bass Archives - Page 56 of 58 - Mississippi Sportsman

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. […]

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. […]

Fish Pickwick deep in June

June 25, 2012 Paul Elias

June is ledge-fishing time on Pickwick Lake. The bass will be holding on the river bars and out on the ledges of the river channel. […]

The author cranked this bass off deep structure this week with a Bandit 250 Ledge. Wear long sleeves for sun protection, make long casts for deep dives and hesitate when you hit the cover.

Testing the 250

June 21, 2012 Bobby Cleveland

Forecasts of the year’s first run on 100-degree heat, and Wednesday’s official arrival of summer, bass fishermen are moving deeper and deeper in their search of largemouth. […]

The Alabama rig is the latest innovation that has taught fishery biologists more about largemouth bass.

Bass behavior and the Alabama rig

June 1, 2012 Hal Schramm

Fisheries biologists have been studying largemouth bass biology in earnest for at least six decades. […]

Once he locates a good school of white bass, Bates has several lures that he fishes to get them in the boat; all of them mimic small baitfish like shad, and most of them will work from top to bottom.

Under Wraps

June 1, 2012 Chris Ginn

For a lake that doesn’t have very many secrets, Lake Ferguson outside of Greenville holds at least one little tidbit close to its vest. […]

Off the shelf: Fishing ledges for more bass

June 1, 2012 Michael O. Giles

During June and July, offshore ledges are the place to fish for schools of bass, and you can really mop up with crankbaits once you find them. […]

Dropshots can be an effective tool for probing shallow cover like laydowns.

Get the drop

May 14, 2012 David A. Brown

When bass respond to factors such as weather or fishing pressure by playing hard to get, anglers can often tempt those tough bites with a dropshot. The basic rig is pretty simple, and the action, well, there’s not much to it. […]