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Angler’s pick: Fishing is great for bass, crappie and catfish
The freak cold front that knocked the top edge off the summer heat certainly helped fishermen this week all around Mississippi. […]
Freshwater Fishing
Freshwater Fishing
Things to know
Vicksburg angler Walter Scott offered these tips for catfishing the Mighty Mississippi: […]
Freshwater Fishing
Crappie guides help researchers tag fish
The crappie tracking project aimed at learning more about crappie spawning areas began at Sardis Reservoir where biologists, who knew tons about the fish but not as much about fishing, ran into a problem with collecting enough fish for the study. […]
Freshwater Fishing
August crappie-fishing forecast
The most-commonly recommended techniques for catching mobile crappie in August are all trolling tactics — power trolling, tight-lining double minnow rigs and trolling crankbaits. […]
Freshwater Fishing
Study is like finding a needle in a haystack
While following a bunch of radio transmitter-outfitted fish around all day might seem like an attempt at herding cats, Ole Miss graduate student Dylan Williams, who handled much of the legwork of the study, said it’s all in a day’s work. […]
Featured
Angler learns PFD lesson the hard way
I had carefully followed the instruction book for breaking in the new 15-horsepower Yamaha: One full hour at half-throttle or less. […]
Freshwater Fishing
Hydrilla: The biology of fish habitat
Aquatic plants are good for fish and good for fishing. But, like many things, too much of a good thing can be bad. Such is the case with hydrilla. […]
As Big As they Grow
Crank it up
Summer in Mississippi — you either love it or you shrink from it. Only the hardiest, die-hard crappie fishermen tackle the brutal Mississippi summer conditions. […]
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On the right track — A crappie tagging project helps learn more about the fish
Without a doubt, Mississippi’s crappie fisheries are an important natural resource. They are the backbone of a multi-million-dollar economy that impacts tourism, manufacturing, retail sales and a host of other state businesses. […]
Catfish
Boundary Cats — Tips for fishing Mississippi River catfish
Mighty Mississippi, how do I love thee? Let me count the ways.
I love thee to the height of thy crest, as it allows trotlines in the flooded timber. […]
Crappie/Bream
Crappie and mayflies
Where insect hatches like mayflies, midges and mosquitoes come into play in the crappie feeding cycle is when they are in the larval stages. […]
Catfish
Fabricating and handling the pickup pole
Tools of the trade for catfish jugging are thankfully plentiful and pretty cheap. Plastic bottles, some paint, fishing line or cord, hooks, sinker weights and some bait. That’s it. […]