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June 18, 2026

Good to eat and fun to catch

May 11, 2015 Sam Davis

Flounder swim along our shores and are ready for the taking, if you’re willing to go after them. That’s why you should try flounder gigging with the family. […]

Second generation Cool Breeze high performance shirts, which are available in both long-sleeve and short-sleeve models, feature moisture-activated cooling technology that will keep you cool and comfortable all summer long.

Cool Breeze just got cooler

May 11, 2015 Patrick Bonin

There’s a new Cool Breeze blowing in, and it will definitely keep you comfortable all summer long. […]

Part of Biloxi beach closed

May 7, 2015 From News Reports

A portion of the Biloxi beach was closed today by the Mississippi Department of Environmental Quality after a break in a main break outside a lift station, SunHerald.com reported. […]

Layne Carpenter, 12, caught the fish of a lifetime five minutes into his tournament-fishing career.

You can’t make stuff like this up

May 7, 2015 Paul Johnson

Fishermen are known to tell tall tales — we all know that. How do you know when a fisherman is telling a lie? His lips are moving — right? […]

First cricket in the water on May's full moon put the first bluegill in the boat.

Bream are bedding and biting

May 5, 2015 Bobby Cleveland

My bobber settled on the surface of the 60-acre lake just long enough for the small split-shot weight, hook and minnow to make the 1-inch piece of orange and white Styrofoam stand vertical. […]

Dreams of a big bass had fishermen already lining up by noon on Tuesday to fish Wednesday's grand reopening of Lake Lamar Bruce at Saltillo, a few miles north of Tupelo.

Anglers already lining up at Lamar Bruce

May 5, 2015 Bobby Cleveland

How excited are Northeast Mississippi fishermen about Wednesday’s reopening of Lake Lamar Bruce at Saltillo? […]

Hand-grabbers target big flathead catfish by reaching into their nests, getting bit and then wrestling the big fish to the surface.

Grabbling season open

May 4, 2015 Bobby Cleveland

Mississippi’s noodling season — a.k.a. hand-grabbing or grabbling season — opened statewide Friday (May 1) and will continue through July 15. […]

Old Muddy’s fish production is dependent upon the flooding of batture land each spring.

As I write this in late March, the Mississippi River is at flood stage, 12 feet above normal stage for this date, and rising. Hopefully this will not be a repeat of 2011, when the river reached a record high stage at Vicksburg and threatened to top or blow out levees. […]

RigRap

May 1, 2015 Mississippi Sportsman

RigRaps are small, plastic boxes of various sizes that will neatly hold individual, pre-tied rigs for all kinds of fishing. Open the box, unwind the leader, tie the running line to the swivel and you’re ready. […]

Daiwa’s Zillion reels

May 1, 2015 Mississippi Sportsman

Daiwa’s hugely popular Zillion TWS reels just got faster with the introduction of the Xtra Hyper Speed XXS reels with a blazing 9.1:1 retrieve speed. The new Zillion Baitcasting reels offer some very advanced features, including their revolutionary T-Wing System (TWS) and Free Floating spool system, which together give you an even farther cast. […]

A productive trip to Neshoba County Lake can be as simple as buying a box of crickets or worms, rigging some poles and taking home a nice stringer of bluegill.

Neshoba County beasts — How to catch trophy bass at this MDWFP lake

May 1, 2015 Phillip Gentry

In any serious discussion about big bass locations in Mississippi, there’s one body of water that’s always in the Top 10 but rarely at the top of the list. […]

A little time and the right bait will result in a cooler of tasty catfish fillets.

Public access ‘channels’ — Catfishing tips for Mississippi’s public waters

May 1, 2015 David Hawkins

In Mississippi, fishermen are blessed with a system of state lakes and state park lakes managed by the Department of Wildlife, Fisheries and Parks that, while popular with some locals, remain some of our most underutilized recreational resources. […]