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Best crappie lakes in Mississippi

57 Mississippi waters hold crappie, 4 mapped with real state-agency depth surveys. 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. Schooling panfish that suspends around timber, brush and creek channels.

1. Pickwick Lake — 85 ft max · Largemouth Bass, Smallmouth Bass, Sauger, CrappieWhy #1: mapped size signal; contours are approximated · 22 public access sites
2. Mississippi River — Memphis — 135 ft max · survey depth data · Largemouth Bass, White Bass, Sauger, CrappieWhy #2: survey-backed contours receive the ranking's data-quality boost · 17 public access sites
3. Mississippi River — Vicksburg — 100 ft max · survey depth data · Largemouth Bass, White Bass, Crappie, Channel CatfishWhy #3: survey-backed contours receive the ranking's data-quality boost · no verified access record attached
4. Sardis Lake — 50 ft max · Largemouth Bass, White Bass, Crappie, BluegillWhy #4: mapped size signal; contours are approximated · no verified access record attached
5. Ross Barnett Reservoir — 35 ft max · Largemouth Bass, White Bass, Crappie, BluegillWhy #5: mapped size signal; contours are approximated · no verified access record attached
6. Grenada Lake — 50 ft max · Largemouth Bass, White Bass, Crappie, BluegillWhy #6: mapped size signal; contours are approximated · no verified access record attached
7. Arkabutla Lake — 35 ft max · Largemouth Bass, White Bass, Sauger, CrappieWhy #7: mapped size signal; contours are approximated · no verified access record attached
8. Enid Lake — 40 ft max · Largemouth Bass, White Bass, Crappie, BluegillWhy #8: mapped size signal; contours are approximated · no verified access record attached
9. Bay Springs Lake — 110 ft max · Largemouth Bass, Smallmouth Bass, Crappie, BluegillWhy #9: mapped size signal; contours are approximated · no verified access record attached
10. Lake Washington — 21 ft max · Largemouth Bass, White Bass, Crappie, BluegillWhy #10: mapped size signal; contours are approximated · 3 public access sites
11. Eagle Lake — 27 ft max · Largemouth Bass, White Bass, Crappie, BluegillWhy #11: mapped size signal; contours are approximated · no verified access record attached
12. Lake Ferguson — 44 ft max · Largemouth Bass, White Bass, Crappie, BluegillWhy #12: mapped size signal; contours are approximated · 3 public access sites
13. Pearl River — 15 ft max · Largemouth Bass, Crappie, Channel Catfish, Flathead CatfishWhy #13: mapped size signal; contours are approximated · 3 public access sites
14. Moon Lake — 28 ft max · Largemouth Bass, White Bass, Crappie, BluegillWhy #14: mapped size signal; contours are approximated · no verified access record attached
15. Lake Beulah — 30 ft max · Largemouth Bass, White Bass, Crappie, BluegillWhy #15: mapped size signal; contours are approximated · no verified access record attached
16. Okatibbee Reservoir — 30 ft max · Largemouth Bass, White Bass, Crappie, BluegillWhy #16: mapped size signal; contours are approximated · 3 public access sites
17. Lake Bogue Homa — 18 ft max · Largemouth Bass, Crappie, Bluegill, Channel CatfishWhy #17: mapped size signal; contours are approximated · no verified access record attached
18. Trace State Park Lake — 40 ft max · Largemouth Bass, White Bass, Crappie, BluegillWhy #18: mapped size signal; contours are approximated · no verified access record attached
19. Lake Okhissa — 82 ft max · Largemouth Bass, White Bass, Crappie, BluegillWhy #19: mapped size signal; contours are approximated · no verified access record attached
20. Elvis Presley Lake — 35 ft max · Largemouth Bass, Crappie, Bluegill, Channel CatfishWhy #20: mapped size signal; contours are approximated · no verified access record attached
21. Turkey Fork Lake — 16 ft max · Largemouth Bass, Crappie, Bluegill, Channel CatfishWhy #21: mapped size signal; contours are approximated · no verified access record attached
22. Geiger Lake — 18 ft max · Largemouth Bass, Crappie, Bluegill, Channel CatfishWhy #22: mapped size signal; contours are approximated · no verified access record attached
23. Davis Lake — 27 ft max · Largemouth Bass, Crappie, Bluegill, Channel CatfishWhy #23: mapped size signal; contours are approximated · no verified access record attached
24. Chewalla Lake — 12 ft max · Largemouth Bass, Crappie, Bluegill, Channel CatfishWhy #24: mapped size signal; contours are approximated · no verified access record attached
25. Lake Lowndes — 33 ft max · Largemouth Bass, Crappie, Bluegill, Channel CatfishWhy #25: mapped size signal; contours are approximated · no verified access record attached

…plus 32 more Mississippi waters holding crappie.

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When to fish crappie in Mississippi

• Spring 2–8 ft — The famous spring bite: brush, timber and docks in protected shallow pockets.
• Summer 10–25 ft — Find suspended schools over channel-edge brush piles and deep timber.
• Fall 8–20 ft — Schools follow shad into creeks; fish channel bends with cover.
• Winter 15–35 ft — Tight schools in deep holes and channel bends; slow presentations.

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