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Pulling the Plug — Fall crappie fishing tips for Lake Arkabutla
Mother Nature can be a fickle mistress. One summer you get no love from the clouds, and the next year they won’t stop pouring rain. […]
Freshwater Fishing
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Charming the Chunky — Fishing tips for the Chunky River
The Chunky River is a quiet anglers dream. Slow enough to allow plenty of fishing time, fast enough to make the ride interesting and diversified enough to make the trip well worth an angler’s time. […]
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Catfish continues to rule in the heat
It’s a good thing, Bill Thomas said, that the spring spawn produced enough great crappie fishing at Barnett Reservoir to fill his freezer with bags of fillets. […]
Freshwater Fishing
Rogers’ crappie jigging technique
Rabbit Rogers has always been and remains a jig fisherman, even during the summer months. […]
Freshwater Fishing
Johnson’s crappie cranking pattern
The first thing you notice about Paul Johnson when you see him trolling, is that he isn’t running a motor. […]
Crappie/Bream
Lindsay’s crappie pushing technique
“I hate fishing the summer,” Charles Lindsay said, “but I know it can be some of the best fishing of the year, so I go when I feel like I can handle the heat. […]
Freshwater Fishing
The future of fisheries
Larry Pugh became chief of the Mississippi Department of Wildlife, Fisheries and Parks’ Fisheries Bureau on July 1. Pugh earned his masters degree in fisheries at Mississippi State University, and has worked as a biologist for MDWFP for 15 years. He is an avid and accomplished angler. […]
As Big As they Grow
Focused on fall fishing
Writing a column about crappie fishing in August is a tough assignment for me. Y’all know I don’t like fishing in hot weather, and August is about as hot as it gets around these parts. Even under the shade tree at Ross Barnett’s Fannin Landing, temps after mid-morning are intolerable to me. […]
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Trotlining river catfish
To a river trotliner, water means current and current means catfish. Right now anglers who choose to use this time-tested and highly challenging method for catching catfish have plenty of both, especially downstream from any of Mississippi’s major reservoirs. […]
Crappie/Bream
Summertime fix — How to catch Ross Barnett crappie during the summer heat
Summer crappie fishing, like the weather, can be hot on Ross Barnett Reservoir — if you follow these experts’ tips and advice. […]
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Yo-yo catfish
No one would ever mistake Don Drane for a rap star. When Drane says yo-yo catfish, that’s exactly what he’s talking about – catching catfish, and plenty of them, on a simple, spring loaded fishing device. In Drane’s opinion, there’s no better place to do it than Lake Washington in the Delta and no better time than right now. […]
Crappie/Bream
Commanding crappie
What do the guys from Duck Commander do when they aren’t filming the nation’s number one TV show or building duck calls? They fish for crappie. […]