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Sterling Jones holds a 12-pound bass pulled from the weeds at Neshoba County Lake.

Tiny Trophy: Find huge bass in this small state lake

August 1, 2012 David Hawkins

Neshoba County has a storied past: It has been the setting for murder mysteries, real and fictional, and is home to the famous annual Neshoba County Fair. […]

The author caught this 12-pound magnum bass on a 12-inch Mann’s Grape Jelly Worm at 9:15 p.m. during a cool night in August.

Pitch-black Magnum: Tips to catch nighttime bass on huge worms

August 1, 2012 Michael O. Giles

As the last rays of light faded away at dusk, a seasoned angler cast a magnum worm into the depths and let it glide slowly toward the bottom some 15 to 17 feet down. […]

Tiny Trophy: Find huge bass in this small state lake

August 1, 2012 David Hawkins

Neshoba County has a storied past: It has been the setting for murder mysteries, real and fictional, and is home to the famous annual Neshoba County Fair. […]

Bill Thomas likes to work a spinnerbait along the edge of the vegetation at Neshoba County Lake to find bass early on summer mornings. He also uses frogs and buzzbaits to do his searching.

Neshoba County Lake just right to beat the heat

July 27, 2012 Bobby Cleveland

When limited by heat to only a few hours of quality fishing a day, the state lake system of the Mississippi Department of Wildlife, Fisheries and Parks is an excellent choice. […]

Ken Lowry admires a healthy young bass pulled from Tibbiee Creek, where it enters the west side of Columbus Lake.

Consistent Columbus

July 23, 2012 David Hawkins

If bass fishing is your business, or just a pastime, Columbus Lake is a definite destination for you. […]

Bass are still active, even when summer temperatures drive anglers the water.

Is it too hot for bass in July?

July 9, 2012 John J. Woods

I’ve heard many an angler bemoan the summer months for fishing in Mississippi. I mean, there is no escaping that the atmospheric conditions usually prevailing this time of year in terms of the ambient temperature, as well as the humidity (which can be the worst of the two comfort factors), keep many fishermen at the house under the air conditioning. […]

Once the sun is up, Vicksburg angler Tony Johnson will start pitching the piers and the trees for Eagle Lake bass.

Bass hiding under piers at Eagle Lake

July 3, 2012 Bobby Cleveland

Verifying reports of good bass fishing at Eagle Lake didn’t take long on a very warm, clear and windless summer morning.

First cast, first fish. […]

It took Zachary Young a little bit of investigation and a good bit of technology, but he found a Ross Barnett summer fishery that paid off big.

Born To Run

July 1, 2012 Phillip Gentry

The secret to catching fish, any fish, is to be where they want to be. To be successful in this endeavor you have to locate the fish and, hopefully, entice them into eating, or at least biting, what you have to offer.

In the middle of last summer, Zachary Young and his pal Brad Chappell found themselves situated between steps two and three while fishing the lower portion of Ross Barnett Reservoir. […]