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Best bluegill lakes in Mississippi

45 Mississippi waters hold bluegill. Ranked below by size and depth-data quality — open any water to see exactly where to fish it: depth contours, scored spots with plain-English reasons, seasonal windows and bait picks. The classic panfish. Shallow cover in summer, deeper weed edges otherwise.

1. Lake Washington — 21 ft max · Largemouth Bass, White Bass, Crappie, Bluegill
2. Eagle Lake — 27 ft max · Largemouth Bass, White Bass, Crappie, Bluegill
3. Moon Lake — 28 ft max · Largemouth Bass, White Bass, Crappie, Bluegill
4. Lake Ferguson — 44 ft max · Largemouth Bass, White Bass, Crappie, Bluegill
5. Okatibbee Reservoir — 30 ft max · Largemouth Bass, White Bass, Crappie, Bluegill
6. Lake Beulah — 30 ft max · Largemouth Bass, White Bass, Crappie, Bluegill
7. Lake Okhissa — 82 ft max · Largemouth Bass, White Bass, Crappie, Bluegill
8. Lake Bogue Homa — 18 ft max · Largemouth Bass, Crappie, Bluegill, Channel Catfish
9. Trace State Park Lake — 40 ft max · Largemouth Bass, White Bass, Crappie, Bluegill
10. Elvis Presley Lake — 35 ft max · Largemouth Bass, Crappie, Bluegill, Channel Catfish
11. Turkey Fork Lake — 16 ft max · Largemouth Bass, Crappie, Bluegill, Channel Catfish
12. Geiger Lake — 18 ft max · Largemouth Bass, Crappie, Bluegill, Channel Catfish
13. Davis Lake — 27 ft max · Largemouth Bass, Crappie, Bluegill, Channel Catfish
14. Chewalla Lake — 12 ft max · Largemouth Bass, Crappie, Bluegill, Channel Catfish
15. Lake Lowndes — 33 ft max · Largemouth Bass, Crappie, Bluegill, Channel Catfish
16. Lake Bill Waller — 27 ft max · Largemouth Bass, Crappie, Bluegill, Channel Catfish
17. Tippah County Lake — 30 ft max · Largemouth Bass, Crappie, Bluegill, Channel Catfish
18. Lake Perry — 18 ft max · Largemouth Bass, Crappie, Bluegill, Channel Catfish
19. Lake Monroe — 22 ft max · Largemouth Bass, Crappie, Bluegill, Channel Catfish
20. Lake Mary Crawford — 15 ft max · Largemouth Bass, Crappie, Bluegill, Channel Catfish
21. Lake Columbia — 18 ft max · Largemouth Bass, Crappie, Bluegill, Channel Catfish
22. Neshoba County Lake — 14 ft max · Largemouth Bass, Crappie, Bluegill, Channel Catfish
23. Choctaw Lake — 16 ft max · Largemouth Bass, Crappie, Bluegill, Channel Catfish
24. Simpson County Lake — 15 ft max · Largemouth Bass, Crappie, Bluegill, Channel Catfish
25. Puskus Lake — 12 ft max · Largemouth Bass, Crappie, Bluegill, Channel Catfish

…plus 20 more Mississippi waters holding bluegill.

When to fish bluegill in Mississippi

• Spring 1–6 ft — Bedding colonies on sandy shallow flats — sight-fish the light spots.
• Summer 4–15 ft — Weed edges and dock shade; bigger 'gills hold slightly deeper.
• Fall 6–18 ft — Schools tighten on remaining green weeds and first drops.
• Winter 10–25 ft — Soft-bottom basins with invertebrates; finesse presentations.

Also in Mississippi: best largemouth bass lakes · best white bass lakes · best crappie lakes · best channel catfish lakes · best striped bass lakes · best flathead catfish lakes

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