Columns
Timber vs. wildlife – Management is the key to success
Timber and wildlife are renewable resources — one a potential source of income and the other a great source of annual enjoyment. […]
Columns
Bass Fishing
Take more than one rod to Bogue Homa Lake
Don’t bass fish this month with only one rod or one lure — especially if you’re fishing Bogue Homa. […]
Inshore Fishing
Katrina Reef – Out of the rubble came a reef trout love
We finally had a wind-free day recently, so my wife and I decided to take a short jaunt to one of our favorite trout havens after church. […]
As Big As they Grow
Mississippi is king when it comes to crappie fishing
Is the annual crappie spawn over at your favorite fishing hole? Believe it or not, as I write this month’s column the crappie were still doing their thing at Ross Barnett. […]
Freshwater Fishing
The sunfish clan Part I: Bluegill
Mississippi waters provide homes to some good populations of sunfish. And there is a cadre of anglers that would rather fish for — and eat — bream than any other fish on an anglers’ most-wanted list. […]
Crappie/Bream
Crappie spidermania
As they often say, “It’s hard to argue with success.” Having said that, sometimes we forget how much effort, sweat, skin and sheer frustration goes into making something work really well. […]
Freshwater Fishing
The Matrix Mini
Chas Champagne wishes it would have been as simple as pointing a futuristic-looking device at one of the most-popular speckled trout soft plastics on the market and reducing the size significantly, like in the 1989 movie “Honey, I Shrunk the Kids.” […]
Fishing
Marine-grade software updates on your electronics
There was a time when updating your electronics meant buying new units.
We gadget-minded fishermen understood that keeping up with technological evolution meant replacing our fishfinders and navigation units every eight to 10 months. […]
Columns
TSI, anyone? Timber stand improvement helps create quality deer habitat
Given the correct forester prescription, you can have improved cover and natural forage in conjunction with higher ultimate timber yields. […]
Bass Fishing
Calling Panther Lake is where you should be fishing for bass in May
Calling Panther near Crystal Springs has a great population of big bass.
And the high water in March more than likely helped the bass have a big spawn. […]
As Big As they Grow
Pushing crankbaits for crappie
One of the great things at my age is trying something new. And, believe me, at my age it’s hard to come up with something new — something that I haven’t tried before. […]
Freshwater Fishing
Freshwater drum – The fish that gets no respect
Freshwater drum are the only exclusively freshwater member of the drum family, the same family as red drum, speckled sea trout and weakfish. […]