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MS Outdoors TV: Spring smallmouth bass on Pickwick Lake

November 26, 2025 From News Reports

The Mississippi Outdoors crew heads to Pickwick Lake for some smallmouth bass fishing with high school tournament angler Skip Howell. […]

Roger Stegall, a professional bass fisherman from Iuka, Miss., shows off a smallmouth bass and a largemouth bass he caught while fishing Pickwick Lake near J.P. Coleman State Park, in the background, in northeastern Mississippi. (Photo by John N. Felsher)

J.P. Coleman State Park

April 22, 2025 John N. Felsher

One of the most picturesque parks in Mississippi, J.P. Coleman State Park near Iuka sits on a bluff overlooking Pickwick Lake. […]

Although Paul Elias will be fishing for largemouth, spotted and smallmouth bass, he knows he’ll catch stripers, hybrids and white bass in June at Pickwick.

Pickwick Lake’s rod-bending bass action

June 2, 2022 Paul Elias

According to Paul Elias, June is the best month to fish ledges for bass at the Tennessee River’s Pickwick Lake. […]

Trophy smallmouth fishing

December 16, 2021 John N. Felsher

Even though their bite is light, Pickwick Lake anglers can cure winter blues by landing trophy smallmouth bass. […]

Underwater ledges along creek channels will hold plenty of Pickwick Lake bass in June.

Pickwick Lake bass bust out in June

June 3, 2021 Paul Elias

If you mine underwater river ledges, catching 25 to 50 bass a day isn’t uncommon this month at Pickwick Lake. […]

In April, bass in Pickwick Lake should be spawning on stumps, rocks, buck brush, laydowns and other shallow structure near the bank.

Give Pickwick bass plenty of attention in April

April 2, 2021 Paul Elias

Shallow spawning or prespawn bass can make an angler’s spring day at Pickwick Lake. Use these tactics for largemouth bass. […]

Make a bassing plan for August at Pickwick Lake

August 6, 2020 Paul Elias

Pickwick Lake’s deep, main-lake structure will produce bass for August anglers who plan ahead. You may catch and release 100 fish a day of multiple species. […]

The author really likes the Baby 1-Minus lure when the grass is only about a foot or less under the water, since this crankbait stays shallow, and its treble hooks will tick the grass and trigger a strike from a smallmouth.

Pickwick Lake for April bassing

April 2, 2020 Paul Elias

Choose Pickwick Lake for April bass fishing, since you’ll catch a variety of bass there, including largemouths, smallmouths and spots. […]

Mississippi’s February bass frolics

February 10, 2020 Michael O. Giles

Slow down and fish the right baits, and February can be lunker city for bass fishermen on a handful of Mississippi lakes. […]

You’ll catch spotted, largemouth and smallmouth bass at Pickwick in December.

Lures and techniques for December on Pickwick Lake

December 9, 2019 Paul Elias

Bass will be feeding heavily to prepare for the colder temperatures at Pickwick Lake, and the Alabama Rig seems to produce more bass in cooler water. […]

Four overlooked spots for fall crappie

November 1, 2019 Phillip Gentry

Crappie fishing during the fall is a lot like spring fishing, minus the crowds. Here are 4 overlooked places to find slabs when the leaves are turning. […]

October is Pickwick time

October 8, 2019 Paul Elias

Pickwick Lake is Paul Elias’ top choice for October bass-fishing trips. Bass will be roaming, and locating the shad will be the key. […]