Featured
Desiccant keeps hooks rust free
We all know water is the enemy of all metal. And while we protect a lot of our equipment, we anglers often just toss our lures back in storage containers and forget them until the next trip. […]
Fishing
Field Notes
Get all knotted up – with the Berkley braid knot
Let’s go over the Berkley braid knot, which was developed to retain knot strength and stop braided line from slipping out of the knot. […]
Field Notes
Choose the right line
There is a plethora of choices for fishing line, but which is the best? It all depends on what you’re goal is. […]
Featured
Biologists begin red snapper stocking
Over 2,000 juvenile red snapper were released Friday on an artificial reef south of Ship Island, the first of three stockings in 2014 that biologists hope will produce more of the popular game fish along Mississippi’s Gulf Coast.
Featured
Snapper meeting Tuesday in Gulfport
A Gulf of Mexico Fisheries Management Council (Council) plan to divide recreational fishing — and its quota of red snapper — into segments is drawing vehement opposition from both private and charter fishermen on the Mississippi Coast.
Featured
Fishing through the heat
As we said at the beginning, it’s tough to enjoy a full day of fishing during August’s torrid dog days of summer. […]
Catfish
Pickle: Gotta have skipjack bait
A recurring theme from both the Mississippi and Tenn-Tom anglers is the importance of using river herring for bait when attempting to catch catfish, particularly trophy-sized blue cats. The hands-down favorite is skipjack herring, a.k.a. skipjack shad.
Bass Fishing
Okatibbee Creek fishing equipment
Okatibbee Creek fishing equipment […]
Bass Fishing
Storm watch: Be careful, but also take advantage
A constant concern for summer bass fishing is the afternoon thunderstorm, and savvy bass anglers know that such weather can positively influence the bite. […]
Bass Fishing
The revival of Okatibbee Reservoir
Okatibbee Reservoir is located seven miles northwest of Meridian, encompasses 4,144 acres and is part of the Pat Harrison Waterway. […]
Inshore Fishing
Take a kid fishing
A kid’s first fishing trip is something special. The trip needs to be about them — about teaching them how to fish, introducing them to the outdoors and the fun that’s to be had outside the four walls of their home. […]
As Big As they Grow
Cranking productivity
For more and more crappie anglers, summer fishing includes pulling crankbaits. Granted, for the few hardcore crankers, summer comes two to three months into our cranking season. […]