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Lake Washington

The rule for this water, with the receipt.

Special regulations for Lake Washington, as the state words them

Washington County · Lake · MS

Has its own special rules
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Today's rule hereParsed

Season
Not captured yet - consult the statewide regulations
Gear
Game fish may be taken by hook and line (one or more hooks, including rod and reel with artificial bait)Statewide
Bait
Sport anglers may use game fish, non-game gross fish, goldfish, and minnows for baitStatewide
Poles
You may actively fish with an unlimited number of poles or rod/reels except on waters where the number of poles or rod/reels is restrictedStatewide
SpeciesDaily limitSize
Alligator Gar
2-Statewide
Paddlefish
2-Statewide
Striped Bass and/or Striped Bass Hybrids
6min. minimum length 15 inchesStatewide
Walleye
3-Statewide
Sauger
10-Statewide
Crappie (combined white and black)
30-Statewide
Largemouth, Smallmouth and Spotted bass (combined)
10-Statewide
Sturgeon
0-Statewide
black bass
Possession of black bass under 15 inches while in Paul Love Park or on the weir is prohibited.
5 per day-This water
crappie
Possession of crappie under 11 inches while in Paul Love Park or on the weir is prohibited.
20 per day-This water

The official text, verbatimOfficial text

Straight from MS's official regulations. Rules in force today lead; out-of-season rows are dimmed. Nothing is paraphrased. Not legal advice: verify the posted rules at the water.

Whole water
  • All fish
    Gear yo-yos may only be unattended (tripped, with hook out of the water) from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m.
    unattended yo-yo fishing at night at Lake Washington may be seized, except unattended fishing from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m.
  • All fish
    Gear Limblines and set hooks may not be fished or set, but sportfishing trotlines, FFFD's and yo-yos may be used
  • black bass
    Daily limit 5 per day
    Possession of black bass under 15 inches while in Paul Love Park or on the weir is prohibited.
  • crappie
    Daily limit 20 per day
    Possession of crappie under 11 inches while in Paul Love Park or on the weir is prohibited.

How this answer was assembled

  1. StatewideStatewide lake rules are the base layer: default season, gear, bait, and limits.
  2. This waterSpecial rules written for this exact water replace the statewide defaults where they speak.
  3. Emergency orderEmergency orders in effect today override everything else. They sync quietly when the phone has coverage and never lock you out of the app.

Where this rule applies

This water is not yet drawn on the map. Its rules are captured and receipted; the geometry ledger records exactly why it is not drawn (an ambiguous name match or a gap in the source data), and it will never ship as a guess. Each rule above describes in the state's own words where it applies, and those written descriptions are the authoritative boundaries.

What are you fishing for here?Advice

Pick from the species named in Lake Washington's rules. Setups are checked against the gear rules in force today, and your picks are remembered on this device only. These are rule-aware suggestions, not a claim about what is biting; advice, not law, and the rules above govern.

Receipts

Statewide rules
Statewide
Checked against this official source on July 12, 2026.
Special rules - Lake Washington
This water
Checked against this official source on July 12, 2026.

Local services near Lake Washington

Tackle shops, guides, and boat launches that serve this water will appear here - a separate lane below the rules, so a local business can reach you without ever getting between you and the regulation.

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