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When you find bass on Pickwick Lake schooled up, you can catch numbers of nice-sized fish.

Current and mussel shells

July 16, 2015 Paul Elias

I like Pickwick in July because the bass will be schooled-up, holding on the river channel. As long as the current’s running, you can catch bass all day. […]

Continuing to load up on bass after the postspown is a matter of following the fish to their summer haunts.

Follow postspawn bass for consistent bites

June 23, 2015 Dan Kibler

Perhaps the most-frustrating season for bass fishermen is that period between the end of the spawn and when fish settle into their deeper, summer patterns. […]

Denson masters bass in the heat

June 18, 2015 Bobby Cleveland

Shannon Denson of Fannin loves fishing in the heat. He gives his top tips for how to catch summer bass at Ross Barnett Reservoir. […]

Guide to handling big bass

June 16, 2015 Patrick Bonin

Proper handling techniques will definitely increase the chances of long-term survival for your trophy bass. […]

A Strike King Kevin Van Dam jig with added rattle tubes and a Power Claw trailer works magic on the Aliceville Pool of the Tenn-Tom Waterway, and is the lure of choice of Wesley Rushing when bass are in the shallows.

Aliceville is Wonderland — Bass-fishing tactics for success on the Tenn-Tom Waterway

June 1, 2015 David Hawkins

Dense fog smothered the Aliceville Pool of the Tenn-Tom at sunrise, giving an eerie glow to the running lights of the boats stuck in the harbor awaiting safe running conditions. […]

Going big — Pro tips for fishing magnum worms

June 1, 2015 David A. Brown

When fish transition to their summer haunts, jumbo worms can be the key to convincing big fish to feed. Here’s how the pros use them. […]

Jason Pope scans any new lake to search for obvious bass structure where bass are likely to hide.

How to fish small lakes

June 1, 2015 John J. Woods

Fishing a small lake for bass can be great angling fun. Scan the lake, look for structure, work the edges, banks and cover. […]

Pete Ponds boats a good bass on a topwater lure, courtesy of a passing line of dark clouds that triggered an hour of action.

Cloud cover triggers a bite

June 1, 2015 Bobby Cleveland

When Mother Nature gives you a nice, cool break from the searing sun, fishermen should be ready to pounce on the opportunity. […]

Fisherman Dudley Salers pours a few thousand Florida bass fingerlings into an ice chest to release at Barnett Reservoir. On May 21, fishermen assisted in the stocking of more than 80,000 fingerlings by transporting the fish from the dock to preferred protective habitat.

Anglers aid in Barnett bass stocking

May 27, 2015 Bobby Cleveland

Never doubt a bass tournament angler’s willingness to protect the future of his or her favorite fishing hole, especially when it comes to stocking it with Florida Bass. […]

Postspawn bass aren’t known for feeding aggressively, but throw the right lures in the right places and you’ll build a limit.

3 productive lures for postspawn bass

May 22, 2015 Dan Kibler

Bass fishermen hate the thought of having to catch fish that have just finishing spawning and are often acting sickly, but sometimes they just have to figure out how to catch these finicky fish. […]

Find the right grass for heavy stringers

May 19, 2015 Andy Crawford

Matt Loetscher knows there are some keys to finding the beds of vegetation most likely to hold big bass this time of year. […]

Ryan Porter caught this 14-pound largemouth bass on March 27th, 2010, a new lake record for Neshoba.

Back in 2010, amid a number of bass that tipped the scales over 10 pounds at Neshoba County Lake, angler Ryan Porter had the best — and possibly the shortest — fishing trip of his life on March 27. […]