Cromecraft Lake in Tate County: How and When to Fish It

• Overview

  Look for Cromecraft Lake in Tate County, Mississippi. It sits at 279 feet above sea level. Surface area runs to about 18 acres — small enough to read in one session. Senatobia lies 1.1 miles from the water. Then Coldwater, 4.2 miles, and Como, 8.5 miles. Close neighbours run: Deer Track Lake out at 7.1 miles, Thunderbird Lake a shade over 7.4 miles, Rain Cloud Lake out at 7.5 miles, Arkabutla Lake a shade over 11 miles and Lower Lake out at 18 miles. Two sets of local rules meet not far from this water.

• Where to Fish on Cromecraft Lake

  Depth figures are not published for this one. Held water runs deepest at the wall and shallows back to the inflow. Levels move with the draw rather than the rain on water like this. Open biodiversity records for Tate County list channel catfish, largemouth bass, common carp and freshwater drum. Those are county-wide records, so not every one of them will be in this water. Cromecraft Lake fishes better once you know its edges.

• Seasonal Patterns

  Between January at about 39°F and July at about 81°F, the water has a wide range to work through. Temperatures stay workable through the cold season. Spring and autumn carry the fishing; summer squeezes it into the edges of the day. The cooler months are the comfortable ones to fish here. The season on Cromecraft Lake follows the weather closely.

• Tackle & Baits

  No public source sets out the position on this bank. Parking is close: a car park sits half a mile from the bank. For the bass here, soft plastics worked slow along cover and a spinnerbait for searching do most of the work. Ask in the nearest town if you are unsure. Some stretches are reserved and marked as such on the ground. Should this one be busy, Deer Track Lake is 7.1 miles off. Rules at Cromecraft Lake are worth checking on the day.