Plains Region Archives - Page 17 of 20

Mississippi State University Bass Club member Taylor Odom landed this Okatibbee Lake record bass during a trip in late May.

Late spawner turns out to be Okatibbee Lake record

July 31, 2012 Michael O. Giles

Okatibbee Lake has garnered a reputation among many locals as The Big O, The Dead Sea and a few other less-desirable names, as it traditionally has been a tough place to catch bass. While the crappie population has thrived with thousands of limits of perch caught each year, catching bass has been a problem for all but the most-accomplished anglers.

But Mississippi State University Bass Club member Taylor Odom proved in May that the lake holds some beastly bass when he sank a hook into a lake-record fish — a 10-pounder that bested the old record by a solid pound. […]

Bobby Cleveland with a white bass caught on ultra-light gear in a jetty break on the Mississippi River.

Mississippi River insanity

July 24, 2012 Bobby Cleveland

Even with the Mississippi River at near-record low stages, James Turner of Vicksburg was still confident that at least one of his favorite jetties would be productive. […]

Rabbit Rogers can quickly fill a box with slab crappie in the heat of a summer's day on Barnett Reservoir.

Crappie fishing cool on hot day

July 11, 2012 Bobby Cleveland

The challenge for Rabbit Rogers that July day was to prove that yes, you can indeed catch crappie, and a lot of them, in the hottest part of summer, baking in sunshine in the heart of Barnett Reservoir. […]

Surprising crappie slabs are being caught on Calling Panther Lake, and using patterns developed to beat the heat on Barnett Reservoir works on the lake near Crystal Springs.

Putting Rez patterns to work on Calling Panther crappie

July 3, 2012 Bobby Cleveland

Despite the torrid temperatures delivered by a rare June heat wave, fishermen were quick to hit the water last week after having to deal with the nearly week-long and statewide frustration of winds and pressure changes related to tropical storm Debby that slowly churned in the Gulf of Mexico.

The arrival of the heat told me it was time to fish for crappie, and to see if all the talk about a blossoming crappie population at Calling Panther Lake near Crystal Spring were true.

Huh, crappie in 100-degree heat? On unknown waters? […]

Cranking on Ross Barnett this summer will yield stripers, crappie, catfish and the occasional largemouth bass.

The Rez cranking out crappie

July 2, 2012 Paul Johnson

Summer crappie fishing can be challenging. It’s hot, the bugs are out, the fish seem content not biting your best lure, there are lots of “weekender” boaters and jet skis everywhere, and did I mention it’s hot? On the other hand, smart crappie fishermen use what summer gives us to our advantage. […]

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 2, 2012 Phillip Gentry

The secret to catching fish, any fish, is to be where they want to be. […]

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. […]