“When you feel your croaker jumping around and getting nervous, get ready because a big speckled trout is looking at that croaker with its sharp pointy teeth, and you’re about to get a bite,” says Capt. Kyle Jarreau of Shore Thing Charters, headquartered in Bay St. Louis.
Summertime provides a great opportunity to get kids involved in fishing. Crappie and other panfish are ideally suited for teaching children how to fish because they readily bite, and where there’s one, there’s likely to be more. […]
Many years ago, a captain taught me the secret of little spots for big snapper — sunken washing machines. On that fishing trip, the captain asked me, “Do you want to catch a big snapper?” I replied, “Sure I do.” The captain smiled and said, “Okay, we’ll catch them out of the washing machine. […]
Saltwater fishing records for bigeye tuna and creolefish were certified Tuesday (June 21) as state records by the Commisssion on Marine Resources. Both record-breaking catches were made last month.
The bigeye tuna record was set by D’Iberville’s Stacy Combs with a 92-pound, 2.88-ounce fish Combs landed on May 11. […]
The end of the 2011 Bassmaster Elite Series regular season Sunday on Wheeler Lake meant the bulk of the field for the 2012 Bassmaster Classic has been set, with 29 professional anglers securing qualification for the championship event due to their finishes.
Unfortunately, no Mississippi anglers pros made the cut this year. Petal’s Cliff Pace wrapped up the season in 50th place, while Laurel’s Paul Elias finished in 53rd. Pete Pond closed out the year in 87th. […]
The Walmart Bass Fishing League tournament stops at Grenada Lake on June 25 for the fourth of five stops in the Mississippi Division. […]
While blue cats are a big draw on the Mississippi River, they aren’t the only big cat to be found, especially when fishing during the summer. Flathead catfish, or yellow cats as they are locally referred to, present just as much fun and excitement as blue cats, and the action is better after dark. […]
Waters in 11 Delta counties have reopened to fishing because flooding from the Mississippi River has receded, the Mississippi Department of Wildlife, Fisheries and Parks announced today (June 10).
However, there are still waters that are closed in some areas of the Delta, the MDWFP reported. […]
When it comes to targeting crappie, several key ingredients make crankbait trolling work. One popular setup is to pull crankbaits on rods that stagger along each side of the boat. […]
The Mississippi Department of Wildlife, Fisheries, and Parks is offering assistance to municipal, county and other government entities to develop or improve recreational boating access facilities on public lakes and rivers.
New developments or repairs/improvements to existing facilities including boat launching ramps, courtesy piers, restrooms, parking lots and fish-cleaning stations/pavilions are eligible. […]
Under the authority of Executive Order 1053, issued by Governor Haley Barbour during the first part of May 2011, the Mississippi Department of Wildlife, Fisheries, and Parks is opening the waters listed below to recreational boating and fishing:
The following lakes will be open to all fishing and boating when the Mississippi River reaches 48.0 feet at the Vicksburg gauge: Chotard, Albemarle, Airplane, Tennessee lakes in Issaquena County. […]
Capt. Michael Moore, owner and operator of Strictly Business Fishing Charters based out of Biloxi, captains all the Strictly Charters fishing vessels, including the “Ms. Darsy” and a tour boat that takes 49 passengers on a trip to catch shrimp and other marine life, hear a history of Biloxi and enjoy light-tackle fishing for trout, flounder and ground mullet. […]
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