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Fishing regulations at Washington Bayou, MS
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Fishing regulations in Mississippi can change throughout the year. Make sure to check this page before fishing for the most up to date rules and regulations for the current season. Local regulations govern when you can fish, the max size of the fish you can keep, how many fish you can keep, and more.
Below you will see fishing regulations for catching Striped bass as of April 13th, 2026. To view regulations for a different fish species, please click on your preferred species in the drop-down.
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Persons fishing in the Pearl River from the Ross Barnett Reservoir dam to the City of Jackson water intake may take only one Striped Bass or Hybrid Striped Bass over 24-inches.
Creel limits for black bass, bream, crappie, striped bass, and striped bass hybrids in waters touched by the state boundary (border waters) shall be that of the adjacent state, or the Mississippi limit, whichever is greater.
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- Striped bass - 1 members reported to have caught this fish
- White crappie - 2 members reported to have caught this fish
- Bigmouth buffalo - 1 members reported to have caught this fish
- @TyXSaucy reported a nice Bigmouth buffalo.
- @v.ford reported a nice Black crappie.
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