Watching a bunch of boats blast off for a bass tournament was not what Steve Grace wanted to see when he pulled up to the ramp at Kemper County Lake, and it meant the fisherman would have to alter his plans on the 652-acre lake. […]
Basically they want better deer hunting where they hunt. This usually translates into the desire to grow and harvest bigger bucks, balance their deer herd to achieve a better buck-doe ratio, increase deer observations and take more direct control over the management fate of the deer they hunt. Naturally this is often much more easily talked about than accomplished. […]
Successful crappie anglers typically exude that common sense vibe. Theirs is a straightforward approach with little room for extravagance.
Often, you can alter that opening sentence with the phrase “common scents,” and still retain the full meaning. […]
Flounder are invading the coast this month, while inshore there are plenty of crappie to be caught. […]
Flounder are invading the coast this month, while inshore there are plenty of crappie to be caught. […]
Bob Crosby of Madison has been fishing the Mississippi River along the outskirts of the town of Vicksburg for nearly 15 years. The success Crosby found over the years created the desire to share his knowledge and the adventure of hauling in trophy-sized blue catfish. […]
Any chance to fish with a couple of “old salts” known for catching specks, reds and flounder when nobody else can is invaluable. It is an opportunity to learn, which was exactly the plan when I met Eli Troutman and Eric Lucas at Webb’s Landing on Graveline Bayou. […]
Life is full of assumptions, but to the open-minded, opportunity springs abundant. Take, for example, crankbaits. Mention that lure category and most anglers will start telling you their tales of big bass.
Think the crappie season ends after the spawn? Not so, at least not on many Mississippi waters where another even more productive pattern starts — deep trolling with crankbaits on the main lake bodies.
Pete Ponds worked the edge of an emerging grass line with a favorite popper while searching for hungry post-spawn bass. An errant cast sent the lure a few feet further into the grass than he planned, but he simply started popping the lure back to the edge of the grass.
Looking to catch a big catfish? Learn where and how to tie into some real bruisers. […]
Joey Rose peered into the still dark early morning woods and sent out an owl hoot, and the forest sent him a response. […]
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