*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

Species	Detail
Bass	Not much has changed in the reports as the fishing traffic continues to be somewhat slow. Most of the bass reports are coming from anglers fishing off the main channel in the deeper backwater areas like Camp Pratt and Big Coalfire. The early morning and late evening topwater bites are good right now with frogs, poppers, and buzzbaits around standing timber, stumps, and grass beds. During the day, target deeper banks with wood or grass with Texas-rigged soft plastics, jigs, and weedless swimbaits. The mouth of the Luxapallila Creek is also a good option this time of year since there is fairly deep running water. Spinnerbaits, crankbaits and Texas-rigs are good there. 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 few crappie anglers fishing have been picking up a few fish around standing timber and deeper drop-offs on the old river run in the Pratt’s, Chism and Swedenburg’s slough areas. Try both minnows and jigs to see which the fish prefer as it changes frequently.
Catfish	Catfish anglers are having success and the bite is fair. Most anglers are hitting the old river runs and around the navigation channel with trotlines and jugs. Tight lining cut/whole shad can produce bites, as well as stink bait and nightcrawlers.

Species

Detail

Bass

Not much has changed in the reports as the fishing traffic continues to be somewhat slow. Most of the bass reports are coming from anglers fishing off the main channel in the deeper backwater areas like Camp Pratt and Big Coalfire. The early morning and late evening topwater bites are good right now with frogs, poppers, and buzzbaits around standing timber, stumps, and grass beds. During the day, target deeper banks with wood or grass with Texas-rigged soft plastics, jigs, and weedless swimbaits. The mouth of the Luxapallila Creek is also a good option this time of year since there is fairly deep running water. Spinnerbaits, crankbaits and Texas-rigs are good there.

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 few crappie anglers fishing have been picking up a few fish around standing timber and deeper drop-offs on the old river run in the Pratt’s, Chism and Swedenburg’s slough areas. Try both minnows and jigs to see which the fish prefer as it changes frequently.

Catfish

Catfish anglers are having success and the bite is fair. Most anglers are hitting the old river runs and around the navigation channel with trotlines and jugs. Tight lining cut/whole shad can produce bites, as well as stink bait and nightcrawlers.

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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