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Best white bass lakes in Mississippi

15 Mississippi waters hold white bass, 2 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. Hard-fighting schooling bass. Legendary spring river runs, then open-water surface blitzes chasing shad all summer.

1. Mississippi River — Memphis — 135 ft max · survey depth data · Largemouth Bass, White Bass, Sauger, CrappieWhy #1: survey-backed contours receive the ranking's data-quality boost · 17 public access sites
2. Mississippi River — Vicksburg — 100 ft max · survey depth data · Largemouth Bass, White Bass, Crappie, Channel CatfishWhy #2: survey-backed contours receive the ranking's data-quality boost · no verified access record attached
3. Sardis Lake — 50 ft max · Largemouth Bass, White Bass, Crappie, BluegillWhy #3: mapped size signal; contours are approximated · no verified access record attached
4. Ross Barnett Reservoir — 35 ft max · Largemouth Bass, White Bass, Crappie, BluegillWhy #4: mapped size signal; contours are approximated · no verified access record attached
5. Grenada Lake — 50 ft max · Largemouth Bass, White Bass, Crappie, BluegillWhy #5: mapped size signal; contours are approximated · no verified access record attached
6. Arkabutla Lake — 35 ft max · Largemouth Bass, White Bass, Sauger, CrappieWhy #6: mapped size signal; contours are approximated · no verified access record attached
7. Enid Lake — 40 ft max · Largemouth Bass, White Bass, Crappie, BluegillWhy #7: mapped size signal; contours are approximated · no verified access record attached
8. Lake Washington — 21 ft max · Largemouth Bass, White Bass, Crappie, BluegillWhy #8: mapped size signal; contours are approximated · 3 public access sites
9. Eagle Lake — 27 ft max · Largemouth Bass, White Bass, Crappie, BluegillWhy #9: mapped size signal; contours are approximated · no verified access record attached
10. Lake Ferguson — 44 ft max · Largemouth Bass, White Bass, Crappie, BluegillWhy #10: mapped size signal; contours are approximated · 3 public access sites
11. Moon Lake — 28 ft max · Largemouth Bass, White Bass, Crappie, BluegillWhy #11: mapped size signal; contours are approximated · no verified access record attached
12. Lake Beulah — 30 ft max · Largemouth Bass, White Bass, Crappie, BluegillWhy #12: mapped size signal; contours are approximated · no verified access record attached
13. Okatibbee Reservoir — 30 ft max · Largemouth Bass, White Bass, Crappie, BluegillWhy #13: mapped size signal; contours are approximated · 3 public access sites
14. Trace State Park Lake — 40 ft max · Largemouth Bass, White Bass, Crappie, BluegillWhy #14: mapped size signal; contours are approximated · no verified access record attached
15. Lake Okhissa — 82 ft max · Largemouth Bass, White Bass, Crappie, BluegillWhy #15: mapped size signal; contours are approximated · no verified access record attached

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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.

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