August 2019 Archives - Page 2 of 3 - Mississippi Sportsman

Tax-free weekend on schedule

August 6, 2019 Bobby Cleveland

Hunters needing new guns, bows or ammunition can save on their purchases during the “Second Amendment Tax Free Holiday” scheduled for Aug. 30-Sept. 1. […]

Tips for slabs after dark

August 6, 2019 Phillip Gentry

The details of your setup and presentation are important. Follow these tips to help you make the best of your night-fishing trips for crappie. […]

Fishing on drop-offs at the ledges and in Ross Barnett’s shallow water, you may not catch any monsters, but you should catch plenty of 11/2- to 2-pound bass.

Ross Barnett’s hot-weather bass

August 6, 2019 Paul Elias

A good reason to fish Ross Barnett this month is because it’s a shallow lake with lots of vegetation, which provides shade, cover and oxygen for bass. […]

Using the tip of a toothpick, pushed through a soft-plastic bait and the eye of the hook, will help keep a Texas-rigged bait from sliding down. Break off both ends of the toothpick just outside the worm’s margins.

Stick a toothpick in it

August 5, 2019 Craig Holt

One of the best tools a bass fisherman can have, especially during the summer when fish live largely in deep, cool, oxygenated water, are toothpicks. […]

Thermo-Slabs

August 1, 2019 Bobby Cleveland

Find the thermocline on your favorite Mississippi crappie lake and open up some great, hot-weather fishing opportunities there. […]

Finesse fishing hot weather bass

August 1, 2019 Michael O. Giles

If you’re looking to have fishing success in August in Mississippi, then try a few of these tried and true techniques and you should catch a bass. […]

A few minutes with a fly rod produced a mess of bream for supper. Fly fishing is a popular method of catching bream.

Mississippi Bream: Better Late Than Never In August

August 1, 2019 David Hawkins

The last bream spawn for Mississippi’s summer is approaching. Here’s how to take advantage of the Magnolia’s favorite sunfish. […]

Despite flooding and a blue-green algae bloom, Gulf fishermen are still catching plenty of redfish, even though they might be in different areas.

MS charter captains: ‘We’re catching fish’

July 23, 2019 Bobby Cleveland

One coastal industry hurt by misinformation about the algae bloom has been charter fishing, but most captains say they never quit catching fish. […]

Algae has Gulf Coast in turmoil

July 23, 2019 Bobby Cleveland

The blue-green algae bloom has been a problem for fishermen and the oyster industry this year due to the Bonnet Carré releasing so much water. […]

How will deer in the South Delta be affected by this summer’s flooding?

South Delta’s catastrophic flooding affects wildlife

July 23, 2019 Bobby Cleveland

The flood’s impact on hunting and fishing in the South Delta will be a major story for years to come, but many are suffering horribly. […]

The right equation for doormats

August 20, 2015 Dan Kibler

Find a ditch, a dock and an oyster bed in the same area, and you’ve got the makings of a great place to catch a late-season flounder in Mississippi. […]

Hooking more fish is often a matter of tying the right knot, in this case the snell.

Snelled hooks result in more hookups

August 16, 2015 Patrick Bonin

Capt. Tommy Pellegrin firmly believes snelling circle hooks offshore has a direct correlation to the number of fish coming over his gunnels. […]