Fish long enough and you will notice a pungent smell near bedding locations. Some anglers compare it to the smell of ripe watermelon. It will appear in conjunction with a thin, oily film on the surface of the water. […]
Lethargic in the heat of summer, fish need time to choose a meal. Spider-rigging is the perfect answer to put more crappie in the boat. […]
Earlier this year, Tim Bye was working a turnaround while the Internet was abuzz about big catches of spawning crappie. […]
Spawning bluegills and shellcrackers take over the shallows as summer approaches. Here’s how to catch a mess of them on fishing beds. […]
Veteran angler Freddie McMullen has learned how to up his odds of success. Here are his tips to fill that cooler with slab-sized sunfish. […]
While fishermen struggle to find keeper crappie at some of Mississippi’s historically slab-producing lakes, state wildlife officials are taking steps to promote good fishing. […]
Five of Mississippi’s top crappie hot spots would have new limits and other regulation changes under a proposal passed last week by the Commission on Wildlife, Fisheries and Parks. […]
Catching crappie after the spawn is a matter of following them along their travel routes to deep water. Here are some tips. […]
Charles Johnson grew up as a country boy fishing bream. He cut his own cane poles from creek cane (bamboo that had escaped from cultivation).
For bait, he dug earthworms or caught black crickets. […]
Sometimes you can hardly keep bream out of your boat, but when the bite gets tough you have to know how to adjust. Here are some tips from a man who has perfected the art of catching these tasty panfish. […]
In clear waters, many crappie anglers think that long-line trolling is a great way to target crappie from a distance. […]
Jerry Gross of Meatgetter Jigs of Rison, Ark., is one crappie fishing fool — and, I mean that in a good way. […]
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