Freshwater Fishing Archives - Page 54 of 86

July 22, 2026

Veteran crappie fishermen have learned the cycle, and have a good idea when and where the fish will be.

Too cold for crappie? Never

January 1, 2014 David Hawkins

Tommy Hemphill has the perfect answer for an age-old question: Does it get too cold to crappie fish? […]

Columbus Lake whiskers – How, when and where to catch catfish on this lake.

January 1, 2014 Phillip Gentry

Local expert Joey Pounders gives the 411 on how and where to catch catfish at Columbus Lake on the Tenn-Tom Waterway. […]

Wolf Lake winners Dee Fergueson and Cory Smith of Brandon are new to crappie tournament fishing. The winning strategy was long-lining jigs.

Target: Old Muddy oxbows

December 10, 2013 Paul Johnson

HO-HO-HO. Merry Christmas. Can you believe it? We’re into deer season, duck hunting is right around the corner, Christmas is upon us and I’m going crappie fishing every chance I get. […]

Would you rather catch one big cat or a big mess of fish for the table? That’s one of the questions facing fisheries managers looking to satisfy catfish anglers.

If you have been following this column, you might remember I discussed catfish growth in October and November. The September column introduced Larry Pugh, the new chief of fisheries for Mississippi Department of Wildlife, Fisheries and Parks. […]

Paul Johnson loves the oxbows for winter fishing, and here's why. A big white crappie and a big black crappie caught back to back at Eagle Lake.

Several lakes receive crappie boost

November 26, 2013 Bobby Cleveland

From extremely popular oxbows to heavily fished state fishing lakes, state fisheries personnel have been busy stocking crappie to insure future fishing opportunities. […]

Put A Cork In It

November 15, 2013 Phillip Gentry

To combat spooking crappie in wintertime gin clear waters, Whitehead will add a Thill balsa wood slip cork to troll jigs further away from the boat. […]

While other anglers are spider rigging for fall crappie, guide Brad Whitehead uses a sideways trolling approach known as side pulling.

War Eagle’s “Side Pulling” Package

November 15, 2013 Phillip Gentry

In order to accommodate the crappie enthusiast who’s gotten hooked on fishing sideways, Monticello, Ark.-based War Eagle Boats has started offering a list of side pulling options on its RG 1754 model aluminum boats. The design and setup were the brain child of side-pulling founder and War Eagle pro-staffer, Roger Gant. […]