Flounder
Floundering equipment
Floundering is a fishing method that has low startup costs, with the only equipment being a gig, a light and a stringer. […]
Fishing
Inshore Fishing
How to avoid stingrays when floundering
Stingrays are a fact of life along the coast, but with some minor precautions they can be easily avoided. Capt. Ronnie Daniels has been wading for over 25 years and has never stepped on a stingray. […]
Bass Fishing
Cool, well oxygenated water
In July, bass are looking for cool water containing plenty of oxygen. I’ve picked Pickwick Lake to fish because the hydroelectric plant at Wilson Dam will be generating power and creating plenty of current that’s very oxygenated. […]
Bass Fishing
‘Whacking’ the white bass
John Williams said he saw the splashes a good half a mile across Sardis Lake, and knew his slow day of fishing would soon turn around. […]
Featured
STAR names red snapper division winner
With the closure of the federal season on June 29, the STAR Tournament recently announced the red snapper division’s winner, according to Coastal Conservation Association Louisiana. […]
Fishing
Fishing at the Gulf is red hot in July
The federal red snapper season closed June 28. But cobia, king mackerel and gray snapper are biting furiously, and inshore you can catch a limit of speckled trout, cobia and tripletails all in the same day. […]
Bass Fishing
15-5: Dad rewarded with monster bass
If anyone ever deserved to catch a monster bass, Drew Hopper of Olive Branch is that fisherman. […]
Featured
Jig head making 101
Trout fishermen live for the ‘thump’ felt when a nice speck hits a tight-lined jig, but there are times when the bite feels like something heavy on the end of the line. When the line gets heavy it’s time to set the hook. Sometimes though, that heavy feeling may be really heavy – like a large chunk of post-Katrina bridge rubble. […]
Bobby C's Outdoors
‘Storied’ Deep Sea Rodeo opens July 4
For an outdoor writer, events like the Mississippi Deep Sea Fishing Rodeo are the equivalent to a 1-foot birdie putt on the PGA Tour or a breakaway slam dunk in the NBA. […]
Featured
Rodeo opens on 4th, fish for free
DMR has announced that July 4 will be a free fishing day in marine waters, which includes the Gulf of Mexico, the Mississippi Sound and those portions of the coastal bays and rivers that are below I-10. […]
Fishing
Talon Shallow Water Anchor accessories
Minn Kota is offering new accessories for the Talon Shallow Water Anchor, including a wireless foot switch and more bracket options. The wireless foot switch provides independent or simultaneous control of single or dual Talons. […]
Content
Crappie Down Deep — How to catch Ross Barnett crappie when summer heats move them to deep water
Well, it’s July and it’s hot. The weather’s hot, the waters hot and, other than brief periods at night or the first couple of hours of daylight, it’s also jet ski/pleasure boat rush hour on the Rez. […]