Freshwater Fishing
Trash, but not garbage
Serious gar fishermen will find a source for the excess fish they kill during a day’s time — and not just dump them in a trash bin at the launch ramp. […]
Freshwater Fishing
As Big As they Grow
Come for the fishing, stay for the camaraderie
The Magnolia Crappie Club just completed our 2015-16 tournament season, and, brother, let me tell you, we had a BIG year. […]
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Earning your stripes — Best bets for Ross Barnett stripers
If you were to go out looking for someone to sit down and talk with about striper fishing on Barnett Reservoir, you’d have a hard time. Most of those who catch them, typically by accident, hate them or at the least don’t care for them. Those who do fish for them regularly run when they see you coming. […]
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Frayed — How to catch hard-fighting gar
I heard the fish, but didn’t see it. My guide recognized the sound immediately.
“That’s a gar gulping air: Look for the bubbles or the rings of water,” said Mark Beason, who was standing on the bow of the boat and quickly reeling in his line. “That was close by.” […]
Catfish
Catfish caliphate — Tips for catfishing on the Pascagoula River
The Pascagoula is far from the longest river in Mississippi, running only 80 miles from the convergence of the Chickasawhay and Leaf rivers to where it empties into the Gulf of Mexico without great fanfare. […]
Freshwater Fishing
The sunfish clan
I’ve provided information about the biology of bluegill and redear sunfish, Mississippi’s two most-popular sunfish, in the two previous columns. […]
Catfish
Bumping for cats
Catfish tactics have come a long and varied path from the days of just casting out lines and waiting for ol’ whisker-face to come strolling along. From trolling to casting, even getting in the water and noodling for them, catfish are becoming a more popular target. […]
Catfish
How to fish the Santee catfish rig
The secret to trolling for catfish is to have the bait, typically fresh dead or cut bait, move slowly along the bottom. […]
Bobby C's Outdoors
Wonderful night tops great day on The Rez
Descending gloriously, with an orange brilliance over the Natchez Trace, the sun may have been setting but not on our day of fishing on Barnett Reservoir. […]
Crappie/Bream
Rogers shares Barnett summer crappie tips
Rabbit Rogers may change the color of his jig heads and skirts, and he might even consider adding a minnow to the back end. But, that’s secondary to another factor in catching crappie. […]
As Big As they Grow
Testing the waters
I went to the lake this morning with my 10-year-old granddaughter, Harlee Johnson.
“H.B. (I call her by her first two initials a lot of the time), we’re going to pull some new-to-us crankbaits this morning,” I said. “They’re called Flicker Shads. They look like the shad that these Barnett crappie like to eat.” […]
Crappie/Bream
The sunfish clan – Part II: Redear sunfish
The redear sunfish has many names. Topping the list is bream and redear bream, but other frequently spoken names are shellcracker and chinquapin. […]