Thread: Lower lake at Sardis!

Ok thanks

I remember fishing Sardis Lower Lake about 20 years ago and there was a ton of boats in the cove across from the boat ramp. You could walk across the boats as everyone was casting double jigs. Spider rigging wasn't even a thing back then. I've even seen people single pole jig fish the white buoy markers on the sand beaches. The lower lake can be a secret fishing hole but when word gets out that someone caught a cooler full then everyone will be there. Been like that for years and years.

Is there a place around that lake you can slide a Jon boat in there. Without using the ramp.

Originally Posted by Crappiemaniac

Well I’m just going to go ahead and post my real thoughts on this matter! Times has changed and the internet is here to stay! I can remember camping at grenada as kid in the 70’s and the boat ramps being full and folks parking in the grass. They might not have had quite as many boats back then but most of the boats were leaving there with 100-150 fish every
Spring. 50 fish limit and no boat limit and no 12 inch length limit. It’s going to take a lot of extra boats with a 15 fish limit 40 boat limit and 12 inch length limit to make up for the difference. I remember some people even neighbors around Tupelo back then coming back from a weekend of fishing in the spring coming home with 3-4 coolers full of crappie and people coming by and getting fish all the time. One guy that my dads trucking company hauled furniture for had a place at grenada. He would bring coolers to his plant on Monday mornings and let his employees get what they wanted. Ask the people at the dam store at Sardis how they feel about the folks from other states spending money in the local community to benefit from. I have serious doubts they could stay open just from the local folks. It’s getting hard to even find minnows in most other places anymore. We don’t need to lose anymore places. With most people these days ordering most of there tackle on the internet it’s awful hard for most what you can call a real bait shop to stay open. Ask the guy that raises the minnows, the local restaurants and hotels how they feel. Just think of all the money from out of state fishing license we as MS fishermen benefit from. With out it it could mean not having the nice new docks or the real nice fish cleaning stations like the one at Engineers point or even the clean heated bathrooms that stay open Year round and the new concrete fishing piers below each dam for the handicapped and folks that can’t afford a boat. As far as the lower lake. Why do you think there’s no length limit down there. Just go down river to the deep holes and follow every pig trail to water you can find and see how many of them upper lake fish are caught on there trip to Mississippi. My late uncle grew up down that way and up till a few years ago still went down stream and fished the banks every year during heavy water releases. I sure hope when I go to TN and AL fishing none of the local folks hold a grudge. A lot of people on here have good friends from other states that come down every year and I never hear a complaint about it. These are federal lakes paid for with federal tax money from the whole United States. I’ve lived in MS my whole life and am now 50 years old and have been a avid fisherman since I was old enough to hold a pole. Not everyone can fish all the time or live long enough to retire. If I can help the ones that don’t get to fish as much or catch their crappie of a lifetime from me posting a report Then I’ll just have to be frowned upon. Man I love this site and all the friends I’ve made. But there is a reason the views are down and I hope we can get it back to where it use to be. Until one of these local folks that complains about these outsiders shows me a Deed to these lakes I’m not likely going to change my mind. I’ve always respected Rees (John) because I don’t think he has ever meet a stranger and helps anyone know matter if they are from MS or not. This is only
My opinion which usually don’t mean much. Good fishing to all. Because some people don’t get to enjoy it as long as others.


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Very well said!

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Originally Posted by hotrod1

Is there a place around that lake you can slide a Jon boat in there. Without using the ramp.

If you leave the outlet and take the lower road along the bottom of the dam north. After you pass the camp grounds there is a gravel road on the left that leads you around the back side of the lake. There should be places around there for a jon boat. If you go to the dead end there is a ramp that puts you straight into the river below the lower lake rock weir you will see the bouys strung across the river where the weir is. With high water you want be able too actually see the rocks crossing the river. The current in the river section can get prey strong during high water releases.

Ken your thoughts IMO are spot on. Thanks for the post.

Ok thanks will give it a look.

Originally Posted by hotrod1

Ok thanks will give it a look.

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