May 2018 Archives - Page 2 of 3 - Mississippi Sportsman

Turkeys are the No. 2 focus of most hunt-club members; some clubs offer turkey-only memberships for hunters who don’t need deer-hunting land.

Looking for land in all the right places

May 15, 2018 Andy Douglas

Here are some places where Mississippi hunters can look to find leases and where clubs can post to find members: […]

A nesting box can be made from scraps that are found around the house or in dumpsters at construction sites. This box is made from treated wood and is 30 inches long, 22 inches wide and 11¼ inches tall inside. The hole is 8 inches wide and 6 inches high.

Fish attractor rules

May 15, 2018 David Hawkins

The Mississippi Department of Wildlife, Fisheries and Parks’ regulations regarding fishing attractors or structures, including boxes for noodling: […]

Bass pro Keith Combs landed this big 6-pounder with a topwater frog on a recent trip to Grosse Savanne Lodge in Cameron Parish, La., during Shimano’s “Cast Smarter” Media Conference.

Get the jump on topwater frogs

May 14, 2018 Patrick Bonin

Not much can match the pulse-pounding thrill of a giant bass breaking the surface and engulfing a topwater frog. […]

Maynor Creek has been kicking out some very nice bass, and May is a productive month to catch some of these chunky largemouths.

Maynor Creek, a 500-acre lake near Waynesboro, is a Pat Harrison Waterway District lake. One of the older lakes in that group, Maynor Creek had issues with its dam almost 10 years ago. The state pulled the water level down to repair the dam. […]

Enough cobia are in Mississippi waters in May to make for some great, targeted fishing action.

Cobia bite peaks in May

May 9, 2018 Bobby Cleveland

Fishermen may have started looking for cobia migrating into Mississippi waters in March and fished for them when April’s winds would allow. […]

Redfish are expected to fill Mississippi waters this summer because of big releases of freshwater through the Bonnet Carre Spillway earlier this spring.

Gulf Coast specks, reds are on the move in May

May 7, 2018 Bobby Cleveland

Mississippi’s Gulf Coast is a great place to start looking at opportunities that abound in May. […]

Bass learn to avoid capture

May 7, 2018 Hal Schramm

Larger bass may be harder to catch than smaller bass because they are fewer in number and have had more time to learn to avoid anglers. […]

The late Gene Sutherland loved woods and white-tails in a life that spanned almost 70 years.

A life well-lived: making memories in the woods

May 3, 2018 Sammy Romano

This month, I am stepping a bit outside of this column’s normal subject matter, but I feel strongly about the message. […]

Post spawn bass fishing on Pickwick Lake means finding fish in transition, which isn’t hard if you know where to look, like Lou Williams does.

Pickwick Lake offers Mississippi anglers unusual post-spawn opportunities

May 1, 2018 Phillip Gentry

An obvious key to successfully bass fishing on a post-spawn pattern at Pickwick Lake, or any water for that matter, is knowing in what phase of the spawn the largemouth and smallmouth are at any given time. […]

When clear conditions make the fish spooky, a finesse jig will still produce bites.

Small bait … big results – How to use a finesse jig to catch more bass

May 1, 2018 David A. Brown

When you ask a specialist to design a tool, they’ll likely give you a prototype with the details that matter most. That’s what Bassmaster Elite Series pro David Walker did for Z-Man when he designed the Cross EyeZ Power Finesse Jig. […]

There's an outstanding list of bream holes scattered throughout the state.

A primer for Mississippi bream fishermen

May 1, 2018 Bobby Cleveland

Bluegill or redear? Cricket or worm? Wet fly or dry? Cane pole or jig pole? Fly rod or spinning rod? […]

At Okatibbee, Hunter Miles has a handle on post-spawn fishing, which usually means he has his hands on fish in May.

What does May have in store for Mississippi bass fishermen?

May 1, 2018 Michael O. Giles

After studying his depth finder, Hunter Miles made a cast in the direction of a submerged tree, working his Carolina-rigged worm into the brush top. […]