Bass Fishing

Icicle bass at Bay Springs

We’re expecting some cold weather, and the bass that bite the best then are spotted bass. I don’t know why, but you often can catch bigger smallmouth, largemouth and spotted bass in January at Bay Springs, a 10-mile waterway. […]

Bass Fishing

Fish smart: It’s cold

Winter can be an unforgiving time for careless anglers.

Heavy clothing and cold water can be a deadly combination and lead to disaster anytime a fisherman goes overboard. Hypothermia can begin affecting a body in a few minutes and can be fatal in a matter of hours. […]

Bass Fishing

Bent rods at Pickwick

Pickwick Lake on the Tennessee River in northeast Mississippi is one of the best wintertime bass lakes in the country. You can catch a wide variety of bass there, including largemouths, smallmouths, spotted bass, striped bass and hybrid striped bass. […]

Bass Fishing

Warm deer days good time to fish

You know it’s going to happen, just as sure as death and taxes.

At some point — and usually it’s many points — during the deer season, from November to January, it’s going to be far too warm to sit in a deer stand, especially since the whitetails just won’t be active. […]