13 public waters in the Delta region — 4 lakes/reservoirs and 9 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.
Tunica County, Mississippi — Tunica Lake is a 3,663-acre lake, managed by Mississippi Department of Wildlife, Fisheries & Parks: A Mississippi Delta oxbow lake — a former bend of the Mississippi or Yazoo (Washington, Eagle, Moon, Ferguson, Chotard, Wolf, Bee, Tunica Cutoff). Rich, flat, cypress-and-willow water: Largemouth Bass, slab Crappie, big Bluegill and shellcracker, Yellow Bass, Bowfin ('grinnel'), Gar, buffalo, and outstanding Catfish. Some connect to the river in high water.
In Tunica and Lafayette Counties, Mississippi, Midway Lake is a 1,506-acre lake, managed by Unknown. A Mississippi state, county or state-park fishing lake — MDWFP manages these small impoundments intensively for quality Largemouth Bass (many have a protective slot), plus Bluegill, shellcracker, Crappie and Channel Catfish. Fishing piers, boat ramps and often electric-only rules.
Old River Lake, a 556-acre lake in Bolivar, Tunica, Hinds and 1 more county in Mississippi, managed by Mississippi Department of Wildlife, Fisheries & Parks: A Mississippi Delta oxbow lake — a former bend of the Mississippi or Yazoo (Washington, Eagle, Moon, Ferguson, Chotard, Wolf, Bee, Tunica Cutoff). Rich, flat, cypress-and-willow water: Largemouth Bass, slab Crappie, big Bluegill and shellcracker, Yellow Bass, Bowfin ('grinnel'), Gar, buffalo, and outstanding Catfish. Some connect to the river in high water.
Tunica County, Mississippi — Whitehall Bend is a 303-acre lake, 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.
The Mississippi River along the state's western edge — a trophy blue- and flathead-Catfish river, with largemouth and White Bass in the wing-dam eddies and tributary mouths, Sauger below the confluences, Crappie in the oxbows and side channels, Drum, buffalo and Paddlefish. Fished on a Mississippi, Arkansas or Louisiana licence in the border reaches.
Coldwater River runs 40 km through Quitman, DeSoto, Tate and 2 more counties in Mississippi: A north-Mississippi hill river below one of the flood-control dams (the Coldwater, Little Tallahatchie, Yocona, Yalobusha, Skuna) — largemouth and Spotted Bass, Crappie and White Bass pushed down from the lakes, Bream, and channel and Flathead Catfish. Cool, clear tailwater near the dams.
White Oak Bayou (25 km) flows through Tunica 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.
Ark Bayou runs 24 km through Tunica 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.
Quitman and Tunica Counties, Mississippi — David Bayou is a 21 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.
Quitman and Tunica Counties, Mississippi — Pompey Ditch is a 19 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.
Lake Cormorant Bayou runs 11 km through Tunica 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.
Tunica County, Mississippi — Buck Island Bayou is a 14 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.
Coahoma, Tunica and Quitman Counties, Mississippi — Muddy Bayou is a 9 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.
Across its mapped waters, Tunica County holds 18 species on PiscaMaps, including Largemouth Bass, Channel Catfish, Bluegill, Flathead Catfish, Longnose Gar, Bowfin, Spotted Bass 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.