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Best white bass lakes in Mississippi

8 Mississippi waters hold white 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. Hard-fighting schooling bass. Legendary spring river runs, then open-water surface blitzes chasing shad all summer.

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 white bass in Mississippi

• Spring 2–12 ft — The famous spawning run — fish stack in tributary rivers and below dams by the thousands.
• Summer 8–25 ft — Follow the shad — surface blitzes early and late, suspended schools over structure midday.
• Fall 6–25 ft — The best surface action of the year — gulls diving means white bass feeding.
• Winter 15–40 ft — Huge tight schools in deep basins and channel bends — vertical spoons.

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

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