Best lake for numbers?

I have been fishing Grenada and Enid all my life. I am used to the "size limit" and enjoy catching a few slabs. But, I have a grandson who is just about ready to start fishing, and I want to take him fishing where we can catch quantity over quality. Most of the delta lakes don't seem to be what they were when I was a kid. The boat ramp at Mathew's Break is so full of lillies you cant launch. Last time I went to Little Eagle, a durned alligator was sunning on the boat ramp and refused to move away!

What would you say is the best lake in North Mississippi for catching a bunch of 9-12 inch crappie?

I know you don't want to hear this, but Enid! May not catch a keeper, but you'll catch a lot of shorts!

Matthews Brake used to be great before the grass. I used to love fishing Horseshoe, lots of fish trolling. Don't know about the grass situation, though. Another one to consider is Mossy Lake.............it used to be great.

Man if you wanna catch numbers you need to make a weekend trip to Nimrod! Im hearing of huge numbers coming from there. May not catch any 12 inchers but the small ones will bend that pole too! Be right up a kids ally!

Davis lake! For numbers no size!


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Have u tried beat 3 lake heard there was plenty of brim and have heard of crappie in there and your not to far from it. They just redone the boat ramp last year

Where is beat 3 lake

Montgomery County

Lake Washington

What's wrong with catching numbers on your home lakes? Hundred fish per day isn't unusual on either, especially now.


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What's wrong with catching numbers on your home lakes? Hundred fish per day isn't unusual on either, especially now.


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You are right, of course. I just hate culling fish that have been gill hooked, and it seems like I throw back a dozen "dead" fish everytime I pull cranks......... Seems wasteful, and not really what I want to teach my grandkid at such an early age. I was raised to eat what I caught/killed or not to catch/kill it.

take the kids to the ponds and streams and let them have fun. Stock some bream and bass in a little pool if u have one. Lake fishing is just tough for the little guys. Once there ready it won't matter how many u caught, released, kept, etc... He will just have fun fishing. My favorite trips are with kids, they are easy to teach and will believe most anything u tell them!

Oh yea forgot to add, you can catch more than u can haul out on minnows and jigs if you are in the right spot. They not just eating them cranks right now. I hate killing the fish but nothing they can do about it. Something will eat them. Kinda like a deer getting hit by a car I guess

The last post of what he said^^^

Too bad your not closer to me , we have quantity instead of quality. We cleaned 600 one week this spring. Kids love the fast action when it's on. 3 of us can limit in 1-2 hrs at 30 a piece.

I would try smaller lakes or a good farm pond with a young fella. Not sure if I would worry so much about just catching hundreds a fish on his first outting. Kids remember more than we give them credit for. When the day comes and a fish don't bite he may quickly loss interest if his fist few trips are just catching and not fishing. Heck, I'm 37 year old and still sulking after the butt whipping we got on Butla yesterday, Lol..

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where is it from winona ? bream or crappie ? how large ?

Lakes Whittington and Beulah.

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where is it from winona ? bream or crappie ? how large ?

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Beat Three Lake (in Montgomery County, MS)

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Beat Three Lake (in Montgomery County, MS)

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Rode out there yesterday afternoon. About 20 minutes from my driveway. Did not see a new concrete ramp, but there was fresh gravel at the ramp and a large parking area. Bream were popping all around the ramp. Looks like a real good bream lake. Going to try it one day this week.

Guess I should have told u it was a gravel ramp they redone all that last year.

Davis lake you will catch all you want with a 5 foot ultra light and a beetle spin body just cast and retrieve or long line them it is slam full of 8 to 9 inch crappie just watch the 12 to 15 pound bass that will take your stuff from you:biggrin

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Guess I should have told u it was a gravel ramp they redone all that last year.

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No problem with gravel ramp. Just may need to take my smaller boat and trailer.