For information on gear restrictions and creel and length limits for fish in adjacent states use these links:

• Louisiana Dept. of Wildlife & Fisheries
• Arkansas Game & Fish Commission
• Tennessee Wildlife Resources Agency
• Alabama Dept. of Conservation & Natural Resources: For information on freshwater commercial fishing or musseling, contact the Wildlife & Freshwater Fisheries Division, Alabama Department of Conservation and Natural Resources, (334) 242-3465

Reciprocal Agreements

Mississippi has reciprocal agreements with Arkansas and Louisiana that allows a Mississippi RESIDENT License (sport or commercial) to be valid to fish  in the Arkansas or Louisiana side of lakes or streams that share a boundary with Mississippi.

Residents of either state are bound by the regulations, gear useage, and creel and length limits of the STATE THEY ARE FISHING IN; Not by the regulations of the state they are licensed with when fishing  on the other states' side on border waters.