Field Notes
Catch more spring trout with drop-shot rig
When he wants to get the drop on speckled trout, more often than not Capt. Mike Gallo goes with one of his old favorites — the drop-shot rig. […]
Fishing
Field Notes
The key to beating a neap tide
A neap tide is one that occurs when the difference between high and low tide is least. It comes twice a month in the first and third quarters of the moon. The problem with a neap tide … is that it can totally shut the trout bite down. […]
Crappie/Bream
Go old-school for shallow crappie
Melvin Cummings explains why the best way to present a bait to a shallow crappie this month is jigging up close with a single pole. […]
Bass Fishing
Lipless crankbaits key to more March bass
Lipless baits and crankbaits like the Shad Rap have been favorite early spring baits among bass fishermen for years because they consistently produce fish. […]
Bobby C's Outdoors
Spring panfish ritual
For 25 years, it has been a spring ritual for one of my favorite fishing partners, Li’l Joe, and me. Sure, we may get together a few times earlier in the year and try to catch a hybrid or two, or maybe a bass and a crappie. […]
Bass Fishing
Calling Panther’s bass are asking for you
March is the prime month for catching big bass in Mississippi. Bass at Calling Panther Lake, near Crystal Springs, will be in prespawn, spawn and postspawn conditions. This relatively young lake has some trophy size, double-digit bass.
Field Notes
Spring boat checkup
Here are a few things that will help ensure your first few trips are all about catching fish instead of working the kinks out of your equipment. […]
Bass Fishing
Brainard’s boat dock pattern nearly wins
When Jay Brainard figures his expenses for fishing the Bassmaster Central Open on Barnett Reservoir, boat gas won’t be a very big factor for the second place finisher. […]
Field Notes
Knot of the month: Blood knot
If you need to attach a fluorocarbon leader to braided main line, the blood knot is a great choice. […]
Featured
Bishop has Classic finish on Barnett
Gene Bishop is going to the 2016 Bassmaster Classic.
“Man, I’m just starting to realize what a big deal this is — I am going to the Classic,” he said, shortly after clinching the B.A.S.S. Central Open on Barnett Reservoir Saturday. “I can’t believe it. […]
Crappie/Bream
March = pre-spawn crappie
In most of Mississippi, the peak of the crappie spawn, that magical time of spring when the popular fish move shallow and are vulnerable, happens in April, but veteran crappie fishermen love March just as much. […]
Bass Fishing
Bishop’s winning way — swimming a lizard
It is a pattern nearly as old as Barnett Reservoir, which celebrates its 50th anniversary this year, swimming a lizard through shallow vegetation to catch pre-spawn bass.