Columns
Never underestimate topwaters’ potential
How to fish topwaters and truly understanding how their limitless upside allows you to fish them confidently for speckled trout. […]
Fishing
Snapper
Tips & tricks to land more snapper
Superior Bait & Tackle’s tips and tricks to land more snapper this season. Learn how to snell a circle hook and what’s the most effective gear for snapper. […]
Freshwater Fishing
State gator gar record is broken
On April 22, Hughes Skinner of Madison and Hayden Speed of Flora broke the Mississippi state record for alligator gar with an 8-foot, 223-pound entry. […]
Columns
Study alligator gar habitat use, movement
Alligator gar are long-lived, primitive fish that grow to sizes exceeding 7 feet and 200 pounds. Spawning occurs in May and June in Mississippi waters. […]
Bass Fishing
How to fish for post-spawn bass with Greg Hackney
With the bass spawn all but over with, pro angler Greg Hackney will use his time today to pattern post-spawn fish in the basin. […]
Bass Fishing
Ross Barnett’s topwater bass
Ross Barnett is one of the best topwater lakes in Mississippi, especially in May. Bass will be in the postspawn mode on the 33,000-acre reservoir. […]
Fishing
Barnett Reservoir’s Pelahatchie Bay reopens to boats May 14
The Pelahatchie Bay area of Barnett Reservoir reopens to boating on a limited basis on May 14, giving fishermen their first casts there in over six months. […]
Columns
Species spotlight: Swordfish
Swordfish (Xiphias gladius), often referred to as broadbills or broadbill swordfish, are highly sought-after by offshore anglers around the world. […]
Catfish
Catfish, by hand, cranks up in May
Mississippi’s hand-grabbing season opens May 1 and runs through July 15, which is timed to match the spawning season of flathead and blue catfish. […]
Crappie/Bream
Worms vs. crickets — or go for a fly
The cricket vs. worm argument is an old one. Live bait is a necessary evil of bream fishing, especially in the spring when bluegill are on their beds. […]
Bass Fishing
Bassin’ the Tenn-Tom
These four lakes on the famed Tennessee-Tombigbee Waterway are worth the attention of any Mississippi bass fisherman. Try one out soon. […]
Bass Fishing
Paddle up a Mississippi lunker bass
Fishing from a kayak gives anglers access to all kinds of great Mississippi bass waters, some that bass boats can’t access. Learn the basics here. […]