Thinking about a trip to Pickwick in late Oct or early Nov. Could use some advice about which part of the lake might be best and how license requirements work.
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Thinking about a trip to Pickwick in late Oct or early Nov. Could use some advice about which part of the lake might be best and how license requirements work.
Page 45 on the TN guide.
http://tn.gov/assets/entities/twra/f.../fishguide.pdf
This is from the MS fishing guide.
MS Wildlife, Fisheries, & Parks
I sent an email to MDWFP about non-resident license and the agreement for a clearer answer. The rules say the residents of the 3 states can fish the same area with their own states license. I'm not sure and can't find a clear answer about a non-resident license.
if you launch in mississippi you can fish all the way to the dam in tennessee, all of mississippi, all of bear creek in alabama, and just out of the mouth of bear creek on the alabama side. a good land mark to tell you where to stop on alabama side is the old jail house sitting out in the river
Where do you plan on staying would be the best question?
I believe that's all that's left of the old Waterloo lock and dam.
You say you can fish all of bear creek down to the RxR track with tenn. License, or do you need miss lic once you come in to mouth of bear creek.
Not sure on TN/AL rules, it says "Mile 224.8 at the mouth of Bear Creek but does not include Bear Creek."
I thought it was the red area on the MS link I posted that included all 3 states.
I would send an email to TN and AL if I lived in one of those states to be clear.
Yes you can fish all of bear creek down to rr tracks with tn licenseQuote:
Originally Posted by savannah area
Trying to figure the best part of the lake to fish, then look for a place to stay. I appreciate the help.Quote:
Originally Posted by canebreaker
Camp, Motel, Cabin?
From my email earlier today to the state.
Yes. The reciprocal license agreements with Alabama and Tennessee for Pickwick Lake recognize both resident and non-resident licenses.
Dennis Riecke
Fisheries
In response to:
Does a non-resident license work the same as a resident license at Pickwick and it's Reciprocal Agreement?
tn recriprocal agreement(where you can fish with a tn license)
Alabama/Mississippi
Pickwick Lake: Applies to anyone with a valid
Sport Fishing License from Tennessee, Alabama
or Mississippi. Resident anglers of the three
states may fish without purchasing a nonresident
license anywhere within the boundaries covered
by the agreement. The reciprocal area includes all
impounded water from Pickwick Dam upstream
to Tennessee River Mile 224.8 at the mouth of
Bear Creek but does not include Bear Creek and
does not include that portion of Yellow Creek
above the Hwy. 25 Bridge. Sport fishing license
holders shall abide by the regulations of the state
in whose waters they are fishing
Probably try to rent a cabin or house. There'll be several of us.Quote:
Originally Posted by canebreaker
JP Coleman has nice cabins and Tennessee State Park has nice cabins....they are both on the water...JP Coleman is in mississippi waters smack dab in the middle of the lake....short run to bear creek and also a short run to yellow creek from JP....JP coleman is also located inside of indian creek which also offers some nice fishing. TN state park is up closer to the dam and will have much easier access to gas stations, nice restraunts, and all that good stuff....let me know if i can help. As far as crappie fishing, im not much help as I just started crappie fishing this spring but have fished pickwick a lot and caught everything at pickwick now from crappie, to largemouth, to smallmouth, to drum, to flathead, to blue cats, to stripes....
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Cottage COT2 would be my choice, but "Note this unit is NOT FURNISHED with bed and bath linens. Linens may be rented at a additional cost at the park office."