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May 27, 2026

Fall fishing is when oxbow lakes peak, and will provide the best look at the health of the fishery. The big largemouth stack around structure, like a point where a spring empties in the lake, which is where Sidney Montgomery found this fat one.

Oxbow problems: Short term or long term?

August 7, 2013 Bobby Cleveland

Bass fishermen struggling through a poor year on Mississippi River oxbow lakes are beginning to question why catch rates are far below average years. […]

Crankbaits still work well during the summer heat.

Crank it up

August 6, 2013 Paul Johnson

Summer in Mississippi — you either love it or you shrink from it. Only the hardiest, die-hard crappie fishermen tackle the brutal Mississippi summer conditions. […]

ATVs and UTVs have become indispensable pieces of equipment during camp work days. So shouldn’t you take care of the machines?

ATV love, care and maintenance

August 1, 2013 John J. Woods

If you love your all-terrain vehicle or UTV and don’t really feel inspired to walk the mile or five to the hunting areas on your property, then I highly recommend you show your main ride some love, care and maintenance. […]

Paul Elias won the Bassmaster Classic in 1982.

Hall of Fame: Why not Elias?

July 31, 2013 Bobby Cleveland

Six deserving names will be added to the Mississippi Sports Hall of Fame in Jackson Friday night, two football players, a basketball star, an athletic trainer/tennis coach, a sports publicist, and a sports broadcaster who for 16 years was the face of the state’s Sports Hall of Fame. […]

Arbogast Buzz Plug

July 30, 2013 Don Shoopman

Just when you thought you might, just might have seen it all as far as artificial lures designed to fool bass, well — you know what they said about just when you thought it was safe to go back in the water. […]

Tommy Sutton of Columbia was shocked when he caught this 6-pound speckled trout in a foot of water in a pond off of Bayou Blue a few miles south of Catfish Lake near Golden Meadow, La.

Marsh trip success despite Mother Nature’s nasty pitches

July 26, 2013 Bobby Cleveland

Four guys completely out of their element, all Mississippians, chasing redfish in an area of the Louisiana marsh none had ever seen, were already behind in the count before Mother Nature got involved. […]

Shooting skills learned on the skeet range translate to more doves when the season opens.

How to shoot well

July 25, 2013 Gordon Hutchinson

I’ve never been much of a shotgunner — mainly due to lack of practice. […]

NMEA 2000-based networks are mapped out by with cabled backbones with T-shaped fittings located near electronic devices.

Can we talk?

July 22, 2013 Allan Tarvid

The National Marine Electronics Association is the organization responsible for setting standards for marine electronics, including those for communication between units. The purpose for setting communication standards is to provide a common language and wiring procedure so units and sensors from all manufacturers can talk to each other. […]

Hunting around Barnett Reservoir just got easier

July 19, 2013 Bobby Cleveland

Sportsmen in the Central Mississippi area seeking remote places to hunt have long overlooked a great opportunity, even though many have fished, boated, camped or partied nearby. […]

Mineral licks are easier to set up and less expensive than using corn — and deer of all ages use them.

Get your strategies in order

July 18, 2013 Bill Garbo

As we transition from early to mid-summer, let’s take a look at some strategies that can really pay off next fall and winter. The hunting break between the end of spring turkey season and the beginning of fall bow season is not the time to lay back and rest if you want to maximize your results next deer season. […]

Mann’s new Three-For-All has only one hook, but mimics a small pod of baitfish.

Cool, well oxygenated water

July 15, 2013 Paul Elias

In July, bass are looking for cool water containing plenty of oxygen. I’ve picked Pickwick Lake to fish because the hydroelectric plant at Wilson Dam will be generating power and creating plenty of current that’s very oxygenated. […]

Tripletail are a special treat, and can be found hanging around anything floating between the coastal beaches and the barrier islands.

Fishing at the Gulf is red hot in July

July 11, 2013 John E. Phillips

The federal red snapper season closed June 28. But cobia, king mackerel and gray snapper are biting furiously, and inshore you can catch a limit of speckled trout, cobia and tripletails all in the same day. […]