According to Tom Holman, MDWFP’s Fish Hatcheries Program coordinator, Magnolia crappie have been stocked in 12 of the ’s 19 state lakes since 2007.
Additionally, four community-assistance program lakes have received the hybrid crappie. A community-assistance program lake is one of a variety of small water bodies owned by counties, cities and private groups, and may or may not be open to public fishing.
The quality of the fishing in these waters varies depending on the knowledge of fisheries management techniques possessed by those who own or manage these waters.
State Lakes
• Elvis Presley Lake
• Charlie Capps WMA Lake.
• Lake Claude Bennett
• Lake Jeff Davis
• Lake Mary Crawford
• Lake Mike Conner
• Lake Monroe
• Lake Perry
• Lake Prentiss Walker
• Simpson County Lake
• Tippah County Lake
Holman pointed to one lake in particular — Lake Claude Bennett — when asked which state lake would hold the best chance of producing a Magnolia crappie for the casual angler.
“Of all our lakes, the Magnolia crappie seems to have fared better in Claude Bennett than any of the others so far,” said Holman.
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