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July 22, 2026

Fishing at Flint Creek

April 15, 2015 Phillip Gentry

Scenic lakeside cabins offer fishermen comfort and immediate access to Flint Creek’s 650-acre lake and incredible fishing. […]

Steve Coleman likes a 12-foot pole, or longer, for trolling and for jigging. It gives greater reach.

Long poles vs. short poles

April 15, 2015 John J. Woods

On the surface, choosing a long or short jigging pole for crappie might seem like a no-brainer issue.

But is it? […]

Carry a wide selection of wildly colored jigs, given options for any kind of water clarity, which, in Mississippi, can range from clear to chocolate milk.

In most situations, go with bright jigs

April 15, 2015 John J. Woods

Jerry Gross of Meatgetter Jigs of Rison, Ark., is one crappie fishing fool — and, I mean that in a good way. […]

Breaks in riprap jetties behind the hotels and casinos lure big flounder to the front beaches in April, in easy reach of fishermen.

Ground mullet, flounder should be on the menu

April 15, 2015 Bobby Cleveland

Biloxi’s Rob Thomas is a near-shore fanatic who will wade fish but usually stays in his 18-foot skiff or his 12-foot kayak. […]

Many look forward to the month-long cobia spawn that pulls the big sows up on shallow bars around Mississippi’s barrier islands.

Capt. Robert Earl McDaniel was doing the cobia two-step, a ritual similar to that of a rain dance, on the back deck of his boat that was anchored in 8 feet of water about 10 miles south of Mississippi’s Gulf Coast. […]

Break down a turkey caller’s vest and you will likely find an assortment of calls from boxes, to pots to diaphragm mouth calls.

Meek: Keep your box “fine tuned”

April 15, 2015 John J. Woods

Paul Meek has made thousands of turkey calls in his life, including about every style there is to try. It’s what he does for a living.

Even with that experience, he knows every call has to be fined tuned. […]

Crappie fishing is also good at Lake Claude Bennett, where trolling deep water produces the best action in March prior to the spawn. Young Drew Carmical caught this 2-pound crappie at Lake Claude Bennett.

Everything you need to know about Lake Claude Bennett

March 15, 2015 Phillip Gentry

How to get there

Lake Claude Bennett is a 71-acre lake located in Jasper County, 20 miles east of Bay Springs off Mississippi Highway 18. Lake Claude Bennett is open year round and provides great boating, skiing, fishing, and also supports a well maintained camp ground. The street address is 100 Wells St., Bay Springs, MS 39422. GPS: N32 06.010 — W89 02.060 […]

Ranger Boats RT188

March 15, 2015 Jerry Dilsaver

Manufacturers are doing some impressive things with aluminum, and the new RT188 Ranger is an excellent example. […]

The beauty of Mississippi’s State Lake system is that places like Calling Panther Lake in Crystal Springs, best known for its bass fishing, produces other fish like big bluegill and catfish.

State Lake system creates trip opportunities

March 15, 2015 Bobby Cleveland

When planning an angling schedule for 2015, the 36 fishing holes that make up Mississippi’s wonderful State Lake and State Park system should be considered. […]

Alumacraft 2072 Bay

March 15, 2015 Jerry Dilsaver

The Bay Series is new for Alumacraft, and the company entered the category with 18- and 20-foot models. With their years of experience building high-performance, deep-V hulls, Alumacraft craftsmen had the know-how to build superior aluminum fishing boats and it was simply a matter of putting it together in a package tailored to skinny water. […]

Bobby Cleveland (pictured) and Brian Broom spent 10 springs traveling the state of Mississippi fishing the State Lake system. Their trips to most lakes involved bream fishing and always ended with fish for the fryer.

Popular NE Mississippi lake returns in May

March 15, 2015 Bobby Cleveland

MDWFP Fisheries Director Larry Pugh began seeing and hearing excitement from his fishing friends in Northeast Mississippi about the spring return of one of the area’s hotspots — Lake Lamar Bruce. […]

Xpress Boats H22 Bay

March 15, 2015 Jerry Dilsaver

The Hyper-Lift Bay Boat series by Xpress is part of the company’s all-welded offerings, and this high-performance pad hull is the foundation for the H22 Bay. […]