Catfish
‘Clean and healthy’ catfish baits
Mike Spinks of Sumter, S.C., has branched out in other directions when searching for the perfect catfish bait. He goes with fruit and soap. […]
Fishing
Field Notes
Add a ‘shade tree’ to your boat when fishing
Capt. Joe DiMarco takes a break from the heat under a beach umbrella placed in a rod holder on his bay boat. […]
Field Notes
Top 5 sight-fishing tips for redfish
Capt. Curtis LeNormand shares some of his top tips to help you connect with more reds in the marsh through sight casting. […]
Featured
10 Barnett Reservoir ramps now closed
Barnett Reservoir officials on Friday announced the closing of seven more boat ramps, bringing the total number to 10 that are unusable due to drought-related low water conditions.
The lake level was 295.3 on Friday, 2.2 feet below normal.
Crappie/Bream
Okatibbee Lake fish attractors packed with crappie
One of the great things about being a crappie angler is that you can learn your trade at any number of lakes across the country. Seasonal crappie fishing patterns remain pretty similar in a variety of places and typically work interchangeably across wide geographic areas.
Freshwater Fishing
Nearby Okatibbee WMA worth visit
Okatibbee Wildlife Management Area is located in the hilly, east-central region of the state approximately 10 miles northwest of Meridian near Collinsville. It is adjacent to Okatibbee Lake and offers sportsmen a double hunt/fish opportunity for October trips to the lake. […]
Freshwater Fishing
Packing accessories for a float trip
Just as the name implies, a dry bag is a storage device where items you’d rather not get soaked can make the trip. Within the bag can be another dry box, for the true essentials. And, of course, there is the ice chest. […]
Freshwater Fishing
Does the Mississippi River mark the state line between Louisiana and Mississippi?
The border between Mississippi and Louisiana is the Mississippi River.
Right?
Sounds simple, but it isn’t. […]
Catfish
Cut the fat for beautiful catfish fillets
With a few easy strokes of his knife, Jim Danley shows how to produce mild-tasting, white-fleshed cutlets of fish from his big river catfish. […]
Catfish
How old was the Louisiana state-record catfish?
“I bet that thing is over 100 years old.”
Those are often the first words out of someone’s mouth when they view a really big specimen of any animal. […]
Catfish
Gearing up for Mississippi River catfishing
When I climbed into the cab of Jim Danley’s pickup truck to go fishing, I happened to glance into the truck’s bed and spied his fishing rods.
They looked like tuna rods. […]
Freshwater Fishing
The pipeliner tight-liner
I thought that I was going to do a human interest story about an all-American country boy-type of youngster who just happened to catch the fish of a lifetime. […]