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 | Anglers continue to target the backwater areas where schools of shad are present. Topwater walking or popping lures are good choices for fish actively feeding on shad. Some anglers are choosing fairly weedless lures like frogs, rats, and buzzbaits to throw if grassy cover is present. A white swim jig may also be an option if the fish seem to be chasing shad around grass. For those anglers not around actively feeding fish, Texas-rigs, jigs, spinnerbaits, and shallow crankbaits are good options. Some anglers continue to target the channel above the old Tombigbee River. Texas-rigged plastics, shakeyheads, spinnerbaits, and crankbaits are good options along the rip rap. Covering a lot of water is key there. |
| Crappie | The crappie anglers are hitting the stumps and laydowns in the old river runs with some success. The action is picking up a little with the cooler water temps. Crappie jigs or minnows are both working. Look for the fall bite to continue through November. |
| Catfish | Anglers fishing around the navigation channel and the mouths of the old river runs are having some luck recently, particularly on trotlines and jugs. Cut shad, nightcrawlers, or Kool-aid flavored chicken livers all work well as bait. |
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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