Freshwater Fishing
Nighttime fishing for chinquapin
Panfish aficionado Glynn “Catch” Cormier reminds anglers not to overlook the species’ after-hours potential. […]
April 2015
Inshore Fishing
April puts cobia on the bars
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. […]
Sidebars
Meek: Keep your box “fine tuned”
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. […]
Sidebars
Gobble call: Proceed with caution
The dangers of using a gobble call without knowing others are around when turkey hunting. […]
Columns
Tip the scales in your favor for trophy trout
There are some real gator speckled trout swimming along the coast. You just have to know how to target them. […]
As Big As they Grow
Bad weather tournaments
The Magnolia Crappie Club’s February tournament was held at Lake Washington under horrible weather conditions. […]
Content
Slab state — Mississippi’s top crappie hotspots
When it comes to crappie fishing, Mississippi takes a backseat to no other.
Just look at Fishhound.com, a popular industry website. On its latest list of the Top 50 crappie lakes, the Magnolia State has the No. 1 hotspot, Grenada Lake, and two others in the Top 10, No. 5 Sardis Lake and No. 6 Barnett Reservoir. […]
Content
Cracking the code — Expert tips for catching chinquapin
It’s a well-founded piscatorial propensity: Tell someone you’re heading off for a panfish mission and you’ll typically hear some bluegill-related reply.
Content
Baitfish bonanza — How to target redfish, trout in April
Word had obviously spread about the huge schools of baitfish congregated in one bay in the heart of the Biloxi Marsh, about six miles south of Waveland. […]
Content
Cover: April 2015
What do you need to get in on the hot turkey action? It’s all inside this issue. […]
Fishing
SPRO BBZ-1 Rat
The SPRO BBZ-1 Rat is the newest addition to the SPRO BBZ family of baits. SPRO staffers wanted to build the most lifelike imitation of a swimming rat on the fishing market today. […]
Content
Beginner’s luck — Turkey hunting tactics for the novice
There are simply too many choices of turkey calls, including all the types, materials, configurations, and styles, not to mention brand names, models, and all the marketing hype that goes with it. […]