August 2013 Archives - Page 2 of 3 - Mississippi Sportsman

Camera technology varies widely; from very simple to highly complicated.

Five trail camera faux pas

August 15, 2013 John J. Woods

There are plenty of opportunities to screw things up when setting up a trail camera. Here are some of the author’s mistakes learned through trial and error. […]

With good reason, the recommended tactics for crappie fishing on both Sardis and Enid are ones that keep anglers on the move.

August crappie-fishing forecast

August 15, 2013 Phillip Gentry

The most-commonly recommended techniques for catching mobile crappie in August are all trolling tactics — power trolling, tight-lining double minnow rigs and trolling crankbaits. […]

Ole Miss graduate student Dylan Williams describes a day of locating a needle in a haystack.

Study is like finding a needle in a haystack

August 15, 2013 Phillip Gentry

While following a bunch of radio transmitter-outfitted fish around all day might seem like an attempt at herding cats, Ole Miss graduate student Dylan Williams, who handled much of the legwork of the study, said it’s all in a day’s work. […]

Anything holds tripletail

August 15, 2013 Mississippi Sportsman

Capt. Kenny Shiyou tells anglers to never pass anything on the surface without looking for a tripletail. […]

Capt. Kenny Shiyou and Dan Smith of Ridgeland sit by a full box of speckled trout and redfish, topped by three tripletails. The tripletails give a cooling finish to a summer day of fishing in the Mississippi Sound.

Capt. Kenny Shiyou’s tripletail fishing tips

August 15, 2013 Bobby Cleveland

• Rod and reel: A good medium-heavy or heavy-action spinning rod, 6 ½ or 7 feet, with a quality spinning reel that is easy to cast. […]

If the tide slacks and everything else slows, the tripletails bite.

Best fishing tackle for tripletail

August 15, 2013 Bobby Cleveland

One thing that the Shore Thing charter captains agree on is the tackle used to wrestle tripletail to the boat. […]

Head to the Chandeleur Islands this month for some great trout action.

Chandeleur Islands crank up

August 13, 2013 John E. Phillips

Capt. Robbie Thornton of Southern Sports Fishing’s The IV said August is a great month to go to the Chandeleur Islands. […]

Bass anglers love to see a hydrilla-filled cove because the vegetation concentrates fish.

Hydrilla: The biology of fish habitat

August 9, 2013 Hal Schramm

Aquatic plants are good for fish and good for fishing. But, like many things, too much of a good thing can be bad. Such is the case with hydrilla. […]

Crankbaits still work well during the summer heat.

Crank it up

August 6, 2013 Paul Johnson

Summer in Mississippi — you either love it or you shrink from it. Only the hardiest, die-hard crappie fishermen tackle the brutal Mississippi summer conditions. […]

SPOT Global Phone

August 1, 2013 Mississippi Sportsman

SPOT LLC recently announced the new SPOT Global Phone, a portable, easy-to-use and data-enabled satellite phone that provides crystal-clear voice quality with no noticeable delay or echo. At only 7 ounces, it has a long battery life and the data capabilities of enabling email and file transfers. […]

Those places where the river floods timber during high-water situations are excellent places to put trot-lines.

Boundary Cats — Tips for fishing Mississippi River catfish

August 1, 2013 David Hawkins

Mighty Mississippi, how do I love thee? Let me count the ways.

I love thee to the height of thy crest, as it allows trotlines in the flooded timber. […]

Mass XL

August 1, 2013 Mississippi Sportsman

Acting as both an attractant and unique nutritional supplement, Mass XL is a one-two punch that will help you grow bigger bucks and have more chances to harvest them. […]