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July 23, 2026

Focusing on travel routes during the rut is a great strategy to ambushing mature bucks.

Tracking the deer rut

December 21, 2015 Bill Garbo

As I write this month’s installment of Happy Trails, I can hear the soothing sound of rain on the roof as the record-setting drought that we’ve been experiencing in Central Mississippi officially ended. […]

Pickwick Lake will give up chunky smallies, along with largmouths and spotted bass.

Pickwick Lake is a winner in the winter

December 17, 2015 Paul Elias

All the lakes on the Tennessee River, from Guntersville through Alabama, Mississippi and Tennessee, will produce great bass fishing during December. […]

Capt. Glenn Ellis caught this healthy trout on a MirrOlure S52MR sinking twitchbait.

December trout fishing

December 14, 2015 Sam Davis

I love December. I love Christmas music, Christmas trees, Christmas presents, Christmas cookies, the movies Elf and A Christmas Story, cool temps and the fact that trout are stacked up in deep bayous no more than a long cast wide. […]

These Barnett Reservoir fish were caught on deep running crankbaits on the main river ledge close to the Highway 43 bridge during a recent November.

Winter fishing can be wonderful

December 10, 2015 Paul Johnson

The 2015 Central Mississippi drought has hit us all hard in one way or another. Everyone from farmers to fishermen has been affected by the deep drought. […]

A good day – How to measure fishing satisfaction

December 7, 2015 Hal Schramm

Have you ever pondered what makes a “good day” of fishing? Skipping the clichés, this is an important question for fishery managers because their job is to provide satisfying fishing opportunities for anglers. […]

Madison’s Beau Starkey likes to use felt scent hangers to lure bucks close enough for a shot.

Using scents, drags, wicks and bombs to attract deer

December 2, 2015 John J. Woods

Can a white-tailed buck actually be fooled by the use of real or artificial doe scents? After considerable research has been conducted on the use of such deer scents — as well as tons of anecdotal reports from hunters in the field — much of the evidence offers up marginal results. […]