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Though the flowers they produce are beautiful, hyacinths can completely take over a pond or small lake, causing severe damage to gamefish populations.

Anglers dealing with purple plague

June 24, 2008 Hal Schramm

As an angler and a fisheries biologist, I’m a big fan of aquatic vegetation. Our waters, particularly southern reservoirs, need more vegetation. […]

Jim McKay and his regular fishing partner, Tommy Moss, both from Brandon, take advantage of a beautiful day to pre-fish a Magnolia Crappie Club tournament. The author apologies for the white legs and black socks.

Is hell hotter than a Miss. summer?

June 24, 2008 Paul Johnson

Hot enough for you? Man, I’m burning up. The older I get, the less tolerant I am of our typical, tropical summers. O.K., I admit it: The air conditioning and soft living have turned me into a woos. […]

For some reason, military-style rifles attract particularly venemous vitriol from anti-gunners. Dressing them up with camouflage may change their mischaracterization as “assault rifles.”

So-called black rifles are going green

June 24, 2008 John J. Woods

The recent revolution over the so-called “black rifles” is an interesting anomaly to me. More than 20 years ago, I peddled an article to several hunting magazines on the idea of using modern military style rifles for hunting. These were not the surplus 98 Mausers, 03 Springfields or British Lee-Enfield 303 type rifles that the post-WWII hunters used for years, but the next generation of AR-type firearms like the AR-15 (not M-16), FN-FALs and HK-91s. […]

According to the author, Mann’s HardNose Snake and the monster Jellyworms will be your best bets for catching bass at Calling Panther Lake.

Calling Panther calls bass anglers

May 20, 2008 Paul Elias

In June, I prefer to fish the 512-acre Calling Panther Lake located near the town of Crystal Springs. […]

Swordfish are getting more and more plentiful off the Mississippi coast.

June is best of the salty months

May 20, 2008 John E. Phillips

Lenny Maiolatesi, captain of the Fighting Chicken, based in Ocean Springs and docked at David Harrison’s Marina, fishes offshore all year. Here, he shares with Sportsman readers tips for hooking up in offshore waters this month. […]

When the batture — that section of land between the levee and the low-water river channel — gets flooded, it does a whole lot of good for the fisheries.

Floods remind of batture’s value

May 20, 2008 Hal Schramm

As I write this column, the Mississippi River — the third largest river in the world — is 10 feet above flood stage, 2 feet below the record high and almost 20 feet above the average stage for this time of year. It’s a tense time for people who live and work along the Big River. […]

Hugh Krutz and his dog Bear caught slabs at Barnett Reservoir. Does life get any better than this?

Spring marked by many highs, lows

May 20, 2008 Paul Johnson

Wow! What a spring we’ve had. I can’t possibly cover everything related to weather, high water, high gas prices and crappie fishing in this little column, can I? […]

Evonne Pope of Clinton caught this 7-pound, 10-ounce lunker bass this spring.

Nothing to hunt this month but bass

May 20, 2008 John J. Woods

If somebody should happen to ask me advice about bass fishing, I would just laugh. I could count on one hand the number of largemouth bass I have fielded to the stringer. […]

The recent Magnolia Crappie Club Grenada tournament was won by Monty Blount and Mike Rainer of Jackson. Their best seven weighed over 14 pounds.

As Big As They Grow

April 22, 2008 Paul Johnson

We all have our favorite pastimes and hobbies. Golf, gardening, pitching horseshoes, family picnics, hunting and fishing are all good outdoorsy things to do, don’t you think? […]

From his perch at Gorenflo’s, Danny Pitalo is able to keep his finger on the pulse of the saltwater action along the Mississippi Coast.

May kicks off saltwater action

April 22, 2008 John E. Phillips

Danny Pitalo of Biloxi, the owner of Gorenflo’s Tackle Shop and Marina Store and Point Cadet Fuel & Ice beside the Isle of Capri Resort and Casino, has his finger on the pulse of Mississippi saltwater fishing. Every day, anglers pull up to his marina to gas up and buy bait and tackle before fishing offshore and inshore. […]

Many hunters mistakenly think spring plots are a waste of time because there’s so much natural greenery available to the deer.

Woods Wise

April 22, 2008 John J. Woods

Deer hunters who only plant fall wildlife food plots are missing half the point. […]

The author loves to target bass in the willows of Tunica this time of year. “If the water’s up, the bass will be holding in the willows,” he said.

Lunker Lines

April 22, 2008 Paul Elias

This month, you need to head to Tunica Cutoff, a big oxbow lake off the Mississippi River. […]