Has it been hot or what this summer? Record heat and “real-feel” temps have gone as high as I can remember, and, although my memory is not what it used to be, I’m old enough to remember lots of really hot summers and hot days on the lake. […]
The Great Flood of 2011 is over — thank goodness. We won’t know the full cost to homeowners, farmers and businessmen for months to come. But we already know that the levees survived (doesn’t that make you feel relieved?), and we survived. Much post-flood restoration work to homes, hunting and fishing camps, businesses and some lakes is on-going. […]
Last month this column projected and guessed at what the great flood of 2011 would bring us and leave us. At this writing, we’ve been flooded for over a month, and the Mississippi River and all its feeding tributaries are receding, or, by the time you read this, will have receded. […]
In late April, 37 tornadoes ravaged parts of Mississippi and Alabama, wiping out whole communities and towns and killing hundreds of people. And, now, in early May we begin to see the forecasts and maps of the impending record floods for Mississippi’s River towns and almost the entire Mississippi Delta. […]
Seems impossible to me, but by the time you read this, the major annual crappie spawn for all of Mississippi will be, for all practical purposes, over. April is the one month where everyone and his brother hits their favorite crappie lake — all at the same time. […]
Sometimes it seems impossible to report on crappie fishing here in Mississippi under the column heading of “As Big As They Grow.” I will admit it. For over a month now (at the time of this writing), crappie fishing in Mississippi has been kind of an “on again, off again” proposition. […]
As I write this in early February, it’s spitting a combination of snow and sleet outside my office window. Although I’ve had a crappie-fishing buddy of mine call this morning to tell me he thinks I ought to be fishing today, I can’t seem to really get in the mood. Temperatures in the mid-20s and sleet tend to dampen my enthusiasm. […]
A true friend is someone who thinks you’re a good egg — even though he knows you’re slightly cracked. Truly great friends are hard to find, difficult to lose and impossible to forget. It takes a long time to make an old friend. […]
Winter is here, and, from where I sit, cold-weather crappie fishing keeps growing in popularity. There are ever-growing numbers of serious, hardcore crappie anglers who know that winter in the Deep South, especially here in Mississippi, can produce the largest lunkers of the year. […]
Can you believe it? With December, we’re reading the last chapter in the 2010 book. […]
The Magnolia Crappie Club has been around for almost 20 years. Entering our 19th season, MCC held its largest event ever this fall. This was a big deal in the world of crappie tournament fishing, and I’d like to tell you about it.
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Writing a monthly column on crappie fishing ties one’s thoughts to seasonal fishing. That is, from month to month, one can’t help but think of how fishing seasons and patterns change. […]
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