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Fishing at Flint Creek

April 15, 2015 Phillip Gentry

Scenic lakeside cabins offer fishermen comfort and immediate access to Flint Creek’s 650-acre lake and incredible fishing. […]

Steve Coleman likes a 12-foot pole, or longer, for trolling and for jigging. It gives greater reach.

Long poles vs. short poles

April 15, 2015 John J. Woods

On the surface, choosing a long or short jigging pole for crappie might seem like a no-brainer issue.

But is it? […]

Carry a wide selection of wildly colored jigs, given options for any kind of water clarity, which, in Mississippi, can range from clear to chocolate milk.

In most situations, go with bright jigs

April 15, 2015 John J. Woods

Jerry Gross of Meatgetter Jigs of Rison, Ark., is one crappie fishing fool — and, I mean that in a good way. […]

Breaks in riprap jetties behind the hotels and casinos lure big flounder to the front beaches in April, in easy reach of fishermen.

Ground mullet, flounder should be on the menu

April 15, 2015 Bobby Cleveland

Biloxi’s Rob Thomas is a near-shore fanatic who will wade fish but usually stays in his 18-foot skiff or his 12-foot kayak. […]

April usually brings redear, a.k.a. chinquapin or shellcracker, bream to the beds. On light tackle, these delicious fish can be as fun to catch as they are to eat.

Obviously, crappie would dominate this month’s recommended fishing trips in Mississippi. Instead, let’s concentrate on another panfish species popular in the Magnolia State that gets hot in April. […]

Top April bass lures

April 14, 2015 Andy Crawford

Walk into any tackle store to grab a few lures and the choices can be overwhelming. Racks are piled with all manner of baits that each manufacturer promises will catch more bass. […]

Capt. John Falterman of Therapy Charters of Slidell will be one of the speakers at a Mississippi Goastal Conservation Association free seminar at 6:30 p.m. Wednesday at Uncle Buck's Restaurant at Bass Pro Shops in Pearl.

CCA sponsors Wednesday seminar in Pearl

April 14, 2015 Bobby Cleveland

Call it setting the table for the May 1 banquet of the Central Mississippi Chapter of the Coastal Conservation Association, or consider it a means to putting more fish on the dinner table in the future. […]

Tip the scales in your favor for trophy trout

April 13, 2015 Sam Davis

There are some real gator speckled trout swimming along the coast. You just have to know how to target them. […]

At the MDWFP-sponsored youth fishing rodeos, volunteers help children aged 15 and under learn about fishing and to catch stocked catfish.

MDWFP has 3 fishing rodeos Saturday

April 9, 2015 Bobby Cleveland

Youth in three different areas of the state will have an opportunity to learn about fishing and catch some catfish on Saturday (April 11), with three free rodeos sponsored by the Mississippi Department of Wildlife, Fisheries and Parks. […]

Brad Chappell with a guest fisherman caught one fish at Lake Washington, but it turned out to be the big fish of the day.

Bad weather tournaments

April 9, 2015 Paul Johnson

The Magnolia Crappie Club’s February tournament was held at Lake Washington under horrible weather conditions. […]

Taylor Pratt of Canton strains to hold some of the bluegill that were biting on a trip with his grandfather on April 1.

Bluegill, not chinquapins, were hot

April 6, 2015 Bobby Cleveland

The moon’s reflection in the water was nearly full circle, which is why the plan was to find an active bed of redear bream, a.k.a. chinquapin or shellcracker. […]

A common sight in the Gulf of Mexico in April, big yellow-mouthed speckled trout are caught as they migrate back to the front beaches.

Baitfish bonanza — How to target redfish, trout in April

April 1, 2015 Bobby Cleveland

Word had obviously spread about the huge schools of baitfish congregated in one bay in the heart of the Biloxi Marsh, about six miles south of Waveland. […]