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 fair and anglers are starting to have more consistent success. Some anglers are trying topwater lures like frogs. spinnerbaits, and buzzbaits around those grassy shallow areas. Texas-rigged soft plastics, jig-n-pig combos, chatterbaits, square-billed crankbaits, spinnerbaits, and Alabama-rigs are all good choices in the deeper water. |
| Crappie | The bite is fair; jigs and minnows both work well, while black and chartreuse jigs have been the most popular. The old river runs and backwaters typically offer some cleaner water if recent rains have the water stained. Anglers fishing the spillway are having some success with crappie, but it varies from day-to-day. |
| Catfish | Anglers fishing around the navigation channel and the mouths of the old river runs are having some luck recently. Tight lining cut shad is the best technique, but don't overlook stink bait, hotdogs, or Kool-aid flavored chicken either. Hand grabbling season opened Thursday, May 1st in Mississippi and anglers are having success already. |
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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