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54 Mississippi Sportsman^ | April 2015

Mississippi is fortunate to have been so well represented in this report. But, then, isn’t

this really something most crappie anglers in the Magnolia State know already?

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Slab state

Grenada Lake >

Sure we do, and, apparently,

so does the rest of the country.

If you check the license plates on vehicles and boat trailers in

the parking lots of these lakes, especially in the spring and fall

fishing months, you would see plates from all over the United

States. These lakes are that good and that well known.

So, what better time to capitalize on these lakes being named

to the Top 10 in the country than now to do a review of them

one more time. Could it be possible that there are crappie

fishing people out there in our midst that are not familiar with

these lakes and their white perch potential?

Before we start the specific lake reviews though, keep in mind

that all three of these lakes are what we refer to as reservoirs

and are the state’s largest.

Two of the three, Grenada and

Sardis, are under the jurisdiction

and control of the U.S. Army Corps

of Engineers. The third, Barnett Reservoir, is

managed by a state agency, the Pearl River Valley

Water Supply District.

They comprise three-fifths of the I-55 fishing corridor, along

with Enid and Arkabuta, helping the highway live up to the

nickname once given all interstate highways — Super Slabs.

Barnett Reservoir

Grenada Lake

Sardis Lake

Ronnie Crockell of Brandon can find spawners shallow

around vegetation on Barnett Reservoir in April.

pAGE 53: Steve Coleman loves fishing at Grenada Lake,

where he often fills his stringer with 2- and 3-pound slabs.