Mississippi Fishing: Grenada Lake Fishing Report

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Grenada Lake Sponsored by

Date	31-May-24
Water Condition
Water Temperature

Conditions : Grenada Lake: ????? Bass - Bass should be migrating via ditches and creeks to main lake points. Fish search baits (crankbaits, spinnerbaits, vibrating jigs), but keep another rod rigged with a soft plastic (like a swimbait or dropshot) to follow up a missed strike.
crappie still scattered and suspended. No crankbait reports yet. Fish jigs and/or minnows 6 12 ft deep near any cover or suspending in the mouths of major creek coves or the main lake. 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 crickets or other baits near any cover (timber, brush tops, stake beds, flooded grass, etc.) or in spawning areas (hard sand, gravel, or other firm bottom in creek coves).
The catfish bite may drop off as fish are spawning. Fish the rivers and creeks with worms or stinkbaits if there is rain runoff. Otherwise, fish various natural baits over main lake flats with rod-and-reel (tight lining), noodles (jugs), or trotlines. Grabbling season runs May 1 to July 15; mostly smaller blues (white humpbacks) and a few medium-sized flatheads reported lately.
White Bass - Fish jigs or small crankbaits over hard-bottomed, sandy main lake points or secondary points in creek coves. There are no size or number limits on white bass.

Expect cooler weather with some rain showers late in the week. Always check the links in the "Water Level" section for the lake level and if it's rising or falling. A big rain can change conditions quickly. Adjust to conditions like the fish do. Except for catfish, fishing is usually better on a slow fall than a fast rise. Water falling, fish deeper; water rising, fish 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.