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Carry a wide selection of wildly colored jigs, given options for any kind of water clarity, which, in Mississippi, can range from clear to chocolate milk.

In most situations, go with bright jigs

April 15, 2015 John J. Woods

Jerry Gross of Meatgetter Jigs of Rison, Ark., is one crappie fishing fool — and, I mean that in a good way. […]

Breaks in riprap jetties behind the hotels and casinos lure big flounder to the front beaches in April, in easy reach of fishermen.

Ground mullet, flounder should be on the menu

April 15, 2015 Bobby Cleveland

Biloxi’s Rob Thomas is a near-shore fanatic who will wade fish but usually stays in his 18-foot skiff or his 12-foot kayak. […]

Many look forward to the month-long cobia spawn that pulls the big sows up on shallow bars around Mississippi’s barrier islands.

April puts cobia on the bars

April 15, 2015 Bobby Cleveland

Capt. Robert Earl McDaniel was doing the cobia two-step, a ritual similar to that of a rain dance, on the back deck of his boat that was anchored in 8 feet of water about 10 miles south of Mississippi’s Gulf Coast. […]

Break down a turkey caller’s vest and you will likely find an assortment of calls from boxes, to pots to diaphragm mouth calls.

Meek: Keep your box “fine tuned”

April 15, 2015 John J. Woods

Paul Meek has made thousands of turkey calls in his life, including about every style there is to try. It’s what he does for a living.

Even with that experience, he knows every call has to be fined tuned. […]

Gobbler chasing can often put hunters in dangerous situations. Where you sit, what you wear and how you react to any sound is important.

Gobble call: Proceed with caution

April 15, 2015 John J. Woods

The dangers of using a gobble call without knowing others are around when turkey hunting. […]

Top chinquapin baits

April 15, 2015 David A. Brown

Aggressive and gluttonous as any schooling fish, chinquapin are hardly picky. Nevertheless, catering to their tastes and preferences will earn you more love. […]

A feisty shellfish, the chinquapin puts up a respectable fight on light tackle.

Best tactics for bedding chinquapin

April 15, 2015 David A. Brown

When chinquapin move in shallow to spawn, the ensuing game of tempting and taunting them to bite can become much like bed fishing for largemouth bass. […]

A limit of these will make a fine fish fry.

Nighttime fishing for chinquapin

April 15, 2015 David A. Brown

Panfish aficionado Glynn “Catch” Cormier reminds anglers not to overlook the species’ after-hours potential. […]

April usually brings redear, a.k.a. chinquapin or shellcracker, bream to the beds. On light tackle, these delicious fish can be as fun to catch as they are to eat.

Top 5 April fishing trips

April 15, 2015 Bobby Cleveland

Obviously, crappie would dominate this month’s recommended fishing trips in Mississippi. Instead, let’s concentrate on another panfish species popular in the Magnolia State that gets hot in April. […]

A major issue facing states, like Mississippi where there is a noticeable decrease in hunting and fishing license sales, is a way to count elder sportsmen in numbers used to decide how much money each state gets annually in federal funding.

Making senior sportsmen count key to funding

April 15, 2015 Bobby Cleveland

Like their peers in every state, Mississippi wildlife officials are always looking to increase — or at least protect — their share of federal funding from the Sportfish Restoration and Wildlife Restoration programs. […]

Top April bass lures

April 14, 2015 Andy Crawford

Walk into any tackle store to grab a few lures and the choices can be overwhelming. Racks are piled with all manner of baits that each manufacturer promises will catch more bass. […]

At the MDWFP-sponsored youth fishing rodeos, volunteers help children aged 15 and under learn about fishing and to catch stocked catfish.

MDWFP has 3 fishing rodeos Saturday

April 9, 2015 Bobby Cleveland

Youth in three different areas of the state will have an opportunity to learn about fishing and catch some catfish on Saturday (April 11), with three free rodeos sponsored by the Mississippi Department of Wildlife, Fisheries and Parks. […]