Clean your boat trailers! Giant Salvinia is a highly invasive floating aquatic plant that is present in this lake. Please remove all vegetation from your boat trailer before leaving the launch areas.
*Aberdeen Lake is part of the Tennessee-Tombigbee Waterway and is operated by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (COE). The MDWFP Fisheries Bureau manages the lake's fisheries resources and provides weekly fishing reports.
As part of the Tennessee-Tombigbee Waterway, Aberdeen Lake covers 4,121 acres in central Monroe County. Impounded in 1984, the reservoir extends 22 miles from Amory Lock and Dam (mile 371.1) down to Aberdeen Lock and Dam (mile 357.5). Historically, Aberdeen Lake has been a destination for bass and crappie anglers from around the state and has hosted multiple state-level bass tournaments in recent years.
Fishing Report
| Species | Detail |
|---|---|
| Bass | The bass bite is slow to fair. Most of the bass reports are coming from the deeper sloughs with cover and shade. An early morning and late evening bite can be had on buzzbaits and frogs. In between the twilight hours, anglers are using dark colored jigs and Texas-rigged soft plastics like creature baits around trees, stumps, and grass beds. A few bass are showing up along the navigation channel. Target any woody structure close to the channel drop-off with Texas-rigged soft plastics and crankbaits for best results. Some anglers continue to target the riprap above Hwy. 278 with crankbaits, spinnerbaits, and shakeyheads. |
| Crappie | No current reports on crappie. Most are going to be suspended in deeper water or sloughs with standing timber. Locate schools of shad with electronics and you will likely find some crappie. Jigs and minnows both work well. |
| Catfish | Anglers fishing around the navigation channel and the mouths of the old river runs are having some luck recently. Tightlining cut shad is the best technique, but don't overlook stink bait, hotdogs, or Kool-aid flavored chicken either. |
Giant salvinia is a highly invasive aquatic plant found throughout the Tenn-Tom Waterway. It is critical that anglers visiting the lake clean their boats and boat trailers to reduce the possibility of transferring this plant to other water bodies. Giant salvinia is extremely difficult to eradicate once it becomes established.
Aberdeen Lake Special Regulations
Aberdeen Lake Special Regulations
Creel and Size Limits
| Species | Lengths to Release | Daily Creel Limits |
|---|---|---|
| Black Bass (combined largemouth, spotted and smallmouth) | 14 inches and under | 10 per angler |
| Crappie (combined white and black) | 9 inches and under | 30 per angler |
Statewide creel and size limits apply to all other fish species
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