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42 Mississippi Sportsman^ | April 2015

Flint Creek

D

epending on

the stage of

the spawn,

fish can be

caught in the

backs of the

tributaries on different forms

of structure. Post-spawn,

Rowell said the majority of

crappie anglers key in on

ledges, drop-offs and any

man-made structure that

exists in the lake. Toward the

backs of the main tributaries there are still areas of standing

timber and stumps and crappie will move up into these areas to

feed on shad early and late in the day and retreat back to deeper

structure when the sun gets up.

“Some pretty crappie in this lake,” said Rowell, “but it’s not

really much of a quality bream lake because of all the bass in

here eat a lot of them. But I see a lot of 2- and 3-pound white

crappie come out of here.

“Crappie will be on brush piles or rather just above them in

about 12 to 18 feet of water in April,” he said. “Most of the guys

spider rig or troll using six or eight rods. Seems like they catch

more crappie on minnows than jigs.”

For anglers wishing to remain at Flint Creek for several days or

even a week or more, the park has full service camper hook-ups

as well as a wide selection of lake-side and near-lake cabins that

can house an entire family or maybe even a small fishing club.

The park has three different boat ramps that are open around

the clock.

As a final amenity, the business district of Wiggins is two

miles outside Flint Creek’s entrance gate. The town features

grocery stores, specialty

shops, fuel, a hospital, golf

course, camping, bait and

fishing supplies, video rentals,

and restaurants. ■

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FISHING

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Phillip Gentry is a

freelance outdoor writer

and photographer who

says that if it swims, walks,

hops, flies or crawls he’s

usually not too far behind.

The boat ramp can accommodate boats

of all sizes and can be busy on weekends.