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Enid Lake Fishing Report

Updated Fri, Oct 23, 2026 from live gauge and weather data

Enid Lake: the Corps reservoir on the Yocona River where, MDWFP notes, the reigning world-record white crappie was caught in 1957.

4/5
Good. Solid day ahead.Stable-to-falling pressure and workable wind line things up.
Flow
13 cfs
Air / High
81 / 82 F
Wind
ENE 5 mph

Sources: USGS gauge 07274000, Open-Meteo, solunar calculated for these coordinates.

Satellite view
Friday
23
October 2026

Today's Fishing Report

Generated this morning from live readings: gauge, weather model, sun and moon. A fresh report is published here every morning.

4/5Good. Solid day ahead.Stable-to-falling pressure and workable wind line things up.

Enid Lake offers the kind of conditions this water was made for. The nearest gauge is running 13 cfs, falling. Today brings clear skies, wind ENE around 5 mph, falling pressure near 1019 hPa and a high of 82. Water sits around 74 F for the season (estimated). With the waxing gibbous, the solunar majors run 9:35 AM-11:35 AM and 10:03 PM-12:03 AM: the windows to build the day around.

The plan, species by species

CrappieGood

Early in this band crappie are spawning in protected coves; afterward they move to docks, brush piles and standing timber near deeper water.

Tomorrow: Similar at 81 F. The solunar majors shift about 50 minutes later.Next report: Sat, Oct 24, 6:30 AMHow this report is made β†’

Water and weather

Live readings from Yocona River near Oxford, MS.

Flow, last 30 days

USGS gauge 07274000.

14172013 cfs09/2310/0310/1310/23

Right now

Latest readings

Air temp81 F
High / Low82 / 46 F
WindENE 5-7 mph
Pressure1019.1 hPa, falling
Sky / Rain0% cloud, 0%
Sunrise / Sunset07:11 / 18:15
MoonWaxing Gibbous, 91%
Water temp (seasonal)~74 F est.

Bite planner

Hour-by-hour bite forecast for today. Tap a bar to see why.

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Which day to fish Enid Lake this week

The best day on Enid Lake this week looks like Monday Oct 26, at 5 out of 5, against 4 today.

Best day this week: Monday, Oct 26 β€” excellent at 5/5, falling pressure, usually the best window of a week.

Today, Oct 23 β€” Good

Stable-to-falling pressure and workable wind line things up.

Solunar majors
9:35 AM-11:35 AM and 10:03 PM-12:03 AM
Minor period
3:57 AM-4:57 AM
Sun
07:11 to 18:15
Moon
Waxing Gibbous, 91% lit
Sky and wind
Clear, 7 mph
Rain chance
0%

Forecast-based scores, less reliable further out: how the score is built.

Species guide

The species that matter on Enid Lake: seasons, structure and how to fish each one. Today's ratings live in the report above.

Crappie illustration

Crappie

Best: the spring spawn; summer around docks, brush and the thermocline

Two slab-sided panfish, the white crappie and the black crappie, that gather around submerged timber, brush piles, docks and bridge pilings in lakes, reservoirs and slow river backwaters. Texas Parks and Wildlife counts crappie as the state's most popular panfish. Early in this band crappie are spawning in protected coves; afterward they move to docks, brush piles and standing timber near deeper water.

When to come: the Enid Lake calendar

Activity by species and month, and how the water warms through the year. Tap any cell.

Species activity by month

1 = slow, 5 = peak. Current month highlighted.

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Water temperature through the year

Typical surface temperature for this water type; today is around 74 F (estimated, not a reading).

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Angler reports

Real reports from real anglers, reviewed before publishing. The water log below tracks each day automatically.

No angler reports yet this weekBe the first: your report helps every angler who checks Enid Lake today, and we feature the best catch of the week.

Water log, last days

Auto-logged from live data
Thu, Oct 22

3/5 Fair. Fish the windows. A steady pattern: dawn and dusk carry the day. Crappie led the card at fair. High of 83 F, wind to 7 mph.

Wed, Oct 21

4/5 Good. Solid day ahead. Stable-to-falling pressure and workable wind line things up. Crappie led the card at good. High of 82 F, wind to 8 mph.

Tue, Oct 20

3/5 Fair. Fish the windows. A steady pattern: dawn and dusk carry the day. Crappie led the card at fair. High of 80 F, wind to 6 mph.

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Before you go

License

Mississippi requires a valid fishing license for adults. Buy online from the state agency; one-day options exist for visitors.

