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. […]
Vicksburg angler Walter Scott offered these tips for catfishing the Mighty Mississippi: […]
I had carefully followed the instruction book for breaking in the new 15-horsepower Yamaha: One full hour at half-throttle or less. […]
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. […]
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. […]
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. […]
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. […]
The Saltbreak is one of the new sunglass frame designs released by Costa Del Mar. When paired with Costa’s high-contrast specialty 580P sunrise polarized lens technology, anglers have a vital piece of equipment for fishing — especially when that fishing entails seeing a fish before it sees you in low-light conditions. […]
Catfishing with jugs can be described as organized chaos or disorganized insanity. Either way, any angler taking on the challenge of free floating a dozen or more bobbing fishing canisters in a lake or river will learn quickly enough what works and what doesn’t. […]
Where insect hatches like mayflies, midges and mosquitoes come into play in the crappie feeding cycle is when they are in the larval stages. […]
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. […]
Well, it’s July and it’s hot. The weather’s hot, the waters hot and, other than brief periods at night or the first couple of hours of daylight, it’s also jet ski/pleasure boat rush hour on the Rez. […]
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