Fishing
The weather is the real question
The best question to ask in November isn’t, “Are the fish biting?” but rather, “What will the weather be?”
That’s because this month’s weather determines whether you can fish or not. […]
Columns
As Big As they Grow
Tournament time
This month’s crappie column will report the results of two recent big crappie tournaments, both held on Grenada Reservoir — and I’ll try to get back to Cranking Basics 101 that I started last month for next month’s column. […]
Catfish
Catfish growth, part II
Last month, I discussed the importance of food supply and temperature to one of Mississippi’s more-popular sportfish — the catfish. […]
Deer Hunting
The .444 Marlin
A few deer seasons ago when the Mississippi Department of Wildlife, Fisheries, and Parks expanded the permitted weapons category for use of special centerfire rifles and calibers during the primitive weapons seasons, the whole world of primitive hunting in Mississippi was turned upside down. […]
Hunting
Varmint hunting (Deep South style)
I don’t know why we were never arrested.
Growing up in the Deep South years ago, if you liked to shoot, you had lots of opportunities. It was a more rural culture then, the city dwellers frequently being the first generation off the farm. […]
Bass Fishing
Tharp’s ‘simple’ plan pays off at Barnett
If there is a fishing lesson to be learned from last week’s Bassmaster Central Open on Barnett Reservoir, it is to keep fishing simple and never overlook the obvious. […]
Bass Fishing
Booyah Boo Series
Two of America’s bass fishing legends turned artificial lure designers realized soon after the umbrella rig craze subsided somewhat that, indeed, the almighty mousetrap could be improved. […]
Inshore Fishing
A better shallow-water anchor
My club tournament partner and I were running out of time. We had barely 15 minutes of fishing left before we had to leave to make weigh-in, and we had just located our first concentration of decent bass. […]
Happy Trails
We’ve come a long way
As the title of this article suggests, when it comes to scouting camera technology and use, we have come a long way in a relatively short span of time. Scouting cameras of one form or another have been around for more than two decades, but the most-recent transformations of this tool have been nothing short of remarkable. […]
Bass Fishing
After Jackson tragedy, will B.A.S.S. ever come back?
The City of Jackson, Barnett Reservoir and all of Mississippi have a long history with the Bass Anglers Sportsman Society, and its Bassmaster tournament circuit. […]
Bass Fishing
Lake Bogue Homa bass
Bogue Homa Lake about 5 miles outside of Laurel is a relatively shallow lake with plenty of vegetation and live cypress trees. In October, with the first cool nights, the bass in this lake become very active. […]
Fishing
Pompano, cobia, tuna show up
D’Iberville’s Capt. Robert L. Brodie of Team Brodie Charters in Biloxi said redfish, black drum, speckled trout and white trout should really be active inshore this month. […]