Bass Fishing
Denson masters bass in the heat
Shannon Denson of Fannin loves fishing in the heat. He gives his top tips for how to catch summer bass at Ross Barnett Reservoir. […]
Columns
Happy Trails
Legless reptiles
The absolute best safety measure against snakes is to wear a really good set of snake boots or chaps when you are out in the woods. […]
Fishing
Summer boating can be brutal
Warm weather has officially arrived, and everyone with any manner of watercraft is on the water. My wife equated a boat ride this time of year to driving on steroids because you have to keep a 360-degree watch for oncoming traffic. […]
As Big As they Grow
Good fishing partners are hard to find
I fish 10 to 12 tournaments a year, every year — and I’m here to tell you that good partners are hard to find.
Over the last 27 tournament seasons, I’ve had half a dozen “regular” fishing partners and another half dozen or so subs or guest partners. […]
Freshwater Fishing
The value of fishing
My column this month is not about fish biology, fish habitat or how to catch fish. It is not about fishery management in the way you probably think of fishery management — topics like size limits and bag limits. […]
Bobby C's Outdoors
CWD news concerns Mississippi hunters
Even casual Mississippi deer hunters are concerned about news that Michigan has confirmed its first case of Chronic Wasting Disease (CWD) in its wild deer population. […]
Bass Fishing
How to fish small lakes
Fishing a small lake for bass can be great angling fun. Scan the lake, look for structure, work the edges, banks and cover. […]
Bass Fishing
Rapala Shadow Rap
Rapala last introduced a jerkbait around 2000.
The Finland artificial lure manufacturer got back in the swim of things in a resounding way, although it was a well-kept secret, during the 2015 Bassmaster Classic on Lake Hartwell near Greenville, S.C. […]
Fishing
Portable power
The last time you were miles from anywhere, turned your boat’s ignition key and heard nothing, what did you do?
No, I mean after you ran through the appropriate part of your vocabulary. […]
Bobby C's Outdoors
Surprise: Snag starts swimming off
EAGLE LAKE — When I felt something hit my lure hard, instinctively, I set the hook.
What followed was comical, a bit sobering and never forgotten. […]
Happy Trails
We’ve come a long way
The 2015 spring turkey season was, as of this writing, a total bust for me, as I have been neck-deep in the moving process to a new house that the wife and I have been building and dealing with for some months now. […]
Bobby C's Outdoors
Fishing: We’ve got it, go get it
Redfish, speckled trout, white trout, ground mullet, croaker, flounder, black tip shark and even a big ol’ blue crab.
Largemouth bass, spotted bass, crappie, bluegill, redear, green sunfish, goggle eye and long-eared sunfish. […]