Freshwater Fishing Archives - Page 30 of 86

July 22, 2026

Drag chains to tame March weather

March 15, 2017 Phillip Gentry

By preparing for the wind, such as using logging chains for drags, crappie anglers can reduce the effects of high winds and fish areas others can’t. […]

Wade to find crappie’s hiding places

March 15, 2017 Phillip Gentry

In the far back reaches of any impoundment, wading anglers can get out and have plenty of spawning and pre-spawn crappie all to themselves. […]

Crappie will gravitate to offshore contours that most anglers drive right over on their way to more obvious crappie fishing locations.

Hiding in plain sight

March 1, 2017 Phillip Gentry

It’s crappie season in Mississippi, the most famous “perch jerking” state in the Union, where this time of the year on any major body of water you can find anglers nearly shoulder to shoulder hoping to catch a limit. […]

Ken Covington swings a nice blue cat into Capt. Bob Crosby’s Blue Cat Guide Service charter boat on the Mississippi River near Vicksburg.

Singing the blues — Keys to the Mississippi River’s monster catfish

March 1, 2017 Michael O. Giles

Big catfish can be caught all year on the Big Muddy, if you know the techniques. And this professional guide doesn’t mind sharing his secrets. […]

These giant catfish have become pigeon hunters

February 24, 2017 Mississippi Sportsman

Catfish are not picky eaters. They are known to eat a wide variety of foods, including seeds, crawfish, insects, frogs and other fish. When food is scarce they will even scour the bottom for decomposing fish or bugs. […]

Bigger baits mean bigger crappie

February 16, 2017 Dan Kibler

With big baits, you weed out little fish. A lot of crappie fishermen believe bigger fish are more aggressive to larger baits. […]

Homemade crappie rig box

February 15, 2017 David A. Brown

Bobby Murray loves a hot crappie bite, and he likes to be ready to maximize every opportunity he gets. Suffice it to say, he has plenty of tackle bags to carry all the hardware and baits he needs, but Murray has developed a simple but effective system for keeping key items at close reach. […]