Yazoo River

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Anyone fishing on the Yazoo out of Vicksburg or on the Mississippi in that area? Haven't been over lately and wondering how they are doing. Prob. will give it a try soon. Also anyone fish in the MS around the Chotard shoot. That should be a great place on a slow fall.

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Answer to above. Tried a lake off the Yazoo today. Three Blues, largest was 7, then a 3 and a 2. One channel 2lbs. Not to bad. Will try it again soon. Game warden paid us a visit. Checked everything and all was ok. Be sure to have all safety equipment when on the water. Don't want a ticket, but more importantly it could save your life.

[dudlbugr]

Rat,

Me, Gofish, and Droptines fished the MS River around Vicksburg last Saturday, and caught 7 fish, for a total of about 82 pounds. Did best in outside bends in 25 to 40 ft of water, mostly on rock banks, on fresh skippies.

Good luck!

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Good report dudlbugr. Do you launch in the Yazoo? I usually go up-river in the MS a few miles. Is that the area you fished? I saw a recent report about fishing up-river.......I Learned why the hard way last year when my friends boat ran out of gas about 5 miles upriver and just before dark. Lucky for us we were able to drift down to the Yazoo and the use the trolling motor to the ramp. Could have been a bad setup if we were down-river. Now I never fish with him without checking the gas myself.

[dudlbugr]

Good idea on the gas! :big_smile_2:

Yes, we put in "downtown", and fished up. All of the fish were caught within 10 miles of the Yazoo, and all of the nice ones were caught on the LA bank.

I mainly just ride and look at my fish finder until I see something I like. Usually, something I like has big fish on the screen; sometimes I fish a "spot" if I've seen several fish in the area, at a similar depth. Sometimes I'll only fish it if I see only 1 fish in the area, and I'll try to anchor where I can put the bait right in front of him. This hasn't worked yet, really, :0a32:
but I figure it's just a matter of time! Of course, so is winning the lottery!!

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Thanks for the report. I have camped and fished that area many times. I have never had much luck catching what I see on my finder, doesn't mean I don't try. Think I have better luck just finding a hole and blindly fishing it. Sure gives me more confidance when I see something on the finder though.