Located within the Golden Triangle of Northeast Mississippi, this month’s Mississippi crappie hotspot is none other than Columbus Lake. Referred to by the locals as Possum Town Lake, Columbus is impounded by the seventh of 10 locks along the Tenn-Tom Waterway. […]
Add the name Isaac to the list of weather disasters to threaten the fish and wildlife resources of Mississippi. […]
When Rabbit Rogers plans a summer crappie trip on Barnett Reservoir, he dresses for heat, brings a lot of water and plans to fish all day, no matter how torrid the dog day gets. […]
During the week of Oct. 1–6 the population of the Columbus area will increase substantially, as more than 200 boats from 21 states will converge on the area to compete in the 2012 Crappie Masters National Championship tournament. […]
Located within the Golden Triangle of Northeast Mississippi, this month’s Mississippi crappie hotspot is none other than Columbus Lake. Referred to by the locals as Possum Town Lake, Columbus is impounded by the seventh of 10 locks along the Tenn-Tom Waterway. […]
As explained in the July issue of Mississippi Sportsman, bluegill are fairly unique among most warm-water fishes in that they spawn throughout the summer. […]
Chotard/Eagle was the site of the 2012 Magnolia Crappie State Championship on June 22-23. A total of 36 teams competed for top honors over the course of two days of challenging fishing.
Oh, there were plenty of fish caught, including a boatload or three of garfish! […]
Last week, I told you a story from the Mississippi River involving a rather large paddlefish, caught in the middle of its paddle with a tail-spinner artificial lure. […]
Every fisherman remembers his or her biggest fish.
Everybody remembers their oddest fish. […]
Summer in Mississippi isn’t supposed to be like this. We went from torrid, record-breaking heat in June to an almost immediate change to wet and mild in July. […]
The challenge for Rabbit Rogers that July day was to prove that yes, you can indeed catch crappie, and a lot of them, in the hottest part of summer, baking in sunshine in the heart of Barnett Reservoir. […]
Despite the torrid temperatures delivered by a rare June heat wave, fishermen were quick to hit the water last week after having to deal with the nearly week-long and statewide frustration of winds and pressure changes related to tropical storm Debby that slowly churned in the Gulf of Mexico.
The arrival of the heat told me it was time to fish for crappie, and to see if all the talk about a blossoming crappie population at Calling Panther Lake near Crystal Spring were true.
Huh, crappie in 100-degree heat? On unknown waters? […]
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