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Indian Summer Reds

August 31, 2009 Chris Ginn

Although Sept. 22 is listed on the 2009 calendar as the official first day of autumn, cool weather is still a long way from making its first appearance in South Mississippi. […]

Redfish will start schooling up on many of the bars around the barrier islands this month, and the catching will be fast and furious.

Variety available to September anglers

August 31, 2009 John E. Phillips

Capt. Mike Moore of Strictly Fishing Charters says this is the hot time for king mackerel. […]

Sure, it would be great to shoot all year, but most of us wait until right about now to pull out our bows.

What would you say was one of the most inexcusable acts in deer hunting? Certainly the list could be quite long. But perhaps at the top of the order is when a hunter falters on the most elemental responsibility of undertaking proper preseason preparation. […]

The author shows off a nice black crappie caught with a 14-foot Wally Marshall drift pole.

Here’s the crappie gear that I like

August 31, 2009 Paul Johnson

I would never say that I have the best equipment or the only equipment that catches crappie. I do, however, have some things that I know work and give me dependable service. […]

The author will carry a wide variety of rods, lures and lines when he goes to Ross Barnett. He'll have crankbaits, surface lures and frogs tied on because these three patterns are the ones he'll be betting on this month.

Lily pads keep Barnett bass cool

August 31, 2009 Paul Elias

September’s a real-iffy month for successful bass fishing. The fish can be in transition, moving from shallow to deep, they can be schooling or they can be holding on bank cover. Regardless of where you’re fishing this month, if you can find lily pads, you usually can catch bass. Ross Barnett Reservoir, near Jackson, is my September pick because it has plenty of lily pads. […]

Cover: September 2009

August 31, 2009 Mississippi Sportsman

Which WMAs will be hot, and which will leave a little something to be desired? Find out in this issue. […]

2009-10 WMA Forecast

August 27, 2009 Andy Crawford

Drought was the biggest concern of most wildlife management area managers throughout most of the state going into the dog days of summer. […]

Great Explorations

July 24, 2009 Michael O. Giles

Shortly after dawn, Justin Atkins methodically picked apart the shoreline structure as he probed every grass bed and piece of wood cover in the old river run. […]

WMA Wastelands?

July 24, 2009 David Hawkins

There is a common misconception among many deer hunters that public land — wildlife management areas in particular — are vast wastelands where orange-clad wanderers roam the woods from daylight until dark. […]

Having an ample supply of bluegills is essential to a healthy bass fishery.

Pond Particulars

July 24, 2009 John E. Phillips

You consistently can catch more big bass out of well-managed ponds and small lakes than from any large reservoir not intensively managed for big bass. You also can manage small ponds and lakes to consistently grow a number of easy-to-catch 5-pound-plus bass. […]

On the way in from snapper fishing, Kenney stops off at the Biloxi Marsh and catches redfish like this.

Fish inshore, offshore on one trip

July 24, 2009 John E. Phillips

Capt. “Pappy” Kenney believes in fishing by the moon. For instance, during the full moon in June and on three days of either side of the full moon, Kenney caught plenty of big trout. […]

Kenny Browning and Earl Brink showed the Magnolia Crappie Club how to catch fish at the state championships long-lining jigs in clear water.

Long-lining delivers summer monsters

July 24, 2009 Paul Johnson

It’s summertime, folks, and the fish are biting. It’s prime time for hot-weather crappie fishing on North Mississippi’s big reservoirs. Great reports are coming to me from Sardis and Enid especially this summer. […]