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. […]
Outdoor Updates
Crappie/Bream
Oh boy: Bream! Return to your fishing roots
May begins serious fishing for bluegill and other sunfish around Mississippi. […]
Outdoor Updates
MDWFP opens new range near Sardis
The Mississippi Department of Wildlife, Fisheries and Parks opened its latest shooting range; the 300-acre McIvor Shooting Facility at the Charles Ray Nix Wildlife Management Area near Sardis. […]
Deer Hunting
CWD count now 19; zones grow closer
The two latest confirmed cases of chronic wasting disease in Mississippi’s free-ranging deer herd brings the total to 19, causing the North CWD Management Zone to expand south. […]
Outdoor Updates
A sleeper at Canemount WMA
Lincoln County hunter Ricky Case harvested a sleeping gobbler on Canemount WMA. While cleaning the turkey, he discovered two shotgun pellet wounds in its breast area. […]
Fishing
Four new gulf reefs being built
Anglers will soon have four new prime areas to target speckled trout and redfish — if a permit filed by the Louisiana Department of Wildlife and Fisheries in January is ultimately approved by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers. […]
Fishing
Pelahatchie Bay’s future unknown
Pelahatchie Bay on Ross Barnett Reservoir remains off-limits as the lake’s oversight agency, the Pearl River Valley Water Supply District, battles a 2018 outbreak of the invasive plant giant salvinia. […]
Crappie/Bream
Pressure’s on I-55 crappie corridor
Crappie fishing at Barnett Reservoir is likely to be less affected by flooding this spring as are other bodies of water across the Magnolia State. […]
Crappie/Bream
Delta lakes’ flooding likely to impact crappie fishing
A lot of Mississippi crappie fishermen could have some anxious moments this spring due to flooding in the Delta from the Mississippi River and its backwaters caused by heavy rainfall north of the state. […]
Outdoor Updates
Red snapper seasons are set for 2019
Mississippi’s Department of Marine Resources has announced that the 2019 red snapper season will open for private recreational anglers and state for-hire vessels on Friday, May 24. […]
Deer Hunting
CWD now confirmed in 16 deer
The MDWFP said it had a total of 16 confirmed cases of Chronic Wasting Disease in Mississippi, with a concentration developing in north Mississippi along the Tennessee border. […]
Deer Hunting
Election year: It’s quiet in the state legislature
Despite the CWD cases, Mississippi lawmakers sidestepped any contentious wildlife and fishery measures presented during the opening weeks of the 2019 Legislative Session. […]