As Big As they Grow
May shouldn’t be dismissed
Can you believe it? It’s May, and, in most places in Mississippi, the crappie spawn is over. Elvis has left the building!
Or, has he? […]
May 2013
Hunting
CamoBands
When chasing wily old toms or mature bucks, hunters need all the advantages they can get. That’s why CamoBands lets you slip plants, leafy branches and grass into flex straps on your body to conceal your shape, color and scent. […]
General
Arctic Ice
The Alaskan Series and Tundra Series from Arctic Ice are reusable packs that allow outdoor enthusiasts to keep items cold or frozen without the mess and hassle of melted or dry ice. […]
Hunting
International Hunter Pack
The Ontario Knife Company’s International Hunter Pack features a fixed blade and folder combo so you’ll always have the ideal knife whether building an emergency shelter, field dressing big game, or doing day-to-day tasks around camp. […]
General
Columbia Sportswear Powerdrain Cool PFG shoe
The ultra-versatile Powerdrain Cool PFG shoes from Columbia Sportswear were designed to move seamlessly from trail to water. […]
Content
Cover: May 2013 – Freshwater
Chunky Bay Springs crappie are waiting, while waters around Ship Island are filling with big speckled trout. […]
Content
Cover: May 2013
Chunky Bay Springs crappie are waiting, while waters around Ship Island are filling with big speckled trout. […]
Content
Lost in Transition — Best tactics to catch Bay Springs crappie
“A lot of anglers struggle here,” said Bay Springs crappie guide and local fishing guru Wayne Inman. “They expect it to fish like the other big crappie lakes in the state, and that’s just not the case here.”
What Inman means is not that Bay Springs is a poor crappie lake; in fact, exactly the opposite is true. But to successfully catch crappie in the 6,700-acre impoundment, anglers will need to understand a few dynamics about the lake.
First is that depth changes are relatively extreme from one end of the impoundment to the other. […]
Crappie/Bream
Hammer the hatch – Mayflies key to catching summer bream
Understanding how to leverage the annual mayfly to fill the boat with chunky bream. They work well early spring to mid-summer, especially in low water. […]
Features
Shipwrecked – Keys to speckled trout fishing at Ship Island
Ship island is a fishing hot spot that sits 12 miles south of Biloxi. If sandy beaches and speckled trout are your thing, then it is worth the ride. […]
Bass Fishing
Too much of a good thing — State lakes need your help in thinning out overpopulated bass
Too much of a good thing! That applies to many of Mississippi’s public fishing lakes, when it comes to bass populations. […]
Bass Fishing
Postage stamp bass — Tips for catching bass on small lakes
The buzz bait sailed through the air like a butterfly. It plopped right down next to a half-submerged, half-rotted log.
And the water erupted like a volcano.
I was trying to get my camera up as Don jerked on his rod to seal the deal. He landed another bass, and I was still way behind on the count.
That hidden lake in Holmes County was off the beaten track on private land we leased to deer hunt. We discovered the isolated Big Black River oxbow lake by mistake. All total it was no bigger than a football field, but it held some decent bass. […]