*Aliceville Lake

*Aliceville 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.

The second largest of the Tennessee-Tombigbee Waterway lakes, Aliceville Lake is approximately 8,300 acres and 28 miles in length and extends from the Columbus Lock and Dam (Stennis Lock and Dam) tailrace to Aliceville Lock and Dam (Tom Bevill Lock and Dam).

Fishing Report - 4/29/2025

Species	Detail
Bass	Bass bite is fair to good and fish are in spawning patterns. Recent rain storms has caused muddy water conditions, so anticipate that if you are planning on being out. Some success can be seen in the Luxapalila Creek, which comes into the Aliceville pool on the upper end of the lake. Anglers are throwing texas-rigged soft plastics for spawning fish and finding success. The shallow backwaters on the lower end of Aliceville (Camp Pratt river run, Coalfire creek, Rivermont) tend to provide some good action. Spinnerbaits, weightless senkos and flukes are popular for fish not on the beds but in the area. Topwater lures like frogs and buzzbaits can be productive around cover earlier in the day. For anglers in Lowndes County, MS- West Lowndes Ramp has a tendency to accumulate debris after storms, and the pier is easily flooded. Keep that in mind if you are planning to launch a boat from there or fish the pier.
Crappie	The crappie bite is good and plenty of boat and bank anglers are having success. Crappie should have started their spawn. Our biologists found trophy-size crappie while winter sampling, which is promising for anglers this year. The best areas to target will be the backwaters where some cleaner water is present. Crappie will get more active in the shallow sloughs that are off the channel and somewhat protected like Camp Pratt and Big Coalfire. Contrasting colored jigs typically work better during dirty water conditions.
Catfish	Look for fish to be holding at the edge of any current along the navigation channel. Tight lining cut or whole shad is typically the best presentation this time of year. Stink bait can also be productive in getting bites. The deep holes along old river runs are also a good spot to look for catfish. Hand grabbling season opens Thursday, May 1st in Mississippi.

Species

Detail

Bass

Bass bite is fair to good and fish are in spawning patterns. Recent rain storms has caused muddy water conditions, so anticipate that if you are planning on being out. Some success can be seen in the Luxapalila Creek, which comes into the Aliceville pool on the upper end of the lake. Anglers are throwing texas-rigged soft plastics for spawning fish and finding success. The shallow backwaters on the lower end of Aliceville (Camp Pratt river run, Coalfire creek, Rivermont) tend to provide some good action. Spinnerbaits, weightless senkos and flukes are popular for fish not on the beds but in the area. Topwater lures like frogs and buzzbaits can be productive around cover earlier in the day.

For anglers in Lowndes County, MS- West Lowndes Ramp has a tendency to accumulate debris after storms, and the pier is easily flooded. Keep that in mind if you are planning to launch a boat from there or fish the pier.

Crappie

The crappie bite is good and plenty of boat and bank anglers are having success. Crappie should have started their spawn. Our biologists found trophy-size crappie while winter sampling, which is promising for anglers this year. The best areas to target will be the backwaters where some cleaner water is present. Crappie will get more active in the shallow sloughs that are off the channel and somewhat protected like Camp Pratt and Big Coalfire. Contrasting colored jigs typically work better during dirty water conditions.

Catfish

Look for fish to be holding at the edge of any current along the navigation channel. Tight lining cut or whole shad is typically the best presentation this time of year. Stink bait can also be productive in getting bites. The deep holes along old river runs are also a good spot to look for catfish. Hand grabbling season opens Thursday, May 1st in Mississippi.

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.

Aliceville Lake Special Regulations

Creel and Size Limits

Species	Lengths to Release	Daily Creel Limits
Crappie (combined white and black)	9 inches and under	30 per angler
Catfish	No Length Limit	1 over 34 inches per angler, no creel limit under 34 inches

Statewide creel and size limits apply to all other fish species

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