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Lake Ferguson Fishing Report

Updated Mon, Nov 9, 2026 from live gauge and weather data

Lake Ferguson: a Mississippi River oxbow inside the levee at Greenville, managed by MDWFP for bass, crappie, bream and catfish.

4/5
Good. Solid day ahead.Stable-to-falling pressure and workable wind line things up.
Water temp
~63 F est.
Air / High
40 / 68 F
Wind
N 3 mph

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

Satellite view
Monday
9
November 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.

Lake Ferguson is in transition: bait on the move and predators following. Today brings cloud cover, wind N around 3 mph, falling pressure near 1024 hPa and a high of 68. Water sits around 63 F for the season (estimated). With the new moon, the solunar majors run 11:32 PM-1:32 AM and 11:08 AM-1:08 PM: the windows to build the day around.

The plan, species by species

CrappieExcellent

Pre-spawn fish move toward shallow coves, and Iowa DNR points to wading as an effective way to reach them in spring; minnows or small jigs under a float.

Striped bassExcellent

Spring and fall are the shoreline seasons: ODWC points to windblown points, riprap and dams during the May shad spawn and the pre-winter feed.

Largemouth bassGood

In spring, pre-spawn bass push shallow as the water climbs through the mid-50s; in fall they feed actively until the water cools into the low 50s, then drop back toward deeper structure.

Catfish (blue, channel)Good

In spring after ice-out, Iowa finds channel cats feeding on winter-killed shad on the shallow, warmer mudflats at the upper ends of reservoirs; cut bait on the bottom works there.

Tomorrow: Similar at 69 F. The solunar majors shift about 50 minutes later.Next report: Tue, Nov 10, 6:30 AMHow this report is made β†’

Water and weather

Live readings.

No live gauge on this water

Conditions here are modeled from weather, season and the nearest stations. Water readings appear when a USGS gauge is available.

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Right now

Latest readings

Air temp40 F
High / Low68 / 40 F
WindN 3-7 mph
Pressure1023.8 hPa, falling
Sky / Rain100% cloud, 2%
Sunrise / Sunset06:30 / 17:05
MoonNew Moon, 0%
Water temp (seasonal)~63 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 Lake Ferguson this week

Today is the pick of the week on Lake Ferguson, at 4 out of 5.

Best day this week: today, Nov 9 β€” good at 4/5, falling pressure, usually the best window of a week.

Today, Nov 9 β€” Good

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

Solunar majors
11:32 PM-1:32 AM and 11:08 AM-1:08 PM
Minor period
6:35 AM-7:35 AM
Sun
06:30 to 17:05
Moon
New Moon, 0% lit
Sky and wind
Showers, 5 mph
Rain chance
2%

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

Species guide

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

Largemouth bass illustration

Largemouth bass

Best: the spring pre-spawn and the fall feed

A warm-water sunfish of lakes, reservoirs, ponds and slow river backwaters that holds tight to cover: weeds, logs, rock ledges and docks. In Texas, TPWD surveys rank it "by far" the freshwater fish anglers most want to catch. In spring, pre-spawn bass push shallow as the water climbs through the mid-50s; in fall they feed actively until the water cools into the low 50s, then drop back toward deeper structure.

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. Pre-spawn fish move toward shallow coves, and Iowa DNR points to wading as an effective way to reach them in spring; minnows or small jigs under a float.

Catfish (blue, channel) illustration

Catfish (blue, channel)

Year-round, best at dusk and after dark

Three big catfish share most of the country's rivers and reservoirs: the channel catfish, the most widespread; the blue catfish, the largest; and the flathead, which hunts live fish. All feed mostly on or near the bottom. In spring after ice-out, Iowa finds channel cats feeding on winter-killed shad on the shallow, warmer mudflats at the upper ends of reservoirs; cut bait on the bottom works there.

Striped bass illustration

Striped bass

Best: spring and fall inland; on the coast, during the seasonal migrations

The largest of the temperate basses, a sea-run fish of the Atlantic and Gulf coasts that now also lives in reservoirs across much of the country after hatchery stocking. Inland, it follows schools of shad and herring through open water. Spring and fall are the shoreline seasons: ODWC points to windblown points, riprap and dams during the May shad spawn and the pre-winter feed.

When to come: the Lake Ferguson 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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Largemouth bass
Crappie
Catfish (blue, channel)
Striped bass
SlowPeak

Water temperature through the year

Typical surface temperature for this water type; today is around 63 F (estimated, not a reading).

5060708090JanMarMayJulSepNovNov, ~63 F now

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 Lake Ferguson today, and we feature the best catch of the week.

Water log, last days

Auto-logged from live data
Sun, Nov 8

4/5 Good. Solid day ahead. Stable-to-falling pressure and workable wind line things up. Crappie led the card at excellent. High of 64 F, wind to 6 mph.

Sat, Nov 7

3/5 Fair. Fish the windows. A steady pattern: dawn and dusk carry the day. Crappie led the card at good. High of 62 F, wind to 9 mph.

Fri, Nov 6

3/5 Fair. Fish the windows. A steady pattern: dawn and dusk carry the day. Crappie led the card at good. High of 71 F, wind to 10 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

Mississippi fishing license. MDWFP says statewide creel and size limits apply here (2026-27): crappie 30 a day, black bass 10 combined, bream and other sunfish 100, striped bass and hybrids 6 with a 15-inch minimum.

Access

Two public boat ramps near the casinos in Greenville. Warfield Point Park is just south of the lake near the chute of the Mississippi, and the river can be reached from the south end of the lake, where sandbars form.

About this water

A Mississippi River oxbow of about 1,400 acres (varies with river stage), 10 miles long, inside the levee at Greenville, Washington County, Mississippi.

Fishing Lake Ferguson: the full guide

An oxbow made by a cutoff

MDWFP's 2025 Reel Facts sheet says Lake Ferguson formed in the 1930s when the Corps of Engineers straightened an S-shaped curve in the Mississippi River. It lies inside the levee at Greenville in Washington County, stays connected to the river year-round, runs 10 miles in total length and normally covers about 1,400 acres, though its size changes with the water level.

Where the biologist points

The sheet suggests brush piles, submerged structure and the riprap along the eastern shore for black bass, with spinnerbaits and crankbaits. Crappie use submerged trees on the western bank in spring and deep pockets, worked by trolling, in fall; bream take crickets and worms in the same spring spots; catfish feed on shallow mudflats along the western bank near the grain elevators, on nightcrawlers, stink bait or chicken liver.

Survey results and barges

In MDWFP's fall 2024 electrofishing survey, largemouth bass made up half the sample, averaging 8.9 inches with the largest at 18.5 inches; bass catch rates fell from 2023 while bream and crappie rates rose. Barge traffic is common from the river into the southern part of the lake, where industry lines the shore.

Common questions

Is Lake Ferguson connected to the Mississippi?

Yes, year-round, according to MDWFP, which is why its size follows the river's level.

Where does MDWFP suggest fishing for catfish?

On the shallow mudflats along the western bank near the grain elevators.

Will I meet barge traffic?

In the southern portion of the lake, where MDWFP says barges are common from the river.

Is fishing good at Lake Ferguson 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

Lake Chicot8 miLake Washington23 miEagle Lake61 miBig Black River76 miGrenada Lake82 miOuachita River86 mi

Where this page's numbers come from

Weather and pressure
Open-Meteo forecast model
Queried at 33.3952, -91.0839 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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