I’ve enjoyed the company of a couple of very special kids this summer. And one of the neatest things about both these kids is that they didn’t use or, in one case, even bring a cell phone with them. […]
Freddie McMullen is a bream-catching expert, who honed his skills on Louisiana’s Black Bayou Lake. Here are his tips for filling the ice chest every time you hit the water. […]
Regulation changes made months apart by Barnett Reservoir officials and last week by the Mississippi Department of Wildlife, Fisheries and Parks have unified the law regarding trotlining and jugging in the Pelahatchie Bay area of the 33,000-acre lake near Jackson. […]
From late June through November catfish move around a lot due to a number of factors and one of the best ways to target mobile cats is to drift or troll. […]
Getting there: Lake Mary Crawford is a 128-acre lake located in Lawrence County, 5 miles west of Monticello on U.S Highway 84. The street address is 293 Lake Mary Lane, Monticello, MS 39654. The GPS coordinates are N31 34.790, W90 09.353 […]
Summertime fishing frequently means crappie anglers will use either live bait or a combination of plastic jigs tipped with minnows, and keeping the tiny fish alive has been a priority difficult to achieve in the Mississippi heat. […]
Eagle Lake is another oxbow but far less affected by the changes of the river. It is a well-developed area with many houses and boat houses along much of the lake. With the river restrained by levees, Eagle offers anglers a pretty even shot and getting on bream just about any time. […]
There is no shame in using a cane pole with live bait, a combination that has fed many a hungry stomach.
But a Mississippi-based company, B&M Poles of West Point, offers a vast array of poles made of fiberglass and space-age materials. Crappie poles also work well for bream and collapse for easy storage and travel. […]
Bream are renowned for bedding on a full moon. A male will make the nest, a shallow depression in the sand or silt on the bottom of the lake. A new moon causes a similar but lesser bedding period. […]
Fish long enough and you will notice a pungent smell near bedding locations. Some anglers compare it to the smell of ripe watermelon. It will appear in conjunction with a thin, oily film on the surface of the water. […]
Even when bream are not bedding, they congregate in schools near brush or other structure that offers cover from predators. At Lake Chotard, the many trees and tops are great places to begin the search. […]
Spider-rigging requires a super-slow pace to slowly and methodically hang those baits in front of persnickety crappie. […]
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