Best spotted bass lakes in Mississippi
5 Mississippi waters hold spotted bass, 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. The deep-water bass of highland reservoirs. Schools on points and humps chasing herring — always deeper than you think.
- Pickwick Lake — 85 ft max · Largemouth Bass, Smallmouth Bass, Sauger, Crappie
- Tombigbee River — Reach 2 of 2 — 70 ft max · survey depth data · Rainbow Trout, Spotted Bass
- Black Warrior River — Reach 1 of 2 — 91 ft max · survey depth data · Rainbow Trout, Spotted Bass
- Alabama River — 58 ft max · survey depth data · Rainbow Trout, Spotted Bass
- Tombigbee River — Reach 1 of 2 — 49 ft max · survey depth data · Rainbow Trout, Spotted Bass
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When to fish spotted bass in Mississippi
- Spring 5–20 ft — Spots spawn deeper than largemouth — gravel points and pea-gravel pockets in 5-15 ft.
- Summer 15–40 ft — Offshore season: spots suspend over deep points, humps and standing timber, herding blueback herring and shad.
- Fall 10–30 ft — Fish follow bait to the creek mouths and long points — watch for breaking fish.
- Winter 25–50 ft — Winter spots stack on bluff ends, channel-swing banks and deep points — slow spoons and jigs.
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