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Biloxi piers provide great fishing opportunities

April 26, 2011 Christopher L. Eger

The Harrison County port resort city of Biloxi is well known for its casinos, Beauvoir, and for being the setting for a number of John Gresham novels. What is not as well known about the city is that it is in the heart of the “Fertile Fisheries Crescent” of the northern Gulf of Mexico and that from more than a half dozen prime spots, a saltwater angler can stand on shore and capture any number of prime game fish without ever getting their feet wet. […]

Dean Rojas earned his second Bassmaster Elite Series win Sunday evening on toledo Bend, bug he edged out his competitors by just 1 ounce.

Rojas wins second Elite Series win on Toledo Bend

April 18, 2011 Special report from www.Bassmaster.com

As they met backstage this afternoon (April 17), Dean Rojas and Gerald Swindle shook hands, then gave each other a man hug. Both smiled graciously, both teared up a little. […]

MS-Sportsman.com user Craig Graham spends many days on Lake Okhissa each spring sightfishing bass and catching studs.

Lake Ohkissa ripe for sightfishing

April 17, 2011 Andy Crawford

The forecast for Thursday (April 7) was for high winds, but Craig Graham wasn’t worried because it was blowing out of the south. That, the Lake Okhissa veteran said, is perfect. […]

Dean Rojas held the lead during the second day of the Bassmaster Elite Series stop on Toledo Bend, finding shelter from the wind and catching a strong sack of bass.

Day 2 report: Rojas remains in control of Elite Series stop at Toledo Bend

April 16, 2011 Special report from www.Bassmaster.com

Dean Rojas outsmarted the wind Friday to hold the lead for the second day in the Bassmaster Elite Series event being held this weekend on Toledo Bend. […]

Arizona's Dean Rojas widened his lead today (April 16) in the Bassmaster Elite Series stop on Toledo Bend.

Day 3 report: Rojas widens gap in Bassmaster Elite Series stop on Toledo Bend

April 16, 2011 Special report from www.Bassmaster.com

He has led for three days running, amassing 57 pounds and 7 ounces of Toledo Bend bass, so there’s no reason Dean Rojas shouldn’t believe he can close the deal Sunday in the Bassmaster Elite Series stop on Toledo Bend.

And believe, he does. […]

Dean Rojas started the Toledo Bend Elite Series stop with a big sack to take the early lead.

Day 1 report: Dean Rojas takes Day 1 lead in Bassmaster Elite Series stop on Toledo Bend

April 15, 2011 Special report from www.Bassmaster.com

Dean Rojas caught 16 pounds of Toledo Bend bass by 10 a.m. Thursday. Then he got serious. He went looking for the big spawning bass and found them. […]

MDWFP buys Lake Chotard landing, assures public access

April 13, 2011 MDWFP news release

The Mississippi Department of Wildlife, Fisheries and Parks has purchased Laney’s Landing on Lake Chotard to guarantee public access to the popular Issaquena County water body, the agency reported. […]

Davy Hite won the Pickwick Lake Elite Series event this weekend, marking his seventh Bassmaster title.

Hite earns seventh Bassmaster win during Pickwick Lake Elite Series event

April 11, 2011 Special report from www.Bassmaster.com

A seventh Bassmaster trophy brought out the emotion in South Carolina pro Davy Hite this weekend during the Elite Series stop at Pickwick Lake. […]

Eli Frierson caught this Pearl River lunker in March, and earned a Sportsman prize package for entering the photo in the Big Bass Contest.

Frierson wins March edition of online Big Bass Contest

April 8, 2011 Andy Crawford

MS-Sportsman user Eli Frierson won the March installment of the Big Bass Contest with a photo of him holding a Pearl River monster he estimated would weigh more than 10 pounds. […]

One killed, six injured in Hancock County boating accident

April 4, 2011 From News Reports

A young boy died and six others suffered minor injuries after the boats in which they were riding collided head-on in Rotten Bayou near the Jourdan River, according to news reports. The accident occurred north of Interstate 10 in Hancock County, the Mississippi Department of Marine Resources reported. […]

This photo of Dan Roberts' huge Turkey Fork bass is one of three images being voted on for the March edition of the Big Bass Contest.

Voting begins in March edition of Big Bass Contest

April 4, 2011 Andy Crawford

MS-Sportsman.com users can help choose the March winner of the Big Bass Contest by voting from the three photos chosen from among the entries in the monthly contest. This month’s entries include some huge fish caught around the state. […]

Building better crappie fisheries, part II

March 29, 2011 Hal Schramm

Is there a crappie angler out there who doesn’t want to catch a lot of large crappie? […]