11 public waters in the North Mississippi region — 3 lakes/reservoirs and 8 rivers. Every one is public water fishable on a Mississippi licence.
See every public fishing venue in Mississippi on the map, with boat ramps, camping, parking and full rules for each one.
Pickwick Lake at the corner of Mississippi, Alabama and Tennessee — the TVA tailwater below Wilson Dam is a nationally-known smallmouth-bass fishery, with largemouth and Spotted Bass on the ledges, a strong Sauger run in winter, Crappie, Bream and Catfish. A Mississippi, Alabama or Tennessee licence fishes the lake.
Bay Springs Lake (6,401 acres) sits in Tishomingo and Prentiss Counties, Mississippi, managed by Mississippi Department of Wildlife, Fisheries & Parks. A pool of the Tennessee-Tombigbee Waterway (Bay Springs, Aberdeen, Columbus, Aliceville) — largemouth and Spotted Bass around the riprap and creek mouths, Crappie, White Bass and stocked hybrid stripers in the tailraces, Bream, and blue and Flathead Catfish. Bay Springs is the deep, clear divide-cut pool.
Haynes Lake, a 29-acre lake in Tishomingo County, Mississippi, managed by Mississippi Department of Wildlife, Fisheries & Parks: Public lakes across the Southeast typically hold largemouth and other black bass species, bream (bluegill and redear/shellcracker sunfish), black and white crappie, and blue, channel and flathead catfish -- species commonly documented across the region's public waters by state wildlife agencies.
Bear Creek (23 km) flows through Tishomingo County, Mississippi. A warmwater Mississippi river or large creek — largemouth and Spotted Bass, Bluegill and Longear Sunfish, channel and Flathead Catfish, Bowfin and Gar. Wade or paddle; access at bridges, MDWFP sites and county landings.
Tishomingo, Itawamba and Prentiss Counties, Mississippi — Mackeys Creek is a 34 km stream: A warmwater Mississippi river or large creek — largemouth and Spotted Bass, Bluegill and Longear Sunfish, channel and Flathead Catfish, Bowfin and Gar. Wade or paddle; access at bridges, MDWFP sites and county landings.
In Tishomingo County, Mississippi, Cripple Deer Creek is a 16 km river or creek. The Yazoo and Big Black rivers draining the Delta and the central hills — largemouth and Spotted Bass, Crappie in the sloughs, longear and Bluegill Sunfish, channel and Flathead Catfish, Bowfin and Gar. Steep clay banks, log jams and sandbars.
In Tishomingo County, Mississippi, Tennessee River is a 11 km river or creek. A warmwater Mississippi river or large creek — largemouth and Spotted Bass, Bluegill and Longear Sunfish, channel and Flathead Catfish, Bowfin and Gar. Wade or paddle; access at bridges, MDWFP sites and county landings.
In Tishomingo County, Mississippi, Rock Creek is a 9 km river or creek. A warmwater Mississippi river or large creek — largemouth and Spotted Bass, Bluegill and Longear Sunfish, channel and Flathead Catfish, Bowfin and Gar. Wade or paddle; access at bridges, MDWFP sites and county landings.
Riddle Creek runs 10 km through Tishomingo and Prentiss Counties, Mississippi: A warmwater Mississippi river or large creek — largemouth and Spotted Bass, Bluegill and Longear Sunfish, channel and Flathead Catfish, Bowfin and Gar. Wade or paddle; access at bridges, MDWFP sites and county landings.
In Tishomingo County, Mississippi, Jourdan Creek is a 9 km river or creek. A Mississippi Gulf Coast river (the Wolf, Jourdan, Biloxi, Tchoutacabouffa) — Largemouth Bass, Bream and shellcracker, Channel Catfish, Bowfin and Gar in the fresh upper river, and Speckled Trout, Red Drum and Gulf-strain Striped Bass where it turns brackish near the bays. A saltwater licence is needed in the tidal reaches.
McDougal Branch runs 7 km through Tishomingo County, Mississippi: A warmwater Mississippi river or large creek — largemouth and Spotted Bass, Bluegill and Longear Sunfish, channel and Flathead Catfish, Bowfin and Gar. Wade or paddle; access at bridges, MDWFP sites and county landings.
Across its mapped waters, Tishomingo County holds 19 species on PiscaMaps, including Largemouth Bass, Bluegill, Channel Catfish, Flathead Catfish, Spotted Bass, Bowfin, Longnose Gar and Longear Sunfish.
Ramps, put-ins and species for every water — plus the carp layer no other US app has.
Open the Mississippi map Join PiscaMapsOne Mississippi Department of Wildlife, Fisheries & Parks fishing licence covers every public water in the state — resident freshwater about $14 (a resident Sportsman licence ~$32), non-resident annual about $60, with a non-resident 3-day (~$30) option. Mississippi has no trout and no trout stamp. State, county and state-park lakes may charge a small daily fishing fee at the gate. Mississippi residents 65 and older, and residents born before 1 July 1946, fish free with proof of age; a saltwater licence covers the tidal Gulf Coast. Buy at mdwfp.com.