Lake Bill Waller

Lake Bill Waller is a 168-acre lake located in Marion County, 7 miles southeast of Columbia. This impoundment is best known for its Largemouth Bass fishing and abundance of logs, standing timber, and vegetation that provide ample cover for this fishery.

Address: 81 Columbia Purvis Rd, Columbia, MS 39429
Phone: (601) 736-1861
Fees: Daily and Annual

Fishing Report - Updated 10/26/2026

Bass	Fishing has been good. Focus fishing effort with soft plastic worms in a green/black/red coloration. Minnows and spinner baits can also work well. Bass have been caught lately on weightless soft plastic setups. Fishing should pick up during the day as temperatures continue to change.
Crappie	Fishing has been fair. Focus fishing effort with smaller jigs or minnows. Crappie have been on deep structure. Do not be afraid to use a spray-on fish attractant.
Bream	Fishing has been good. Focus fishing effort near vegetation with small beetle spin or fish using redworms, nightcrawlers, and crickets.
Catfish	Fishing has been fair. Focus fishing effort on the bottom with red worms, liver, and other stink baits.

Lake Bill Waller Special Regulations

Creel and Size Limits

Species	Lengths to Release	Daily Creel Limits
Black Bass (combined largemouth, spotted and smallmouth)	18-24 inches	10 per angler, 1 over 24 inches
Catfish	No Length Limit	10 per angler

Statewide creel and size limits apply to all other fish species

Lake Regulations

Rod and reel or pole fishing is allowed. No trotlines, FFFD’s, jugs, yoyo’s, limblines, throwlines, or set hooks are allowed.
Sport fishing licenses and fishing permits are required except on designated days during National Fishing and Boating Week.
Fishing is not allowed from courtesy piers adjacent to boat ramps.
Night fishing and skiing are prohibited
Lake is designated as No Wake.

Amenities

Boat ramp
Handicap accessible fishing piers
Three earthen piers
Picnic tables
Restrooms with showers
No camping

Reel Facts

Lake Depth Map

Record Fish

Record fish must be weighed and verified by the lake manager, lake supervisor, or fisheries biologist. Anglers who catch a lake record fish will receive a certificate acknowledging their catch.

Species	Weight	Angler	Date
Bass	15.88 lbs.	Samuel Recatto	February 1995
Crappie	2.19 lbs.	Claude Hall Jr.	May 2019
Redear	0.75 lbs.	Mark Mathews	April 2021
Bluegill	0.63 lbs.	Gary King	April 2019
Catfish	21.5 lbs	Derek Mingo	March 2021

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