Freshwater Fishing Archives - Page 56 of 86

July 22, 2026

Rabbit Rogers sticks mainly to a jig to catch his summer slab crappie at Barnett Reservoir.

Rogers’ crappie jigging technique

September 15, 2013 Bobby Cleveland

Rabbit Rogers has always been and remains a jig fisherman, even during the summer months. […]

Paul Johnson relies on crankbaits to produce summer slab crappie on Barnett Reservoir.

Johnson’s crappie cranking pattern

September 15, 2013 Bobby Cleveland

The first thing you notice about Paul Johnson when you see him trolling, is that he isn’t running a motor. […]

Don’t knock Charles Lindsay’s technique of pushing minnows on Barnett in the summer, not when it produces fish like this for the 2013 Magnolia Crappie points champion.

Lindsay’s crappie pushing technique

September 15, 2013 Bobby Cleveland

“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. […]

Anglers should expect more-dynamic management to maximize the quality of crappie fisheries.

The future of fisheries

September 9, 2013 Hal Schramm

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. […]

It’s time to get the crankbaits out and ready to roll this month.

Focused on fall fishing

September 5, 2013 Paul Johnson

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. […]

Albert Fortenberry of New Hebron said the water, and the big catfish bite, is on for trotliners fishing downstream from any of Mississippi’s flood control impoundments.

Trotlining river catfish

September 4, 2013 Phillip Gentry

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. […]

Summertime fix — How to catch Ross Barnett crappie during the summer heat

September 1, 2013 Bobby Cleveland

Summer crappie fishing, like the weather, can be hot on Ross Barnett Reservoir — if you follow these experts’ tips and advice. […]

Don Drane of Greenville spends several days a week catching catfish in yo-yos at Lake Washington. Drane claims most days he has the lake to himself and 50 – 75 fish per day is common.

Yo-yo catfish

August 27, 2013 Phillip Gentry

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. […]