Fishing near Tupelo, MS

Set in Lee County in northeastern Mississippi's hill-country fishing belt, Tupelo anchors a network of fertile small lakes, MDWFP state fishing lakes, and major river systems. The closest managed water, Lake Lamar Bruce (300 acres near Saltillo), is the state's only public rainbow trout fishery, while the Tennessee-Tombigbee Waterway and the Tombigbee River to the east produce trophy catfish, bass, and crappie. Bass, crappie, catfish, and bream are the consistent draw.