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June 6, 2026

At least until the first major cold front, tripletails are still plentiful in the Mississippi Sound. Look around any floating debris or cover, or around marker poles for these tasty fish.

Bugs! Fish aren’t the only things biting

October 15, 2018 Brian Cope

Fishing along Mississippi’s Gulf Coast is great in October. […]

Depending on the numbers and sizes of bass you catch this month at Bogue Homa, more than likely you’ll bring trophy grass to the boat as well as trophy bass.

October bass at Bogue Homa

October 12, 2018 Paul Elias

My October pick is one of the best fall bassing lakes in Mississippi is shallow, 882-acre Lake Bogue Homa with its several feeder creeks near Laurel. October is when the baitfish start moving out of deeper water and into shallow grass, vegetation and lily pads, with the bass following. Bass realize they need to put on weight for the cold weather that’s coming. […]

Professional angler Whitey Outlaw loves fishing heavy vegetation for crappie.

VIDEO – How to catch crappie in thick grass beds

October 10, 2018 Brian Cope

For many anglers, fishing for crappie is an open water game. And whether they look for deep holes or shallow water with sunken brushpiles or stumps, you’ll find many anglers watching their electronics closely for any sign of fish or submerged debris that could be hiding the fish. It’s a great way to put crappie in the boat, but it’s not the only way. […]

This smallmouth bass was caught from shallow water with a sand bottom and scattered, sparse vegetation. The light and mottled coloration makes this fish invisible when it is resting on the bottom.

Vanishing act

October 9, 2018 Hal Schramm

A few years ago, I was fishing for smallmouth bass with Steve Quinn, a fisheries biologist and editor of In-Fisherman. We had caught plenty of fish throughout the sunny day. In the middle of the afternoon, we began fishing a bank that was partly shaded. I could easily see large rocks and boulders 5 feet deep in the clear water. […]

Bush hooking for huge river catfish

October 8, 2018 Brian Cope

Check out these techniques for setting bush hooks for big catfish. […]

A summer of battling redfish in the salty waters of South Louisiana can shorten the life of your reels. But adding a little Corrosion X before putting them up for the winter can have them ready for action next spring.

Prep your reels now for 2019 season

October 3, 2018 Andy Crawford

The 2018 fishing season is almost over for those of us diehard hunters. We’ll trade in the rod for a rifle or shotgun, and spend the rest of the year in the woods or a blind.

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