Freshwater Fishing Archives - Page 44 of 86

July 22, 2026

First cricket in the water on May's full moon put the first bluegill in the boat.

Bream are bedding and biting

May 5, 2015 Bobby Cleveland

My bobber settled on the surface of the 60-acre lake just long enough for the small split-shot weight, hook and minnow to make the 1-inch piece of orange and white Styrofoam stand vertical. […]

Hand-grabbers target big flathead catfish by reaching into their nests, getting bit and then wrestling the big fish to the surface.

Grabbling season open

May 4, 2015 Bobby Cleveland

Mississippi’s noodling season — a.k.a. hand-grabbing or grabbling season — opened statewide Friday (May 1) and will continue through July 15. […]

Old Muddy’s fish production is dependent upon the flooding of batture land each spring.

As I write this in late March, the Mississippi River is at flood stage, 12 feet above normal stage for this date, and rising. Hopefully this will not be a repeat of 2011, when the river reached a record high stage at Vicksburg and threatened to top or blow out levees. […]

A little time and the right bait will result in a cooler of tasty catfish fillets.

Public access ‘channels’ — Catfishing tips for Mississippi’s public waters

May 1, 2015 David Hawkins

In Mississippi, fishermen are blessed with a system of state lakes and state park lakes managed by the Department of Wildlife, Fisheries and Parks that, while popular with some locals, remain some of our most underutilized recreational resources. […]

Bluegills are more likely named for the bluish hue on the bottom of their gill covers than for the dark tab extending from the rear of the cover.

Confessions of a bream killer — Expert bream-fishing tips

May 1, 2015 Jerald Horst

Sometimes you can hardly keep bream out of your boat, but when the bite gets tough you have to know how to adjust. Here are some tips from a man who has perfected the art of catching these tasty panfish. […]

Using cut bait for catfish is popular, whether it’s a piece of old rotten shrimp on a hook and line or a cut piece of shad on a jug hook.

Naturalists — Expert tips for using natural fishing bait

May 1, 2015 John J. Woods

As a child growing up in Southeast Missouri, 15 miles from the original “Throwed Rolls” at Lambert’s Cafe in Sikeston, I’d ride my bike five miles to the Maple Slough Creek to fish. […]