Mississippi has over 1,400 lakes — including 6 major reservoirs, 22 managed public lakes, and unique oxbow lakes along the Mississippi River. From the Delta's big catfish to the Gulf Coast's speckled trout and redfish, the Magnolia State offers diverse fishing across six distinct regions. Some northern lakes are even stocked for ice fishing in winter.
Fishing Regulations
- Game fish: bream (redear, bluegill, longear, warmouth, green sunfish), crappie, black bass, shadow bass, walleye, sauger, yellow perch, striped/hybrid/white/yellow bass, pickerel.
- Game fish may be taken by hook and line, trotlines, throwlines, limblines, set hooks, jugs, and yo-yos (max 100 hooks/person).
- Illegal: muddying, lime, poison, explosives, electrical devices, wire baskets, fish traps, dip nets for game fish.
- No person may transport more than 7 daily creel limits of fish.
- Creel limits on waters shared with adjacent states follow the adjacent state or MS limit, whichever is greater.
- Sale of game fish is unlawful.
9 species limits are shown per spot in the CatchTales app.
Pick a region below to explore its fishing spots.
Central Mississippi & Jackson Region
Ross Barnett Reservoir Inlet, Pearl River, Jackson area lakes, Lake J9
40 spots
Mississippi Gulf Coast Region
Mississippi Sound Inlet, Gulf Islands, Biloxi, Gulfport
40 spots
North Central Mississippi Region
Pickwick Lake Inlet, Bay Springs, Tenn-Tom Waterway, Aberdeen Lake
40 spots
North Mississippi & Delta Region
Sardis Lake Inlet, Arkabutla, Enid, Grenada
40 spots
Pine Belt & Southeast MS Region
Pascagoula River Inlet, Leaf River, De Soto National Forest lakes, North Pine Belt Lake
37 spots
Southwest Mississippi Region
Mississippi River Inlet, Homochitto River, Okhissa Lake, Clear Springs
40 spots
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