July 2012 Archives - Page 4 of 4 - Mississippi Sportsman

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. […]

Stocking a put, grow and take striped bass fishery in Barnett is more than just dumping fish in the lake, a number of variables must take place to be successful.

Make it, take it

July 1, 2012 Phillip Gentry

Establishing a put, grow and take fishery in an impounded reservoir might sound easy, but there are challenges. […]

This screen shot from a Humminbird unit indicates the appearance of a pod of striped bass lurking beneath a school of shad at Ross Barnett Reservoir.

Side imaging

July 1, 2012 Phillip Gentry

The original design and purpose of sonar hasn’t changed much, despite the growing tide of newer sonar units that offer side imaging, structure scan and even down scan. […]

Fish like this heavy red invade Back Bay in droves because of the smorgasbord of food that it offers.

Back it up

July 1, 2012 Chris Ginn

When the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers decided to open the Bonnet Carre Spillway in Louisiana last year, Capt. Bryan Cuevas with Mega-Bite Fishing Charters out of Biloxi saw an interesting phenomenon take place.

As fresh water from the Mississippi River pushed farther and farther to the east out Lake Pontchartrain, through the Rigolets and eventually into the Mississippi Sound, Cuevas saw the size of his speckled trout increase. […]