Crappie/Bream
Fall on the ’Wick — Fall crappie fishing tips for Lake Pickwick
Forget spring — Fishing guide Brad Whitehead believes there might be no better time to catch slab crappie at Lake Pickwick than right now. […]
Crappie/Bream
Crappie/Bream
Lindsay’s crappie pushing technique
“I hate fishing the summer,” Charles Lindsay said, “but I know it can be some of the best fishing of the year, so I go when I feel like I can handle the heat. […]
Crappie/Bream
Summertime fix — How to catch Ross Barnett crappie during the summer heat
Summer crappie fishing, like the weather, can be hot on Ross Barnett Reservoir — if you follow these experts’ tips and advice. […]
Crappie/Bream
Commanding crappie
What do the guys from Duck Commander do when they aren’t filming the nation’s number one TV show or building duck calls? They fish for crappie. […]
As Big As they Grow
Crank it up
Summer in Mississippi — you either love it or you shrink from it. Only the hardiest, die-hard crappie fishermen tackle the brutal Mississippi summer conditions. […]
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On the right track — A crappie tagging project helps learn more about the fish
Without a doubt, Mississippi’s crappie fisheries are an important natural resource. They are the backbone of a multi-million-dollar economy that impacts tourism, manufacturing, retail sales and a host of other state businesses. […]
Crappie/Bream
Crappie and mayflies
Where insect hatches like mayflies, midges and mosquitoes come into play in the crappie feeding cycle is when they are in the larval stages. […]
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Crappie Down Deep — How to catch Ross Barnett crappie when summer heats move them to deep water
Well, it’s July and it’s hot. The weather’s hot, the waters hot and, other than brief periods at night or the first couple of hours of daylight, it’s also jet ski/pleasure boat rush hour on the Rez. […]
As Big As they Grow
Pulling cranks and catching crappie
It’s July — thank goodness. Ordinarily, I wouldn’t be singing the praises of the coming Mississippi summer with all our hot weather, but, based on the last few months of unprecedented cold and windy conditions, I’m glad to see summer finally get here. […]
Crappie/Bream
Hammer the hatch – Mayflies key to catching summer bream
Understanding how to leverage the annual mayfly to fill the boat with chunky bream. They work well early spring to mid-summer, especially in low water. […]
Bobby C's Outdoors
Remembering a full moon in April with Big Joe
Friday was sort of an anniversary for me. The date itself, April 26, has absolutely nothing to do with it. It just happens to be the day on which the full moon falls this year in April. […]
Crappie/Bream
Crappie spawn: Don’t blink, you could miss it
The first report of spawning crappie came Monday afternoon (April 15) on one particular spot on Barnett Reservoir. By Tuesday afternoon, it was over in that honey hole and Wednesday bites were tough to come by. “But we found them again, in a very similar area, about a mile up the lake,” said Joe Alford of Brandon, who fished with his son Jace. “I was in on that tremendous run between the islands Tuesday but it was over on Wednesday. […]