Freshwater Fishing Archives - Page 52 of 86

April 25, 2026

For Rabbit Rogers, there's no room, or need, for minnows in his boat, especially during the crappie spawn. He's a jig man, through and through.

Crappie question: Jig or minnow? Or both?

March 9, 2014 Bobby Cleveland

“Is a minnow always necessary?”

One of the crappie fishermen in line at Tommy’s Trading Post on the upper end of Barnett Reservoir asked the question, probably tired of shelling out $10 a day for enough minnows to last the morning. […]

Mother Nature is pointing male crappie toward the shallows right now, and the big females are right behind them.

Crappie head to spawning grounds

March 6, 2014 Paul Johnson

Finally, we’re breaking out of a record cold and miserable Mississippi winter, and we’re looking at spring right around the corner. Snow and frozen interstates in South Mississippi? Frozen pipes and a few frozen lakes and ponds? Sixteen days in a row — a Mississippi record — where temps didn’t get above freezing in Central Mississippi? […]

Readying for a successful spawn

March 3, 2014 Hal Schramm

Have you heard the term “energy crises?” We are reminded of limits to energy when gas prices jump a quarter per gallon (energy for our vehicles) or grocery prices soar a couple hundred dollars a year above what we spent last year (energy for our bodies). […]

John Harrison is a highly sought after guide and books guiding trips year round with many anglers from around the country.

Prespawn super slabs

March 1, 2014 Michael O. Giles

John Harrison waded slowly until he was a pole’s reach of a flooded cypress tree before easing a jig into the knees and roots.

Wham! A Grenada Lake slab crappie nailed it. […]

This month, guide Brian Barton takes us on a journey to catch channel, flathead and blue catfish from the deep clear waters of Pickwick Lake.

Catfish Hotspots Series: Gotta pick Pickwick

March 1, 2014 Phillip Gentry

Guys like Brian Barton are a rare find. He spent his early years working his way through school by day and tending catfish trotlines at night. Decades ago, Pickwick Lake produced much of the supply to meet the demand for commercial catfish. […]

One of Northeast Mississippi's best known fishing opportunities is Pickwick Lake, which is gaining national attention for its largemouth and smallmouth bass fishing.

Head northeast for angling action

February 28, 2014 Bobby Cleveland

With the gates closed on two of the most popular fishing holes in Northeast Mississippi, you might think that the region’s fishermen are in a bind. […]

The shallow crappie spawn on the upper main lake at Barnett Reservoir should be the best it's been in years, thanks to a new operational plan that includes higher water levels in the winter. It wasn't bad last year, as Keith Partridge of Terry learned behind the old No. 7 sign.

Barnett Reservoir crappie chasers excited

February 24, 2014 Bobby Cleveland

Still a month and a half away from the spawn, crappie fishermen at Barnett Reservoir are already buzzing about what they feel could be one of the best springs ever on the 33,000-acre lake near Jackson. […]