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Fishing regulations at Rotten 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 Bluegill as of April 15th, 2026. To view regulations for a different fish species, please click on your preferred species in the drop-down.
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Bag limit
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
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FAQ about Rotten Bayou fishing
- Bluegill - 1 members reported to have caught this fish
- Largemouth bass - 5 members reported to have caught this fish
- Blue catfish - 2 members reported to have caught this fish
- @_Gone_Fishin_ reported a nice Grass carp.
- @Kayakfishing reported a nice Channel catfish.
- @Kayakfishing reported a nice Flathead catfish.
- @Kayakfishing reported a nice Blue catfish.
- @Kayakfishing reported a nice Blue catfish.
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