Bass Fishing Archives - Page 35 of 86

Early in the morning, when the water has come up, Elias likes to fish a spinnerbait in the shallow water closest to bushes, trees, grass, blowdowns and any other structure.

Fish Pickwick Lake for 30 May bass per day

May 9, 2017 Paul Elias

Pickwick bass fishing can’t get any better than in May. From only two or three schools of bass, you may catch 30 or more bass per day. If rising water happens, the bass will be in this newly inundated water in the grass, bushes and trees. About the middle of May, the bass will be pulling out of the creeks and staging at their mouths or in the cuts and ditches in the flats leading to the river channel. At the end of May, I’ll look for bass out on the main river channel. […]

This pair of female largemouth was captured during an electro-shocking sampling at a U.S. Forest Service lake in Mississippi. The combined weight exceeded 16 pounds, and both were returned alive.

Top public bass waters

May 1, 2017 David Hawkins

May is a peak month of bass activity, and Mississippi has an abundance of public bass fishing waters near everybody. Be it a lake, a river or a reservoir, bass anglers should rejoice in the fact that big bass are hungry after the spawn. […]

Crankbaits allow you to cover water and maintain contact with the riprap.

Tips to finding bass on riprap

May 1, 2017 David A. Brown

The Merriam-Webster Dictionary defines riprap as “a foundation or sustaining wall of stones or chunks of concrete thrown together without order.”

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It’s a bunch of rocks; how difficult can it be? […]

Load up a bed with lures and get bit

April 18, 2017 Brian Cope

Presenting multiple lures into a single bed can increase a fisherman’s chances of making a bass bite this month. […]

A dash of color

April 15, 2017 David A. Brown

A little accent color can go a long way in flipping a fish’s switch, especially when you’re showing them a fast-paced presentation. […]

On warming April days, look for fast action along the riprap at Ross Barnett.

Ross Barnett’s best bets for April bass

April 13, 2017 Paul Elias

Several events are happening at Ross Barnett this month that make this lake a super pick. […]

The male bass excavates and guards a nest.

What triggers the largemouth bass spawn?

April 6, 2017 Hal Schramm

It’s that time of the year. The dogwoods are in bloom, the water is warming, the days are getting longer, and the bass are building nests and spawning. But what triggers the bass spawn? I doubt the blooming dogwoods put the bass in a romantic mood. Is it photoperiod? Temperature? […]