill finally killed his first gobbler on April 10, it was a family success story that couldn’t have come at a time when the Gills needed one more. […]

Turkey strips and bacon should be ready at almost the same time.

Coke and jerk turkey

April 16, 2015 Jerry Dilsaver

I am surprised when I hear hunters complain that they have issues cooking their turkeys, that they can’t make them taste good or say that the meat is stringy and chewy. […]

Working a Reel N’ Shad on a Pickwick pea gravel point is a great way to catch bass this month.

Load the boat with bass this month at Pickwick

April 16, 2015 Paul Elias

You can load the boat at Pickwick Lake this month with bass, if you’re not too choosy about what type of bass you want to catch — largemouths, smallmouths and spots. […]

A limit of these will make a fine fish fry.

Nighttime fishing for chinquapin

April 15, 2015 David A. Brown

Panfish aficionado Glynn “Catch” Cormier reminds anglers not to overlook the species’ after-hours potential. […]