2021 Spring Fishing Forecast for Northwest Mississippi
Mississippi Department of Wildlife, Fisheries, and Parks (MDWFP) fisheries biologists are optimistic about fishing success in 2021, and the busiest areas likely will be the Corps of Engineers’ (COE) flood-control reservoirs (Arkabutla, Sardis, Enid, and Grenada), which get about 1.5 million hours of fishing annually, mainly for crappie.
Here are a few things anglers should consider: The COE reservoirs had high water in 2020; only Grenada overflowed its spillway. Spring flooding reduced anglers’ catches; peak success was later in the year when water levels dropped. Fall MDWFP sampling showed good crappie numbers, especially for younger fish. Most trophy white crappie on Grenada will be ages 6 or 7 this spring.
It was trapped in a line in a North Mississippi River, but officers from the Mississippi Department of Wildlife, Fisheries, and Parks responded and saved it from what likely would have been a slow death. The pelican was located at the Coldwater River right at the Tate County line, said officer Zane Stricklin. There was a concerned citizen (who called). What I got was the bird was tangled in some line right off the road.
Stricklin and fellow officer Marcus Christon responded. It turned out to be fishing line and it had a hook in its wing, Stricklin said. The fishing line he was entangled in was tangled in a vine. It would have definitely died had we not intervened.
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All Students Welcome to Enter the N. MS Fish Hatchery Youth Art Contest
January 29, 2021
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Students across Mississippi are invited to get outdoors and participate in the 2021 North Mississippi Fish Hatchery Youth Art Contest.
Each student must submit a portfolio including the entry form and artwork to the Visitor Education Center by May 10, 2021.
The contest is sponsored by the Foundation for Mississippi Wildlife, Fisheries, and Parks. Winners in four age categories will have their work published in the Mississippi Outdoors magazine and will receive a complimentary copy of the magazine displaying their work.
Winners will also receive gift cards and have their work posted on the Mississippi Department of Wildlife, Fisheries, and Parks’ website.