Crappie/Bream
Mr. Crappie’s top 10 crappie-fishing tips
Seeing a school of crappie on your side-imaging electronics is one thing: Getting those fish into the boat is quite another. […]
Year: 2017
Bass Fishing
Lake Okhissa for June bass
I’ll choose 1,075 acre Lake Okhissa near Bude, Mississippi, for June bass fishing. A Bill Dance Signature Lake in the Homochitto National Forest, Okhissa is deep and clear with plenty of hydrilla and dollar pads. The bass will be on their summer pattern, so I’ll be fishing a frog pattern and a flipping and pitching pattern. […]
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Fuel accidentally pumped into rod holder leads to explosion
Three people were injured when a boat exploded last week in North Carolina after 28 gallons of fuel were inadvertently pumped into a fishing rod holder instead of the gas tank, according to media reports. […]
Bass Fishing
Summertime bass care
When the water warms above 75 degrees, there are three simple things bass anglers need to do to keep their catch alive. […]
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Attention turns to billfish
The eyes of the big game sport fishing world will be on Biloxi June 5-11 as the 21st Mississippi Gulf Coast Billfish Classic returns to the Golden Nugget Casino and the neighboring Point Cadet Marine. […]
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Cover: June 2017
Summertime means hot days and even hotter crappie action. Check out page 21 to see how to jig and crank up summer slabs. […]
Catfish
Summer Cats 5 Ways
Whether you’re looking for a trophy catfish or just a mess of fillets to supply a fish fry, try casting, trolling, bumping, trotlining or jugging. […]
Bass Fishing
Live bait = Big Bass
Jack Giles’ cast settled next to a submerged brush pile, and the strike was immediate.
Bam! […]
Bass Fishing
Earning Stripes
There is a rock weir behind Fordice Island, almost directly across the Mississippi River from Vicksburg. The river was around 9.9 on the Vicksburg gauge and Richard Baker said we could get all the skipjack shad we’d need for bait for our catfish outing in just a few minutes there. […]
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Kicking the minnow habit
There’s no doubt live minnows can be a hassle. The good thing about crankbaits and jigs is that you don’t have to worry about keeping minnows alive. […]
Bass Fishing
Pro-grade flipping tips
Mike Iaconelli squinted with intense concentration, peering down the shank of a VMC hook in his left hand. Cracking a confident grin, he nodded in approval as the point pressed against his right thumb. […]
Bass Fishing
Pro-Grade Frog Tips
You’d almost think this thing was a CIA operative, what with all the different identities, abilities and serious armament. At the risk of stretching a not-so-subtle Jason Bourne reference too far, let’s just say that the topwater frog is one deadly asset for just about anytime but the depths of winter and whenever fish hug deep structure. […]