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Ross Barnett Reservoir, MS

Reservoir spanning Rankin/Madison counties, Mississippi. A 33,000-acre impoundment of the Pearl River north of Jackson, the largest body of water entirely within Mississippi and the state's premier urban bass and crappie fishery. 'The Rez' holds big largemouth around its cypress flats, lily pads and old river channel, plus strong white and black crappie, channel and blue catfish and white bass. Heavily fished, well-stocked and ringed with ramps and marinas.

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Overall bite score

Scored 28 min ago · recomputed every 30 minutes

Water tempModeled40
Pressure trendNOAAfalling90
SolunarComputedmoon 61% lit63
Recent stockingState data50
Time of dayComputed50
WindNOAA10
Cloud coverNOAA70
PrecipitationNOAA50

Each instrument reads 0 to 100. The score is their weighted blend, tuned for lakes and reservoirs. No black box: every reading names its source.

What swims here

8 tracked species in Ross Barnett Reservoir, with the months each fishes best.

Bluegillabundant
Channel Catfishabundant
Largemouth Bassabundant
White Crappieabundant
Black Crappiecommon
Blue Catfishcommon
Redear Sunfishcommon
White Basscommon

Water facts

TypeReservoir
CountyRankin/Madison
StateMississippi
WaterFreshwater
USGS gauge02486000

Water-temp uses the live USGS Pearl River at Jackson gage (02486000) just below the dam as a same-river proxy; the in-reservoir gages (02485600/02485601) are no longer reporting real-time data. Ramps: Pelahatchie Shore, Lakeshore, Madison Landing, Tommy's Trading Post. Operated by the Pearl River Valley Water Supply District (PRVWSD).

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