Fishing near Southaven, MS
Set in DeSoto County at Mississippi's northern edge, Southaven puts anglers within reach of four USACE flood-control reservoirs — Arkabutla, Sardis, Enid, and Grenada — plus the Mississippi River along the county's western border and a string of oxbow lakes. Sardis Reservoir, at roughly 32,100 acres, is widely considered the state's most popular angling destination, while Central Park offers two stocked lakes inside city limits.
Top waters to fish near Southaven
Arkabutla Lake
Mississippi River
Coldwater River
Sardis Lake
Little Tallahatchie River

Lake McKellar

Horn Lake

Hurricane Creek

Horseshoe Lake

Thunderbird Lake
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