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On ultra-lights, even the little stripers are a thrill, and where you catch one, you can catch and release a hundred.

Ultra-light fun

June 15, 2013 Bobby Cleveland

Many of the surface schools you find in late May or early June will be the fish stocked the previous year, and they will not have reached the legal size limit of 15 inches. […]

Dustin Frucci with a pair of Barnett hybrid striped bass.

Size limits

June 15, 2013 Bobby Cleveland

Striped bass and hybrid striped bass are counted together, with an aggregate limit of six per fishermen allowed each day. There is a 15-inch minimum length limit on both. […]

Flathead catfish may be the sleeper species within Pickwick’s sleeper catfish population.

Waking up Pickwick’s flathead catish

June 15, 2013 Phillip Gentry

Since the few anglers who do target catfish on Pickwick are most interested in trophy blues or eating-sized channels, the sleeper within a sleeper species is flathead catfish. […]

Charles and Charlie Lindsay of Pelahatchie were the Overall Points Champions for MCC’s 2012-13 season.

The show must go on

June 4, 2013 Paul Johnson

Are you like me — fed up with the wet, windy, cold weather we’ve had the last few months? Don’t know about you, but it has made my fishing life miserable this season. […]

Located in northeast Mississippi, Pickwick is home to an all but unknown catfish population.

Cat Napper — Best tactics for catching Pickwick Lake’s trophy blue catfish

June 1, 2013 Phillip Gentry

Outdoor writers and editors love to throw around the term “sleeper.” In outdoor context, the term refers to an outdoor resource that doesn’t get its fair share of attention. […]

Summer trolling on Barnett Reservoir can fill an ice chest with striped bass and make memories. Keith Partridge (left) and fisheries director Ron Garavelli (right) were catching them two at the time.

Under the Radar — How to catch Ross Barnett’s stripers and hybrid bass

June 1, 2013 Bobby Cleveland

From experience, we knew big schools of big striped bass were in a specific area of Barnett Reservoir. They were close — they had to be because the conditions were perfect. […]

Cover: June 2013

June 1, 2013 Mississippi Sportsman

Pickwick is best known for its bass fishing, but there are some whopper catfish lurking there, as well. Also, the Chandeleur Islands provide some exceptional fishing this month. […]

Micro-fishery habitats can be those secret places on every lake that produces good catches.

Micro fishery habitats can produce some mighty good fishing. Seasoned crappie anglers know what I mean. They typically return to the same “honey holes” every year, making a sound bet they are going to produce again and again year after year. […]

Fishermen hit the piers, the banks and the water Wednesday (May 22) when Jeff Davis Lake reopened near Prentiss.

Crowds find great fishing as Jeff Davis reopens

May 23, 2013 Bobby Cleveland

Anticipation of the reopening of Jeff Davis Lake can best be measured by when fishermen started arriving to get in line for Wednesday’s 6 a.m. start. […]

Jason Williams tosses a 4-pound bass into the livewell as Scott Kirk of Southeastern Pond Management steers the electro-fishing boat during a recent sampling of a lake in Central Mississippi.

Non-lethal shocking boats important management tool

May 23, 2013 Bobby Cleveland

My first experience with an electro-fishing boat was over 25 years ago, and the memory of that day still haunts me. […]

Another sign of a wacky and late spring in Mississippi, redear females fat with eggs still on the bed.

Shocking: Redear still bedding in May

May 20, 2013 Bobby Cleveland

Effects of this wacky spring weather continue to confound Mississippi fishermen, and this latest one may be the weirdest yet. […]

Biologists' samplings at Jeff Davis Lake indicate a healthy population of bluegill, along with redear and bass. The lake reopens to youth on Saturday and to the general public on Wednesday.

Lake Jeff Davis set to reopen

May 17, 2013 Bobby Cleveland

Having Lake Jake Davis reopen after three years of renovation is like welcoming back an old friend, one who comes bearing bountiful gifts. […]