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The Crappie Triangle
O.K., it’s February and nobody in their right mind would talk crappie fishing now. […]
Freshwater Fishing
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Crappie on the Edge
The day was one of those where winter hadn’t fully relinquished its grip and spring hadn’t completely taken over. […]
Crappie/Bream
Pickwick Papermouths
Don’t expect to go to Pickwick Lake and see numbers of treetops, brush tops, standing timber and invisible cover that you can fish, because you won’t. […]
As Big As they Grow
Get colorful and go deep this month
Well, are you about all “holidayed” out? Had enough of those out-of-town, “I-thought-they’d-never-leave” relatives? Have you eaten all the smoked turkey and sugar-cured ham you care to for a while? […]
Freshwater Fishing
Up-and-down weather makes Bay shine
December is a great month to catch spotted bass in Mississippi. Cool and often unpredictable weather means spotted bass will be the most-dependable fish you can catch now. […]
As Big As they Grow
Fall crappie movement is predictable
Can you believe it? We’re heading into November, hunting season and the holidays. Man, how time flies when you’re having fun. And, yes, we’re right smack-dab in the middle of what I consider to be the very best time of the year to go crappie fishing. […]
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Crappie Dawg
EDITOR’S NOTE: Ed “Dawg” Weldon, known throughout the South as the Crappie Dawg of Tunica Lake, has fished Tunica for 40 years. In 1990, when Weldon retired, he started fishing Tunica even more. As a guide, he earns a portion of his living by knowing where the crappie are every month at Tunica and how to catch them. […]
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Pickwick Whiskers
Eavesdrop on a dockside conversation anywhere on Lake Pickwick, and statements like “I’m on ’em,” “They’re thick,” and “Boy, you shoulda seen the one I hooked yesterday” rarely refer to catfish. […]
Freshwater Fishing
Variety spices up Pickwick action
My pick this month is Pickwick Lake on the Tennessee River in Northeast Mississippi. Pickwick is an unusual lake because it borders three states — Mississippi, Tennessee and Alabama. Although I’ll launch on the Mississippi side of the lake, I’ll run upriver to Alabama waters. You’ll need an Alabama fishing license as well as a Mississippi fishing license if you’re going to catch some of those big smallmouths, largemouths and stripers that will be concentrated below the dam at the headwaters of Pickwick Lake. […]
As Big As they Grow
This month kicks off fishing season
Hot dog! October is finally here!
I love October because it is the beginning of a new fishing season for me. Admittedly, my fishing calendar does not coincide with every one of yours — especially you deer hunters. […]
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The Mayor of Arkabutla
Some anglers consider Kent Driscoll of Cordova, Tenn., a tournament crappie fisherman who travels the nation chasing papermouths, the mayor of Arkabutla Lake. It’s less than 30 miles from his house, and if Driscoll has three hours of daylight left after work, you’ll more than likely find him fishing at Arkabutla on the Coldwater River. […]
As Big As they Grow
Crappie bites send messages to anglers
Crappie bite funny sometimes. My focus this month is the actual crappie bite itself. I want to focus on what the fish are telling us with the way they bite. Now pay attention, you may learn something. […]