Bass Fishing
How would you fish this lake?
So, you roll up to a lake for the first time. What then? How do you survey a new prospect to even begin to know where the bass fishing might be productive? […]
Fishing
Freshwater Fishing
Crankbait paint by numbers
Crappie anglers who troll crankbaits have learned that the wilder the color, the better crappie like them. Even with the wide color variety available on the market in response to this demand, there are days when that right color just can’t be found.
Bass Fishing
Lucky Craft tops guides’ favorites list
As you prowl the aisles of the big-box tackle outlets or a well-stocked mom and pop shop, your eyes and brain begin to gloss over at the endless selection of bass fishing lures on display. […]
Bass Fishing
Big bass potential at Lake Okhissa
Lake Okhissa near Bude is my pick for catching bass during May. Okhissa is a relatively new 1,000-acre lake that’s producing big bass in May, since the bass are coming off the spawn and are feeding heavily and aggressively. […]
Featured
Pickwick peaks in May
Pickwick Lake is not just for smallmouth anymore.
The huge fishing hole, which flows through the northeast corner of Mississippi as well as Alabama and Tennessee, is producing some of the best largemouth bass action in the country. […]
Fishing
Mississippi’s May coastal fishing
As the weather heats up, so does the fishing on Mississippi’s Gulf Coast. The cobia are running, the jack crevalle and sharks are coming in, speckled trout, redfish and flounder are becoming aggressive, and tripletails will start showing up. […]
Bass Fishing
Florida researchers announce new black bass species
Florida biologists this week announced they have confirmed a new species of black bass, one that so closely resembles a cousin that it was nearly impossible to identify before DNA testing emerged. […]
Bass Fishing
Ponds pleased, disappointed with No. 3 finish
Three hours after matching his highest finish ever in a B.A.S.S. Elite Series event on Sunday (May 5), Pete Ponds was already in his camper in Alabama at the site of this week’s tournament. […]
As Big As they Grow
May shouldn’t be dismissed
Can you believe it? It’s May, and, in most places in Mississippi, the crappie spawn is over. Elvis has left the building!
Or, has he? […]
Featured
MDMR names new chief scientific officer
Dr. Kelly Lucas has been tapped to manage research and scientific projects for the Mississippi Department of Marine Resources, the agency announced today. […]
Inshore Fishing
Pier fishing primer
Joe Staton finds the techniques he honed while fishing around the world work just as well on Gulf Coast piers and jetties from Bay St. Louis to Biloxi. […]
Bass Fishing
Killer Kermit — How to fish frogs for big bass bites
Josh Cameron pulled up near a shallow grass bed on Pickwick Lake and promptly sailed a frog across the matted grass, and worked it toward the boat. […]