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Best crappie lakes in Mississippi

46 Mississippi waters hold crappie. 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. 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. Pearl River — 15 ft max · Largemouth Bass, Crappie, Channel Catfish, Flathead Catfish
6. Okatibbee Reservoir — 30 ft max · Largemouth Bass, White Bass, Crappie, Bluegill
7. Lake Beulah — 30 ft max · Largemouth Bass, White Bass, Crappie, Bluegill
8. Lake Okhissa — 82 ft max · Largemouth Bass, White Bass, Crappie, Bluegill
9. Lake Bogue Homa — 18 ft max · Largemouth Bass, Crappie, Bluegill, Channel Catfish
10. Trace State Park Lake — 40 ft max · Largemouth Bass, White Bass, Crappie, Bluegill
11. Elvis Presley Lake — 35 ft max · Largemouth Bass, Crappie, Bluegill, Channel Catfish
12. Turkey Fork Lake — 16 ft max · Largemouth Bass, Crappie, Bluegill, Channel Catfish
13. Geiger Lake — 18 ft max · Largemouth Bass, Crappie, Bluegill, Channel Catfish
14. Davis Lake — 27 ft max · Largemouth Bass, Crappie, Bluegill, Channel Catfish
15. Chewalla Lake — 12 ft max · Largemouth Bass, Crappie, Bluegill, Channel Catfish
16. Lake Lowndes — 33 ft max · Largemouth Bass, Crappie, Bluegill, Channel Catfish
17. Lake Bill Waller — 27 ft max · Largemouth Bass, Crappie, Bluegill, Channel Catfish
18. Tippah County Lake — 30 ft max · Largemouth Bass, Crappie, Bluegill, Channel Catfish
19. Lake Perry — 18 ft max · Largemouth Bass, Crappie, Bluegill, Channel Catfish
20. Lake Monroe — 22 ft max · Largemouth Bass, Crappie, Bluegill, Channel Catfish
21. Lake Mary Crawford — 15 ft max · Largemouth Bass, Crappie, Bluegill, Channel Catfish
22. Lake Columbia — 18 ft max · Largemouth Bass, Crappie, Bluegill, Channel Catfish
23. Neshoba County Lake — 14 ft max · Largemouth Bass, Crappie, Bluegill, Channel Catfish
24. Choctaw Lake — 16 ft max · Largemouth Bass, Crappie, Bluegill, Channel Catfish
25. Simpson County Lake — 15 ft max · Largemouth Bass, Crappie, Bluegill, Channel Catfish

…plus 21 more Mississippi waters holding crappie.

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.

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

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