Bobby C's Outdoors Archives - Page 5 of 9

June 8, 2026

Fall fishing is when oxbow lakes peak, and will provide the best look at the health of the fishery. The big largemouth stack around structure, like a point where a spring empties in the lake, which is where Sidney Montgomery found this fat one.

Oxbow problems: Short term or long term?

August 7, 2013 Bobby Cleveland

Bass fishermen struggling through a poor year on Mississippi River oxbow lakes are beginning to question why catch rates are far below average years. […]

Paul Elias won the Bassmaster Classic in 1982.

Hall of Fame: Why not Elias?

July 31, 2013 Bobby Cleveland

Six deserving names will be added to the Mississippi Sports Hall of Fame in Jackson Friday night, two football players, a basketball star, an athletic trainer/tennis coach, a sports publicist, and a sports broadcaster who for 16 years was the face of the state’s Sports Hall of Fame. […]

Tommy Sutton of Columbia was shocked when he caught this 6-pound speckled trout in a foot of water in a pond off of Bayou Blue a few miles south of Catfish Lake near Golden Meadow, La.

Marsh trip success despite Mother Nature’s nasty pitches

July 26, 2013 Bobby Cleveland

Four guys completely out of their element, all Mississippians, chasing redfish in an area of the Louisiana marsh none had ever seen, were already behind in the count before Mother Nature got involved. […]

Hunting around Barnett Reservoir just got easier

July 19, 2013 Bobby Cleveland

Sportsmen in the Central Mississippi area seeking remote places to hunt have long overlooked a great opportunity, even though many have fished, boated, camped or partied nearby. […]

Drew Hopper, his son Eli, 6, and the monster bass they caught in February.

15-5: Dad rewarded with monster bass

July 9, 2013 Bobby Cleveland

If anyone ever deserved to catch a monster bass, Drew Hopper of Olive Branch is that fisherman. […]

‘Storied’ Deep Sea Rodeo opens July 4

July 3, 2013 Bobby Cleveland

For an outdoor writer, events like the Mississippi Deep Sea Fishing Rodeo are the equivalent to a 1-foot birdie putt on the PGA Tour or a breakaway slam dunk in the NBA. […]