In 1989 the Mississippi Department of Wildlife Conservation was reorganized to include the State Park System and the agency became the Mississippi Department of Wildlife, Fisheries and Parks. That merger resulted in an increased level of fisheries management for State Park Lakes. There are 20 State Park Lakes totaling 3,133 water acres on 17 Mississippi State Parks.
Fish populations are sampled at each State Park Lake on a regular basis by the MDWFP Fisheries Biologists who have written fisheries management plans for each water body. Common fisheries management activities for State Park Lakes include stocking, sampling, liming and fertilization and fish harvest regulations.
The current state record largemouth bass weighing 18.15 pounds was caught by Anthony Denny on 12/31/92 at Natchez State Park Lake.
The following Mississippi State Parks have lakes:
Clarkco (Quitman, MS -Clarke County) – 65 acre lake
Golden Memorial (Walnut Grove, MS – Leake County) – 15 acre lake
Great River Road (Rosedale, MS – Bolivar County) – 30 acre lake
Holmes County (Durant, MS – Holmes County) - 2 lakes totaling 102 acres
Lake Lincoln (Wesson, MS – Lincoln County) – 550 acre lake
Lake Lowndes (Columbus, MS – Lowndes County) – 150 acre lake
LeFleur’s Bluff (Jackson, MS – Hinds County) – 50 acre lake
Legion (Louisville, MS – Winston County) – 25 acre lake
Leroy Percy (Hollandale, MS – Washington County) – 60 acre lake
Natchez (Natchez, MS – Adams County) – 230 acre lake
Paul B. Johnson (Hattiesburg, MS – Forrest County) – 296 acre lake
Percy Quinn (McComb, MS – Pike County) – 700 acre lake
Roosevelt (Morton, MS – Scott County) – 150 acre lake
Tishomingo (Tishomingo, MS – Tishomingo County) – 45 acre lake
Tombigbee (Tupelo, MS – Lee County) – 55 acre lake
Trace (Belden, MS – Pontotoc County) – 565 acre lake
Wall Doxey (Holly Springs, MS – Marshall County) – 45 acre lake
