Freshwater Size & Creel Limits

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Statewide Creel and Size Limits
For current saltwater fishing regulations, licensing details, and coastal management information, contact the Mississippi Department of Marine Resources at 228-374-5000 or visit the MDMR website.
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
For all other game or sport fish species, there is no daily creel limit.
* No Paddlefish harvest allowed in the Tenn-Tom Waterway, Tombigbee River or its tributaries, and Pickwick Lake. Paddlefish are measured from the front of the eye to the fork of the tail. Daily limits for bream, Black Bass (largemouth, spotted and smallmouth), Crappie, Striped Bass and Striped Bass hybrids in waters adjoining adjacent states shall be that of the adjacent state, or the Mississippi limit, whichever is greater. * Harvest and possession of Walleye is prohibited in Lake Lamar Bruce, Lake Monroe, and in the Old Tombigbee River and its tributaries north of Hwy 278 (Monroe, Itawamba and Prentiss counties) and in Choctaw Lake (Choctaw County). **** No Alligator Gar harvest allowed from Bee Lake (Holmes County).

Transport Limit: No person shall at anytime transport more than seven (7) daily creel limits of fish for each licensed or exempt angler present in the vehicle. A single angler can only transport his or her own daily limit(s) of fish, not to exceed seven (7) daily limits.

On all other lakes, there is no length limit for any species except Striped Bass and/or Striped Bass hybrids and Paddlefish but the statewide daily creel limits apply.

Special Largemouth, Spotted & 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 (includes channel to Muddy Bayou water control structure)	16 inches & under	10 per day
Elvis Presley Lake	16-22 inches	10 per day, 1 over 22 inches
Holmes County State Park (English and Odom lakes)	16-22 inches	10 per day, 1 over 22 inches
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 (Possession of black bass under 15 inches while in Paul Love Park or on the weir is prohibited.)	15 inches & under	5 per day
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 (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)	12 inches & under	10 per day
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
Simpson County 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 & Redear Regulations
Area/Water	Lengths to Release	Creel Limits
Choctaw Lake (Choctaw County	No Length Limit	25 per day
Elvis Presley Lake	No Length Limit	50 per day
Holmes County State Park (English and Odom lakes)	No Length Limit	50 per day
Lake Okhissa (Franklin County)	No Length Limit	50 per day
Simpson County 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 & White Crappie Regulations
Area/Water	Lengths to Release	Creel Limits
Arkabutla Reservoir+	12 inches & under	10 per day
Arkabutla Spillway to Prichard Rd. Bridge++	No Length Limit	10 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
Elvis Presley Lake	No Length Limit	20 per day
Enid Reservoir+	12 inches & under	10 per day
Enid Spillway to I-55++	No Length Limit	10 per day
Grenada Reservoir+	12 inches & under	10 per day
Grenada Spillway to Hwy. 51++	No Length Limit	10 per day
Holmes County State Park (English and Odom lakes)	No Length Limit	20 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 (Possession of crappie under 11 inches while in Paul Love Park or on the weir is prohibited.)	11 inches & under	20 per day
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	10 per day
Sardis Spillway & Sardis Lower Lake to Spaulding Creek++	No Length Limit	10 per day
Simpson County Lake	No Length Limit	15 per day
+ At Arkabutla, Enid, Grenada and Sardis Reservoirs anglers may fish no more than 4 poles per person. Each pole may have no more than 2 hooks or lures. The aggregate daily boat creel limit for all species of crappie on Arkabutla, Enid, Sardis, and Grenada Reservoirs for boats with three or more anglers shall be 25 crappie larger than 12 inches. ++ See spillway restrictions in this section.

Special Rainbow Trout Regulations
Area/Water	Lengths to Release	Creel limits
Lake Lamar Bruce	No Length Limit	3 per day
On all other lakes, there is no length limit for any species except Striped Bass and/or Striped Bass hybrids and Paddlefish but the statewide daily creel limits apply.