Mississippi Fishing: Grenada Lake Fishing Report

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Lakes & Reservoirs	Rivers

Grenada Lake Sponsored by

Date	18-Apr-24
Water Condition
Water Temperature

Conditions : Grenada Lake: ????? Bass - Bass are mostly pre-spawn, feeding up, and should be in or searching for spawning areas (backs of coves, flats with flooded vegetation over firmer bottoms such as packed sand, 4-wheeler trails, or gravel roads), especially in clearer water. Fish faster moving baits (buzzbaits, spinnerbaits, vibrating jigs) as search baits, but keep another rod rigged with a soft plastic bait or floating topwater to follow up a missed strike.

Crappie - Collins' Bait Shop (662)226-3581 reports boat fishing has been tough lately in the wind; waders have been doing better. Fish jigs and/or minnows 1.5 5 ft deep near any cover, whether boating, wading, or fishing along creek banks. Pre- and post-spawn fish have been holding a little deeper in the mouths of major creek coves and/or in cover near potential spawning areas. There are a lot of "short fish"; use bigger baits and/or fish deeper to target larger crappie. Replace treble hooks with single hooks and/or pinch down the barbs to make releasing short fish faster and less damaging; it does no good to release dead fish.

Bream - Fish redworms or other natural baits near any cover (timber/wood, riprap, etc.).

Cat - Fish the rivers and creeks with worms or stinkbaits as long as rain runoff lasts. Otherwise, fish various natural baits over main lake flats with rod-and-reel (tight lining), noodles (jugs), or trotlines.

The spawning run is underway. There have been reports of 2 to 3 pound "stripes" caught from Graysport Crossing bridge to above Young's Landing with ¼ oz, white curly tail jigs. Fish sandbars in rivers and creeks (best access may be from the banks). Cast jigs or small crankbaits. Also try over hard-bottomed, sandy main lake points or secondary points in creek coves. There are no size or number limits on white bass.

Grenada got more rain runoff than the other lakes and took longer to settle out and fish (other than catfish) to resume biting. Expect cooler weather by this weekend. Crappie guarding nests will stay on them with the water rising, but fish looking for nesting sites will move shallower.

Reported by: MDWFP

Patterns	Lures & Spinners


About: - Crappie spawning in Grenada normally starts the last week of March and lasts through the end of April, but it may vary a week or more depending on weather, moon phase, etc. Crappie spawned nearly a month later than normal the last couple of springs because a cold winter made main lake temperatures where crappie overwinter very cold. Main lake temperatures are warmer this winter and a more normal spawning time is expected unless we get an unusually cool spring. Not all crappie spawn at the same time; larger females usually spawn first and get the best spots. Black Crappie usually spawn earlier than White Crappie (males of both species get dark during the spawn; do not use color to tell the species apart). MDWFP has completed fall, 2015, electrofishing. Fish populations showed improved spawning success with the last few years of higher water levels. There were very good numbers of crappie from the last 3 years (2013 white crappie averaged about 12 inches), as well as larger fish. Smaller largemouth bass were also abundant. White bass were less numerous than in recent years. Shad numbers were high and predator fish were plump.

Misc Info: - (2015) Starting July 22, 2015, the daily creel limit for crappie is 15 per person. Crappie must be over 12 inches. Anglers may use no more than 4 poles per person and no more than 2 hooks or lures per pole. There is a 40 crappie per boat limit for boats with 3 or more anglers. The 12 inch length limit does not apply to the reservoir spillway, but the spillway has a 15 crappie creel limit. Starting July 22, 2015, limits on black bass (largemouth and spotted) go to statewide limits: no size limit, 10 fish per person daily.