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May 26, 2026

Rusty Ellis with the Mirriams turkey that sealed his double slam this spring.

Clinton dad shares double slam with sons

July 18, 2012 Bobby Cleveland

To achieve a double slam on turkeys in a season is a grand accomplishment for any hunter. […]

Cobia are prowling the coast this month, just begging to be caught.

Gulf Coast chock full of tarpon

July 16, 2012 John E. Phillips

Strictly Business Fishing Charters owner Michael Moore has a summertime motto: “If you want to go on a short trip in July, we can catch fish; and if you want to go on a long trip, we can catch fish too.” […]

Don’t sit at home when the sun goes down — head to Bay Springs Lake for some hot action.

The dark side of Bay Springs Lake

July 16, 2012 Paul Elias

During July, I like to fish Bay Springs at night because the weather’s hot. Also, the bass — largemouth, smallmouth and spotted bass — will feed better at night than they do in the daytime. […]

Rabbit Rogers can quickly fill a box with slab crappie in the heat of a summer's day on Barnett Reservoir.

Crappie fishing cool on hot day

July 11, 2012 Bobby Cleveland

The challenge for Rabbit Rogers that July day was to prove that yes, you can indeed catch crappie, and a lot of them, in the hottest part of summer, baking in sunshine in the heart of Barnett Reservoir. […]

Bass are still active, even when summer temperatures drive anglers the water.

Is it too hot for bass in July?

July 9, 2012 John J. Woods

I’ve heard many an angler bemoan the summer months for fishing in Mississippi. I mean, there is no escaping that the atmospheric conditions usually prevailing this time of year in terms of the ambient temperature, as well as the humidity (which can be the worst of the two comfort factors), keep many fishermen at the house under the air conditioning. […]

The author was surprised to find that some people actually enjoy deer camp workdays.

Prepping the deer camp

July 5, 2012 Bobby Cleveland

I was never a big fan of deer camp workdays, despite knowing how important they were to the success of the coming hunting season. […]

The earlier a bluegill spawns the better the chances of survival for the resulting fingerlings.

Bluegill Spawning

July 2, 2012 Hal Schramm

Bream, sunfish, bluegill — call them what you will. There are many species of sunfish, and bream include different sunfish among different anglers. This is about bluegill. […]

Cranking on Ross Barnett this summer will yield stripers, crappie, catfish and the occasional largemouth bass.

The Rez cranking out crappie

July 2, 2012 Paul Johnson

Summer crappie fishing can be challenging. It’s hot, the bugs are out, the fish seem content not biting your best lure, there are lots of “weekender” boaters and jet skis everywhere, and did I mention it’s hot? On the other hand, smart crappie fishermen use what summer gives us to our advantage. […]