Mississippi fishing - bass fishing, crappie, catfish, stripers and vacation trip ideas for fishing in MS.

The state of Mississippi offers excellent bass fishing, crappie fishing, catfish, stripers and more in lakes, ponds, streams and rivers. Listed here are the major fishing lakes in Mississippi.

This chart shows the major fishing waters in Mississippi cross referencing them with the major species found there.

Mississippi Fishing Lake Locations

Arkabutla Lake is an 33,000-acre lake in the north-west corner of the state, 2 miles north-west of Coldwater, MS.

Enid Reservoir is a 28,000-acre lake in the north-central part of the state, at Enid, MS.

Grenada Reservoir is a 64,000-acre lake in the north-central part of the state, at Grenada, MS.

Jamie Whitten Lock & Dam is a series of ten locks creating individual lakes in the north-east corner of the state, 4 miles west of Dennis, MS.

Okatibbee Lake is a 4,100-acre lake in the south-east part of the state, 3 miles north-east of Collinsville, MS.

Ross R Barnett Reservoir is a 33,000-acre lake in the central part of the state, at Ridgeland, MS.

Sardis Lake is a 58,000-acre lake in the north-west corner of the state, 5 miles north-west of Oxford, MS.

For additional information about fishing in Mississippi visit the Mississippi Department of Wildlife, Fisheries and Parks website. Click here to acquire a Mississippi fishing license.

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