Field Notes
Never cut an anchor loose again
Bream will stack up where tangles of cover are scattered along the lake bottom, and that means anchoring often results in anchor hang-ups. […]
Field Notes
Field Notes
Don’t give up on afternoon turkeys
Hunter Specialties pro Steve Cobb said turkeys hunters miss a great opportunity only hunting in the early morning. […]
Field Notes
Work tide lines for more trout, reds
Avid angler Jonathan Ryan is always on the lookout for one of his favorite situations to fish: a tide line. […]
Field Notes
Top 10 springtime boat maintenance tips
If you’re like lots of other Mississippi anglers, fishing took somewhat of a back seat when duck and deer season kicked in last fall. […]
Crappie/Bream
No. 1 tip when fishing brush-pile crappie
Chas Champagne uses pliers to intentionally weaken the hooks so they straighten out more easily when hung up. […]
Field Notes
5 calls for turkey hunters
If he could carry only a few turkey calls, Charles Hudson recommended taking only the ones you are most proficient with. […]
Field Notes
7 steps to display beards from gobblers
Every gobbler a hunter takes is a memory, and preserving and displaying the beards is a great way to revisit those memories. […]
Field Notes
Springtime tip: Play the wind, tides
This month can offer great fishing, but it also can be characterized by howling winds. And that can make fishing difficult — especially along the coast. […]
Field Notes
Power vs. action: Choose the right rod
Far too many trout and redfish fishermen don’t pay nearly enough attention to what rod their using. They’ll just cut off a topwater bait and tie a jighead to the end of the same line. […]
Crappie/Bream
Bigger baits mean bigger crappie
With big baits, you weed out little fish. A lot of crappie fishermen believe bigger fish are more aggressive to larger baits. […]
Bass Fishing
Make a road trip for 10-pound bass
The nation’s No. 1 bass fishery is just a few hours across the Louisiana state line, but when is the best time to book a trip to catch one of Toledo Bend’s double-digit lunkers? […]
Field Notes
Slow lure fall key to February specks
Slowing the fall of your bait and focusing on flats during warm days will result in speckled trout bites this month. […]