Catfish
Winter King — Tips for fishing for trophy winter catfish
Big catfish don’t disappear when water temperatures plummet, and this longtime Pickwick Lake guide knows exactly where and how to catch them. […]
Fishing
Freshwater Fishing
Fish camps need fish
Waterfront property is a valuable commodity, and a house by the water is a dream come true for many anglers. […]
As Big As they Grow
Chotard puts on a show
Happy New Year! Can you believe it? We’re punching out 2012 and knocking on the 2013 door. My, how time flies when you’re having fun and getting older. The Thanksgiving and Christmas celebrations are behind us, and we’re ringing in the New Year as you read this crappie colum […]
Fishing
Lowrance introduces new touchscreen unit, custom contour mapping service
Do you have a favorite fishing area that isn’t mapped as accurately as you’d like? Now you can do it yourself with any Lowrance HDS multifunction unit, including new models with touchscreen control. […]
Freshwater Fishing
Spillway Spectacular
“The colder the weather, the better the fishing gets” is the way professional angler Kent Driscoll describes the crappie fishing behind the dam at Ross Barnett Reservoir. […]
Inshore Fishing
Specks, reds still available in January
Anglers can catch plenty of good-sized speckled trout, redfish and an occasional flounder on Mississippi’s Gulf Coast after the bowl games have ended. […]
Fishing
Save gas and catch plenty trout
According to Capt. Tom Moore of the Strictly Too, docked at Point Cadet Marina near the Isle of Capri Casino Resort in Biloxi, most people overlook some of the best January speckled-trout fishing on Mississippi’s Gulf Coast while they’re searching for speckled trout. […]
Featured
Davis Lake crappie overpopulated, need thinning out
Crappie continue to dominate the statewide fishing report, with quality slabs coming from the oxbows like Eagle, Chotard and Ferguson lakes, but there’s a lake in Northeast Mississippi that is producing better quantity.
But as good as the bite is, Davis Lake is not getting great reviews.
An anonymous writer to MS-Sportsman.com this week was concerned about the overall condition of the crappie fishery at the 200-acre lake operated by the U.S. Forest Service. His e-mail: […]
Featured Story
Program accepting frozen fish and wild game donations to feed elder, disabled and poor
The speckled trout are really starting to stack up — in the freezer.
The mild temperatures and lack of rain have resulted in trout being caught along the Mississippi coast’s beaches to miles up coastal rivers, and Joey Davis and Kendall Sauls of Ocean Springs have been stocking their freezers on these fishing trips. […]
Inshore Fishing
A fishing trip for Christmas promises memories for a lifetime
Capt. Robert Brodie, who operates Team Brodie Charters based out of Biloxi, is a master of fishing the coastal rivers for speckled trout, saltwater stripers, redfish and an occasional flounder. He also fishes for sheepshead, redfish and black drum around the bridges. In an eight-hour trip, you can experience both these styles of fishing. […]
Bass Fishing
Target Pickwick in December
Pickwick Lake in the northeastern corner of Mississippi is one of the best cold-weather reservoirs in December. I often catch 40 to 50 bass a day there. […]
Freshwater Fishing
Mississippi Two-Step — How to catch crappie on oxbow lakes
“You can tell it’s starting to turn winter around here,” laughs Tim Carpenter, owner of Eagle Lake Lodge and Outfitters near Vicksburg. […]