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June 7, 2026
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Heartland Region

Bass Fishing

Orange Stripers

September 30, 2013 Mississippi Sportsman

This dish, which sounds harder than it is, can be made with striped and hybrid striped bass fillets between ½- and ¾-inch thick. […]

Bass Fishing

Catch bass at Bay Springs

September 16, 2013 Paul Elias

In September, we’ll go to Bay Springs Lake, which is a clear, deep lake with good-sized largemouths and spotted bass. And since it’s not a very-big lake, it’s much easier to pattern. […]

Rabbit Rogers sticks mainly to a jig to catch his summer slab crappie at Barnett Reservoir.
Freshwater Fishing

Rogers’ crappie jigging technique

September 15, 2013 Bobby Cleveland

Rabbit Rogers has always been and remains a jig fisherman, even during the summer months. […]

Don’t knock Charles Lindsay’s technique of pushing minnows on Barnett in the summer, not when it produces fish like this for the 2013 Magnolia Crappie points champion.
Crappie/Bream

Lindsay’s crappie pushing technique

September 15, 2013 Bobby Cleveland

“I hate fishing the summer,” Charles Lindsay said, “but I know it can be some of the best fishing of the year, so I go when I feel like I can handle the heat. […]

Paul Johnson relies on crankbaits to produce summer slab crappie on Barnett Reservoir.
Freshwater Fishing

Johnson’s crappie cranking pattern

September 15, 2013 Bobby Cleveland

The first thing you notice about Paul Johnson when you see him trolling, is that he isn’t running a motor. […]

Bass Fishing

Lake Okhissa bass-fishing favorites

September 15, 2013 Michael O. Giles

Shad-colored Gunfish for schooling bass, and topwater bass early and late are Michael Suggs’ go-to choices. […]

Deer Hunting

Process begins for Barnett Reservoir permit hunts

September 6, 2013 Bobby Cleveland

Applications are now available for the new permit-only archery deer hunts at Barnett Reservoir in Jackson, officials at the Pearl River Valley Water Supply District said. […]

Deer Hunting

Process begins for Barnett Reservoir permit hunts

September 6, 2013 Bobby Cleveland

Applications are now available for the new permit-only archery deer hunts at Barnett Reservoir in Jackson, officials at the Pearl River Valley Water Supply District said. […]

Crappie/Bream

Summertime fix — How to catch Ross Barnett crappie during the summer heat

September 1, 2013 Bobby Cleveland

Summer crappie fishing, like the weather, can be hot on Ross Barnett Reservoir — if you follow these experts’ tips and advice. […]

Bass Fishing

A Day on the lake series: Okhissa Lake bass fishing

September 1, 2013 Michael O. Giles

Michael Suggs launched his Pro Craft into the hot water of Okhissa Lake at the crack of dawn on a recent summer day, with surface temperatures reaching the 90-degree mark. […]

Featured

No-wake changes proposed at Barnett Reservoir

August 17, 2013 Bobby Cleveland

A much-requested change in no-wake zones on the upper Pearl River part of Barnett Reservoir has been given first approval. […]

Deer Hunting

New Ross Barnett land opened for deer hunting

August 15, 2013 Bobby Cleveland

Imagine having the opportunity to hunt in a bottomland hardwood area in Mississippi, where no hunting has been allowed for more than 50 years. That’s about eight generations of deer that know no hunting pressure. […]

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