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Best striped bass lakes in Mississippi

8 Mississippi waters hold striped bass. 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. Open-water nomad that follows shad and herring schools; loves current, points and cool depths.

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. Trace State Park Lake — 40 ft max · Largemouth Bass, White Bass, Crappie, Bluegill

When to fish striped bass in Mississippi

• Spring 5–20 ft — Fish push up creeks and rivers; chase the bait to moving water.
• Summer 25–60 ft — Stripers hold in the cool deep layer — live bait or trolling over the thermocline.
• Fall 10–35 ft — Fall blitz season — follow the birds and breaking fish.
• Winter 20–50 ft — Big schools stack on channel bends with bait; slow presentations.

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

Striped Bass elsewhere: Arizona · Texas · Tennessee · Georgia · California · South Carolina