LivewellFish consumption advisories
Mississippi
Mississippi publishes advisories for 8 waters, covering 28 species-and-size recommendations.
Contaminants of concern: Mercury, PCBs
Waters with advisories in Mississippi
8 waters on file. A water not listed here has no advisory in the state's data — which usually means it has never been sampled, not that it's been cleared.
Lakes 4
Rivers 4
Browse Mississippi by county
Every named water in the state, county by county — including the many with no advisory on file.
- Adams
- Alcorn
- Amite
- Attala
- Benton
- Bolivar
- Calhoun
- Carroll
- Chickasaw
- Chicot
- Choctaw
- Claiborne
- Clarke
- Clay
- Coahoma
- Colbert
- Copiah
- Covington
- Desha
- DeSoto
- East Carroll
- Forrest
- Franklin
- George
- Greene
- Grenada
- Hancock
- Harrison
- Hinds
- Holmes
- Humphreys
- Issaquena
- Itawamba
- Jackson
- Jasper
- Jefferson
- Jefferson Davis
- Jones
- Kemper
- Lafayette
- Lamar
- Lauderdale
- Lawrence
- Leake
- Lee
- Leflore
- Lincoln
- Livingston
- Lowndes
- Madison
- Marion
- Marshall
- Monroe
- Montgomery
- Neshoba
- Newton
- Noxubee
- Oktibbeha
- Panola
- Pearl River
- Perry
- Pike
- Plaquemines
- Pontotoc
- Prentiss
- Quitman
- Rankin
- Scott
- Sharkey
- Shelby
- Simpson
- Smith
- St. Helena
- Stone
- Sumter
- Sunflower
- Tallahatchie
- Tangipahoa
- Tate
- Tensas
- Tippah
- Tishomingo
- Tunica
- Union
- Walthall
- Warren
- Washington
- Wayne
- Webster
- Wilkinson
- Winston
- Yalobusha
- Yazoo
Mississippi statewide fishing limits
Statewide defaults — specific waters and zones may differ. Verify the current rules before keeping a fish.
| Species | Size | Daily limit | Open season | Keep season |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Largemouth Bass | — | 10 | Year-round | Same as open |
| Smallmouth Bass | — | 10 | Year-round | Same as open |
| Spotted Bass | — | 10 | Year-round | Same as open |
| Black Crappie | — | 30 | Year-round | Same as open |
| White Crappie | — | 30 | Year-round | Same as open |
| Bluegill | — | 100 | Year-round | Same as open |
| Striped Bass | 15" min | 6 | Year-round | Same as open |
| Hybrid Striped Bass | 15" min | 6 | Year-round | Same as open |
| Walleye | — | 3 | Year-round | Same as open |
| Sauger | — | 10 | Year-round | Same as open |
| Channel Catfish | — | — | Year-round | Same as open |
| Chain Pickerel | — | — | Year-round | Same as open |
Official rules: Mississippi — Mississippi MDWFP