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Mississippi

Freshwater Fishing

Freshwater Fishing

Freshwater Size & Creel Limits

Statewide Creel and Size Limits

For Saltwater Fishing Regulations, call the Mississippi Department of Marine Resources at 228-374-5000 or visit www.dmr.ms.gov

Species

Daily Creel Limits

Alligator Gar****

2

Paddlefish* (must be less than 30 inches)

2

Striped Bass and/or Striped Bass Hybrids (minimum length 15 inches)**

6

Walleye***

3

Sauger

10

Crappie** (combined white and black)

30

Bluegill, bream and all other sunfish (combined)**

100

Largemouth, Smallmouth and Spotted bass (combined)**

10

Sturgeon

0

Special Largemouth, Spotted and Smallmouth Bass Regulations

Area/Water

Lengths to Release

Creel Limits

Aberdeen Lake

14 inches & under

10 per day

Calling Panther Lake

20 inches & over

10 per day, 1 over 20 inches

Charlie Capps WMA Lake

No Length Limit

5 per day

Choctaw Lake (Choctaw County)

16-20 inches

10 per day, 1 over 20 inches

Columbus Lake

14 inches & under

10 per day

Davis Lake (Chickasaw County)

18-22 inches

10 per day; 1 over 22 inches

Eagle Lake

16 inches & under

10 per day

(includes channel to Muddy Bayou water control structure)

Lake Bill Waller

18-22 inches

15 per day, 1 over 22 inches

Lake Bogue Homa

15 inches & under

5 per day

Lake Claude Bennett

No Length Limit

30 per day

Lake Jackson (Washington County)

No Length Limit

5 per day

Lake Jeff Davis

18-24 inches

15 per day, 1 over 24 inches

Lake Lamar Bruce

18-24 inches

10 per day, 1 over 24 inches

Lake Mary Crawford

16-22 inches

10 per day, 1 over 22 inches

Lake Monroe

18-24 inches

10 per day, 1 over 24 inches

Lake Okhissa (Franklin County)

18-22 inches

10 per day, 1 over 22 inches

Lake Washington

15 inches & under

5 per day

(Possession of black bass under 15 inches while in Paul Love Park or on the weir is prohibited.)

Leroy Percy State Park Lake

No Length Limit

5 per day

Malmaison WMA Lakes

15 inches & under

2 per day

Moon Lake (includes area east of Hwy 1)

No Length Limit

5 per day

Natchez State Park Lake

18-22 inches

7 per day, 1 over 22 inches

Neshoba County Lake

16-20 inches

10 per day, 1 over 20 inches

North Abutment Campground Lake at Grenada Reservoir

15 inches & under

2 per day

Pascagoula River

12 inches & under

10 per day

(George & Jackson Counties, Merrill, MS to Hwy 90 bridge, includes all connected oxbow lakes; East & West Pascagoula Rivers and all waters between these two rivers)

Paul B. Johnson State Park Lake (Geiger Lake)

18-22 inches

10 per day, 1 over 22 inches

Percy Quin State Park (Lake Tangipahoa)

16-22 inches

7 per day, 1 over 22 inches

Pickwick Lake

15 inches & under

10 per day

RecCon Lake (Bolivar County)

No Length Limit

2 per day

Ross Barnett Reservoir

14 inches & under

7 per day

Trace State Park Lake

14-22 inches

10 per day, 1 over 22 inches

Wolf-Broad Lake (Yazoo & Humphreys Counties)

12 inches & under

5 per day

Special Striped Bass and Hybrid Striped Bass Regulations

Area/Water

Lengths to Release

Creel Limits

Ross Barnett Reservoir to City of Jackson water intake

15 inches & under

6 per day, 1 over 24 inches

Special Bluegill and Redear Regulations

Area/Water

Lengths to Release

Creel Limits

Choctaw Lake (Choctaw County

No Length Limit

25 per day

Lake Okhissa (Franklin County)

No Length Limit

50 per day

Lake Mary Crawford

No Length Limit

25 per day

Trace State Park Lake

No Length Limit

20 per day

Special Catfish Regulations

Area/Water

Lengths to Release

Creel Limits

Choctaw Lake (Choctaw County)

No Length Limit

5 per day

Lake Okhissa (Franklin County)

No Length Limit

5 per day

RecCon Lake (Bolivar County)

No Length Limit

10 per day

All MDWFP State Fishing Lakes and State Parks Lakes

No Length Limit

10 per day

Border Waters with Alabama & Tennessee

No Length Limit

1 over 34 inches, no creel limit under 34 inches

For all other waters, there is no daily creel limit for any catfish species.


Special Walleye Regulations

Area/Water

Lengths to Release

Creel Limits

Davis Lake (Chickasaw County)

No Length Limit

1 per day

Special Black and White Crappie Regulations

Area/Water

Lengths to Release

Creel Limits

Arkabutla Reservoir+

12 inches & under

15 per day

Arkabutla Spillway to Prichard Rd. Bridge++

No Length Limit

15 per day

Charlie Capps WMA Lake

No Length Limit

20 per day

Choctaw Lake (Choctaw County)

12 inches & under

10 per day

Eagle Lake (includes channel to Muddy Bayou water control structure)

11 inches and under

30 per day

Enid Reservoir+

12 inches & under

15 per day

Enid Spillway to I-55++

No Length Limit

15 per day

Grenada Reservoir+

12 inches & under

15 per day

Grenada Spillway to Hwy. 51++

No Length Limit

15 per day

Lake Monroe

No Length Limit

20 per day

Lake Mary Crawford

No Length Limit

15 per day

Lake Okhissa (Franklin County)

10 inches & under

10 per day

Lake Washington

11 inches & under

30 per day

(Possession of crappie under 11 inches while in Paul Love Park or on the weir is prohibited.)

Moon Lake (includes area east of Hwy 1)

10 inches & under

30 per day

Percy Quin State Park (Lake Tangipahoa)

No Length Limit

20 per day

Pickwick Lake & Tenn-Tom Waterway (including all tributaries)

9 inches & under

30 per day

Sardis Reservoir+

12 inches & under

15 per day

Sardis Spillway & Sardis Lower Lake to Spaulding Creek++

No Length Limit

15 per day

Trace State Park Lake

No Length Limit

20 per day.

Special Rainbow Trout Regulations

Area/Water

Lengths to Release

Creel limits

Lake Lamar Bruce

No Length Limit

3 per day