Happy Trails
Lessons learned the hard way
We are all products of, and are shaped by, our individual collection of lifelong experiences and lessons, both good and bad. […]
Columns
Bass Fishing
Bassing Turkey Fork Lake in June
The closest town to 250-acre Turkey Fork Lake, my pick for June bassing, is Sand Hill. This lake on federal land has been rehabilitated recently, and reopened in December 2013. […]
Offshore Fishing
Don’t let short snapper season get you down
Capt. Kenny Barhanovich of the Miss Hospitality docked behind the McElroy’s Seafood Restaurant said there’s plenty to keep you busy this summer. […]
As Big As they Grow
Testing the limits of crankbaits
Mother Nature has certainly played some tricks on us for the last several months, causing crappie fishermen to scratch their heads more than a time or two. […]
Freshwater Fishing
Dealing with dynamics
Mississippi’s flood-control reservoirs — Arkabutla, Sardis, Enid and Grenada — have developed a national reputation for outstanding crappie fishing. But crappie populations in these lakes, like crappie populations everywhere, are very cyclic, with one or two strong year classes followed by several years of weaker year classes. […]
Bobby C's Outdoors
Snapper situation turns dangerous
Offshore recreational fishermen have many adjectives to describe the current state of federal red snapper management in the Gulf of Mexico.
Stupid. Insane. Unfair. Asinine. Farcical. Unscientific. […]
Fishing
Mississippi parks a prized possession
As the print ad suggests, “Oddly enough, the further we are from outlets, the faster we recharge. It’s about time.” […]
Fishing
Smithwick Elite 8 Suspending Rogue
It wasn’t too long ago that the Elite 8, the eight best college basketball teams in the country playing in the NCAA’s “Big Dance,” were thrilling fans and television audiences in a hopeful waltz to the Final Four and, ultimately, to the title game at the center of every bracket in the U.S. […]
Bobby C's Outdoors
Base bream bait on production
Live bait is a necessary evil of bream fishing, especially in the spring when bluegill are on the beds. […]
Bobby C's Outdoors
Officers rescue child in Tenn-Tom
Two conservation officers on routine water patrol on Memorial Day are being hailed as heroes after rescuing a youngster from the waters of the Tenn-Tom Waterway near Columbus. […]
General
NRA’s Whittington Center
The NRA Whittington Center is a 33,000 acre Mecca for shooters that was opened to the public in 1973 and just celebrated its 40th anniversary. Over that time, it has grown to be one of the premier shooting facilities in the world. […]
Fishing
Marine batteries 101
Learning that all batteries are not created equal can be an expensive lesson. Power your trolling motor with batteries designed to start your engine and they will last for weeks rather than years. Buy full-maintenance batteries and treat them like maintenance-free versions and you will be lucky to get a single season out of them. […]