Meridian Area

Hey guys
It's been a long long time since I've been on this forum. I am in the process of moving to Meridian. Looking for suggestions on good fishing opportunities in the area. I have been living close to the coast for the last 11 years and most of my fishing has been saltwater. I am a very experienced bass, crappie, and catfish guy. I need all the help I can get on where to go.

Own two boats and will also be looking for a dry storage facility that is reasonably priced. One is bass hawk fiberglass with a 9.9. The other is a 16.5 aluminum bass boat with a 40. I should be equipped to fish most places you folks suggest. Thanks in advance.

Don’t know about the dry storage but Okatibee lake in Collinsville is a pretty good bass and Crappie lake


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:hesaid One of the finest lakes around.

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Okatibbee lake.....you will love it

Okatibbee will be your home lake. Very nice bass and overrun with crappie. The crappie run a little on the small size for MS standards, but they are plentiful. An hour to the east is the TenTom Waterway, an hour to the west is Ross Barnett. Both offer tremendous bass and crappie opportunities. A little south of you near Pachuta is a private place called Lake Eddins. A very well managed trophy bass and crappie lake. It is rumored to hold many crappie in the 3-4 lb range. You must own a home or land there in order to fish. Hope this helps.


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im from meridian too sucks there isnt many great lakes theres a few ponds around but are all private without a boat its hard to catch crappie in okatibbee. there is lake tom bailey its a pay lake and apparently has great crappie fishing as well iv never fished there but hear great things anyone here ever fish bailey?

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im from meridian too sucks there isnt many great lakes theres a few ponds around but are all private without a boat its hard to catch crappie in okatibbee. there is lake tom bailey its a pay lake and apparently has great crappie fishing as well iv never fished there but hear great things anyone here ever fish bailey?

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I have bream fished there and with all the brush in the upper end it should be a great crappie lake


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Archusa lake and Clarkco state lake in Quitman 25 miles south of Meridian

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Archusa lake and Clarkco state lake in Quitman 25 miles south of Meridian

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is clarkco a good lake? it should be given you gotta pay good money tog o thereto camp but never heard much about fishing other than bass there

If I was down there I’d be trying to hook up with Scrat. He post some great pictures of the catches he makes on Arcuhsa.

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Archusa lake and Clarkco state lake in Quitman 25 miles south of Meridian

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I knew I was forgetting something in my post. Glad you mentioned this. You tear them up down there!


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is clarkco a good lake? it should be given you gotta pay good money tog o thereto camp but never heard much about fishing other than bass there

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Matt I mainly fish Archusa lake now this lake is in a draw down state now due to preventing winter floods. Clarkco is a Mississippi state park. Both lakes cost to fish there. Here is some information on them.

PHWD | Archusa

PHWD | Archusa

MDWFP - Clarkco

https://www.mdwfp.com/media/252952/s...eesrule-53.pdf

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Matt I mainly fish Archusa lake now this lake is in a draw down state now due to preventing winter floods. Clarkco is a Mississippi state park. Both lakes cost to fish there. Here is some information on them.

PHWD | Archusa

PHWD | Archusa

MDWFP - Clarkco

https://www.mdwfp.com/media/252952/s...eesrule-53.pdf

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iv never heard of archusa iv been going to clarkco since i was a baby its been bout 10 years since iv went tbh iv only fished with worms for bluegill though close to the beach dont have a boat so not sure how well id do out in clarkco

one thing that disgust me is i live right beside bonita lakes and they have not stocked that lake in over 2 decades it could be an amazing fishing spot great water bout 15 years ago i remember seeing some women catch around 30 crappie from the bank right beside the boat launch the bottom lake use to have some crappie as well but now think its pretty fished out

FYI I drove by Archusa today and it's almost back to normal pool.