Clean your boat trailers! Giant Salvinia is a highly invasive floating aquatic plant that is present in this lake. Please remove all vegetation from your boat trailer before leaving the launch areas.
*Aliceville Lake is part of the Tennessee-Tombigbee Waterway and is operated by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (COE). The MDWFP Fisheries Bureau manages the lake's fisheries resources and provides weekly fishing reports.
The second largest of the Tennessee-Tombigbee Waterway lakes, Aliceville Lake is approximately 8,300 acres and 28 miles in length and extends from the Columbus Lock and Dam (Stennis Lock and Dam) tailrace to Aliceville Lock and Dam (Tom Bevill Lock and Dam).
Fishing Report - 12/2/2024
| Species | Detail | |
|---|---|---|
| Bass | Aliceville during the winter is just like Aberdeen and Columbus. There just aren’t many anglers fishing. Cold and muddy water generally makes for tough fishing. Once the water temps drop into the 40’s, the bass bite really slows down, especially during dirty water events. Some success can be had in Luxapalila Creek, which comes into the Aliceville pool on the upper end of the lake. Spotted Bass typically bite better during the colder months than do largemouth, and can provide some action when none can be found on the rest of the lake. Jig-n-pig combos, crankbaits, and dark colored Texas-rigs are good options there. Several days of warmer weather can trigger the bass to feed. The shallow backwaters on the lower end of Aliceville (Camp Pratt river run, Coalfire creek, Rivermont) tend to warm up quicker and can provide some good action during the cold months. Texas-rigged soft plastics, jig-n-pig combos, chatterbaits, and Colorado-bladed spinnerbaits are the best options there. | |
| Crappie | The crappie bite will be fair until water temps drop below 50 degrees. The best areas to target will be the backwaters where some cleaner water is present. The best depth range during the cold season is generally 5 to 10 ft. Once the water temps drop into the 40’s, the crappie bite will be tough, especially during dirty water events. With several days in a row of warm weather, crappie will get more active in the shallow sloughs that are off the channel and somewhat protected like Camp Pratt and Big Coalfire. Contrasting colored jigs typically work better during dirty water conditions. | |
| Catfish | Look for fish to be holding at the edge of any current along the navigation channel. Tight lining cut or whole shad is typically the best presentation this time of year. The deep holes along old river runs are also a good spot to look for catfish. |
Weekly fishing reports will resume on February 15th, 2025.
Giant salvinia is a highly invasive aquatic plant found throughout the Tenn-Tom Waterway. It is critical that anglers visiting the lake clean their boats and boat trailers to reduce the possibility of transferring this plant to other water bodies. Giant salvinia is extremely difficult to eradicate once it becomes established.
Aliceville Lake Special Regulations
Aliceville Lake Special Regulations
Creel and Size Limits
| Species | Lengths to Release | Daily Creel Limits |
|---|---|---|
| Crappie (combined white and black) | 9 inches and under | 30 per angler |
| Catfish | No Length Limit | 1 over 34 inches per angler, no creel limit under 34 inches |
Statewide creel and size limits apply to all other fish species
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