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Bogue Homa bass are shallow in October, beginning to chase baitfish. Paul Elias catches them on a variety of baits around cypress trees and submerged vegetation.

Target Bogue Homa’s October bass

October 3, 2020 Paul Elias

Bogue Homa is a great lake to fish during October’s transition. Here are the best baits and tactics to use there in the fall. […]

The author likes to fish Ross Barnett in September, because there’s no deep water in which to hide.

September’s hemmed up bass at Ross Barnett

September 3, 2020 Paul Elias

Since the bass don’t have deep water to go to in Ross Barnett, they’ve got to be shallow. These water tactics will produce nice bass this month. […]

Make a bassing plan for August at Pickwick Lake

August 6, 2020 Paul Elias

Pickwick Lake’s deep, main-lake structure will produce bass for August anglers who plan ahead. You may catch and release 100 fish a day of multiple species. […]

Pitching and flipping a Texas-rigged plastic worm around cypress trees and knees is a good tactic for catching Bogue Homa bass in July.

Try Bogue Homa for July bass

July 9, 2020 Paul Elias

July is always a hot month, and Bogue Homa Lake is relatively shallow, but the lake provides a lot of cover for bass. Here are three ways to catch them. […]

Paul Elias likes to start cranking drop-offs in the early mornings, not only to catch schooling bass but also to help fire up the schools of bass to come to the surface where he can use other tactics to catch them.

Don’t miss out on Ross Barnett’s June bassing

May 28, 2020 Paul Elias

In June, Paul Elias prefers to fish the Natchez Trace side of Ross Barnett Reservoir, with its numbers of ledges and drop-offs near shallow water. […]

Paul Elias fishes a Super Frog over the tops of the lily pads late in the day.

Bogue Homa bass and bream beds

May 4, 2020 Paul Elias

Some great and deadly techniques for catching bass this month around bream spawning areas at Bogue Homa for bass fishermen. […]

The author really likes the Baby 1-Minus lure when the grass is only about a foot or less under the water, since this crankbait stays shallow, and its treble hooks will tick the grass and trigger a strike from a smallmouth.

Pickwick Lake for April bassing

April 2, 2020 Paul Elias

Choose Pickwick Lake for April bass fishing, since you’ll catch a variety of bass there, including largemouths, smallmouths and spots. […]

Bass moving up at Lake Okatibbee

March 5, 2020 Paul Elias

Although Lake Okatibbee wasn’t producing good bass for a while, in recent years, the lake has bounced back. Here’s the best way to fish there. […]

“You may have to fight the structure in Bogue Homa to land a bass there,” Paul Elias said. “If you use a follow-up lure like the Spring-R worm on 10-pound test line, you may get your line broken. But the fight is worth it to catch a bass that size.”

Weather is key for February Bogue Homa lunkers

February 5, 2020 Paul Elias

At this time of year, you can catch a very big bass at Bogue Homa. Most fish there will spawn from the first to the middle of February, weather permitting. […]

Rigging the SpringR worm wacky style is slow, patient fishing for bass that can pay off big in January.

Slow it down at Barnett on riprap

January 2, 2020 Paul Elias

Generally, January is a tough month to catch bass. However, one of the advantages to fishing Ross Barnett this month is the abundance of riprap. […]

You’ll catch spotted, largemouth and smallmouth bass at Pickwick in December.

Lures and techniques for December on Pickwick Lake

December 9, 2019 Paul Elias

Bass will be feeding heavily to prepare for the colder temperatures at Pickwick Lake, and the Alabama Rig seems to produce more bass in cooler water. […]

Ross Barnett’s shallow bass

November 1, 2019 Paul Elias

When shad move to shallow water, so do the bass. In November, the shad will swim into Ross Barnett’s shallow waters for these two reasons. […]