July 2018 Archives - Page 2 of 3 - Mississippi Sportsman

When you see bass schooling on top, cast to them with either a walking bait or a shaky head worm when they go deep.

July: frog time at Ross Barnett

July 12, 2018 Paul Elias

July is when bass in Ross Barnett go to the lily pads that are plentiful in the reservoir, which is a relatively shallow lake, holding numbers of 5- to 6-pound fish. […]

Fast-growing crappies need a lot of food. In Southeastern reservoirs, that food often is threadfin shad, but big crappie benefit from larger forage, like slow-growing gizzard shad.

Why are crappie so big in flood-control lakes

July 9, 2018 Hal Schramm

Mississippi’s flood-control reservoirs — Arkabutla, Enid, Grenada and Sardis — are regarded by many anglers as the best in the country for big white crappies. […]

July is the month when deer clubs in Mississippi begin the grunt work of preparing for deer season at camp work days.

Summer sweat = winter success

July 6, 2018 Bobby Cleveland

It’s less than 90 days until the opening of archery deer season in most areas of Mississippi and 140 days before the opening of the gun season statewide. […]

MDWFP deal would open more Delta land to public

July 5, 2018 Bobby Cleveland

Mississippi wildlife officials are hoping to announce soon a closing of the deal that could be the state’s last chance of obtaining a big block of prime Delta hunting land for public access. […]

Some Mississippi WMAs will soon be open to hog trapping, according to the MDWFP.

Door opens for trapping hogs on state’s WMAs

July 5, 2018 Bobby Cleveland

The Mississippi Department of Wildlife, Fisheries and Parks took the first steps to legalize the trapping of feral hogs on some of its wildlife management areas when the Commission on Wildlife, Fisheries, and Parks approved the concept at its May meeting. […]

Elizabeth Moree with a nice classic Magnolia State bass.

Classic baits for Mississippi’s state-lake bass

July 1, 2018 Andy Douglas

Opportunities abound in the Magnolia State for busting bass. Mississippi is full of time-proven lakes of the highest rank. Whether it’s lily pads in a cove, stands of cypress trees, flooded, dying timber, deep creek channels, grass beds, submerged trees or fields of stumps — we have it all.

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Solve summer’s speckled trout riddles

July 1, 2018 Brian Cope

Look for contrast when targeting Biloxi Marsh speckled trout during the hot months. They’re usually near a change: current, bottom, color, depth. […]

Cooalla Coolers

July 1, 2018 Mississippi Sportsman

The designers at Cooalla Coolers noticed most conventional coolers — even soft-sided ones — were bulky, clumsy to carry and took up too much space. […]

Field & Stream

July 1, 2018 Mississippi Sportsman

Field & Stream has added some lightweight hunting clothes to its product line, and although two particular items were designed for turkey hunters, they should be big hits for early-season archery hunters across the Southeast. […]

Costa Del Mar

July 1, 2018 Mississippi Sportsman

Costa Del Mar targets fishermen with a large percentage of their sunglasses, and two of their latest offerings, the Cape and Montauk, are perfect examples. […]

4 Horsemen Tackle’s Popping Cork

July 1, 2018 Patrick Bonin

A new cork is popping up with South Louisiana’s inshore anglers, and it’s getting a reputation for both durability and a sound that seems to be a hit with speckled trout and redfish. […]

Scarecrow Strut Commander crow call

July 1, 2018 Mississippi Sportsman

You think the guys from Duck Commander can make calls that command other game birds or animals to flock their way? […]