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
Columbus Lake - 5/13/2024 9:00:17 AM| Species | Detail | |
| Bass | Bass fishing is fair, and fish are in a post spawn pattern now. The bass fishermen have been fishing in the gravel pits, Tibbee Creek and the Hwy. 50 slough area. If the shad are spawning in those shallow areas with grass, the first hour or two of daylight can possible produce some good topwater action. Texas-rigged soft plastics and spinnerbaits are also producing some fish. | |
| Crappie | Crappie fishing is fair as well, and a few reports from the lower end of the lake around the gravel pits have come in. Both crappie jigs and minnows are working. | |
| Catfish | The catfish bite has slowed somewhat but several folks are still reporting some nice catches below the dam. Jug and trotline fishing are producing some nice catches. Most catfish baits (liver, nightcrawlers, cutbait) are all catching a few fish. | |
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 black and white) | Minimum Length Limit | 9 inches and under |
Creel Limits (per person, per day) |
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| Type | Amount | Additional Information |
| Black Bass (combined largemouth, spotted and smallmouth) | 10 | |
| Crappie (combined black and white) | 30 | |
Spillway
From Columbus Lake dam spillway downstream to Mile Marker 334, including the auxiliary spillway and associated bank fishing access areas 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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