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The perfect bream rig

July 17, 2014 Andy Crawford

I grew up bream fishing, and we caught a lot of fish using cane poles. And as I aged, I pretty much kept to the same approach, moving to telescopic graphite jig poles. […]

Bass often are more active at night during the summer because the water cools a bit.

Bogue Homa bass by starlight

July 17, 2014 Paul Elias

Usually in July, the weather’s hot and bass fishing slows down. So the very best time to fish for bass now is at night. […]

How to maintain a spinning reel

July 16, 2014 Andy Crawford

Spinning reels are magnets for grime. It’s important to clean them up from time to time. Here are the steps to ensure they are in good shape, […]

Live croaker are a killer bait for fishermen targeting trophy speckled trout.

For trophy specks, croakers!

July 15, 2014 Sam Davis

When Capt. Joey Garriga of Poggey’s Boat Charters goes trophy speckled trout fishing, that means he’s geared up for fishing with live croakers. […]

In the fall, bouncing a tail-spinner off sandbar points can produce some hot bass action. The Pearl River is loaded with the feisty fish.

Coming soon: Urban National Wildlife Refuge

July 15, 2014 David Hawkins

If the U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service plan comes to fruition, the middle Pearl River will soon be part a federal agency’s latest initiative — Urban National Wildlife Refuges. […]

Drane carries his yo-yos, 25 to the box, in an old Styrofoam ice chest. Mississippi laws limit each fisherman to 25 yo-yo devices, and on Lake Washington, anglers must remain within sight of the devices during daylight hours.

Lake Washington yo-yo fishing regulations

July 15, 2014 Phillip Gentry

No more than 25 yo-yos may be fished by an individual. […]

July action for crappie on Barnett can be as hot as the weather. Just do what local crappie guru Rabbit Rogers does and wear a protective hat, cool clothing and locate the thermocline, the depth where all the fish in the main lake can be found and cover.

July’s best fishing trips

July 15, 2014 Bobby Cleveland

Think it’s too hot to fish in July? Heck, the fishing’s too hot to not go, and here’s five of the best choices for the month. […]

Anglers who injure themselves should take every precaution to clean the wound immediately.

Dr. Jay Grimes, Professor of Marine Microbiology at the Gulf Coast Research Laboratory in Ocean Springs said any wound exposed to warm salt water should be treated immediately and recommends these steps. […]

Rick Garey banged his leg while fishing the surf at Grand Isle, La., in 2013, and ended up in a life-or-death struggle with the flesh-eating bacteria vibrio vulnificus.

Death increases focus on bacterial threat

July 15, 2014 Bobby Cleveland

Last week’s death of an Ocean Springs man within days of an infection of vibrio vulnificus has brought more attention to the seriousness of the flesh-eating bacteria to the Mississippi Gulf Coast. […]

Nick Duvernay, 38, of Ocean Springs, grew up on the Gulf of Mexico, but died last week from a bacterial infection contracted in those very waters.

Death blamed on flesh-eating bacteria

July 15, 2014 Bobby Cleveland

An Ocean Springs man who spent a lot of his life in the Gulf of Mexico was killed by bacteria that attacked his body after spending a day in those very same waters. […]

Seven tips for beach-fishing success

July 14, 2014 Andy Crawford

Summer heat means speckled trout will be moving from the marshes and bays, stacking up along the beaches of the coast. Here are tips for surf-fishing. […]

Corin Knight battles a mangrove snapper next to an oil rig in Breton Sound during the 66th annual Mississippi Deep Sea Fishing Rodeo. Knight, 13, won the Queen Fishermen title for the event.

Teen wins Deep Sea Rodeo title

July 11, 2014 Bobby Cleveland

As years go, 2014 has been a keeper for young Corin Knight of Slidell, La., and it’s the kind that can make a daddy very proud. […]