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Bluegill
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General info

Kirkwood Lake is a lake located in Jackson County, Mississippi, United States. It is most popular for fishing Bluegill.

Location

30°33′52.5″N 88°34′29.4″W
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Fishing regulations at Kirkwood Lake, MS

Disclaimer: Always check local fishing regulations, water access rights and land ownership before fishing, regardless of any catches logged in that area by the Fishbrain community. Fishbrain has mapped millions of acres of government-owned land across the USA to help you identify potential fishing access, but you are responsible for ensuring compliance with all legal requirements.

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 Bluegill as of April 30th, 2026. To view regulations for a different fish species, please click on your preferred species in the drop-down.

Bluegill

Seasons

Open

Bag limit

100
No statewide minimum size. Statewide creel limit of 100 bream applies to bluegill, redear, and other sunfish.
The following waterbodies have modified creel limits:
Choctaw Lake in Choctaw County creel limit = 25 Bream (bluegill + redear)
Lake Okhissa in Franklin County 50 Bream (bluegill + redear)
Lake Mary Crawford in Lawrence County 25 Bream (bluegill + redear)
Trace State Park in Lee County 20 Bream (bluegill + redear)
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.

Banded Sunfish, Bluegill, Bluespotted Sunfish, Dollar Sunfish, Flier, Green Sunfish, Longear Sunfish, Mud Sunfish, Orangespotted Sunfish, Redbreast Sunfish, Redear Sunfish, Redspotted Sunfish, Rock Bass, Shadow Bass, Warmouth

Regulations for

30°33′52.5″N 88°34′29.4″W
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FAQ about Kirkwood Lake fishing

Kirkwood Lake is a lake located in Jackson County, Mississippi, United States. Its coordinates are:
30°33′52.5″N 88°34′29.4″W
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Find the best fishing spots on Kirkwood Lake by looking at where other anglers have caught fish. This can easily be done in the where it is also possible to see big fish potential and how good fishing is right now along with Garmin® depth maps.
The most common species in Kirkwood Lake are:
  • Bluegill - 1 members reported to have caught this fish
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