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June 22, 2026

Vudu Shrimp

June 27, 2013 Don Shoopman

Can an artificial lure — a soft plastic — outfish a natural creature? That day has arrived and it’s like magic, hence lure’s name, thanks to Ken Chaumont of Lacassine. […]

A Heddon One Knocker Spook produced this nice trout for Capt. Ronnie Daniels.

A short run to a sure thing

June 25, 2013 Sam Davis

The live shrimp flew through the air with a bright orange cork in tow. When the duo hit the water they never stopped – straight down into the stained water. […]

Steve J. Bracknell of Crystal Springs with the new state-record Atlantic Sharpnose Shark.

New state fishing record for Atlantic Sharpnose Shark

June 20, 2013 From News Reports

A new Mississippi recreational saltwater conventional tackle record was certified during the Mississippi Commission on Marine Resources’ June 18 meeting. […]

Gerald Moore lifts a big flathead into the boat, taking it off the hands of Mike Willoughby (left, in water) and Eddie Smith during their grabbling trip at Barnett Reservoir.

Grabbling — living on the edge (of insanity)

June 17, 2013 Bobby Cleveland

In Oklahoma, where they shoot TV shows about the sport, it is called noodling.

In Mississippi, it is called either grabbing, or, more correctly, grabbling. […]

When the bite is on, stripers will take a Bandit 200 deep in their throats.

Best techniques for stripers and hybrid bass

June 15, 2013 Bobby Cleveland

There are two ways to catch stripers and hybrid bass. Here are the basics. […]

When the sun gets low, the surface action can explode. Sid Montgomery can certainly testify to that.

When the big stripes or hybrids are schooling on top, it can get wild. They will hit most anything, including a crankbait because a lot of the fish in a school will be down under the surface action. […]

On ultra-lights, even the little stripers are a thrill, and where you catch one, you can catch and release a hundred.

Ultra-light fun

June 15, 2013 Bobby Cleveland

Many of the surface schools you find in late May or early June will be the fish stocked the previous year, and they will not have reached the legal size limit of 15 inches. […]

Dustin Frucci with a pair of Barnett hybrid striped bass.

Size limits

June 15, 2013 Bobby Cleveland

Striped bass and hybrid striped bass are counted together, with an aggregate limit of six per fishermen allowed each day. There is a 15-inch minimum length limit on both. […]

Chandeleur Island lighthouses that once were

June 15, 2013 Rusty Tardo

History buffs might be interested to know that three lighthouses once stood on Chandeleur Island, and prior to 1915 there was farming on the island and a fishing settlement. […]

The men landed trout on DOA glow-colored shrimp and on the Billy Bay shrimp in pink.

When to go to the Chandeleur Islands

June 15, 2013 Rusty Tardo

The best time to fish the Chandeleurs depends on who you ask.

Capt. Bobby Lewis said he prefers April through May and September through October. […]

Steve Grace fights and brings in a bass along the edge of a pad field.

Steve Grace’s top Columbia Lake tips, techniques

June 15, 2013 Michael O. Giles

Vegetation is the key to success on this lake, Steve Grace said. […]

Flathead catfish may be the sleeper species within Pickwick’s sleeper catfish population.

Waking up Pickwick’s flathead catish

June 15, 2013 Phillip Gentry

Since the few anglers who do target catfish on Pickwick are most interested in trophy blues or eating-sized channels, the sleeper within a sleeper species is flathead catfish. […]