Freshwater Fishing Archives - Page 20 of 86

April 27, 2026

Mississippi’s record for alligator gar by archery has been broken for the second time in two years.

State gator gar record is broken

May 16, 2019 Bobby Cleveland

On April 22, Hughes Skinner of Madison and Hayden Speed of Flora broke the Mississippi state record for alligator gar with an 8-foot, 223-pound entry. […]

Christopher Anderson . . . An Escambia River alligator gar. The broad, blunt, and relatively short snout distinguishes alligator gar from other gar species. (Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission)

Study alligator gar habitat use, movement

May 15, 2019 Hal Schramm

Alligator gar are long-lived, primitive fish that grow to sizes exceeding 7 feet and 200 pounds. Spawning occurs in May and June in Mississippi waters. […]

Grabbing for big flathead and blue catfish begins May 1 in Mississippi.

Catfish, by hand, cranks up in May

May 2, 2019 Mississippi Sportsman

Mississippi’s hand-grabbing season opens May 1 and runs through July 15, which is timed to match the spawning season of flathead and blue catfish. […]

Catching bedding bream is as easy as swinging a cricket or worm into a pond.

Worms vs. crickets — or go for a fly

May 1, 2019 Bobby Cleveland

The cricket vs. worm argument is an old one. Live bait is a necessary evil of bream fishing, especially in the spring when bluegill are on their beds. […]

Crappie pro Ronnie Capps said to look for water that’s just a little deeper than what anglers have been wading through the spawn.

Try these tricks for Mississippi’s postspawn crappie

May 1, 2019 Phillip Gentry

Don’t make the mistake of thinking that crappie fishing is over, just because the spawn is past. Keep catching slabs using these tactics. […]

Oh boy: Bream! Return to your fishing roots

April 30, 2019 Bobby Cleveland

May begins serious fishing for bluegill and other sunfish around Mississippi. […]

Fishing for sac-a-lait, Lloyd Brandt ended up catching this choupique.

Species spotlight: Choupique

April 17, 2019 Brian Cope

The bowfin (Amia calva), whose more common name is mudfish, is a close relative of the gar. Its stout body and long dorsal fin, which covers almost three-quarters the length of its body, give the fish a snaky or eel-like appearance. […]

Every slab crappie was small once. Effects of environmental conditions on growth and survival of young fish determines future fishing.

Effects of turbidity on young crappie

April 12, 2019 Hal Schramm

Understanding the effects of environmental conditions on young crappie is especially important because abundance of crappie year-classes varies widely over time. […]

Pressure’s on I-55 crappie corridor

April 2, 2019 Bobby Cleveland

Crappie fishing at Barnett Reservoir is likely to be less affected by flooding this spring as are other bodies of water across the Magnolia State. […]

Submerged sandbars offer areas of slower current where active catfish go to feed.

Go bar-hopping for Mississippi River catfish

April 1, 2019 Phillip Gentry

When the big river rises this spring, dragging across a good, submerged sandbar could land you some trophy catfish. […]

Flooding in the Delta and northern Mississippi might cause fishermen to change tactics and locations for spawning slabs this spring.

Delta lakes’ flooding likely to impact crappie fishing

March 28, 2019 Bobby Cleveland

A lot of Mississippi crappie fishermen could have some anxious moments this spring due to flooding in the Delta from the Mississippi River and its backwaters caused by heavy rainfall north of the state. […]

Capt. Todd Vick shares tips on using tandem rigs for crappie.

Catching crappie two at a time on tandem rigs

March 11, 2019 Brian Cope

Check out these tips from Capt. Todd Vick of Fishin’ Freshwater Charters to catch more crappie using tandem rigs. […]