Alert
Clean your boat trailers!
Giant Salvinia is a highly invasive floating aquatic plant that is abundant in the Tenn-Tom Waterway. Please remove all vegetation from boat trailers before leaving launch areas.
Fishing Report
Aberdeen Lake - 5/13/2024 8:54:49 AM| Species | Detail | |
| Bass | The bass bite could be called fair to good. The fish are in their post spawn pattern now and are holding around traditional summer time cover. Most bass continue to bite on spinnerbaits and Texas-rigged plastics in the backs of the sloughs, with black buzzbaits and frogs producing some early topwater bites. Shallow pockets with grass on the west side of the channel have been good areas. If the shad are spawning in the area, the first hour or two of daylight can yield some good topwater action. | |
| Crappie | The crappie bite has slowed down recently. Jigs and minnows are your best bets. | |
| Catfish | The catfish bite is starting to pick up with the rising water temperature. Nightcrawlers and cutbait fished along the bottom have been best baits. Most anglers are using trotlines or jugs, but a few anglers are starting to target catfish with rod-n-reel combos. The mouth of the old Tombigbee River is a popular area. | |
Special Fishing RegulationsSpecies |
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| Species | Type | Length To Release |
| Black Bass (combined largemouth, spotted and smallmouth) | Minimum Length Limit | 14 inches and under |
| Crappie (combined white and black) | Minimum Length Limit | 9 inches and under |
Creel Limits (per person, per day) |
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| Type | Amount | Additional Information |
| Bass (combined largemouth, spotted and smallmouth ) | 10 | |
| Crappie (combined white and black) | 30 | |
- Paddlefish harvest and possession is prohibited in the Tenn-Tom Waterway, Tombigbee River and it's tributaries.
- Walleye harvest and possession is prohibited in the Tombigbee River and it's tributaries north of Hwy 278 (Monroe, Itawamba and Prentiss Counties).
Spillway
From the Aberdeen Lake dam downstream to the U.S. Highway 45 overpass, including the auxiliary spillway and the associated bank fishing access area in the Tombigbee River cutoff below the dam.
- Anglers can only use one pole or rod per person.
- Artificial lures with no more than 3 treble hooks no larger than #2 may be used anytime.
- The use of baited or bare treble hooks is illegal.
- No other gear can be used in these waters except that dip or landing nets, cast nets, boat mounted scoops, wire baskets, minnow seines, and minnow traps may be used to capture bait. Anglers keeping minnows, shad, nongame gross fish and non-native fish caught with these gear types must immediately place their catch on ice or in a dry container.
- From Dec 1 until the last day of February - Anglers can only fish with 2 single hooks no larger than #2. Hooks must be secured at least one inch apart.
- From March 1 to Nov 30 - Anglers can only fish with 2 single hooks of any size. Hooks must be secured at least one inch apart.
Additional Information
Mississippi Department of Wildlife, Fisheries, and Parks Fisheries Biologists use various sampling methods to assess the fish populations in the State’s waters. Sampling results for selected water bodies are summarized in Reel Facts Sheets.
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