Featured Archives - Page 30 of 116 - Mississippi Sportsman

June 1, 2026

Taking trout to school

July 17, 2016 Patrick Bonin

Scanning the horizon for flocks of diving birds feasting on shrimp is a tried-and-true method for locating schools of speckled trout. […]

Placing a new spool of line in a bucket or bowl when spooling eases memory issues associated with monofilament.

Wet line to respool reel

July 16, 2016 Patrick Bonin

Being a fishing guide, Capt. Curtis LeNormand probably re-spools more reels over the course of a year than even the most conscientious weekend angler. […]

Prentiss gave up this 4-pound bass to Desmond Oatis.

July’s hottest Mississippi fishing spots

July 15, 2016 Bobby Cleveland

Yeah, it’s going to be hot out there, but isn’t it true that it’s only too hot to fish when the fish aren’t biting?

You bet, so grab the sunscreen and let’s hit some July hotspots. […]

When it comes to catching crappie in the summer, it's hard to beat Rabbit Rogers, who fishes regularly despite the heat on Barnett Reservoir. Follow his tips, dress in light, cool clothes topped by a wide-brimmed hat, and you too can master July crappie on The Rez.

Rogers shares Barnett summer crappie tips

July 11, 2016 Bobby Cleveland

Rabbit Rogers may change the color of his jig heads and skirts, and he might even consider adding a minnow to the back end. But, that’s secondary to another factor in catching crappie. […]

David Rogers of Theodore, Ala., secures the 390-pound tiger shark that earned him a $20,000 prize offered to anyone setting and holding a new Mississippi state record for tiger shark at the Mississippi Deep Sea Fishing Rodeo.

Record tiger shark worth $20K

July 8, 2016 Bobby Cleveland

Offer a $20,000 prize for a new state record tiger shark, and you can expect fishermen to target the toothy critters. […]

For Mississippi alligator hunters, the most important hour of the season happens long before it opens — 9 a.m. on July 19, when the 920 permits will go on sale through an online process. In 2015, it took 39 minutes for all permits to be claimed.

Gator drawing is July 19

July 8, 2016 Bobby Cleveland

The countdown has begun for the online drawing process for the 920 permits available for the statewide public waters alligator hunting season. […]

Posting photos and interacting with other outdoorsmen is easier than ever with the redesigned MS-Sportsman.com forum.

Newly redesigned forum is better than ever

July 6, 2016 Mississippi Sportsman

Social media offers a lot of advantages, but outdoorsmen looking to talk hunting and fishing can find Facebook and Twitter distracting. […]

Guide Brad Chappell (right) puts his August clients on stripers by trolling just above the thermocline near rising bottom contours and bottom structure.

Summer ideal for striper trolling

June 30, 2016 Phillip Gentry

Flat line trolling of artificial baits is a very effective, often overlooked method of striped bass fishing. It’s a great search tool on Barnett Reservoir where locating the line-sided brutes is more than half the battle. […]

Pickwick Lake in Northeast Mississippi is a great summer getaway to find blue catfish, including trophy- and eating-sized fish.

Pickwick Lake has the blues

June 28, 2016 Phillip Gentry

The Arkansas blue cat is just at home in Mississippi as it is in it’s native state, and nowhere in the Magnolia State is that more true than at Pickwick Lake. […]

Redfish are among the most popular species that will be weighed in this coming weekend during the 69th annual Mississippi Deep Sea Fishing Rodeo in Gulfport.

69th Deep Sea Rodeo opens Friday

June 28, 2016 Bobby Cleveland

The 69th annual Mississippi Deep Sea Fishing Rodeo will be held Friday through Monday, July 1-4, at Jones Park at the Gulfport Small Craft Harbor to celebrate the nation’s birth and the great fishing available on the state’s Gulf Coast. […]

The cost of hunting and fishing in Mississippi for residents will increase on Friday for the first time in 23 years. The legislator who wrote the bill leading to the increase believes the licenses are still a huge bargain.

License fees increase on Friday

June 27, 2016 Bobby Cleveland

Mississippi sportsmen wanting to save a few bucks on their next annual hunting/fishing license fees are running out of time. […]

Antonio Rubio of Bay Minette, Ala., set a new state record for red drum.

State has new record redfish

June 21, 2016 Bobby Cleveland

Mississippi has a new record for redfish, but it will be held by an Alabama angler. […]