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The Bassmaster Classic will return to South Carolina's Lake Hartwell in 2015, where Texas pro Alton Jones won the B.A.S.S. championship in 2008.

Bassmasters Classic will return to Lake Hartwell in 2015

January 16, 2014 Phillip Gentry

The Bassmaster Classic will return to Lake Hartwell and South Carolina’s Upstate in 2015, bringing with it an approximate $30 million impact on the local economy. […]

While most of the fish caught this month will probably be smallies, there are opportunities to catch some lunker bass.

Icicle bass at Bay Springs

January 16, 2014 Paul Elias

We’re expecting some cold weather, and the bass that bite the best then are spotted bass. I don’t know why, but you often can catch bigger smallmouth, largemouth and spotted bass in January at Bay Springs, a 10-mile waterway. […]

Put together a few relatively warm days in a row at Neshoba County Lake and lunker bass, like this 11-pounder caught last winter by 14-year-old Barnett Massey, become active.

January’s top fishing trips

January 15, 2014 Bobby Cleveland

For all the talk about how cold the season has been already, one might think it would be too frigid to talk about fishing.

One would certainly be wrong, especially when it comes to crappie fishing. A crappie trip to Eagle Lake tops our list of the Top 5 January fishing trips to consider. […]

Side-imaging SONAR such as this allows the angler to make the best use of the water beneath the boat.

Electronics are oh-so important

January 15, 2014 David Hawkins

A quality fish finder becomes an important tool for the angler during these fishing forays. Side imaging SONAR is all the better. Learning to identify a deep-water shad ball is the important first step in finding nearby bass. […]

A gullet full of shad and a belly full of eggs make females heavier during the pre-spawn period. This sow weighed 12.8 pounds when she was pulled from Okhissa Lake, near Bude.

Fish smart: It’s cold

January 15, 2014 David Hawkins

Winter can be an unforgiving time for careless anglers.

Heavy clothing and cold water can be a deadly combination and lead to disaster anytime a fisherman goes overboard. Hypothermia can begin affecting a body in a few minutes and can be fatal in a matter of hours. […]

Use the cold to your advantage. Keep close tabs on the weather because even a slightly warm day in winter can really trigger a bite.

Track the weather: Fronts can turn fish on

January 15, 2014 Bobby Cleveland

B.A.S.S. Elite Series pro Pete Ponds of Madison watches the long-term weather forecast during December and other winter months to find the perfect days to chase bass. […]

Parallel the edge of a grass line to keep your lure in the strike zone longer if bass are suspended on the edges.

Access plentiful on lower Pascagoula

January 15, 2014 Sam Davis

Marinas and boat launches with easy access to the marsh are plentiful on the Pascagoula River. Some are private pay-to-use ramps and others are public ramps that require no fee. […]

Kyle Graham's go-to lures when he fishes the Pascagoula River marsh for bass.

Rapalas and Sallys — Graham’s go-to lures

January 15, 2014 Sam Davis

When Kyle Graham fishes the Pascagoula River marsh for bass in January he has three go-to lures and a new one that he’s testing. […]

Metabolism facts and myths

January 15, 2014 Hal Schramm

Wintertime fishing can be a challenge, but fish do still feed when water temperatures plummet. […]

Trout retreat to deep holes as water temperatures plummet.

January inshore fishing

January 13, 2014 John E. Phillips

In January, lot of fish can be caught in the bays, around the bridges and up in the rivers that feed the bays on Mississippi’s Gulf Coast. Here’s some tips for success. […]

On winter trips, bass pro Pete Ponds will start his day on the dam or other riprap bank and start with a jerkbait. By the end of the day, when the water has warmed along the rocks, he can even catch bass on a mid-range crankbait like a Bandit 200.

Too cold to fish? No say experts

January 10, 2014 Bobby Cleveland

Larry Pugh, the state’s fisheries director, is also one of Mississippi’s most avid bass fishermen, and like his peers he doesn’t always wait for pleasant weather to hit the water. […]

Randy Bouchilion and Joe Lowery caught these Chotard slabs on the bottom a couple of Januarys ago.

Crappie crazed

January 9, 2014 Paul Johnson

All I want for Christmas is a pair of 600-gram Thinsulate, waterproof boots. Yep, it’s after Christmas by the time you read this, but, right now, before Christmas, I’ve been asked several times by my family members what I want for Christmas. […]