*Eagle Lake is an oxbow lake formed by the Mississippi River. The Mississippi Department of Wildlife, Fisheries, and Parks (MDWFP), oversees the fisheries resources and provides regular fishing reports

Eagle Lake is a 4,700-acre oxbow formed by the Mississippi River and is cutoff from the river by the mainline levee system. Water levels are controlled via the Muddy Bayou control structure operated by U.S. Army Corps of Engineers. Eagle Lake is one of the largest oxbows in Mississippi and is a popular destination for bream and crappie anglers.    

Fishing Report - Updated 10/23/24

SpeciesDetail
Largemouth BassBass fishing has been fair. Cooler water temperatures should have bass transitioning to fall patterns. Top waters like buzz baits and poppers fished around the cypress trees and pad fields near float row and buck chute can produce bites early in the morning. Fishing docks in medium depths may produce some fish as well. Good baits would be crankbaits, Texas/Carolina rigged soft plastics, and Jigs.
CrappieCrappie fishing is good. The fall crappie bite should increase with cooler water temperatures. Try targeting 8-10 foot of water with minnows and jigs. Look for fish suspended over brush and at the end of docks.
BreamBream fishing has been good. Try targeting bream in buck chute and the surrounding pad fields as well as the cypress trees near float row. Both crickets and red worms would be good baits.
CatfishCatfishing has been fair. Focus your efforts on deep water. Nightcrawlers, chicken livers, and cut bait all would be good choices for bait.
White BassTry targeting white bass around piers with little Georges and small spinnerbaits.
Eagle Lake Special Regulations

Creel and Size Limits

SpeciesLengths to ReleaseDaily Creel Limits
Black Bass (combined largemouth, spotted and smallmouth)16 inches and under10 per angler
Crappie (combined white and black)11 inches and under30 per angler
  • Creel and size limits apply to anglers fishing in the channel that leads to the Muddy Bayou water control structure.

Statewide creel and size limits apply to all other fish species

 

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