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Crayfishes of Mississippi Poster

January 29, 2025

Found this great poster on crayfish in Mississippi, at the following site, https://www.researchgate.net/publication/234154354_Crayfishes_of_Mississippi_poster with the following abstract: “This is a wall poster showing about half of the crayfish species in the state of Mississippi. For a free copy of the poster, send your mailing address to Susan Adams. Poster text: Crayfishes, also known as crawfish, … More Crayfishes of Mississippi Poster

Let’s Get Small!

January 28, 2025

I’m old enough to remember a Steve Martin schtick in his stand-up comedy album (yes, album) that was about “getting small”. On stage he made like he was taking a drug that would make him small. Youtube has a recording at “Let’s Get Small”. Start the video at 7:54 for the “Get Small” part. It … More Let’s Get Small!

Glen’s UV Crayfish

January 21, 2025

Last year some club members and I managed to hit on a white bass spawning run on a small shallow river which connects to the Mississippi River. The river is open, no weirs or dams, so the white bass are able to come up and do their thing just like salmon, though not as spectacular. … More Glen’s UV Crayfish

Bulls across the Sound

December 10, 2024

At the Gulf Coast Classic this year I made a bid on a donated trip and actually won the bid. The trip was offered by Jacob Commers of @AllseasonAnglers. Jacob guides part of the year out West, part of the year in Arkansas and in the Fall guides on the Mississippi coast for saltwater. I … More Bulls across the Sound

Tarpon Journey Update

July 22, 2024

What’s better than catching a tarpon? Catching two! I’m gonna leave a lot of details out because I am not worthy, I’m just the angler, but yes, I did finally catch my tarpon and not long after that I caught another one. We jumped several which promptly broke leaders, threw flies, broke welded loops, broke … More Tarpon Journey Update

My Tarpon Journey

June 12, 2024

I just got back from my most recent attempt at placing my hand on a tarpon. Every trip I make I seem to get a little further down this road. I’ve seen them, gotten them to look at my fly, follow my fly, eat and spit my fly, hooked them and then broke the leader, … More My Tarpon Journey

Head Shot

October 30, 2023

As my two tarpon trips are over for the year, I’m back to practicing for an upcoming redfish trip in November. Understanding your application and using the right equipment is important. Tarpon come by quick and they spot the boat quickly (eyes oriented up). So being able to cast to them before they see the … More Head Shot

Two Things

September 26, 2023

I have experienced a couple of things lately that I just wanted to pass on. One is the Mill House podcast. I just have to say that I think Andy Mills is doing a wonderful job capturing these interviews with fly fishing greats. These people won’t be around forever, but thanks to Andy we will … More Two Things

Apalachicola Tarpon Trip

August 22, 2023

I know my friends want to hear about my tarpon trip last week, but it was not much to write home about. I knew it could be hit or miss when I booked it, but Apalachicola was the closest place I might still find some tarpon in August. The tarpon population starts to get thin … More Apalachicola Tarpon Trip

Selective Bluegill

March 29, 2023

Recently I went down to my neighborhood ponds and stayed into the last 30 minutes of daylight. I started noticing fish breaking the surface, obviously feeding on something hatching. I was trying typical bream killers and poppers but the bream would have nothing to do with my offerings. Mosquitoes were biting me so I naturally … More Selective Bluegill