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June 21, 2026

Fall fishing is when oxbow lakes peak, and will provide the best look at the health of the fishery. The big largemouth stack around structure, like a point where a spring empties in the lake, which is where Sidney Montgomery found this fat one.

Oxbow problems: Short term or long term?

August 7, 2013 Bobby Cleveland

Bass fishermen struggling through a poor year on Mississippi River oxbow lakes are beginning to question why catch rates are far below average years. […]

Crankbaits still work well during the summer heat.

Crank it up

August 6, 2013 Paul Johnson

Summer in Mississippi — you either love it or you shrink from it. Only the hardiest, die-hard crappie fishermen tackle the brutal Mississippi summer conditions. […]

The new series of high performance Avid Surf rods from St. Croix are lightweight, powerful and designed to maximize casting distance. Built on premium, high-modulus SCIII graphite blanks, all two-piece models feature off-set, slim-profile ferrules to deliver one-piece casting performance. […]

Columbia Sportswear

August 1, 2013 Mississippi Sportsman

Perfect for hot days on the water, Columbia Sportswear’s PFG Freezer Zero long sleeve tee uses its Omni-Freeze ZERO technology to react with sweat and lower the temperature of the material so you feel cooler. […]

This year marks the end of a six-year study on the seasonal movements of crappie in Sardis and Enid lakes. Here, Dylan Williams displays one of the tagged crappie used in the study.

On the right track — A crappie tagging project helps learn more about the fish

August 1, 2013 Phillip Gentry

Without a doubt, Mississippi’s crappie fisheries are an important natural resource. They are the backbone of a multi-million-dollar economy that impacts tourism, manufacturing, retail sales and a host of other state businesses. […]

Prized as a sport fish, the tripletail is also treasured for its wonderful white flaky flesh.

Tactical tripletail — Learn how to catch more tripletail

August 1, 2013 Bobby Cleveland

It was staggeringly hot, smotheringly humid and the wind had diminished, leaving a flat Gulf of Mexico that reflected the searing sun right back in our burning faces. […]