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Fishing regulations at Barge Lake, 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.
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Largemouth bass
The maximum number of individual fish legally harvested per harvester per day. Bag limits are only for properly licensed anglers actively harvesting the species. People who are not actively harvesting or are not properly licensed (if a license is required) may NOT be counted for the purpose of bag limits.
The maximum number of individual fish across an aggregate group of species legally harvested per harvester per day.
Slot Length Limit: all fish on or between the slot length must be returned to the water immediately upon capture and may not be in possession on the designated waters. All fish shorter than the lowest length limit and all fish longer than the highest length limit may be kept not to exceed the legal daily creel limit.
The following waterbodies have modified size and creel limits for black bass (i.e., largemouth, spotted, and smallmouth bass):
Aberdeen Lake; Monroe County: 14-inch minimum size; creel limit = 10 black bass;
Charlie Capps WMA Lake; Bolivar County: no minimum size; creel limit = 5 black bass;
Columbus Lake; Lowndes, Monroe, and Clay Counties: 14-inch minimum size; creel limit = 10 black bass;
Choctaw Lake; Choctaw County: slot length 16 to 20-inches; creel limit = 10 black bass (1 over 20-inches);
Davis Lake; Chickasaw County: slot length 18 to 22-inches; creel limit = 10 black bass (1 over 22-inches);
Eagle Lake; Warren County; 16-inch minimum size; creel limit = 10 black bass;
Lake Bill Waller; Marion County: slot length 18 to 22-inches; creel limit = 15 black bass (1 over 22-inches);
Lake Bogue Homa; Jones County: 15-inch minimum size; creel limit = 5 black bass;
Lake Calling Panther; Copiah County: 20-inch maximum size; creel limit = 10 black bass;
Lake Claude Bennett; Jasper County: no minimum size; creel limit = 30 black bass;
Lake Jackson; Washington County: no minimum size; creel limit = 5 black bass;
Lake Jeff Davis; Jeff Davis County: slot length 18 to 24-inches; creel limit = 15 black bass (1 over 24-inches);
Lake Lamar Bruce; Lee County: slot length 18 to 24-inches; creel limit = 10 black bass (1 over 24-inches);
Lake Mary Crawford; Lawrence County: slot length 16 to 22-inches; creel limit = 10 black bass (1 over 22-inches);
Lake Monroe; Monroe County: slot length 18 to 24-inches; creel limit = 10 black bass (1 over 24-inches);
Lake Okhissa; Franklin County: slot length 18 to 22-inches; creel limit = 10 black bass (1 over 22-inches);
Lake Washington; Washington County: 15-inch minimum size; creel limit = 5 black bass;
Leroy Percy State Park; Washington County: no minimum size; creel limit = 5 black bass;
Malmaisson WMA Lakes; Grenada County: 15-inch minimum size; creel limit = 2 black bass;
Moon Lake; Coahoma County: no minimum size; creel limit = 5 black bass;
Natchez State Park; Adams County: slot length 18 to 22-inches; creel limit = 7 black bass (1 over 22-inches);
Neshoba County Lake; Neshoba County: slot length 16 to 20-inches; creel limit = 10 black bass (1 over 20-inches);
North Abutment Campground Lake at Grenada; Grenada County: 15-inch minimum size; creel limit = 2 black bass;
Pascagoula River; George and Jackson Counties: 12-inch minimum size; creel limit = 10 black bass;
Paul B. Johnson State Park; Forrest County: slot length 18 to 22-inches; creel limit = 10 black bass (1 over 22-inches);
Percy Quin State Park; Pike County: slot length 16 to 22-inches; creel limit = 7 black bass (1 over 22-inches);
Pickwick Lake; Tishomingo County: 15-inch minimum size; creel limit = 10 black bass;
RecCon Lake; Bolivar County: no minimum size; creel limit = 2 black bass;
Ross Barnett Reservoir; Madison, Rankin, Leake, Hinds, and Scott Counties: 14-inch maximum size; creel limit = 7 black bass;
Trace State Park; Lee County: slot length 14 to 22-inches; creel limit = 10 black bass (1 over 22-inches);
Wolf/Broad Lake; Yazoo and Humphreys Counties: 12-inch maximum size; creel limit = 5 black bass.
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.
White crappie
The maximum number of individual fish legally harvested per harvester per day. Bag limits are only for properly licensed anglers actively harvesting the species. People who are not actively harvesting or are not properly licensed (if a license is required) may NOT be counted for the purpose of bag limits.
The following waterbodies have modified size and creel limits for crappie (combined black crappie and white crappie):
Arkabutla Lake; Tate County: 12-inch minimum size; creel limit = 15 crappie;
Charlie Capps WMA Lake; Bolivar County: no minimum size; creel limit = 20 crappie;
Eagle Lake; Warren County: 11-inch minimum size; creel limit = 30 crappie;
Enid Lake; Yalobusha, Lafayette, and Panola Counties: 12-inch minimum size; creel limit = 15 crappie;
Grenada Lake; Grenada, Calhoun and Yalobusha Counties: 12-inch minimum size; creel limit = 15 crappie;
Lake Okhissa; Franklin County: 10-inch minimum size; creel limit = 10 crappie;
Lake Washington; Washington County: 11-inch minimum size; creel limit = 30 crappie;
Lake Monroe; Monroe County: no minimum size; creel limit = 20 crappie;
Lake Mary Crawford; Lawrence County: no minimum size; creel limit = 15 crappie;
Choctaw Lake; Choctaw County: 12-inch minimum size; creel limit = 10 crappie;
Moon Lake; Coahoma County: 10-inch minimum size; creel limit = 30 crappie;
Pickwick & Tenn-Tom Waterway (including all tributaries) Pickwick Lake to Aliceville Lock & Dam: 9-inch minimum size; creel limit = 30 crappie;
Percy Quin State Park; Pike County: no minimum size; creel limit = 20 crappie;
Sardis Lake; Lafayette, Marshall, and Panola Counties: 12-inch minimum size; creel limit = 15 crappie;
Spillways of Arkabutla To Prichard Road Bridge, Enid To I-55, Grenada To Hwy. 51, Sardis and Sardis Lower Lake To Spaulding Creek: no minimum size; creel limit = 15 crappie;
Trace State Park; Lee County: no minimum size; creel limit = 20 crappie.
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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