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Sports: Adventures

Rains will help spawns on lakes

Needless to say low water levels on the area lakes was a problem for most of 2011, but it is no longer a problem. A ... Read more

by Eddie Roberts, Sunday, February 5, 2012 12:13 am

Sports

Spawn coming soon in local fishing lakes

That was a strange month. We fished three of the four weekends of January wearing short-sleeve shirts and some people had on short pants. It ... Read more

by Eddie Roberts, Sunday, January 29, 2012 12:01 am

Sports: Adventures

Fishing has picked up this month

So far, January has offered us some fine weather for fishing. It feels more like early spring than winter. Fish activity has really picked up ... Read more

by Eddie Roberts, Sunday, January 22, 2012 12:09 am

Sports: Adventures

J.R. Roberts Memorial coming up

The 2012 open bass tournament season will cast off Feb. 4 on Lake Bruin with the 26th Annual J.R. Roberts Memorial Team Bass Challenge. This ... Read more

by Eddie Roberts, Sunday, January 15, 2012 12:03 am

Sports: Adventures

Bass challenge coming soon

The 2012 bass tournament season will cast off with my favorite fishing tournament in the area. On Feb. 4 anglers from three states will converge ... Read more

by Eddie Roberts, Sunday, January 8, 2012 12:01 am

Sports Columnists

New year brings new fishing chances

The year 2011 was one to remember and for some one they would like to forget. All in all it was a great year for ... Read more

by Eddie Roberts, Sunday, January 1, 2012 12:01 am

Sports: Adventures

Christmas is a time of reflection

It is Christmas morning, so I like to wake up before anyone in the house, turn the Christmas tunes on and sit back and think ... Read more

by Eddie Roberts, Sunday, December 25, 2011 12:01 am

Sports: Adventures

Sonars and good fishing for Christmas

The hottest selling Christmas gifts this year in the fishing scene are sonar units and sonar/GPS combos. If you find one under your tree and ... Read more

by Eddie Roberts, Sunday, December 18, 2011 12:01 am

Sports Columnists

Winter fishing brings back old memories

This recent cold front may slow the fishermen and women down from fishing, but the fish still eat no matter the conditions. Cold weather brings ... Read more

by Eddie Roberts, Saturday, December 10, 2011 11:59 pm

Sports: Adventures

Striped bass easy to catch hard to find

As predicted, the fishing just keeps get better as we get closer to the winter months. While pleasure boat traffic is down to an occasional ... Read more

by Eddie Roberts, Sunday, December 4, 2011 12:14 am

Sports

Rising river will affect game fishing

The Mississippi River is on a very fast rise. That is really no surprise to residents that have lived here for a long time. Every ... Read more

by Eddie Roberts, Sunday, November 27, 2011 12:02 am

Sports: Adventures

Old River due for late fall rise

According to the Mississippi River forecast, we have a couple more weeks to fish the Old Rivers before a late fall rise comes downriver. Normally ... Read more

by Eddie Roberts, Sunday, November 20, 2011 12:01 am

Sports: Adventures

Much rain needed in area lakes

Lack of rain continues hold the landlocked lakes at extremely low water levels. Some lakes are still producing some nice bass and perch and others ... Read more

by Eddie Roberts, Sunday, November 13, 2011 12:14 am

Sports: Adventures

Fish activity to improve in November

This month the game fish in our area lakes and rivers will enter into yet another transition period. In October the surface water began to ... Read more

by Eddie Roberts, Sunday, November 6, 2011 12:01 am

Sports: Adventures

Smaller boats could be the way to ride

Over the past year or so I noticed a big change in local boat sales. With fuel and oil prices so high, many can no ... Read more

by Eddie Roberts, Sunday, October 30, 2011 12:03 am

Sports Columnists

Fall weather is great news for fishing

This weather feels great. And obviously the fish feel the same way we do. Fish activity has increased big time over the past week or ... Read more

by Eddie Roberts, Sunday, October 23, 2011 12:03 am

Sports: Adventures

Fish activity on the increase

Cooler water temperatures increased fish activity on all our area lakes, rivers and Old Rivers. Last weekend, several fishermen enjoyed two days of great bass ... Read more

by Eddie Roberts, Sunday, October 16, 2011 12:08 am

Sports

Fall is great time to fish in Miss-Lou

The high pressure system that has been sitting over us the past week or so is moving on, and it is about time. A bright ... Read more

by Eddie Roberts, Sunday, October 9, 2011 12:18 am

Opinion

September leaves, October’s here

Another month is behind us. September was good for fishing, and October will be even better. I would say the lakes and rivers will be ... Read more

by Eddie Roberts, Sunday, October 2, 2011 12:01 am

Sports

Drift fishing helps catch open-water fish

The Mississippi River stage is at perfect level for bass fishing on the live oxbow lakes, the Old Rivers. The stage at Natchez Saturday is ... Read more

by Eddie Roberts, Sunday, September 25, 2011 12:13 am

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