Freshwater Fishing Archives - Page 21 of 86

April 27, 2026

Set your crappie-fishing goals high: a 3-pounder

March 1, 2019 Phillip Gentry

Of all the places to catch crappie, Mississippi might be the best bet for catching a slab that will top the 3-pound mark. […]

Chas Champagne said March is a great time to target crappie as they spawn in the East and West Pearl rivers.

Pearls of Pearl River

March 1, 2019 Patrick Bonin

Try these simple tricks from Chas Champagne to increase your crappie catches on the Pearl River this month. […]

Winter is a great time to work on your fly-casting technique, paying special attention to the relationship between the back cast and forward stroke.

Winter fly-rod practice

February 18, 2019 Richard Bernabe

Here are some fly casting basics to remember when honing your casting stroke during the winter. […]

Cold catfish tricks

February 1, 2019 Phillip Gentry

Don’t give up on catfish in the winter. Blues, flatheads and channels will all bite, if you change tactics to account for the cold weather. […]

Schools of jumping silver carp are common on the Mississippi River. Silver carp are abundant in Kentucky Lake and have moved upstream into Pickwick Lake and down the Tenn-Tom Waterway to Bay Springs Lake.

Silver carp update

January 22, 2019 Hal Schramm

Asian carp have been expanding their territory throughout the Mississippi River and connected waters for several decades.
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Catfish suspend off the bottom quite often, but biologists and anglers are hard pressed to explain exactly why.

Catfish do suspend, but why?

November 15, 2018 Phillip Gentry

Biologists and anglers have theorized what causes catfish to suspend off the bottom at different times, with feeding, water quality, oxygen, and thermoclines being the most-common answers.

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Pickwick guide Brian Barton explains that drifting or extremely slow trolling with lines vertical in the water is a deadly year round tactic on many reservoirs.

Reservoir cats also suspend but can be caught

November 15, 2018 Phillip Gentry

While the Mississippi River is probably the best-known catfish producer in the state, many of Mississippi’s reservoirs also hold their share of decent blue catfish. […]

This largemouth bass, and 19 more like it, was caught on a 1/4-ounce, green pumpkin finesse jig with a small trailer after other baits, including a similar-sized, black/blue jig, failed to generate bites.

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November 7, 2018 Hal Schramm

Catching your target fish is easy some days, hard or even seemingly impossible other days. […]

Forget what you’ve learned about catfish always being bottom dwellers. Catfish pros like David Shipman of Corinth know they suspend and have figured out how to catch them higher in the water column.

Catfish off the bottom

November 1, 2018 Phillip Gentry

Think of all of your hunting and fishing pursuits and imagine your quarry in its preferred environment. […]

Professional angler Whitey Outlaw loves fishing heavy vegetation for crappie.

VIDEO – How to catch crappie in thick grass beds

October 10, 2018 Brian Cope

For many anglers, fishing for crappie is an open water game. And whether they look for deep holes or shallow water with sunken brushpiles or stumps, you’ll find many anglers watching their electronics closely for any sign of fish or submerged debris that could be hiding the fish. It’s a great way to put crappie in the boat, but it’s not the only way. […]

Bush hooking for huge river catfish

October 8, 2018 Brian Cope

Check out these techniques for setting bush hooks for big catfish. […]

John Alford of Brandon spent many October days in past decades catching hybrid striped bass on the Pearl River above Barnett Reservoir. He’s hoping a big stocking of the fish will lead to another run this year.

Oddball foursome – Take these four fun fall fishing excursions

October 1, 2018 Bobby Cleveland

As soon as the grub floated through the gap in the rocks and fell on the deep side of the jetty, Sid Montgomery felt the slightest bump and saw the faintest twitch in the line. […]