Ross Barnett Reservoir Archives - Page 3 of 4

Crowds on reservoirs around Mississippi the final weekend of March drove Gov. Tate Reeves to close lakes to combat the COVID-19 coronavirus.

Reeves’ boating ban bothers boaters, angers anglers

April 20, 2020 Bobby Cleveland

A ban on boating and fishing on state-managed lakes caught thousands of boaters, fishermen and even lake managers by surprise. […]

Heavy rains wash away Ross Barnett problems

March 24, 2020 Bobby Cleveland

Mississippi’s most-popular fishing destination was dealt some good news in February, when Ross Barnett’s vegetation problems were washed away by heavy rain. […]

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. […]

Barnett Reservoir will be drawn down through February to combat the invasive giant salvinia.

Barnett drawdown will make boating more dangerous

January 27, 2020 Bobby Cleveland

Fight against giant salvinia causes drawdown at Barnett Reservoir. Officials at Pearl River Valley Water Supply District urged boaters to use caution. […]

Rigging the SpringR worm wacky style is slow, patient fishing for bass that can pay off big in January.

Slow it down at Barnett on riprap

January 2, 2020 Paul Elias

Generally, January is a tough month to catch bass. However, one of the advantages to fishing Ross Barnett this month is the abundance of riprap. […]

Barnett Reservoir will be low

December 25, 2019 Bobby Cleveland

Barnett Reservoir will be lowered about 2½ feet during January and February to continue the battle against giant salvinia. […]

Ross Barnett’s shallow bass

November 1, 2019 Paul Elias

When shad move to shallow water, so do the bass. In November, the shad will swim into Ross Barnett’s shallow waters for these two reasons. […]

Two lucky hunters with a buck taken in 2018 during an archery draw hunt in the spillway area of Barnett Reservoir. The application process for the 2019-20 season is now open.

Apply now for Barnett Reservoir draw hunts

August 7, 2019 Bobby Cleveland

Applications are now being accepted for archery-only draw hunts for deer season in two areas of Barnett Reservoir. The deadline for applying is Aug. 23. […]

Fishing on drop-offs at the ledges and in Ross Barnett’s shallow water, you may not catch any monsters, but you should catch plenty of 11/2- to 2-pound bass.

Ross Barnett’s hot-weather bass

August 6, 2019 Paul Elias

A good reason to fish Ross Barnett this month is because it’s a shallow lake with lots of vegetation, which provides shade, cover and oxygen for bass. […]

Boaters urged to ‘Clean, Drain, Dry’

June 25, 2019 Bobby Cleveland

At Ross Barnett Reservoir, officials there began pushing “Clean. Drain. Dry” as soon as they began systematically reopening parts of Pelahatchie Bay. […]

A fishermen loads fingerlings of Florida-strain largemouth bass into a cooler for release in Ross Barnett Reservoir.

The Rez gets 175k Florida bass

June 25, 2019 Bobby Cleveland

Fisheries officials with the MDWFP have stocked more than 175,000 Florida-strain bass fingerlings in 33,000-acre Ross Barnett Reservoir near Jackson. […]

At Ross Barnett Reservoir in May, fish a buzzbait around rocks, pier posts and pilings, trying to draw a reaction strike from a postspawn bass.

Ross Barnett’s topwater bass

May 12, 2019 Paul Elias

Ross Barnett is one of the best topwater lakes in Mississippi, especially in May. Bass will be in the postspawn mode on the 33,000-acre reservoir. […]