Regulations

Fish under a Mississippi fishing license. Crappie rules from MDWFP (eRegulations, Aug. 14, 2026 edition): any crappie under 12 inches must be released and the limit is 10 a day per angler, with a 25-crappie aggregate for boats with three or more anglers; no more than 4 poles per angler, each with no more than 2 hooks or lures. Enid spillway to I-55: 10 crappie a day with no length limit. Statewide limits cover all other species.

Access

Corps areas including Chickasaw Hill, Persimmon Hill, Wallace Creek, Point Pleasant and Water Valley Landing; George Payne Cossar State Park; accessible fishing pier below the dam. Project office: 264 County Road 39, Enid (662-563-4571).

About this water

16,130 acres at summer pool and 6,120 at winter pool (MDWFP), on the Yocona River in north Mississippi; built by the Corps in 1954.

Fishing Enid Lake: the full guide

Reservoir facts

MDWFP describes Enid Reservoir as one of north Mississippi's four flood-control reservoirs, built by the Corps of Engineers in 1954 on the Yocona River. It covers 16,130 acres at summer pool, is lowered each fall to a 6,120-acre winter pool and reaches 27,950 acres at flood pool. Wildcat Brake, a 400-acre sub-impoundment, sits in the upper reservoir between the Yocona River and Otoucalofa Creek. MDWFP also notes that the reigning world-record white crappie was caught at Enid Lake in 1957.

From MDWFP's fishing report

In the MDWFP report read on Oct. 8, 2026, crappie anglers were pointed to 12 to 16 feet in the main lake, with the best reports from Point Pleasant to the dam, and suggested single hooks or pinched barbs to release short fish quickly. For bass it suggested topwater over flooded grass and creek-channel structure early, then brush tops, stake beds and river-channel edges later in the day. Spillway fishing is best when some water is being released, but not too much.

Corps facilities

The Corps describes Enid as a family-camping lake on Interstate 55, 56 miles south of Memphis, with an accessible fishing pier below the dam and an equestrian trail. Corps areas include Chickasaw Hill, Persimmon Hill, Wallace Creek, Point Pleasant, Plum Point, Ford's Well and Water Valley Landing, and George Payne Cossar State Park sits on the lake. The flow gauge on this page is upstream of the lake, on the Yocona River near Oxford.

Common questions

Was the world-record white crappie caught at Enid Lake?

Yes. MDWFP's lake page states that the reigning world-record white crappie was caught at Enid Lake in 1957.

What size crappie can I keep at Enid?

Crappie must be at least 12 inches in the reservoir, 10 a day per angler and no more than 25 per boat with three or more anglers. Below the dam to I-55 the limit is 10 with no minimum length.

How much does Enid's size change through the year?

MDWFP gives 16,130 acres at summer pool, 6,120 acres after the fall drawdown and 27,950 acres at flood pool.

Is fishing good at Enid Lake right now?

Check the daily report at the top of this page: it is regenerated every morning from live data. Today's read: Good. Solid day ahead. Stable-to-falling pressure and workable wind line things up.

Nearby waters

Sardis Lake18 miGrenada Lake22 miArkabutla Lake44 miLake Ferguson88 miColumbus Lake89 miBay Springs Lake91 mi

Where this page's numbers come from

River and reservoir readings
USGS 07274000 β€” Yocona River near Oxford, MS
Read from the USGS Water Data API (api.waterdata.usgs.gov). Latest value timestamped 2026-10-23 at 18:15 UTC.
Weather and pressure
Open-Meteo forecast model
Queried at 34.1498, -89.8466 in this water's own timezone. A model, not an observation.
Moon and solunar windows
Calculated on this site
Astronomical calculation from these coordinates and the date, not a third-party feed. How much weight it deserves.
Pages checked
The facts in the written guide were checked against these pages, from the agencies and operators that manage the water, on October 8, 2026. Anything we could not verify was taken out.
The written guide on this page
Pablo Ruiz Quintero
How this page was made. The daily report is computed by our scoring engine from live readings; nobody types it. The written text was drafted with AI assistance from the official pages listed above, and its facts were checked against those pages by automated verification on October 8, 2026; anything that could not be verified was taken out. Pablo Ruiz Quintero sets every guideline, the data-verification system and the minimum standards a page must meet to be published, reviews page structure and approves what goes live; the responsibility is his, and the AI carries out the work. We work this way because it is how one person can keep every page current with named sources. Errors are published in the verification log; the full policy is in the editorial policy.

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