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Crappie hotspot: Bay Springs Lake

April 1, 2012 Phillip Gentry

Bay Springs Lake, also known as the Jamie L. Whitten Lock and Dam, is the northernmost lake on the Tennessee-Tombigbee Waterway. Located off Highway 4 near the town of Dennis in Mississippi’s Hill Region, the 6,700 acres of water and 133 miles of shoreline that make up Bay Springs provide crappie anglers with loads of slab crappie that are often overlooked by anglers on their way to bigger lakes.

Our guide this month is the owner/operator of Honey Hole Guide Service, Charlie Kent. Born and raised in Baldwyn, Kent has been fishing the crappie-infested waters of Bay Springs since the lake was created by the Corps of Engineers in 1979. […]

As Big As they Grow

Snakebit

March 1, 2012 Paul Johnson

What happened to that bad winter we were supposed to have? Didn’t the local weather gurus promise one of the coldest winters last fall? I’m not complaining, mind you. And I know you fishermen aren’t either. Talk about some really great wintertime fishing — boy, this has been nice! […]

Crappie/Bream

Crappie under cover

March 1, 2012 Phillip Gentry

Veteran guide John Harrison looks forward to fishing Grenada during the spring spawn more than any other time of the year. The spawn is a time when he can catch fish on their own turf, going hand-to-hand with the monster crappie that are home to the lake. […]

Freshwater Fishing

Hyper Lizard

February 1, 2012 Mississippi Sportsman

Lake Fork Trophy Lures’ 9-inch Hyper Lizard is as innovative as it is productive. The action of the segmented body combined with the oversized paddle tail on this unique bait creates a realistic vibration that entices fierce reaction strikes. […]

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Crappie Connection

February 1, 2012 Chris Ginn

To hear Chotard Landing Resort manager Mark Johnson explain it, the shoreline of the lake just outside his back door stretched from the Louisiana levee to the Mississippi levee just about a year ago. […]