Freshwater Size & Creel Limits
Statewide Creel and Size Limits |
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For Saltwater Fishing Regulations, call the Mississippi Department of Marine Resources at 228-374-5000 or visit www.dmr.ms.gov |
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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 |
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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) |
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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.) |
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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) |
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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 |
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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 |
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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 |
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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 |
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Area/Water |
Lengths to Release |
Creel Limits |
Davis Lake (Chickasaw County) |
No Length Limit |
1 per day |
Special Black and White Crappie Regulations |
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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.) |
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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 |
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Area/Water |
Lengths to Release |
Creel limits |
Lake Lamar Bruce |
No Length Limit |
3 per day |